"Our
LMS platform will help McGraw-Hill Education to provide superior training for
teachers, including not only step-by-step video reinforced by interactive
problem types and synthesis activities, but a community module designed to
foster peer-to-peer assistance and mentoring.xplana. "Our focus next year is on science.

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XplanaCourse(TM) allows instructors to create both traditional
and more extensive activities and assessments that can be exported for use
with other LMS platforms.

ImagiProbe is a trademark of PASCO scientific.

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About McGraw-Hill Education
McGraw-Hill Education is a leading global provider of electronic and print
products that enhance teaching and learning in pre-K through Grade 12, higher
education and professional markets.

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McGraw-Hill Education Launches a Customized Learning Management System for Teacher Education Developed by Xplana Learning

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Xplana built McGraw-Hill Education's new LMS as a customized version of
its proprietary LMS, XplanaCourse(TM), a standards-based LMS platform designed
to deliver the highest quality online learning experience.com or call 877-373-0301.

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Xplana Learning provides software and services aimed at delivering
superior learning experiences and assessment possibilities. " With the ImagiWorks Online
Training Center we can easily schedule online times for training.

"Once every six years we get an allotment of money from the state to revamp
our system and choose new products that we 'll use for the next five years,"
she said. ImagiWorks uses WebEx, a leader in
web-based communications , to host the remote training sessions.

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This LMS platform, created by Xplana
Learning, a leading provider of interactive educational software, will deliver
online courses to K-12 teachers in Mathematics , Science, Social Studies,
Reading, and Literature.
"Quality professional development programs are critical in any educational
environment, especially in light of NCLB requirements regarding teacher
quality," said Beth McBride, president, McGraw-Hill Professional Development. For further
information on the company, call (650) 373-0300 or visit
www.

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With their recent purchase of ImagiProbe, sensor-based data acquisition
systems from ImagiWorks , a leading provider of mobile inquiry science
and math education solutions for the Palm OS platform , Goode decided to
try the company's new web-based classroom that delivers interactive,
real-time , instructor-led training.

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Xplana Learning's work is driven by the core
philosophy that while technology is a key component in instructor and student
success, it should blend with human touch and imagination rather than disrupt
them., is a business unit of PASCO
scientific, Inc.

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The current custom platform features 28 customized flash interactivities
within 36 modules of content authored to be presented in this LMS, and also
utilizes XplanaCourse(TM) communication utilities to facilitate active peer-
to-peer support and learning opportunities.imagiworks.

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April Hattori (for McGraw-Hill Education)
Vice President, Communications
(212) 904 -3214
april_hattori@mcgraw-hill.

Educators Turn to ImagiWorks Online Training Center to Help Integrate Technology Into Science Curriculum

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While teachers were apprehensive at first, they were quick to see the
advantages.

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About ImagiWorks

ImagiWorks, Inc .

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At
Fulton Teaching and Learning Academy, the professional development center
for Tulsa Public Schools, this science resource teacher is trying something
new to help teachers at the school district 's 16 middle schools integrate
technology into the science curriculum -- online training.com.

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At the same time, the platform gives school districts the
information they need to track staff achievement and maintain high staff-
development standards. We are evaluating products
that we'll begin using in the 2006/2007 school year. Palm Powered is a trademark
of Palm, Inc.

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3 billion.
Additional information is available at http://www.D, vice president of PASCO scientific and head of the
ImagiWorks business unit, said, "What teachers are experiencing is a new
approach to professional development, which , while vital, historically has
often been hindered by lack of funding, budget constraints and logistical
complexity. "It makes instructor-led hands-on training available to
anyone, anywhere; it reduces training costs by minimizing travel and
expenses; it gets teachers up and running quickly; and it can update an
entire school district on new technology adoptions.

A PC or Mac computer, a web connection, telephone and Internet Explorer are
all a teacher needs to get started.

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"The ImagiWorks Online Training Center is a fast and cost-effective way to
accelerate training and offer face-to-face interaction -- all from the
desktop," he said. ImagiProbe is one of
the solutions that we are rotating among our teachers because it is backed
up by research from the Concord Consortium, who has studied the
effectiveness of mobile inquiry systems. The active, engaging environment supports online
meetings with voice, video and data.

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"We are a very large school district with quite a few new teachers entering
into the system each year," she said. It's a
very efficient and effective way to train our teachers."

The Online Training Center provides basic training that covers the use and
classroom integration of palmOne handheld computers. In addition,
e-learning sessions focus on the use of two award-winning products:
ImagiProbe, a sensor data acquisition system that enables students to
conduct authentic scientific investigations; and ImagiMath, a suite of
three mathematics applications, which includes the ImagiGraph
application, a mathematics visualizer; the ImagiCalc application, a
full-featured calculator; and ImagiSolve application, a mathematics
worksheet and equation. ImagiWorks, Inc. provides instructors,
learning materials and resources, along with continuous progress tests to
monitor understanding and assess skill level., a leading developer of innovative, technology-based
solutions for hands-on science.

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addition, LMS will enable school districts to track educators' performance
data that can easily be analyzed and compared for reporting purposes.oconnor@paradigmshiftpr.

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The design
flexibility of XplanaCourse(TM) allowed McGraw-Hill Education to deliver a
unique learning interface created specifically for professional development.
Kerry Goode is serious about science."

Which is exactly what Tulsa Public Schools is about to do. Founded in 1998, ImagiWorks remains a
leading provider of science and math education solutions for the Palm OS
platform and is focused on using the power of inexpensive computers to
reshape how teachers teach and students learn science and mathematics.

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"We have been working with McGraw-Hill Education on a variety of
interactive learning projects, as they have been very interested in leveraging
our experience in the areas of innovative online curriculum and interactive
educational software," said Rob Reynolds, President, Xplana Learning. Sales in 2004 were $5.

Media Contacts:
Dennis O'Connor (for Xplana Learning)
President
Paradigm Communications
(508) 650-0100; cell: (781) 883-5109
Dennis. Teachers also like the advantage of
communicating with an expert in real-time, asking specific questions and
getting answers immediately .

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For more information on XplanaCourse(TM), please
visit: http://www. The company
specializes in learning solutions and products that facilitate more effective
online teaching and learning.

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XplanaCourse(TM) is unique in its collection of collaboration and
communication tools as well as in its assortment of content management
functionality. The corporation has
more than 300 offices in 40 countries.com. Its
products include the ImagiProbe sensor-based data collection system for
Palm Powered devices and ImagiLab SensorScience packages that employ
ImagiProbe for science education and research. ImagiWorks also produces the
ImagiProbe learning environment for math education.

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This new LMS will strengthen McGraw-Hill's
Professional Development business by enabling it to provide school districts
with dynamic and interactive Web-based professional development courses.

About Xplana Learning
Xplana Learning is an innovative educational software company based in
Boston, MA. "It's an exciting new way to process
information," said Goode. Teachers can check out the systems
after they complete the online training.imagiworks.

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php. It is a division of The McGraw -Hill
Companies, a global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in
the financial services, education and business information markets through
leading brands such as Standard + Poor 's and BusinessWeek. Among them is the ability to record the session and revisit the
material to refresh their knowledge. Purchase of ImagiProbe or
ImagiMath is not required.

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BOSTON, McGraw-Hill Education , a leading global
provider of electronic and print products that enhance teaching and learning
in pre-K through Grade 12, higher education and professional markets, today
announced the launch of a customized Learning Management System (LMS) for its
Professional Development division.
"The LMS platform provides teachers with a unique and effective way of
learning. It is a system designed to reinforce best-practices
instructional design and foster active reflection and sharing within student
communities.

For more information on ImagiWorks products and training visit
www ., based in Roseville, Calif.