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E d Te c h S h o w D a i l y W e d n e s d a y, F e b r u a r y 3 , 2 0 1 6 4 MACKINVIA HONORED WITH TWO TECH & LEARNING AWARDS MackinVIA recently received an Award of Excellence by Tech & Learning maga- zine and has been hailed as one of today's most prestigious education technology products. Adding to this accomplish- ment, MackinVIA was also recognized as a Best of Show winner at ISTE 2015. When Mackin Educational Resources set out to create a digital con- tent delivery system for its customers, the top priority was to make it user- friendly and robust for students and edu- cators alike. With a catalog of nearly 350,000 digital products, tens of thou- sands of schools and districts and nearly nine million students support that those efforts have been nothing short of suc- cessful. Today, MackinVIA is being hailed within the industry as one of the best dig- ital management systems available for schools. Users can access their digital products including eBooks, online data- bases, videos and audiobooks from almost any mobile device or desktop computer. Teachers can use the system to align resources to their curriculum and educational standards, and librarians and administrators can purchase and manage the digital inventory all in one place. MackinVIA boasts a number of study features, including a personal and convenient Backpack for each student that lets them store their favorite resources and affords them the ability to create and access notes and highlights within those resources. With the Backpack feature, students can also download eBooks and audiobooks for on-the-go reading on their mobile devices. Mackin is continually updating and expanding its proprietary products. Most DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS TO ACCELERATE STUDENT LEARNING Renaissance Learning™ is a leading provider of cloud-based K12 assess- ments, personalized reading and math practice programs and learning analytics. Its solutions are used in one-third of U.S. schools and in 60 countries around the world. By delivering deep insight into what students know, what they like and how they learn, Renaissance Learning's solutions help you deliver differentiated and timely instruction to close achieve- ment gaps and improve student outcomes. Renaissance Learning employees and advisors include top researchers, educators, data scientists and technolo- gists who create classroom-based tools using a rigorous development process. Its research-based solutions include: STAR 360™, a comprehensive assessment solution that provides valid and reliable interim assessment data for early literacy, reading and math, as well as daily formative assessment in any sub- ject area. STAR 360 gives you immediate insights for screening, progress monitor- ing, instructional planning, student growth and more. Accelerated Reader 360™, which combines inde- pendent and i n s t r u c t i o n a l reading prac- tice to maximize student growth. Accelerated Reader 360 helps you guide students to fiction and nonfiction texts at just the right level. It also includes a curated collection of leveled digital arti- cles with built-in skills practice activities to support daily instruction. Accelerated Math™, which provides dynamic practice on both grade-level and foundational math skills. Accelerated Math uses STAR assessment data to place stu- dents in instructional groups. Students then receive online or printed math assignments, Continued on Page 37 Continued on Page 37 Lee M. Oser CEO and Editor-in-Chief Jules Denton Kim Forrester Associate Publishers Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director Jeanie Catron JoEllen Lowry Greg Gonzales Associate Editors André Gressieux Art Director Yasmine Brown Krystal Robles Graphic Designers Sarah Glenn Freda Epum Customer Service Managers Stacy Davis Kimberly Stevens Show Logistics & Distribution Randal Fisher Rob Romeo Account Managers Enrico Cecchi European Sales EdTech Show Daily is published by Oser Communications Group ©2016 All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 www.osercommunicationsgroup.com European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy