Innovation Incubator Program

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• Innovation Incubator Program
• Business Profiles

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Education Division Innovation Working Group
Members
Scott McQuiggan, Ph.D., SAS Institute Inc. Steve
Nordmark, Thinkronize, Inc. Ravi
Ramsaran, Autoskill International, Inc. Sean
Ryan, Scantron Steve Saltzberg, SoftChalk LLC
Jay Sivin-Kachala, IESD Robin Warner, The van
Tulleken Company Mitchell Weisburgh, Academic
Business Advisors, LLC
Carmi Paris(Co-Chair), Spectrum K12 School
Solutions Inc. Steve Siegel(Co-Chair), Follett
Corporation - Technology Solutions
International Group John Bower, uBoost INC
Sandra K. Fivecoat, WeAreTeachers Sari
Follansbee, EdTech Design Associates Kostas
Kyros, Appella Consulting Paula Maylahn, Paula
Maylahn
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WHY AMERICA MUST INNOVATE A Call to Action
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• WHO CAN APPLY?
• Non profit sector such as Boise State, Wake
  Forrest and Howard Universities
• Start up companies who may be looking for funding
  and/or strategic partnerships,
• And, from well-know member companies with new
  innovative services and productssuch as yours!

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• Innovation Champions!!
• Educational Sytemics Michael Jay and Marci
  Goldberg
• We are Teachers Innovations Circle Sandy
  Fivecoat
• EdRoom Ellen Bialo

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2009 Innovation Incubator Program Participants

• Adobe Flash Catalyst Megan Stewart, Director,
  Worldwide Higher Education, Adobe
• ArchieMD Interactive 3D Platform Virtual
  AutopsyRobert Levine, President, Chief Medical
  Officer, ArchieMD
• ClassLink InquiryBerj Akian, CEO, ClassLink
• Kidos ComputerDavid Van Osdol, Founder and CEO,
  Kidos Computer
• Math Learning ExchangeDavid Hoo, Executive
  Director, Math Learning Exchange
• MixedInk Collaborative Writing ToolVanessa
  Scanfeld, Founder, MixedInk

• PLEX LabsDan Norton, Founding Partner, Filament
  Games, LLC
• The Predictive Assessment of ReadingPaul
  Zimmerman, General Manager, ChildsMind
  Publishing
• Skatekids Online/ Ramps to ReadingHugh Conway,
  Sr. Vice President of Sales, Quantum Learning
  Technologies
• Straighterline Burck Smith, CEO, SMARTHINKING
• The 2009 Ed Tech Industry Summit Innovation
  Incubator Finalists Are
• edWeb LLCLisa Schmucki, CEO, edWeb LLC
• GradeCamTami Porter, Executive VP COO,
  GradeCam Corporation

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ArchieMD, Inc.

• Interactive 3D Platform Virtual Autopsy

Dr. Robert Levine / President
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Development of ArchieMD Interactive 3D Platform
Virtual Autopsy

• Engaging Science and Health Education
• Developed at ArchieMD by Dr. Robert Levine,
  programmers, 3D animators and multimedia
  specialists
• Funding partly through the company and publishing
  partner

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Market information for ArchieMDs 3D Interactive
Platform

• Ready for Market via Internet, CDRom
• Ideal for Students and Faculty
• Interactive Platform Conducive for all Markets
  K-20

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Our Focus at this Forum
Distribution, Licensing, Additional Funding
Publishers, Investors,Online Providers
ARCHIEMDs Products Applicable in Many
Verticals Education K-12, Higher Education,
Health Professions Consumer Health Patient
Education, Informed Consent Pharmaceutical
Education, Training, Marketing Military
Trauma, Augmented Reality,
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ArchieMD 3600 FAU Blvd Suite 201 Boca Raton, FL
33434 561 391-4448
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ClassLink Inquiry
Berj Akian, Founder and CEO
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www.ClassLink.com

• Since 1998

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www.ClassLink.com

• ClassLink LaunchPad
• All your school software
• All your school files
• Accessible everywhere

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• ClassLink LaunchPad
• All your school software
• All your school files
• Accessible everywhere

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www.ClassLink.com

• Current Stats
• 16.5 million computers in K12
• 16 million more in HE
• 33 million computers

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www.ClassLink.com

• Ask the Customer
• Dir of Tech
• Dir of Curriculum
• Superintendent
• Board Member

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Dir of Tech
Superintendent
Dir of Curriculum
Board Member
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Bringing data driven decision making to
instructional technology

• ClassLink Inquiry
• Inquiry knows
• Computer usage
• Software usage
• Web usage

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Standard custom reports
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Computer Usage
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Application Usage
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Websites usage
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• ClassLink Inquiry
• on every computer in K-20

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• ClassLink Inquiry
• on every computer in K-20

1to1
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• ClassLink Inquiry
• on every computer in K-20

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• ClassLink Inquiry
• on every computer in K-20

Accountability
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www.ClassLink.com
Go To Market

• National reseller partnerships
• Direct and regional resellers
• Large districts (higher accountability)
• Demonstration logins

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For teachers administration
Standard custom reports
Web Based
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Application Usage
Websites usage
Computer Usage
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www.ClassLink.com
Market Potential
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www.ClassLink.com
Our goals today

• Inquiry is here!
• Lets partner!
• Win your support!

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Bringing data driven decision making to
instructional technology

• ClassLink Inquiry
• Easy to understand
• Easy to afford
• Easy to use
• Necessary in todays world

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Thank you

• Berj Akian
• berj_at_classlink.com
• 888-963-7550

www.ClassLink.com
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David Van Osdol Founder and CEO
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Why?

• To allow a child to use an adults computer
  like it is her own

Video
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Why?

• To give parents easy, iTunes-like access to
  childrens content from around the world.

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When?
Development
Who?
Dr. Alice Wilder David Van Osdol Team of
developers
Over past 24 months
Where?

• New York City

Funded by Angel Investors
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Market Information

• Direct to consumer
• Families with children ages 3-7
• Closed beta after ED TECH
• 12,000 families
• Proprietary childrens apps in 12 languages

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Goal at Ed Tech
Find partners with great educational content who
would like to distribute to consumers globally.
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David Van OsdolFounder and CEOdvanosdol_at_kidoscom
puter.comm 646.418.2867
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MathLearningExchange.org Web 2.0 Community to
Harness the Collective Creativity of Thousands of
Teachers, Students and Volunteers
David Hoo Founder Executive Director
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Development of Math Learning Exchange

• Problem
• Millions of US students are below basic
  competency with an inequitable skew
• US ranked just 22nd of 26 OECD countries in 2006
  PISA mean scores for
  mathematics

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Development of Math Learning Exchange

• Solution
• Our mission radically improve K-12 math
  education
• Target poor performing learners
• Address different learning styles and multiple
  intelligences
• User-generated and professionally-produced videos
• Ultimately individualized self-paced learning

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The Power of User-Generated Content
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Development of Math Learning Exchange

• Being developed in partnership with universities,
  non-profits and school districts
• Currently being developed by volunteers
• Non-profit organization seeking foundation
  funding to achieve full potential

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Market Information for Math Learning Exchange

• Concept favorably received at April national NCSM
  and NCTM math conferences
• In Pilot Program design phase with goal of
  conducting 2009/2010 beta
• Pilot targets Grade 6-8 teachers for professional
  development and classroom use
• As content grows, target individual students in
  schools and at home
• Will be accessed by PCs and mobile devices
• Subsequently expand to Grades K-12

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Why Math Learning Exchange Will Succeed

• Wiki structure of standards-based lessons with
  customizable re-sequencing of lesson topics to
  match curriculum used
• Pre-populated professional development, math
  lessons and assessments with extensive
  functionality
• Rate and comment on lessons
• Discussion forums
• Homework help boards
• Match tutors
• Marketed efficiently through social media and
  teacher associations

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Our Focus at this Forum is to seek

• Funding to develop Pilot program
• Foundations
• Corporate sponsors
• Federal/State Agencies
• Strategic Partners for development
• Funding for special projects (NBA, Actuarial
  Foundation, NSF Presidential Awardees, etc.)
• Resources in-kind (servers, hosting, etc.)
• Employee volunteers (IBM real-world applications)

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Thank you!

• Contact Information
• David Hoo
• Executive Director
• MathLearningExchange.org
• 201-857-2110
• davidhoo_at_mathlearningexchange.org

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Introducing MixedInks Collaborative Writing
Platform
Vanessa Scanfeld Co-Founder, MixedInk
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Development of the MixedInkCollaborative Writing
Platform

• MixedInks online platform allows large groups to
  weave their ideas language into a single text,
  combining the wiki concept with a Digg-like
  rating system.
• Founded in 2007 by 3 co-founders in NYC DC,
  privately funded

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Market Information for MixedInks Collaborative
Writing Platform

• Launched publicly in Jan 2009
• End users are predominantly middle and high
  school students

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Our Focus at this Forum is to

• Identify potential investors and partners for
  distribution (i.e. resell and/or license the
  platform).

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MixedInk Demo Video vanessa_at_mixedink.com
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MixedInk 21st Century Skills

• Originally designed as tool for citizen
  engagement, saw organic uptake in education.
• Covered by education blogs, included in MITs NML
  learning library, and - most importantly
  received great feedback from teachers.
• Tool encourages students to take creative risks,
  understand peers perspectives, evaluate what
  they are reading, and gain team experience
  while building on behavior outside the classroom.

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• Thank you!

Vanessa Scanfeld Vanessa_at_MixedInk.com
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Amanda White
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Development Goals of PLEX Labs

• Develop to meet the needs of teachers for
  flexible, easy to use quality science tools
• Online, quick and easy to access
• Mapped to learning goals, inspired by traditional
  science lab activities
• Leveraging high quality production, and design
  values of Filament's in-house design and
  development team
• Project will begin lat '09, early '10

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Market Innovation

• Early Stages of design/prototyping
• State-wide survey based research to shape market
  strategy
• Distribution through an easy to access online
  portal site
• Flexible end user purchase options reflecting
  different needs and enabling different markets
• First project development targeted at middle
  school science, but portal can be expanded

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Forum Goals

• Introducing ourselves to the larger educational
  technology community!
• Guidance for concept validation, feedback from
  industry leaders and peers
• Partners interested in distribution partnership
• Additional funding to guide specific content
  topics, or grant portal access to interested
  organizations/publishers

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Forum Goals

• contact_at_filamentgames.com

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from

• ChildsMind
• Publishing

Paul Zimmerman, General Manager / CEO
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2 Improvement over 13 years
Billions / year
38 Below Basic
4th grade
Status Quo is NOT working!
8th grade
0
Below Basic
Basic above
National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) data
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Real Research Makes the Difference

• 20 years of NIH funded research into the causes
  of reading failure and dyslexia
• Wake Forest University
• School of Medicine

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Exceptional Accuracy

• Highly accurate (90)
• Validity and reliability rs gt .90
• National norming, longitudinal
• and randomized controlled studies
• Subscription based
• One-on-one classroom assessment
• Used as early as second semester Kindergarten

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What makes this different?
In only15 minutes
PAR is the only classroom reading assessment that
scientifically DIAGNOSES the underlying causes of
problems
and then PRESCRIBES a targeted strategy for
intervention for each child.
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Breakthrough Results
Percentage of students At-Risk for failure
before and after using PAR
Wake County Public Schools, NC

• 14 schools
• all Kindergartners

(Not just for at-risk students!)
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Poor Assessment Accuracy Costs School Districts
Money
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False Negatives
Competition
PAR
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Value Proposition
When assessments are used to place students into
special learning environments
Schools typically spend 5,000. to 10,000 more
per student placed in a special program

• Accurately identifies students needing help
• Diagnoses the real underlying problem
• Prescribes a strategy for remediation

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Partnership with Canada
The Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)

• ChildsMind Publishing has an agreement with CCL
  to
• extend the research incorporate PAR into
  their model
• work with jurisdictions to pilot PAR across
  Canada

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• Unparalleled accuracy
• Diagnostic
• Prescriptive
• A real solution for schools!

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Focus at this Forum

• potential partners for start-up funding
• distribution
• investors
• publishers
• distributors

Seeking
With
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Contact Information
Paul Zimmerman, General Manager / CEO ChildsMind
Publishing Wake Forest University School of
Medicine Office of Technology Asset
Management 391 Technology Way, Suite
199 Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Phone [phone]
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Martin Fletcher, Chief Creative Officer
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An online educational community enabling children
to reach their academic potential.
What Is
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Creates virtual worlds that embed scientifically
based educational activities in compelling,
interactive computer games.
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What Does
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Engages children in stealth learning,
dramatically increasing time-on-task because they
are immersed in activities that are fun,
challenging, and relevant to their digitally
connected world.
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Why Works
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Skatekids and Ramps to Reading

• Scientifically based cognitive and literacy
  development online video games
• Collaboration between leading cognitive
  psychologists and video game developers
• VC backed - DFJ Mercury, RPM, I2A
• Founded in 2007

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Skatekids and Ramps to Reading

• Used by school districts in 12 states
• Research based and several scientific studies
  proving efficacy
• SAAS business and delivery model
• Children ages 4-12 globally
• Schools, homes, other institutions

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Scientifically based ? Clinically
proven ? Totally Fun

• Experience / expertise of Management team
• Unique product concept, proprietary intellectual
  property
• Efficient marketing strategy school channel
  provides launchplatform into consumer market
• Products relevant to digitally connected world of
  kids today
• Scientific research is the foundation of all QLT
  products20 years of continuous improvement
• Ideal blend of computer gaming and educational
  psychology
• Online virtual environment with own economy,
  products for sale
• Social networking
• Continually adaptive new games, features and
  productsintroduced weekly and monthly
• Personal feedback, real-time assessment and
  progress monitoring

Easy to buy Easy to implement
Easy to use
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Current Products
Current Products
3rd through 8th Grade
Educational activities in avirtual world
environment,including a revolutionary, achievemen
t-based virtual economy

• Fast-paced extreme-sports metaphor
• Continuously adaptive updated daily, weekly and
  monthly
• Online progress measured real time dashboard
  accessibleon SkatekidsOnline

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Current Products
Current Products
Pre-K through 2nd Grade
Educational activities scientifically designed
to develop early literacy, keyboarding and
cognitive skills in an age-appropriate on line
world.
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Consumer Market Primed
Online computer gaming socialnetworking for
children ages4-10 is exploding Unfilled need for
engaging,education-based solution Current
programs have notrue educational value. Out of
school use of Ramps and Skatekids is over 40 of
total time Parents want it now!
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Our Focus at this Forum is to

• Seek potential partners for international
  distribution, licensing, additional funding.
• With publishers, distributors, media companies
  and VCs

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• Management Team
• Alan Aldworth, Co-Founder and
  President/CEO Alan has over 25 years managing
  innovative education, information and publishing
  businesses. He launched, published and managed
  some of the most successful innovative
  educational products including Everyday
  Mathematics, Breakthrough to Literacy,
  Bigchalk/eLibrary, Reading A-Z.com, and Explore
  Learning.com. Alan specializes in leveraging
  technology to improve functionality, enhance the
  user experience and maximize scalability and
  profitability.
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• Hugh Conway, SVP Sales Hugh has 28 years
  experience building and managing sales
  organizations for educational technology
  companies. Hugh has led the sales teams at
  eChalk, Inc., Invest Learning (a division of
  Simon and Schuster) and Class.com, Inc.  He has
  led sales teams in both corporate and venture
  funded start-ups including Jostens Learning
  Corporation, and Carnegie Learning.
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• Dr. Martin Fletcher, Co-Founder and Chief
  Creative Officer Dr. Fletcher has spent his
  entire professional career applying cognitive
  development sciences with direct instruction
  techniques in clinical settings to help children
  who have struggled to read. His dedication and
  efforts have helped children to acquire the
  cognitive processes and skills to read fluently
  and become successful learners.
• Andrew Vreeke, VP Operations Andrew has
  extensive experience in project management,
  implementation and client services. He has
  overseen implementation services for educational
  technology companies, including Advanced
  Academics, Inc. and eChalk, Inc., and Aspen
  Systems/Lockheed Martin on community-building and
  economic development projects for the U.S.
  Department of Housing and Urban Development, the
  U.S. Department of Education, and various White
  House offices.

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Contact Information
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• From SMARTHINKING

Burck Smith and Ryan Busch
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Development of StraighterLine

• Create more affordable, better supported, and
  more flexible general education college courses
• Developed by SMARTHINKING
• Company-backed Funding
• Work Began 9/2007, Sales 9/2008

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Market Information for StraighterLine

• Currently in Operations
• 98 of Current Students Would Recommend a
  StraighterLine Courses
• Online, using Blackboard
• Users Consumer, Institutions, Businesses
• Adult Learners, Workforce Development, Recent
  High School Graduates

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Our Focus at this Forum is to

• Open up new partnership opportunities
• Consumer marketing partners
• Companies that want to add college courses to
  their offerings
• Companies that might want to help us take these
  to high school for AP or Dual Enrollment.

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Contact Information

• Burck Smith, CEO
• 202-543-5034 ext. 210
• bsmith_at_StraighterLine.com
• Ryan Busch, Director of StraighterLine
• 602-486-7110
• rbusch_at_StraighterLine.com

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www.StraighterLine.com
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Adobe Flash Catalyst

• Adobe Systems Incorporated

Megan Stewart, John Schuman
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Development of Adobe Flash Catalyst

• Provides a tool for non-coders to create usable
  Flash code.
• Increases overall productivity
• Developed by the Adobe product teams.
• Adobe RD
• Over two years in development

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Market Information for Flash Catalyst

• Early beta has already been released to the
  Developer community (MAX)
• Public beta to be released Summer/Fall 2009
• Mac and Windows versions
• Interactive design students
• Secondary and Higher Education

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Our Focus at this Forum is to

• Increase awareness of this innovation
• Talk to Developers
• Integration Partners
• Talk to you

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Contact Information

• jschuman_at_adobe.com
• Mstewart_at_adobe.com
• http//www.adobe.com/education

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