A New Destination for Interactive Learning Promethean and Riverdeep Collaborate to Produce State-Of-The-Art Digital Resources |
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Press release date: July 12, 2006
LONDON, July 12/PRNewswire/ -- Promethean, a global leader in interactive learning and assessment; and Riverdeep, the education software specialists, are set to revitalise primary and early years classrooms with the launch of their latest interactive learning resources...
Since announcing their collaboration in October 2005 Promethean and Riverdeep have worked to combine the best in Interactive whiteboard technology with Riverdeep's flagship education software the 'Destination' series. From today, the new Riverdeep/Promethean Destination software is available as six different CD-ROMs covering three subjects: two in Maths, two in Literacy and two in Music.
Destination and Activprimary Software:
The series is designed to complement the UK national curriculum at foundation level through to key stage2. It also has the distinct advantage of loading directly into Promethean's Activprimary software allowing teachers instant access to a wealth of interactive content that can help bring a lesson to life. In addition, teachers and pupils can continue to use the powerfully intuitive Activprimary while working with the Destination software.
Commenting on the literacy software, Wendy Brooke, Computer Technician at Forches Cross Primary School in Devon said: "The programme is very well written and is designed in a way that catches the children's imagination. The class were both excited and engaged, and didn't realise they were doing literacy work. I think the combination of Activprimary and Destination software provides an excellent teaching resource which fits well with our literacy targets."
The combined solution provides fully functional "mouse" capabilities with a simple point-and-click operation to access roll-overs, tool tips and other common features of multi-media content.
Phil Watts, Riverdeep Marketing Director said: "Our relationship with Promethean has delivered a wealth of integrated curriculum resources for all teachers. Integrating our software with Activprimary has enabled teachers to create dynamic learning environments.
"Teachers can save time on lesson preparation and planning by using easily referenced, ready-made curriculum specific resources. This relationship delivers superb digital content at an extremely competitive price, and ensures that Promethean Activprimary users see improved results."
Alan Walker, Head of Interactive Content & Learning at Promethean agrees that "the launch of these exciting products is the culmination of a successful partnership. We hope that by combining the excellent reputation of the Destination series with our award winning Activprimary we can meet the growing need to provide quality educational products which make learning fun."
About Promethean
Promethean is a global leader in interactive learning technology that empowers teachers to engage, educate, assess and motivate learners. Developed by and for educators, its award-winning products help teachers to prepare digital lessons quickly and with greater ease. The technology enables them to create, customise and integrate text, web, video and audio content, so they can more easily capture students' attention and accommodate different learning styles.
The company supplies Activboard, the world's most durable interactive whiteboard technology; Activstudio, a software platform for secondary teaching; and Activprimary, the only product designed specifically for use in primary schools and kindergarten. It also offers hand-held Activotes that permit instantaneous assessment of pupils' comprehension of lessons. Beyond the classroom, Promethean offers training and support to ensure maximum results and return on investment.
Promethean is headquartered in Blackburn, in the United Kingdom. Its products are distributed through a network of partners and inspire millions of learners in more than 70 countries.
For more information, please visit www.prometheanworld.com
About Riverdeep Interactive Learning
Founded in Dublin in 1995, Riverdeep Interactive Learning has offices in Ireland, the UK and the US. Riverdeep is one of the fastest growing education and consumer software companies in the world. Its web-based and CD-ROM solutions can be found in more than 45,000 schools in over 20 countries worldwide.
Riverdeep UK Limited is based in Manchester, England. Riverdeep UK provides Learning Resources developed specifically for and aligned with The National Curriculums of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland. For more information please visit www.riverdeep-learning.co.uk
Source: Promethean
Press enquiries: Promethean Press, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, Tel: +44(0)20-7632-3905, Email: Prometheanpress@WaggenerEdstrom.com; Donna Shaw, Group Communications Manager, Promethean Technologies, Tel:+44(0)1254-298-511, Email: donna.shaw@prometheanworld.com; Phil Watts, Marketing Director, Riverdeep UK Limited, Phone: +44(0)161-925-5630, Email: pwatts@riverdeep-learning.co.uk
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