StudySync
| educational software | |
| Industry | educational software |
| Founded | 2011 .[1] |
Key people |
Robert Romano, BookheadEd founder and CEO Jay King, BookheadEd co-founder and COO. Mark Dwyer, Creative Director |
| Website | studysync.com |
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.[2][3]
StudySync was created by Robert Romano in partnership with Jay King in Sonoma County, California, USA.[4][5][6]
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.[7]
- "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.[8]
Awards
2011 EDDIE Award [9]
Cool Tool Award from Edtech Digest for Collaboration Solutions [10]
2011 Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products in District Administration Magazine [11]
“Best of Class” from the Interactive Media Awards [12]
Top 101 Best Report Card Solutions on HowToLearn.com [13]
CODiE nomination for "Best K-12 Instructional Solution." [14]
Trendsetter Award from EdTech Digest [15]
2012 BESSIE Awards for "Internet Tools Website" and "Language Arts/Integrated Learning Website" [16]
Finalist in the Innovation Award category of the 2012 Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) Awards [17]
References
- ↑ "." Press Democrat, September 11, 2011 Retrieved on October 1, 2011.
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- ↑ "." ComputED Gazette, September, 2011 Retrieved on October 1, 2011.
- ↑ "." EdTech Digest, November 14, 2011
- ↑ "." District Administration Magazine, 11/15/2011
- ↑ "." Interactive Media Awards, 12/02/11
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External links
- studysync.com
- company blog
- BookheadEd Learning, llc on LinkedIn
- StudySync on Facebook
- StudySync on Twitter
- StudySync on Pinterest
- StudySync on Learnist
- StudySync on Edmodo
- StudySync on YouTube
- StudySync on Edcanvas