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July 06, 2006

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Thinkronize and FSCreations Partner to Provide Educators with Convenient Access to Remediation Content

Newest version of ExamView integrates netTrekker resources for immediate reinforcement

Cincinnati, OH - Thinkronize, developer of the netTrekker suite of safe educational search products, and FSCreations have partnered to provide educators with instant access to reinforcement content for their students. The newest version of FSCreation's flagship product, ExamView v5.2, now features an item remediation summary that allows teachers to instantly link to remediation content provided by netTrekker. Any netTrekker classic or netTrekker d.i. customer who purchases ExamView will now have access to this new functionality.

Educators nationwide utilize FSCreations' ExamView on a daily basis to save time, assess student knowledge, improve instruction, and accelerate learning. With the newest version of ExamView, teachers can now access netTrekker content from the item remediation summary, which indicates subject-areas that may need additional reinforcement. For example, if a teacher wanted to find out how well her students performed on a recent history exam, she would generate a report through the ExamView Test Manager. The report might indicate that more than half of her students answered a question about Abraham Lincoln incorrectly. At this point, she could choose to see an item remediation summary, which would list a number of keywords, such as "Gettysburg Address" and "Reconstruction." Each keyword is linked directly to a corresponding netTrekker results page, which would allow her to browse through the material provided to quickly and easily find relevant resources to conduct a review session with her students.

The teacher could also use the ExamView Learning Series, high-quality state-aligned question items, to create assignments that are based on state standards. She could then generate reports that link directly to the state standard remediation items in netTrekker.

"Through our integration with ExamView, we are providing yet another way for our customers to save time searching for resources so they can spend more time on instruction," said Christine Willig, president of Thinkronize. "Working to incorporate new forms of assessment and reinforcement into the classroom brings us another step closer to true differentiated instruction and meeting each child's individual learning needs."

In addition to the netTrekker integration, teachers can create and manage question items along with assessments, work sheets and study guides for their classrooms with ExamView. Also, users can administer paper assessments scored manually or with scanning devices, deliver online assignments over the school network or the Internet, and report and analyze student performance to inform instruction and remediation.

"Our goal with ExamView v5.2 is to provide a tool by which teachers can accurately access student progress and offer educational resources to help improve student learning and instruction," said FSCreations president, Christopher Schaber. "The resources available through netTrekker are safe and reliable - resources we feel comfortable and confident providing to our users."

Many school districts nationwide already see netTrekker as an essential classroom-learning tool, with more than 8.3 million students in 14,000 schools across the country currently using the safe search engine. The award-winning product by Thinkronize has helped thousands of educators individualize instruction for all levels of learners, and now netTrekker's 180,000 educator-selected resources are more accessible and adaptive for remediation needs.

About FSCreations, Inc.
Founded in 1991, FSCreations has consistently delivered exceptional products and services. The combination of skillful software development and comprehensive understanding of the needs of educators, students and publishers have resulted in the successful delivery of over 125 software products including the industry-leading ExamView Assessment Suite. For more information, visit FSCreations at www.fscreations.com.

About the netTrekker Product Suite
The netTrekker product line includes award-winning educational search products for both the education (netTrekker classic and netTrekker d.i.) and consumer markets (netTrekker home). Unlike ordinary search engines, products from the netTrekker suite provide fast and easy access to only the best, pornography-free, educational resources from the entire Internet in a safe, organized, standards-aligned format. Using netTrekker search engines, educators, school librarians, students, and parents save valuable time because they are directed to relevant, reliable, educator-selected websites every time - meaning less time spent on searching and more time focused on learning. For more information about the netTrekker suite, visit www.netTrekker.com.

About Thinkronize
Thinkronize, an Internet developer of award-winning K-12 educational products, was founded in 1999 and grew out of a passion for and commitment to enhancing teaching and learning with the Internet and standards-based online resources. The company's flagship product, netTrekker classic, was launched in October 2000 and has won 11 industry awards for education excellence since its inception. Thinkronize currently serves nearly 8.3 million students in 48 states, including adoptions by key districts and states nationwide, making it one of the fastest-growing companies in the education industry. In recent years, the company has expanded the netTrekker product line to include two-time award-winning netTrekker d.i., designed for use in schools to help educators meet individual students' learning needs, and netTrekker home, available for purchase by parents whose district or school has not yet purchased a netTrekker school subscription. For more information visit www.thinkronize.com or phone 877-517-1125.

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