IRVINE, CA, Oct. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- THE Journal, the leading K-12 education technology magazine published by 1105 Public Sector Media Group, announces the winners of its fourth-annual Readers’ Choice Awards program.
For this year’s awards, education technology professionals — educators, IT leaders and staff, instructional technologists, school and district administrators, library/media specialists and more — voted for the software, hardware, and services they consider most vital to the job of educating and supporting America’s 50 million K–12 students.
“More than 1,100 education technology professionals voted for the tools they think have the most positive impact on the mission of education,” says David Nagel, editor-in-chief of THE Journal and editorial director for 1105 Media’s Education Technology Group. “Our winners this year can be proud of the impact they’re having on teaching and learning. Congratulations to all of them!”
2018’s Top Overall Winners
When asked an open-ended question, “What are your three favorite technologies that you currently use in your capacity as an education professional?” the top individual products were:
- Platinum: Lexia
- Gold: Google (G Suite, Chromebooks)
- Silver: Apple (iPad, MacBook)
When asked an open-ended question, “What are your three favorite technologies that your school or district added this year?” the top individual products were:
- Platinum: Lexia
- Gold: Google
- Silver: Discovery Education
2018’s Readers’ Choice Award Category Winners:
(Note: Where no gold or silver winners are listed, all other nominees aside from the platinum and/or gold winners tied with a negligible number of votes.)
Best Reading Program
- Platinum: Lexia Core5
- Gold: McGraw-Hill Education Wonders
- Silver: (TIE) Raz-Kids, Newsela, CKLA
Best Math Program
- Platinum: DreamBox Learning
- Gold: IXL
- Silver: ST Math
Best Science Program
- Platinum: Mystery Science
- Gold: Discovery Education
- Silver: FOSS
Best Robotics System/Curriculum
- Platinum: LEGO Education
- Gold: Wonder Workshop
- Silver: Vex
Best Coding Tool/Curriculum/Resource:
- Platinum: Code.org
- Gold: Scratch
- Silver: Hour of Code
Best Formative Assessment
- Platinum: Lexia
- Gold: Renaissance STAR
- Silver: DIBELS
Best Summative Assessment
- Platinum: NWEA MAP
- Gold: Lexia
- Silver: Renaissance STAR
Favorite Learning Management Systems, Course Management Systems & E-Learning Platforms
- Platinum: Google Classroom
- Gold: MobyMax
- Silver: (TIE) Edmodo, Schoology
Favorite Education Networks/Professional Communities/Professional Development Systems
- Platinum: Discovery Educator Network
- Gold: Twitter
- Silver: Teaching Channel
Favorite Adaptive/Personalized Learning Tool
- Platinum: Lexia
- Gold: Renaissance Learning
- Silver: DreamBox
Favorite E-Portfolio
- Platinum: Seesaw
- Gold: (TIE) Blackboard Learn, Moodle
- Silver: Canvas
Favorite Interventions & Remediation Software
- Platinum: Read Naturally
- Gold: Renaissance STAR
- Silver: Lexia
Favorite Other education Tool
- Platinum: Khan Academy
- Gold: Discovery Education Streaming Plus
- Silver: Aimsweb
Favorite Student Response Systems & Classroom Clickers
- Platinum: Kahoot
- Gold: Promethean student response systems
- Silver: Plickers
Favorite Collaboration Tool by brand
- Platinum: Google
- Gold: Microsoft
- Silver: Nearpod
Favorite Classroom Management, Culture or Student Success System
- Platinum: ClassDojo
- Gold: PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports)
- Silver: Lenovo LanSchool
Favorite Student Information Systems & Data Management Tool
- Platinum: Infinite Campus
- Gold: PowerSchool
- Silver: Skyward
Favorite Lecture Capture/Screen Recording
- Platinum: Screencast-o-matic
- Gold: Adobe Presenter
- Silver: Smart Learning Suite/Notebook/Recorder
Favorite Document Camera (by Brand)
- Platinum: Elmo USA Visual Presenter series
- Gold: AVer Information
- Silver: HoverCam
Favorite Projector (by Brand)
- Platinum: Epson
- Gold: (TIE) Samsung, Mimio
- Silver: (TIE) Toshiba, InFocus
Favorite Interactive Whiteboard, Display, Flat Panel or Kiosk (by Brand)
- Platinum: SMART Technologies
- Gold: Promethean
- Silver: Epson
Favorite Videoconferencing & Web Conferencing Tool
- Platinum: Google Hangouts
- Gold: Skype in the Classroom
- Silver: Zoom
Favorite Virtual Classroom/Meeting Software
- Platinum: Google Hangouts
- Gold: GoToMeeting.com
- Silver: Skype in the Classroom
Favorite Classroom Audio Distribution/Sound Enhancement System (by Brand)
- Platinum: Smart Audio
- Gold: Lightspeed Technologies
- Silver: Califone
Top educational game or gamified learning tool
- Platinum: Lexia
- Gold: Prodigy
- Silver: Kahoot
Top game not necessarily designed for education but used as a part of instruction at your institution
- Platinum: ABC Mouse
- Gold: (TIE) Minecraft, ABCya, Cool Math
- Silver: (TIE) Starfall, Prodigy
Favorite Virtual/Augmented Reality Headset or Hardware System
- Platinum: Google Cardboard
- Gold: Samsung Gear VR
- Silver: Sony Playstation VR
Favorite Virtual/Augmented Reality Software/System
- Platinum: Aurasma
- Gold: zSpace
- Silver: (TIE) PBS Lunch Rush, Quiver
Favorite Gaming Platform
- Platinum: iOS
- Gold: Android
- Silver: Sony Playstation
Favorite Classroom Presentation Software
- Platinum: Google Slides
- Gold: Microsoft PowerPoint
- Silver: Prezi
Best Office/Productivity Suite
- Platinum: Microsoft Office
- Gold: Google G Suite
- Silver: Apple iWork
Favorite Multimedia Authoring Suites & Creative Software
- Platinum: Adobe Creative Cloud
- Gold: Apple creativity apps
- Silver: Ubuntu Studio
Favorite E-Learning Authoring Tool
- Platinum: Google G Suite
- Gold: (TIE) Adobe Creative Cloud, Camtasia Studio
Favorite Media Tablet (by brand)
- Platinum: Apple
- Gold: Samsung
- Silver: (TIE) Google, Dell
Favorite Chromebook (by Brand)
- Platinum: Google
- Gold: Dell
- Silver: HP
Favorite Windows Tablet (by brand)
- Platinum: Microsoft
- Gold: Dell
- Silver: HP
Favorite Convertible Notebook/2-in-1 Notebook
- Platinum: HP
- Gold: Dell
- Silver: (TIE) Acer, Lenovo
Favorite Education Notebook
- Platinum: Apple
- Gold: HP
- Silver: Dell
Favorite Virtual Desktops and Thin Clients
- Platinum: VMware
- Gold: (TIE) Lenovo, HP
- Silver: Acer
Favorite Wireless Access Point or Hotspot
- Platinum: Cisco
- Gold: Netgear
- Silver: Extreme Networks
Favorite 3D Printer
- Platinum: MakerBot/Stratasys
- Gold: (TIE) Robo 3D, Afinia
- Silver: (TIE) Dremel, Full Spectrum Laser
Favorite Network or WiFi Management, Analysis and Monitoring Tool
- Platinum: Microsoft
- Gold: Cisco
- Silver: Pandora
Favorite Mobile Device Management Solution
- Platinum: Google
- Gold: AT&T
- Silver: Lightspeed Systems
Favorite Anonymous Reporting Tool
- Platinum: MySafeSchool
- Gold: (TIE) Cyberbully Hotline, PublicSchoolWorks
Favorite Emergency Notification System
- Platinum: SchoolMessenger
- Gold: (TIE) Blackboard, School System Alert
- Silver: (TIE) K12 Alerts, One Call Now
Favorite Firewall Software
- Platinum: Norton 360
- Gold: Microsoft Windows Firewall
- Silver: Kaspersky
Favorite Firewall Hardware/Appliance (by brand)
- Platinum: McAfee
- Gold: Cisco
- Silver: Barracuda
Top Anti-Virus Tool (by brand)
- Platinum: McAfee
- Gold: Norton
- Silver: Microsoft
Favorite Classroom Furnishings and Charging Carts (by Brand)
- Platinum: Bretford
- Gold: Steelcase
- Silver: Childcraft
Detailed winner profiles will be featured on THEJournal.com and will appear in the October/November issue of THE Journal, which ships today.
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