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netTrekker Search Engine for Schools
Earns
Double Codie Honors in 20th Annual Competition
Cincinnati, OH - The market leading search engine for schools,
netTrekker, earned two Codie awards during the 20th annual
awards presentation of the Software & Information Industry
Association. netTrekker earned Best Web-Based Instructional
Solution and Best Elementary Education Instructional Solution:
Other Content Areas. This double recognition validates the decision
by more than 6,000 elementary, middle and high schools to select
netTrekker as their search engine of choice.
More than 3.7 million K-12 students in 47 states use netTrekker.
netTrekker, provided by Thinkronize, Inc., delivers only
the best educational resources from the Internet to every desktop,
saving valuable time and making searches safe and powerfully productive.
netTrekker has experienced tremendous momentum in the
education industry and has garnered 10 industry awards for excellence
in the past four years, including a total of three Codie Awards.
"We want to thank our customers whose feedback and contributions
help us to continuously improve netTrekker to better serve
the education community," said Randy Wilhelm, CEO of Thinkronize,
the developer of netTrekker. "We are extremely honored
to receive both Codie awards for our work to enhance education
with effective technology and resources that support educators
and help children learn, which is our most important goal."
Based on this customer feedback, the company will introduce a
revolutionary new product at the National Educational Computing
Conference (NECC) in June. Customers from Cobb County, Memphis,
Ysleta, Houston, Shelby County, St. Johns County, and many other
school districts nationwide participated in formal focus groups
and pilot programs during the design and testing phases of the
new product. Their comments and feedback were instrumental in helping
Thinkronize develop a new product to meet the changing needs of
educators and students.
Over 800 companies submitted more than 1,000 nominations in this
year’s competition - a record-breaker for the Codie Awards.
First round judging was completed by a broad panel consisting of
representatives from the industry trade press, mainstream technology
writers and industry experts and analysts. Second round judging
was based on votes from SIIA members. Member companies are allotted
one vote per company in each Codie Award category. The winners
were announced on May 25 during a black-tie dinner and ceremony
at Universal Studios' Globe Theatre in Universal City, CA.
About netTrekker
netTrekker is the award-winning academic search engine
specifically designed for school use. Unlike ordinary search engines,
netTrekker delivers only the best educational resources
from the entire Internet in a safe, organized, standards-aligned
format to every desktop, helping to increase student achievement.
Using netTrekker, educators, librarians, students, and
parents save valuable time because they receive only safe, relevant
educator-selected results, allowing them to spend less time searching
and more time focused on learning.
In addition to the 2005 Codie awards, netTrekker has
also received a number of other significant peer and industry awards
for excellence including: 2005 AEP Gold Lamp finalist, 2005 Awards
Portfolio Winner, 2005 BESSIE Award, 2004 Distinguished Achievement
Award, 2003 Award of Excellence, 2002 Awards Portfolio Winner,
2002 Best General/Interdisciplinary Curriculum Website Award, and
a 2002 EDDIE Award. To learn more about netTrekker, visit
www.netTrekker.com.
About Thinkronize
Thinkronize, an Internet developer of award-winning K-12 educational
products, was founded
by Robert Reinders in July 1999 and grew out of a passion and commitment
to enhancing teaching and learning with the Internet and standards-based
online resources. The company’s premier product, netTrekker,
the trusted search engine for schools, was launched in October
2000. Since netTrekker’s launch, Thinkronize has
enjoyed continued growth, success and industry recognition and
awards. netTrekker is being adopted by key districts nationwide
and is known to be one of the best products in the education industry.
For more information visit www.thinkronize.com
or phone 877-517-1125.
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