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StudySync

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Industry
  
educational software

Founded
  
2009

Website
  
studysync.com

Type of business
  
educational software

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Key people
  
Robert Romano, BookheadEd founder and CEO Jay King, BookheadEd co-founder and COO. Mark Dwyer, Creative Director

Pittsburgh school improves reading scores with studysync


StudySync is an educational software suite created by BookheadEd Learning, LLC that specializes in web-based educational content, peer-to-peer student exercises and the use of original video content for middle school, high school and college-level education.

Contents

StudySync was created by Robert Romano in partnership with Jay King in Sonoma County, California, USA.

Studysync the ultimate reading and writing solution


Product Features

  • "Sync.TV" – A broadcast-quality web series in which actors playing college and high school students construct meaning from selected texts through informal, collaborative discussions.
  • "Sync-Library" – A collection of over 300 classic and modern texts, writing prompts, and other media.
  • "Sync-Review" – A feature in which students post and critique each other's work through an interactive peer network.
  • "Sync-Lessons" – Lessons that range across disciplines include Sync.TV videos combined with critical thinking aids and prewriting prompts.
  • "Sync-Binder" – Personal portfolios for students that contain all student work conducted with the software program, including essays, prewriting work, and reviews.
  • "Sync-Management" – Classroom management tools that allow teachers to make individual, group, or whole class assignments.
  • "Sync-Assessment" – Assessment tools that allow teachers to track student progress.
  • "Sync-Blasts" – Teacher-controlled prompts on current events sent out to students' PDAs, iPhones and e-mail. Responses are posted for peer review and rating.

    • Awards

    2011 EDDIE Award

    Cool Tool Award from Edtech Digest for Collaboration Solutions

    2011 Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products in District Administration Magazine

    “Best of Class” from the Interactive Media Awards

    Top 101 Best Report Card Solutions on HowToLearn.com

    CODiE nomination for "Best K-12 Instructional Solution."

    Trendsetter Award from EdTech Digest

    2012 BESSIE Awards for "Internet Tools Website" and "Language Arts/Integrated Learning Website"

    Finalist in the Innovation Award category of the 2012 Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) Awards

    References

    StudySync Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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