Ignite! Learning Awarded SMART Accreditation

Business Wire,  June 26, 2008  

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AUSTIN, Texas -- Ignite! Learning, Inc., a leading middle school classroom curriculum provider to more than 250 school districts, announced today that its Math and Science curriculum has been designated as "Ready" by SMART Board interactive solutions.

SMART accredits multimedia content and software applications based on their level of compatibility with SMART Board interactive whiteboards and Sympodium interactive pen displays. The "Ready" accreditation indicates that SMART has approved Ignite! Math and Ignite! Science for use with its products.

"The combination of Ignite! curriculum and SMART Board provides teachers with an additional level of interactivity in the classroom," said Alan Davis, President and CEO of Ignite! Learning. "Student engagement and confidence are increased, helping them to master skills and concepts in multiple contexts, leading to a deeper and better understanding of key concepts. Educators with interactive whiteboards in their classrooms can purchase the Ignite! curriculum with confidence, knowing that the solutions work seamlessly with SMART Board to enhance the learning experience for students."

Ignite! Learning is exhibiting at booth number 8032 during the National Education Computing Conference (NECC) June 29th through July 2nd in San Antonio, Texas. Visitors to the conference can stop by booth 8032 to experience in-person the powerful combination of the Ignite! curriculum and SMART Board.

About Ignite! Learning

Ignite! is committed to helping teachers by creating classroom solutions that are comprehensive, motivational, and easy-to-use. Ignite! Learning's curriculum reaches more than 300,000 students in more than 10,000 math, science and social studies classrooms across the United States, making the Ignite! curriculum one of the nation's leading middle school curriculum solutions being adopted by teachers today. The company's curriculum is rooted in current research on best practices for middle and upper elementary schools. School districts and public and private schools in more than 20 states as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have adopted the Ignite! curriculum to help improve student performance in math, science and social studies. For more information on Ignite! Learning, visit www.ignitelearning.com.

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