THE Journal 2021 New Product Award Winners Announced

THE Journal New Product Awards 2021

DALLAS, November 30, 2021 – Leading industry media brand THE Journal announced the winners of its 2021 New Product Awards today. THE Journal is dedicated to informing and educating K-12 senior-level district and school administrators, technologists, and tech-savvy educators within districts, schools, and classrooms to improve and advance the learning process through the use of technology. The Education Group of 1105 Media, THE Journal’s parent company, launched the awards program last year to recognize leading product and service providers in the education sector. As learning technology continues to be in the spotlight, the 2021 awards program drew an impressive group of submissions.

The awards honor the outstanding product development achievements of manufacturers and suppliers whose products or services are considered to be particularly noteworthy in the transformation of education technology. This year, winners were honored in the following product award categories:

Adaptive/Personalized Learning Tool
MobyMax, MobyMax (Platinum)

Campus Safety Platform
Galaxy Next Generation, G2 SECURE (Platinum)

Classroom Audio Distribution/Sound Enhancement
Lightspeed Technologies, Lightspeed Topcat (Platinum)

Classroom Management, Culture or Student Success System
MobyMax, MobyMax (Platinum)

Classroom Presentation Tool
Epson America, BrightLink GoBoard Wireless Collaboration and Integrated Whiteboard Solution (Platinum)

Cloud Security
HID Global, HID Mobile Access (Platinum)

Collaboration Tool
Adobe, Adobe Connect (Platinum)

Digital Signage
OptiSigns Inc., OptiSigns (Platinum)

Education Networks/Professional Communities
Discovery Education, Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Community (Platinum)

E-Learning Authoring Tool
Articulate, Rise (Platinum)

Emergency Notification System
Singlewire Software, InformaCast with Incident Management (Platinum)

Formative Assessment
MobyMax, MobyMax (Platinum)
Curriculum Associates, i-Ready (Gold)

Intervention & Remediation Software
MobyMax, MobyMax (Platinum)
Sourcewell, Proliftic (Gold)

Learning Management Systems & E-Learning Platforms
Articulate, Rise (Platinum)

Math Program
ExploreLearning, ExploreLearning Frax (Platinum)
MobyMax, MobyMax (Gold)
Sourcewell, SpringMath (Gold)

Projector
BenQ, BenQ LK936ST Laser Projector (Platinum)

Reading Program
MobyMax, MobyMax (Platinum)

Remote/Distance Learning Platform
Adobe, Adobe Connect (Platinum)

Science Program
Discovery Education, Discovery Education Science Techbook (Platinum)
Flinn Scientific, PAVO (Platinum)
MobyMax, MobyMax (Gold)

Social-Emotional Learning Program
Discovery Education, Social-Emotional Learning Coalition (Platinum)
Edsby, Edsby (Gold)

Social-Emotional Learning Program Management
Vector Solutions, Vector Solutions Student Safety & Wellness Courses (Platinum)

STEM/STEAM Program
Discovery Education, STEM Careers Coalition (Platinum)
LEGO Education, LEGO Education SPIKE Essential (Gold)

Summative Assessment
MobyMax, MobyMax (Platinum)

Video/Web Conferencing Software
Adobe, Adobe Connect (Platinum)

Winners will receive awards for their recognized products. They will also be featured on the industry leading website, thejournal.com and included in an upcoming THE Journal e-newsletter.

“Technology has been the lifeline to education for tens of millions of students over the last couple of years. We congratulate all the winners in this year's New Product Awards and honor the technology innovators who have made formal learning possible during the ongoing crisis,” said David Nagel, editor-in-chief of THE Journal.

Information about the 2022 THE Journal New Product Awards will be available at thejournal.com in the fall of 2022.

For more information, please contact

Susan May
Group Marketing Director
1105 Media Infrastructure Solutions Group
[email protected]

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