ClassLink Wins Tech & Learning Award of Excellence
LaunchPad is Lauded as a Best Upgraded Technology Solution
CLIFTON, NJ, November 3, 2011 — ClassLink is proud to announce LaunchPad has won a prestigious Award of Excellence by Tech & Learning Magazine as a Best Upgraded Product. The honor of being named ‘Best Upgraded Product’ was limited to solutions that added significant enhancements to a proven educational tool. Submissions were vetted by experienced educators in the field.
“It is very gratifying to receive this prestigious award from a leading educational technology resource, Tech & Learning. This honor confirms our vision of LaunchPad as the premier Virtual Academic Desktop solution in the industry,” said Berj Akian, CEO, ClassLink. “Thank you to Tech & Learning and also to our school district partners who travel alongside of us in our continuing efforts to enhance our education solutions.”
“Tech & Learning’s readers aren’t looking for bells and whistles,” said Kevin Hogan,
Editorial Director for NewBay Media’s Tech & Learning Group. “Our readers are looking for rigorous edtech products that improve teaching and learning, inspire teachers and students, as well as meet today’s assessment and standards requirements. This year’s Award of Excellence judges put over 160 products to the test, and chose only those that met these criteria. These companies can be proud that their products were selected as winners by this prestigious team of judges.”
ClassLink LaunchPad, a cloud-based virtualized desktop, gives administrators, teachers and students personalized access to all of their files and applications from any device, anytime. Simple to set up and manage, the LaunchPad Instructional View allows teachers to easily create classes and deliver instruction while interacting with students in real time.
About ClassLink
Founded in 1998, ClassLink’s mission is to empower educators to improve learning through innovative systems and services.
ClassLink LaunchPad™ Your personalized cloud desktop. Accessible from any device, LaunchPad is ideal for Bring Your Own Device/Technology initiatives. LaunchPad’s multiple views include a surprisingly simple virtual desktop and an empowering instructional desktop. With more and different devices showing up in the classrooms today, users expecting 24/7 access and schools needing to lower costs, LaunchPad can quickly provide the desired new approach.
ClassLink ClassMate® The only student administration and curriculum management system designed for unique schooling environments. Customized for New York BOCES, ClassMate specializes in Career and Technical Education, Special Education, Alternative Education, Exceptional Education and Adult Education.
ClassLink OnTrack™ Empower your curriculum team with an online curriculum designer and lesson planner that brings together differentiated instruction and alignment to the Common Core standards.
ClassLink Inquiry™ Take the guesswork out of instructional technology decisions.
Through real time reports, teachers and administrators know what software and which computers are being used. Combine this data with student grades and attendance; now you can correlate technology usage to instructional results!
About Tech & Learning
For over 30 years, Tech & Learning has been — and continues to be — the leading resource for K-12 leaders. Its publications, Web sites and events provide factual and evaluative information on trends, products, and strategies to educators who purchase technology products in their districts and schools. Tech & Learning, published by NewBay Media LLC, delivers the highest quality content and essential resources to manage, train, and teach technology. For more information, visit www.TechLearning.com .
ClassLink — the future of instructional technology
