Six McGraw-Hill Products Are Recognized For Excellence in Educational Technology

McGraw-Hill Education, a leading global provider of electronic and print products for the pre-K through 12th grade, higher education and professional markets, has announced that six of its educational-technology products are finalists in the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 21st Annual Codie Awards, a program that honors outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital content and education technology industries. SIIA will announce the award winners in May.

  The finalists are:
  * AccessMedicine.com, McGraw-Hill Professional, Best Medical and Health
    Information Product
  * Anatomy & Physiology Revealed, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Best
    Instructional Solution: Students at Home
  * Image Vault, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Best Postsecondary Course or
    Content Management Solution
  * MathZone, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Best Postsecondary Course or
    Content Management Solution
  * SimNet for Office 2003, McGraw-Hill Irwin, Best Instructional Solution:
    Non-core Content Areas
  * WebKey Express, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Non-core Content Areas

"We're very pleased that McGraw-Hill Education's technological innovation and our ability to leverage rich digital content is again being recognized this year," said Henry Hirschberg, president, McGraw-Hill Education. "This SIIA honor is a reflection of our efforts to provide students and educators alike the best tools for learning through technology."

Established in 1986, the Codie Awards is the longest-running awards program in the software and information industry. The program acknowledges the industry's most innovative products and services through a combination of journalist and peer review. More than 1,000 nominations were submitted by more than 800 companies for the 2005 awards, breaking the record set in 2004. This year's 331 Codie Awards finalists span a wide cross-section of the software and digital content industry.

"The 21st Annual Codie Awards continue the tradition of honoring the best of the software, information and education technology industries," said Ken Wasch, president of SIAA. "When you consider the number of outstanding companies that competed this year, being named a Codie Awards Finalist is a significant achievement."

AccessMedicine.com

McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine.com is an innovative online service that provides researchers, physicians, medical students, and all health professionals with about 30 internationally recognized digital titles, including Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. The premier Web resource for medical reference information, it offers daily updated content, hundreds of illustrations, a self-assessment feature, a comprehensive search platform and the ability to download content to a mobile device. To learn more, visit www.accessmedicine.com

Anatomy and Physiology Revealed

Developed in conjunction with the Medical University of Ohio, Anatomy & Physiology Revealed is a groundbreaking, interactive CD-ROM program that uses images of actual cadaver specimens, rather than illustrations, to aid undergraduate students and professors of anatomy and physiology. For the first time ever, undergraduates have the opportunity to practice human cadaver dissection by using state-of-the-art computer layering technology. Additional features include animations that help clarify anatomical relationships and explain difficult physiological concepts. To learn more, visit www.mhhe.com

Image Vault

Image Vault, developed by McGraw-Hill Higher Education and Xplana Learning, is a groundbreaking, Web-based resource for Art and Humanities instructors in higher education who wish to incorporate works of art from their textbooks into image-based electronic presentations. Containing a wealth of high-resolution digital images and utilizing a flexible, easy-to-use platform, Image Vault enables professors to build dynamic digital lectures. Presentations are created online and can be saved to professors' hard drives so that Internet access is not required during presentations in class. Instructors can search in several simple ways to build a collection of images for their courses, and then create any number of presentations utilizing these images. Instructors also can upload images already stored on their hard drive into their Image Vault presentations. To learn more, visit http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/art/Image_Vault_demo/IVdemo_final.html.

MathZone

MathZone is a complete, online tutorial and course management system for mathematics and statistics, designed for greater ease of use than any other system. Instructors can create and share courses and assignments with colleagues and adjuncts with a few clicks of a mouse. All assignments, questions, e-Professors, online tutoring, and video lectures are directly tied to text-specific material. MathZone courses are customized to the textbook, but teachers can edit questions and algorithms, import their own content, and create announcements and due dates for assignments. MathZone has automatic grading and reporting of easy-to-assign algorithmically generated homework, quizzing, and testing. All student activity within MathZone is automatically recorded and available through a fully integrated grade book than can be downloaded to Excel. To learn more, visit www.mhhe.com.

SimNet Office 2003

SimNet Office 2003 is a hybrid CD/Online solution for teaching and assessing students in Microsoft Office® 2003 using an interactive, simulation-based software that is versatile, dependable, and affordable. Students will master the tasks and skills deemed necessary for the course using the Teach Me, Show Me, Let Me Try philosophy. It's the only product of its kind that integrates fully with Blackboard and WebCT with results automatically and immediately available to instructors to track and gauge student mastery of any given module. To learn more, visit www.mhhe.com/simnet

WebKey Express

WebKey Express is an exclusive online keyboarding tutorial that keeps students on track for building speed and accuracy with 35 engaging interactive lessons. The animated virtual keyboard teaches students proper touch-method technique within fun learning environments. Teachers monitor student progress through the robust Teacher Management module and may customize exercises to fit individual skill levels. WebKey Express is accessible online and may be used from open labs, libraries, and home. To learn more, visit http://www.glencoe.com/sec/catalog/

About McGraw-Hill Education

McGraw-Hill Education is a leading global provider of electronic and print products for the pre-K through 12th grade, higher education and professional markets. It is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 290 offices in 38 countries. Sales in 2005 were $6.0 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mheducation.com/.

About The Codie Awards

In 1986, the Excellence in Software Awards program was established by the Software Publishers Association, now the SIIA, so that the pioneers of the then-nascent software industry could evaluate and honor each other's work. In 1993, the Excellence in Software Awards became the Codie Awards. Since its inauguration, the Codie Awards program has carried forward the same vision - to showcase the software and information industry's finest products and services and to honor excellence for corporate achievement and philanthropic efforts. The Codie Awards hold the distinction of being the only peer- recognition awards program of its kind in the industry, providing a unique opportunity for companies to earn the praise of their competitors. As SIIA evolves to serve the needs of its members, the Codie Awards program remains the standard bearer for celebrating outstanding achievement and vision in the industry. For more information, visit www.siia.net/codies/2006.

SOURCE: McGraw-Hill Education

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