Lightspan Unveils Enhanced Version of The Lightspan Network At Nation's Largest Educational Technology Conference
Integrates Standards-based Content, Assessment, Instruction.
SAN DIEGO, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightspan, Inc. (Nasdaq: LSPN - news), a leading provider of quality curriculum-based software and Internet products and services used in schools and homes, announced the latest version of The Lightspan Network today at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), one of the country's largest educational technology conferences, drawing an estimated 13,000 educators, school administrators, and media.
The new version of the Lightspan Network features enhancements designed to benefit the entire school community, including teachers, students, and parents by integrating assessment, K-8 standards-based content, and instructional tools into a commercial-free Internet solution focused on one thing: helping increase student achievement. Enhanced features were developed after extensive market research and input from focus groups, advisory boards ... as well as hundreds of teachers, administrators, parents, and others in the school community. New features include:
-- Interactive learning activities tied to state standards and
school curriculum.
-- Lesson Plan Builder -- an automated lesson plan builder correlated to
individual state standards.
-- A secure messaging center that allows teachers to communicate with
students and families.
The powerful new version of The Lightspan Network can be customized for individual teacher, student, and parent users, making it an efficient, relevant educational resource. In addition, The Lightspan Network features two new add-on content modules designed to integrate seamlessly into The Lightspan Network:
-- The Lightspan Reading Center, a complete, research-based, online
reading program that supports student achievement and provides tools to
help educators make more informed instructional decisions.
-- The Lightspan Assessment Center, a formative assessment solution for
the classroom, which allows teachers to create and administer
assessments that are correlated to state or district standards.
Lightspan CEO John Kernan said, ``The Lightspan Network has become a vital resource for thousands of teachers, students, and parents in classrooms all across the country. We now want to take technology to a new level and integrate standards-based content, assessment, and professional development seamlessly into one commercial-free resource. We've listened carefully to what our customers want and need in schools and homes, and the new features of The Lightspan Network will help the entire school community meet its common goal: increasing student achievement.''
The new version of The Lightspan Network will be available for the 2001-2002 school year. The Lightspan Reading Center and The Lightspan Assessment Center will be available late fall 2001. |
