Awards Key

ASTD Institute E-learning Courseware Certification - Certification by the American Society for Training and Development. Meets standards developed by e-learning experts, academics, instructional systems design practitioners, and learning industry leaders.

EDDIE - Educational Software Review Awards (fall) for outstanding educational software.

BESSIE - Best Education Software Award (spring) for best retail software. These awards are granted by the Educational Software Preview Service for Educational Technology in San Diego, California. Leading educators judge titles submitted from around the world.

California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse - Exemplary and Desirable ratings given by instructional technology professionals for use with state curriculum. Evaluated by educators.

Children's Software Revue - The magazine's All Star Software list is an ongoing collection of highly recommended titles that is updated with each bimonthly issue. Evaluated by educators.

Codie Award Finalist - Granted by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). Codie Awards showcase superior software; judged by professional peers.

EdPress Distinguished Achievement Award - Granted by the Association of Educational Publishers,
a global trade association whose judges are professional writers, editors, educators.

French Ministry of Education Education's Seal of Approval Reconnu d'intérêt pédagogique confers recommendation to French educators.

Japanese Multimedia Grand Prix & Ministry of International Trade & Industry - Multimedia Content Association of Japan & Ministry of International Trade & Industry award. Judged by digital media professionals.

Media & Methods Awards Portfolio - This educational technology magazine reaches over 50,000 professionals and is dedicated to exemplary teaching practices and products for K - 12 schools. Judged by educators.

Technology & Learning Magazine Awards of Excellence - The magazine is read by over 80,000 educational technology professionals nationally. Judged by educators.