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Announces Development Deal with Award-winning
Dr. Peggy Healy Stearns Marks Breakout Year for FableVision in the Technology-Delivered Edu-Content Market BOSTON, MA "Peggy has the golden touch," Reynolds notes. "Her intuitive approach to what educators really need and what will engage children has always meant instant winners in the educational technology market." Although the new product name is still under wraps, Reynolds explains, "This product is truly innovative - it's not another children's desktop publisher." With Dr. Stearns trademark "real-world classroom" design, the software is designed to motivate children to write across the curriculum by helping teachers tailor writing assignments to students' needs and curriculum goals. FableVision's VP Gary Goldberger points out, "This product is targeted for classrooms, but we're completely confident that we've got a blockbuster primed for the home market, too." With Peter Reynolds as Executive Creative Director, the software development team is being led by award-winning Executive Producer Karen Bresnahan, Programmer Sean Nolan and Art Director John Lechner. As Dr. Stearns explains her choice to partner with FableVision, "Not only does Peter Reynolds have twenty years of award-winning experience, he has used that understanding to nurture a creative brain trust where imagination, collaboration, great business acumen and a vision for what is meaningful come together." With six years of product development and grassroots support behind it, FableVision has marked 2002 as its breakout year in the marketplace. As a Tier One Sponsor at the National Educational Computing Conference/NECC 2002 (joining Apple, IBM and Dell,) FableVision was a highly visible brand at the conference. NECC featured 2000 T-shirts sporting the FableVision name as well as an original animated "Welcome to NECC" video produced by FableVision that played on the web and during the show in many venues, including on each of twenty-nine NECC shuttle busses. And the industry recognition keeps rolling in. Already named a "Shaper of the Future" by Converge Magazine, the firm was also just honored as one of three finalists in the EdNet 2002 Awards in the Hero category for "innovation and impact on education." Final EdNet winners will be announced September 24th. This development deal with Stearns comes on the heels of FableVision's release of the media-rich, research-based BrainCogs™ software, which teaches struggling learners success strategies for learning, studying and test taking. BrainCogs has already landed Media and Methods Magazine's Portfolio Awards 2002 as well as The District's Choice Award "Top 100 Products of 2002" by District Administration Magazine. EssayExpress™, a follow up to the successful BrainCogs software, which focuses on the challenges of essay writing, is in the final stages of production and is scheduled for release in Spring 2003. About Dr. Peggy Healy Stearns
Dr. Stearns has published articles in Electronic Learning, The Computing Teacher (Learning and Leading With Technology), The Journal of Learning Disabilities, and numerous other print publications as well as on the web. Peggy draws from her extensive experience as both parent and teacher including 20 years at the K-12 level as classroom teacher and district technology coordinator. Peggy also taught at the State University of New York at Buffalo Graduate School of Education and has presented seminars and conference sessions to thousands of educators across the country. Dr. Stearns earned her B.A. from Manhattanville College, her Masters from Harvard University, and her Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo. More than her many accomplishments, what pleases Peggy most is the enthusiasm of children, teachers and parents who tell her how her work has inspired and revolutionized their learning experience. About FableVision
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