Innovative Knowledge - An Educational Software Company http://www.innovative-knowledge.com Educational Software that helps teach Science, History, Math, English/Lit, Geography, Art and more to students in grades K-12 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:04:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Protected: Fry’s Quiz http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/frys-quiz/ http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/frys-quiz/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:40:15 +0000 Scott http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/?p=555

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MW-LogoPLANNING A STAYCATION THIS YEAR? LOOK IT UP NOW IN
MERRIAM-WEBSTER’S COLLEGIATE ® DICTIONARY, ELEVENTH EDITION

SPRINGFIELD, MA, July 2009—Hardworking word-lovers everywhere can now learn the meaning of the word staycation (“a vacation spent at home or nearby”) along with nearly 100 other new words and senses added to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. America’s best-selling dictionary offers its new 2009 entries in its updated print edition and online at Merriam-Webster.com.

“Our language evolves in many ways,” said John Morse, president and publisher of Merriam-Webster Inc. “As we’ve seen from our Open Dictionary feature on Merriam-Webster.com, people enjoy blending existing words, like combining ‘stay’ and ‘vacation’ to make staycation.  Staycation is a good example of a word meeting a need and establishing itself in the language very quickly.  Our earliest record of use is from 2005, but it seems to have exploded into popular use in 2007.”

“Another example of this kind of creative wordplay from this year’s list,” said Morse, “is frenemy: one who pretends to be a friend but is actually an enemy. But, in addition to these ‘portmanteau words,’ we have added new words from more predictable categories, like science, health, technology, and popular culture, which have also seen widespread use across a variety of publications.”

Many of the new words reflect the importance of the environment (carbon footprint, green- collar), government activities (earmark, waterboarding), health and medicine (cardioprotective, locavore, naproxen, neuroprotective), pop culture (docusoap, fan fiction, flash mob, reggaeton), and online activities (sock puppet, vlog, webisode).  Other words added include haram, memory foam, missalette, and zip line.

For a sample blend of the latest Collegiate Dictionary entries—and their definitions—please visit www.Merriam-Webster.com. For additional information on how words are selected for a Merriam-Webster dictionary, or to arrange an interview on this topic with Merriam-Webster’s Editor at Large Peter Sokolowski, please contact Arthur J. Bicknell, Senior Publicist, at the above address.

Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Merriam-Webster Inc. acquired the rights to revise and publish Noah Webster’s dictionaries in 1843. Since then, Merriam-Webster has maintained an ongoing commitment to innovation, scholarship, and love of language. Today, the company continues as the leader in both print and electronic language reference publishing with reference products, learning tools, and word games. For more information about the company, visit www.Merriam-Webster.com.

]]> http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/newwords2009/feed/ 0 Breaking Convention – Success in School Doesn’t Have to be Expensive http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/successthroughrecession/ http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/successthroughrecession/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:59:03 +0000 mike http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/?p=506 It’s back to school time again and schools aren’t the only ones that feel the budget crunch plaguing this economy; parents have been forced to take a look at their expenditures for the up and coming months as well. In the past, parents would spend money freely for clothes and supplies to get their children adequately prepared before school started. Once the tests, quizzes, projects are completed and grades released, parents would spend anywhere from $500 to $10,000 a year on extra help for  their kids (Tutors, After-School Learning Centers etc.).

Luckily, Academic Fitness is a great way for parents to be able to help their children and provide them with great quality educational software at a $39.99 price point. This means that the kids don’t have to miss out on opportunities to improve their achievement in school.

Academic Fitness addresses the key issues associated with scholastic struggle:

Reading. If your child is struggling with reading or reading comprehension, the software ensures success by reading aloud as well as having the text show up on the screen.   A graphic or video is also displayed for additional reinforcement.

Math. The software contains a very extensive math selection that teaches both simple and complex concepts effectively. Parents are then are able to work with their children to solidify understanding. Academic Fitness covers everything from basic addition and subtraction to Trigonometry.

Additionally, Academic Fitness covers all core curriculum including Science, History, Literature and Geography. Academic Fitness is a great learning tool geared to help students move past the road blocks that are getting in the way of their education and onto success.

It is important to remember that even though our software will be a great help alone, with parental involvement, the student has all the tools they will need to be academically fit!

]]> http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/successthroughrecession/feed/ 0 iPhone – From Devastation to Excitement http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/iphone3gslaunch/ http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/iphone3gslaunch/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:48:03 +0000 mike http://www.academic-fitness.com/?p=498 Most people sit and think “I wonder what would happen if I dropped my iPhone without a case?” The answer to this riddle is NOT good as this is what happened!

broken Iphone

This is what happens when you drop your iPhone on the floor wihhout a case!

I don’t recommend it to anyone!!  This devastating event occurred on Thursday and we are getting ready to go to the “National Charter School Show” in Washington DC this weekend. I needed to have my iPhone in order to demo our iPhone/iPod Touch software; the cracked screen of my iPhone would not have made for a good demo.

This morning I got up at 4:45am on a mission, and went down to the mall near my house, and I was number 1 in line to get the brand new iPhone 3Gs. It just so happened it was released today.

waiting to get in

First in line for the iPhone 3Gs

There were two lines that were forming. One line if you pre-ordered your iPhone online and the second line for those who did not have a pre-order.  When they finally opened the door to the mall, there were two guys already in line, imagine that, they snuck in a locked entrance.   That was ok, since I was still number 3 in line it did not bother me much.   There were 5 of us in the “didn’t have a pre-order” line at 7:00am (when they opened the doors) and about 100+ people waiting in line for the pre-order phones.  I was in and out of the Apple Store in 15 minutes while those poor people that already purchased the phone had to wait for up to 2 hours to get theirs.   Apple did better on this release than when the iPhone 3G was released but obviously their system is still flawed!

When I got back to my office at 7:30 this morning, I opened the box, synced the phone and immediately started playing with it. The new  iPhone 3Gs is VERY fast. Our new App Store title, Academic Fitness Daily Trainer, is going to run very well on this new device.

Have you dropped or broken your iPhone? Did you pre-order one and have to wait in a longer line than those who didn’t? Did you luck out like me? Share your thoughts!

]]> http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/iphone3gslaunch/feed/ 1 iPhones and iPod Touches get a much needed update – 3.0 http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/iphone3release/ http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/iphone3release/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:56:08 +0000 Scott http://www.academic-fitness.com/?p=441 apple_iphone_30

Apple today, released version 3.0 of their iPhone and iPod touch Operating System. This highly anticipated release includes many updates and upgrades that make these devices even better.

The new features include:

- Cut, Copy and Paste

- Landscape View for Mail, Notes and Messages

- Landscape Keyboard for Mail, Notes, and Messages

- Support for Multimedia Messages (MMS) which will be available to  ATT customers later this summer. The date is still TBD.

- Find My Phone feature which locates a missing or stolen iPhone. This feature is integrated in MobileMe.

- Remote Wipe is now an option in MobileMe to protect your data in case the phone winds up lost or stolen.

- Turn by Turn GPS-based directions

- A new Voice Memo app has been added

- Spotlight search for contacts, emails, and media content stored on the iPhone

What does this mean for education?

As we all have either seen or heard about, the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch are phenomenal devices to extend learning on-the-go. In this age of technology, we need to embrace and utilize the tools which make teaching engaging and effective. With the latest tools available to developers, applications that run on these devices do more and make more things possible than ever conceived before. Innovative Knowledge is hard at work developing and testing the next-generation of it’s mobile learning suite and should be on the App Store by the start of the new school year.

Academic Fitness Daily Trainer is an application, set to be released on the new iPhone/iPod Touch 3.0 platform, that will provide students with review questions that tests their knowledge and ensures they are ready for tests, quizzes, and overall school success. The material is presented in an interesting and engaging way and has pictures that accompany each question in order to assist students.

Here is a sneak peek of the application:

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]]> http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/iphone3release/feed/ 0 Company’s founder took innovative route to college http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/routetocollege/ http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/routetocollege/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:51:40 +0000 admin http://www.academic-fitness.com/?p=425 Picture 6By: Julio Ojeda-Zapata
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Mike Rothstein was doomed to use his hands, not his brain. This, the St. Louis Park native said, was the verdict of his high-school guidance counselor as he neared graduation in the early 1980s. Rothstein’s lifelong battle with dyslexia, a disorder that hampers reading and other commonplace skills, had left him lagging academically behind his peers. Still, he was convinced he was smart enough to make it in college. No, the counselor insisted. You’ll be a baker.
Rothstein, now 43, recalls blurting a few obscenities and stalking from the room, nearly convinced that staffer was correct but intent on trying to prove the person wrong. This set him on a path to eventually found Innovative Knowledge, an educational-software company that helps other kids attain their full school potential.

It was no easy journey. Unable to follow his friends to the University of Minnesota after high school, he settled for Normandale Community College but haunted the U’s Wilson Library in his spare time. It was there he met a nearly blind man listening to tapes – transcripts of his textbooks, as it turned out. Rothstein learned that the Library of Congress did transcription work for other blind people who requested it, so he said he was blind and got his audiobooks. (He still feels a bit guilty today about lying.)

Magically, he said, these recordings somehow helped him master printed text, too, and he finally became a reader. Rothstein was then accepted into the U’s General College, but found that taking class notes was a major challenge. Still, he was able to “keep adapting, keep finding new ways of breaking through to the next level.” He graduated with degrees in marketing and journalism and, not long afterward, embarked on his long career in software publishing. This culminated in 1999 with the founding of Silicon Valley-based Innovative Knowledge, which he says is now doing well.
Rothstein still faces doubters. Many don’t think educational software like his Innovative Knowledge titles can be a valuable complement to classroom lessons and after-school tutors. He argues his educational computer discs are different from “edutainment” platters, which he says are basically games with embedded lessons for kids. So, again, he finds himself on a stubborn mission to prove his skeptics wrong. Watch out, Rothstein says, he’s just getting going.

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Mini-lessons for the mini crowdBy: Julio Ojeda-Zapata
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Parents who see iPod fever as a pox may want to reconsider, says Mike Rothstein of education-software publisher Innovative Knowledge. His Silicon Valley firm has long provided hundreds of computer mini-courses for schoolkids. Now, the iPod is getting in on the fun. Almost anything found on computer DVDs, such as “Mastering Middle School” and “Mastering High School,” can now be moved to one of the Apple players for learning on the go, with only minor format changes for the tiny screen. It’s easy to pick and choose what gets onto the iPod. For example, we synced over “World Literature: Greek Mythology I” from the “Mastering Elementary School” disc. Individual lessons – including “King Midas.” “The Labors of Hercules” and “Jason and the Golden Fleece” – were then easily accessible via the iPod Notes menu, which is tucked within the Extras master menu.

Many lessons consist solely of audio, often with pleasingly mellifluous narrators, but video-based lessons also are available for those with newer video-compatible iPods. Innovative Knowledge offers nearly 500 individual lessons, which are divvied up in nearly 40 packages. But not all of these are iPod-compatible. “Preparing for Kindergarten” and “Mastering High School SAT Math” are iPod-less, for instance. About 15 packages do provide iPod compatibility, and new releases will all be iPod-ready. Material on Innovative Knowledge discs comes from several textbook publishers, the Meriam-Webster reference-book firm, teachers hired by Innovative Knowledge and the Weekly Reader, a famed series of classroom magazines and education supplements on all subjects under the sun.

As a result, content on the disks tends to be more reliable than what kids would dredge up via Google, and its age-appropriate and kid-safe, Rothstein says. It’s not intended to supplant classroom instruction, Rothstein adds, but it’s a potential cash saver for parents who might drop thousands on supplementary tutors or learning centers. “While those are great and definitely beneficial, parents shouldn’t overlook this software,” her says. “They’ll have a great tool right at their workstation.”

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Math

Algebra

  • Equations
  • Functions
  • Inequalities and Equations
  • Introduction to Algebra II
 Fractions

  • Basic Fractions
  • Common Denominator
  • Mixed Numbers
  • Decimal Numbers
  • Multiplication and Division of Fractions
  • Mixed Numbers and Decimal Numbers Together
 Geometry

  • Basic Geometry: Terminology
  • Basic Geometry: Theorems
  • Basic Geometry: Area
  • Volume of Solid Objects
 Pre Algebra

  • Basic Algebra: Algebraic Rules
  • Basic Algebra: Coordinates
  • Algebra: Real Numbers & Their Graphs

Rapid Calculation Method

U.S. History

African American History

  • Cultural Heritage
  • Activists and Abolitionists
  • Artists
  • History
  • Jazz
  • Major Works
  • Musicians
  • Writers
  • Organizations and Ideas
  • The Harlem Renaissance

American West

  • Cattlemen
  • Cowboys
  • The Early West
  • Explorers and Mountain Men
  • Homesteaders
  • Indians
  • Movies
  • The Mythic West
  • The Real West

Civil War

  • Abolition
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Civil War Battles
  • Pre-war Territories
  • Reconstruction
  • Slavery
  • The Confederacy
  • The Generals
  • The North Before the War
  • The South After the War
 Foreign Policy (1788-1933)

  • America’s Imperial Era
  • Non-Entanglement and Westward Expansion
  • The American Response to WWI
  • The Interwar Period

Foreign Policy (1933-1963)

  • America and the New Postwar World
  • Cold War Stabilization
  • The Early Cold War and the Korean Conflict
  • The Interwar Period
  • The United States in WWII

The Great Depression

  • Banks
  • Hoover
  • Economic Background
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Historical Background
  • Labor Movement
  • The New Deal
  • Roosevelt
  • Stock Market
 Jacksonian Era

  • America in the Jackson Era
  • Economics in the Jackson Era
  • Politics of the Jackson Era
  • Second Bank of the U.S.
  • The Man Andrew Jackson
  • The States Rights Issue

Social Reform

  • Abolition and the Abolitionist
  • African Americans and the New Deal
  • Business Abuses and Reforms
  • The Great Depression
  • Historical Background
  • The Labor Movement
  • The New Deal
  • Slavery
  • Post-Civil War Reforms
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Reconstruction

  • Concepts and Ideas
  • Condition of African Americans
  • Events
  • People
  • Politics
  • Post-Civil War
 Industrial Revolution

  • Industry
  • Technology
  • United States

Late 20th Century

  • Awakening Voices
  • The United Nations and the Balance of Power
  • A Booming America
  • Social and Political Movements
  • Technology and Our Future

U.S. History Videos

  • Early Explorers
  • Early Settlers
  • The American Frontier
  • The Oregon Trail
  • Native Americans
  • Plymouth Plantation
  • Civil War
  • Federal Government
  • Immigration to the U.S.

World History

Columbus and the Age of Discovery

  • Cradles of Civilization
  • The French Revolution
  • The Scientific Revolution
  • The Late 20th Century

19th Century Nationalism

  • Nationalism and Napoleon
  • Nationalism in Triumph
  • Philosophy of Nationalism
  • The 1848 Revolutions
  • The Birth of Nationalism
  • The Congress of Vienna
  • The Origins of Nationalism
  • The Road to War
  • The Spirit Grows

20th Century Nationalism

  • Colonialism and Imperialism
  • Gandhi and Indian Nationalism
  • Ho Chi Minh and Vietnamese Nationalism
  • Indian Independence and Partition
  • Indian Nationalist Organizations
  • Nationalism: An Overview
  • Nigeria and African Nationalism
  • Vietnam after World War II

Romanticism and Revolution

  • Introduction to Romanticism
  • Industrial and Social Change
  • Romantic Literature
  • Rule vs Revolution
  • Journey Toward Democracy
  • The Rights of Individuals
 Causes of WWI

  • Causes of War: Imperialism
  • Causes of War: Nationalism
  • Geography
  • Historical Facts and Concepts
  • Industrial Revolution
  • People, Places, and Dates
  • Rivalry Among Nations
  • Causes of WWII
  • Beginnings of World War II
  • Geography
  • Historical Facts and Concepts
  • People, Places, and Dates
  • Results of World War I Civilization and Writing
  • Mesopotamia and Sumeria
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Ancient Far East
  • Ancient China
  • The Americas
  • Phoenicia and Greece

Early Middle Ages

  • The Fall of Rome
  • The Dark Ages
  • Religion and Literature
  • The Rise of Feudalism
  • The Crusades
 Fascist Dictatorships

  • Fascism Beyond Italy and Germany
  • Geography
  • People
  • Hitler and Germany
  • Mussolini and Italy
  • Vocabulary
  • World Events

Greek and Roman World

  • Alexander the Great
  • Great Greek Thinkers
  • Greek and Roman Art, Literature, and Architecture
  • Greek City-States
  • Life in Ancient Greece
  • Military Maneuvers and Conquests
  • Pre-Imperial Rome
  • Roman Leaders
  • The Roman Empire

Victorian Era

  • Britain Beyond the Victorian Era
  • Britain in the Victorian Era
  • Elsewhere in the World
  • Geography
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • London and its History
  • Victoria and Her Family
 Imperialism

  • Africa
  • Historical Context
  • India
  • Latin America

Industrial Revolution

  • Britain
  • Europe

Napoleonic Era

  • Background
  • His Military Exploits
  • His Political Accomplishments
  • The Person and his Family

Religions of the World

  • Gods and Prophets
  • Important People
  • Places of Worship
  • Religion and Society
  • Religion in History
  • Religious Beliefs
  • Religious Ceremonies
  • Sacred Writings

Science

What is Science?

  • Scientific Methods
  • Scientific Hypotheses
  • Scientific Experimentation
  • Scientific Models
  • Mathematics in Science
  • Thinking Scientifically

Scientific Revolution

  • Historical Events
  • Important Ideas and Theories: BC
  • Important Ideas and Theories: AD
  • Important People
  • Scientific Events
  • Scientific Terms

Amazing Coral Reef

  • Animals of the Coral Reef
  • Camouflage in Coral Reefs
  • Coral Reef Habitats
  • Coral Reefs of the World
  • Defense and Protection in Coral Reefs
  • Protecting a Fragile Ecology
  • Types of Coral Reefs

The Inner Planets

  • Astronomers and Scientists
  • Earth’s Atmosphere and Magnetic Field
  • Earth’s Structure
  • Mars
  • Mercury
  • Space Exploration
  • The Solar System
  • Venus
  • The Moon
 Cell Biology

  • Basic Cell Biology
  • Meiotic
  • Mitotic
  • Sub Cellular Structures

Earth’s Natural Resources

  • Energy Systems
  • Future Resources
  • Pollution
  • Solar Energy
  • Water Pollution
  • Wildlife Resources

Evolution

  • Environment and Evolution
  • Genetics of Evolution
  • Mathematics of Evolution
  • Reproduction and Evolution
  • Selection and Evolution
  • Speciation

Plants and Animals

  • Applied Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Division
  • Classification
  • Evolution
  • Heredity
  • Photosynthesis
  • Reproduction
  • Structure

The Universe

  • Ancient Ideas and Modern Astronomers
  • Black Holes
  • Galaxies
  • The Death of Stars
  • Our Solar System
  • Quasars and Pulsars
  • Supernovas and the Birth of Stars
  • The Universe
 Life Science Patterns

  • A Science Fair Project
  • A Spider’s Web
  • From Egg to Chicken
  • From Tadpole to Frog
  • Growth of a Bean

Ecology

  • Food Energy Flow
  • Forest Animals
  • Forests
  • Grassland Animals
  • Grasslands
  • Photosynthesis
  • The Pond Community
  • Desert Animals
  • Desert Environments
  • Desert Plants
  • Man-made Communities
  • Seashore Animals
  • Seashore Environment and Plant Life
  • Swamp Animals
  • Swamp Environments
  • Swamp Plants

Genetics of Evolution

  • Basic Genetics
  • Exercises
  • Genes
  • Important People
  • Mendel’s Experiments
  • Mendel’s Principles
  • Nucleic Acid
  • Viruses

The Outer Planets

  • Jupiter
  • Jupiter’s Moons
  • Neptune
  • Neptune’s Moons
  • Pluto
  • Pluto’s Moon
  • Saturn
  • Saturn’s Moons and Rings
  • Uranus
  • Uranus’s Moons
 Microscope

  • Early History of the Microscope
  • Compound Microscopes of Today
  • Magnification
  • Getting a Good Image
  • Magnification and Illumination Adjustments
  • Uses and Limitations of Microscopes
  • Kingdom Monera

Oceanography

  • Exploring the Oceans
  • Ocean Life: Life Cycles in the Sea
  • Ocean Life: The Open Sea
  • The Action of Currents, Tides and Waves
  • The Changing Ocean Floor
  • The Study of Seawater

Oceans

  • Land and Sea
  • Ocean Life
  • Movement of Water
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Resources
  • Sea Floor
  • Seawater

The Earth

  • Earth History
  • Geologic Processes
  • Rocks and Minerals
  • The Earth in Space
  • Physical Features of Earth

English/Literature

English

  • 8 Parts of Speech
  • How to Write Punctuation

Literature

The Ancient World: The Renaissance

  • A Survey of Greek and Roman Classics
  • A Survey of Medieval Literature
  • A Survey of Renaissance Literature
  • A Survey of the New Testament
  • A Survey of the Old Testament
  • Origins of European Literature

Biographies

  • Other Authors, Artists and Entertainers
  • Other Political Figures
  • Reading and Writing Biographies
  • The Life and Times of John F. Kennedy
  • The Life and Words of Mark Twain
  • The Life and Work of Marie Curie
 Charles Dickens

  • America in Perspective
  • Aspects of Literature
  • Biographical Notes
  • English Society
  • Historical Background
  • Human Nature
  • Prejudices
  • The Biographical Dickens
  • Views on America

Ernest Hemingway

  • A Farewell to Arms
  • Adams: The Nick Adams Stories
  • Background
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls
  • The Old Man and the Sea
  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro
  • The Sun Also Rises

Shakespeare

  • Elizabethan Age
  • Elizabethan Stage Production
  • English History
  • Shakespeare’s Life
  • Shakespeare’s Literature
  • Shakespearean London
  • Shakespearean Theater
 Drama

  • Elements of Drama
  • Historical Trends Literary Movements
  • Elements of Drama: Problems and Techniques
  • Elements of Drama: Structure
  • Elements of Drama: Terms
  • Elements of Drama: Values
  • Playwrights
  • Theater

Short Fiction

  • Authors and Works: Post WWII
  • Authors and Works: Realism
  • Authors and Works: Romanticism
  • Authors and Works: WWI – WWII
  • Fiction as an Art Form
  • Fiction as History
  • Fiction as Social Commentary
  • The American Short Story

Understanding Poetry

  • Interpretation: Reading and Meaning
  • Poetry: Its Content
  • Poetry: Its Form
  • The Interpretation of a Poem
 The Enlightenment – The 20th Century

  • Reason and Enlightenment
  • Romanticism and Realism
  • The Beginnings of Modern Literature

The World in Roman Times

  • Empires in Roman Times
  • Rise of the Roman Empire
  • Literature in Roman Times
  • Imperial Rome
  • The Rise of Christianity

Greek Mythology

Practical Writing – The Yearling

Narrative Writing – Kidnapped
]]> http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/afsubjectlist_middle/feed/ 0 Press http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/press/ http://www.innovative-knowledge.com/press/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:29:51 +0000 admin http://electricfishmedia.com/ik/?p=161

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) May 25, 2008 — To support learning in and out of the classroom, Weekly Reader Corporation, a leading publisher of classroom magazines and educational supplements, and Innovative Knowledge, a leading San Jose-based educational software developer, have teamed up to provide its popular Weekly Reader: Mastering series of educational software to schools free-of-charge. If a student purchases the software, Weekly Reader and Innovative Knowledge will donate a single user installation to the student’s school.

“Weekly Reader’s educational software is developed to support classroom curriculums and improve the learning process among students of all grade levels and learning stages,” said Michael Rothstein, president and co-founder of Innovative Knowledge. “It’s our goal to help students learn more effectively and improve their comprehension. Through our research, we determined that supplemental learning needs to complement teaching and are providing schools with our breakthrough learning process based on the interest from their students.”

The donation of educational software to schools is particularly timely as more supplemental educational material and software is purchased between December and February than any other months of the year to assist students who may have had a challenging first semester, according to Rothstein.

The Weekly Reader: Mastering series of educational software incorporates “The Learning System,” a proprietary multi-sensory approach to learning, in its software. It is designed to engage and involve students on multiple levels using interactive questions, cutting-edge graphics, and video and audio. The text is accompanied by background audio which helps students read along and improves their reading comprehension and speed. The animation and video also helps to increase their attention span and provides a multi-sensory approach that can make the learning process more interesting and enjoyable.

The educational software that is being donated to schools includes: Weekly Reader: Preparing for Kindergarten; Weekly Reader: Mastering Elementary School; Weekly Reader: Mastering Middle School; Weekly Reader: Mastering High School; Weekly Reader Preschool Series: Getting Started in Math; Weekly Reader: Mastering Elementary & Middle School Math; and Weekly Reader: Mastering High School Math & the SAT.

Developed to support classroom activities, but designed for use in the library or at home, the software can be downloaded to an iPod or Nano and operates on both the Mac and PC operating systems for use with mobile and desktop computers, and CD and DVD drives. Parents and students can purchase the Weekly Reader: Mastering series at retailers nationwide including Target, Fry’s Electronics, Office Depot, Office Max, Micro Center, Apple Stores, J&R.com, Amazon.com, and at www.thelearningsystem.com.The software ranges between $19.95 and $29.95 per title.

Background on Innovative Knowledge
Innovative Knowledge is a division of Fogware Publishing which is an established CD-ROM publisher of fine brands including Merriam-Webster and Weekly Reader. Innovative Knowledge sells its products through leading distributors and retailers nationwide.

For additional details , please contact Innovative Knowledge at (650) 598-7616, 
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Math

Basic Math

  • Addition
  • Subtraction

Fractions

  • Basic Fractions
  • Common Denominator
  • Mixed Numbers
  • Decimal Numbers
  • Multiplication and Division of Fractions
  • Mixed Numbers and Decimal Numbers
    Together
 Multiplication

  • Basic Multiplication
  • Multiply by 5’s and 10’s
  • Review 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, 5’s 10’s
  • Multiply by 9’s
  • Multiply by 4’s, 6’s, 7’s, 8’s
  • Symmetry in the Multiplication Table
  • Multiply 2 Digit Numbers
  • Multiply Multiple Digit Numbers

Division

  • Basic Division
  • Large Number Division
 Pre-Algebra

  • Algebraic Rules
  • Coordinates
  • Real Numbers and their Graphs

Geometry

  • Basic Geometry: Terminology
  • Basic Geometry: Theorems
  • Basic Geometry: Area
  • Volume of Solid Objects
 Math Videos

  • Beginning Math Vocabulary
  • Charts, Graphs and Diagrams
  • Learning to use the calendar
  • Learning to use Graphs
  • Learning about sorting and grouping

History

Becoming a Nation

  • American Colonists
  • Colonial Life
  • Early U.S. Government
  • Great Britain
  • Growing Friction
  • Organized Protest
  • The American Revolution
  • The Constitution

Columbus and the Age of Discovery

  • Ancient Explorers
  • New Frontiers
  • The Age of Discovery
  • The Life and Maritime Career of Columbus
  • The New World
  • The Voyages of Columbus
  • World Exploration during the Middle Ages
 Covered Wagons/Westward Expansion

  • Pioneers and the Great Plains
  • The Santa Fe Trail
  • Life on the Santa Fe Trail
  • Wagons West
  • Caravan Life
  • The Mormon Trail/Other Routes West

Cradles of Civilization

  • Ancient Egypt
  • New Stone Age
  • Old Stone Age
  • The Fertile Crescent
 Expanding our Nation

  • A Strengthening Nation
  • America Expanding
  • An Age of Transportation
  • Pioneer Life
  • Resistance to Expansion
  • Texas
  • The Early United States
  • Western Exploration
  • Western Settlers

Exploring and Colonizing

  • Explorers and Navigators
  • The First Americans
  • The French in the New World
  • The Middle Colonies
  • The New England Colonies
  • The Spanish in the New World
  • The World Before Columbus
  • Virginia and the Southern Colonies
 Staying One Nation

  • Fighting the Civil War
  • Life as a Slave
  • Moving Toward War
  • Rebuilding Our Nation
  • Settling the Last West

History Videos

  • Native North Americans
  • Early Explorers
  • Early Settlers
  • The American Frontier
  • Plymouth Plantation
  • The Oregon Trail
  • Federal Government
  • Washington D.C.
  • Our Government
  • Our Country
  • Immigration to the U.S.
  • U.S. Symbols
  • U.S. Celebrations
  • Presidents’ Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Thanksgiving

Geography

Maps and Globes

  • The Geographic Grid
  • Time Zones and Seasons
  • Understanding Maps
  • Mapping Conventions
  • Mapmaking and Types of Maps

Using an Atlas

  • Using an Atlas
  • Where in the World?
  • Race for the State
  • Race for the Capital

Florida

  • Cities
  • Early Development
  • Exploration and Settlement
  • Florida’s People
  • Geography and Climate
  • Modern Florida
  • Native Americans
  • The Keys and the Everglades
  • Wildlife and Habitats
 Alaska and Hawaii

  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics

The Land and it’s People

  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics

Texas

  • Civil War and Reconstruction
  • Exploration and Settlement
  • Famous Texans
  • Geography and Climate
  • Modern Texas
  • Native Americans
  • Revolution and Independence
  • Texas Cities and Counties
 Midwest

  • Business
  • Jobs
  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • People
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics
  • Terms of Geography

Northeast

  • History
  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics
  • Terms of Geography

Southeast

  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics
 Southwest

  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics

The West

  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics
  • Features

The Rockies

  • Human Settlement
  • Location Characteristics
  • Travel, Trade and Communication
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Regional Characteristics

Science

Animals

  • Adaptations
  • Amphibians and Reptiles
  • Bird Behavior
  • Ecology
  • Evolution
  • Fishes
  • Insects
  • Life Cycles of Insects
  • Mammals
  • Structure of Birds

Animals and Their Senses

  • Hearing
  • Sight
  • Smell
  • Taste
  • Touch

Classification of Simple Organisms

  • Monerans and Protists
  • Sponges and Coelenterates
  • Mollusks
  • Worms
  • Echinoderms
  • Arthropods

 Diseases

  • Viruses
  • Bacteria
  • Parasites
  • Fungi
  • How Diseases are Transmitted
  • Non-communicable Diseases
  • Allergies
  • Heart Disease
  • Glandular Disease
  • Skeletal Disease
  • Nervous System Disease
  • Cellular Disease

Observing Living Things

  • Dolphins and Whales
  • Seals and Sea Lions
  • Fish and Tidal Pool Animals
  • Pelicans
  • Exploring the Tropical Rain Forest
  • In the Jungle
  • Along the Rivers
  • In the Treetops
  • People and the Tropical Rain Forest

Physical Features of Earth

  • Dolphins and Whales
  • Seals and Sea Lions
  • Fish and Tidal Pool Animals
  • Pelicans
  • Exploring the Tropical Rain Forest
  • In the Jungle
  • Along the Rivers
  • In the Treetops
  • People and the Tropical Rain Forest
 Clouds

  • How and Why Clouds Form
  • Classifying Clouds
  • How Clouds Help Predict the Weather

Plants

  • People and Animals Help Plants
  • Plant Varieties
  • Plants Adapt to Environments
  • Plants Breathe
  • Plants Eat
  • Plants Grow
  • Plants Help People and Animals
  • Plants Reproduce

Solar System

  • Earth Quiz
  • Inner Planets
  • Moon Quiz
  • Outer Planters
  • Physical Science Terms
  • Space Flight History
  • Stars
  • Space Flight Principles
 Earth Science

  • The Earth
  • Atmosphere
  • Desert Life
  • Deserts
  • Life on Earth
  • Mountains
  • Oceans
  • Weather
  • Rocks and Minerals
  • Structure of the Earth

Science Videos

  • Our Five Senses
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Tooth Wisdom
  • Rainy Day Recess
  • Rainy Day P.E.
  • Keeping Clean
  • Let’s Explore: Down by the Water
  • Let’s Explore: Around the Farm
  • Let’s Explore: In the City
  • Let’s Explore: In the Woods
  • A Closer Look at the Earth
  • A Closer Look at the Moon
  • A Closer Look at the Planets
  • A Closer Look at the Sun and Stars
  • Bones and Muscles
  • Heart and Blood
  • Electricity and Magnetism
  • Simple Machines
  • The Earth, Moon and Space Flight
  • Stars and Planets
  • Earthquakes and Mountains
  • Weather and Climate

English/Literature

English

  • Eight Parts of Speech
  • Reports and Personal Letters
  • Rules of Punctuation
  • Using a Dictionary
 Robinson Crusoe

  • Analytical Expository Writing
  • Robinson Crusoe
  • Wyeth
 Treasure Island

  • Sensory Descriptive Writing
  • Treasure Island
  • Wyeth
 Greek Mythology

  • Jason and the Golden Fleece
  • King Midas
  • Orpheus and Eurydice
  • The Labors of Hercules
  • The Wandering of Ulysses
  • Baucis and Philemon
  • Daedalus and Icarus
  • Perseus and Andromeda
  • The Trojan War
  • Theseus and the Minotaur
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