Odysseyware’s updated Student Experience was recently honored with Tech & Learning magazine’s Award of Excellence. The prestigious 32-year-old program recognizes the best new and updated products in edtech.
"Once again this year our judges had the pleasurable duty to evaluate more than 150 edtech products," said Tech & Learning Content Director Kevin Hogan. "Each is put through the proverbial wringer: How well does it work in the classroom environment? How easy is it for students and teacher to use? And, most importantly, how effective is it in improving learning? Not a simple task. Congratulations to all of the winners."
The “Best Upgrade” Award of Excellence is given to products that have made significant enhancements since the previous version of the same product and evolved with the changing technology to continue to offer the highest quality experiences for educators and students.
“We are thrilled that Tech & Learning selected us for this award,” said Beth Te Grotenhuis, the president of Odysseyware and CEO of its parent company, Glynlyon. “Our team is constantly working to make the Student Experience as intuitive and feature-driven as possible. An award as highly respected in the industry as this one is evidence that our continuous investment in improving the student learning experiences is being recognized.”
Over the past year, Odysseyware completely redesigned its Student Experience, adding a “notes” tool for student/teacher communication, day-planning functions to boost productivity and enhanced flexibility and customization to suit different learning styles. The platform also launched new resources for test prep, CTE and blended learning.
A detailed description of Odysseyware’s Student Experience and judges’ comments about why it was selected for the award will be included in the December 2014 Awards issue of Tech & Learning.