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(NYSE: LF), a leading developer of learning products used in
both homes and schools , today announced that it is donating $100,000 worth of
its educational products to children currently displaced from their homes and
schools in shelters across the region.
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LeapFrog is working with relief organizations to distribute learning
products to children in shelters across the region, and its "Relief through
Learning" employee giving campaign will benefit the American Red Cross.S. consumer products are
available in six languages at major retailers in more than 25 countries around
the world.S.

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If all you want to
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It's not. For example, distance learning is great if the
learning goal is merely the transfer of knowledge.

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LeapFrog Products to Help Keep Kids Learning During and After Transition to
New Schools and New Communities: Corporate Giving Campaign Underway With
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Learning Products Leader LeapFrog Donates $100 000 of Educational Toys for Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrina

"After securing their immediate safety needs, experts feel it is critical for
children to get back to their regular schooling and LeapFrog products can help
during the transition to a new school, for catching up on lost school hours
during the disaster, and for ongoing educational assistance during a busy and
emotional period for them and their families. is a leading designer, developer and marketer
of innovative, technology-based learning products and related proprietary
content, dedicated to making learning effective and engaging for all ages, at
home and in schools, around the world. And you can't teach kids to
write as well through distance learning as you can through classroom
learning because of the social nature of the task.

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with over 200 interactive books and over 450 skill
cards representing more than 6,000 pages of educational content.

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A study from the Education Department found distance
learning is gaining popularity for elementary and high school
students, according to an article by The Associated Press . Some schools offer online classes when
they do not have a teacher onsite who specializes in the subject. You can't, for example,
use distance learning effectively to improve the way your sales force
interacts with marketing and operations.

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"While the physical needs of the victims of the hurricane are enormous, we
hope LeapFrog's product donation can help to restore some sense of normalcy
and familiarity for the children displaced from both their homes and their
schools during this difficult time," said LeapFrog President Jerry Perez.

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, To help ease the
upheaval and devastation caused by last week 's Hurricane Katrina, LeapFrog
Enterprises Inc. In addition, the
company has created more than 35 stand-alone educational products for children
from birth to 16 years. LeapFrog's award-winning U. The federal
study found students in 36 percent of the school districts in the
United States took courses over the Internet or via video conferences
during the 2002-03 school year. His combination of in-school work with teachers and kids, a
real-world orientation from his years as an entrepreneur , and in-depth
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and wrong -- in education in America.

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Of course , in
situations where the quality of teaching is poor, or the classroom
climate is inhospitable , learning from a distance could be a relief,"
Peha says. PR Contact: Margot Lester 919-967-3477
margotlester@earthlink .

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The company was founded in 1995 and is
based in Emeryville, California. Distance learning is less effective if the goal
involves getting people to change behaviors.

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About LeapFrog:
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
510-596-3497 510-596-5406
shickman@leapfrog .

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Professor Robert Main, of California State University , Chico, can
share his expertise regarding learning technologies, curriculum
development, distance learning and performance analysis.

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Additionally, LeapFrog has launched an employee giving campaign , "Relief
through Learning," that will match individual employee donations to the
American Red Cross. LeapFrog has developed a family of learning
platforms that come to life with more than 100 interactive software titles,
covering important subjects such as phonics, reading, writing, math , music,
geography, social studies, spelling, vocabulary and science.

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NOTE: LEAPFROG and LEAPFROG SCHOOLHOUSE are trademarks or registered
trademarks of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.

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Having taught thousands of students and trained hundreds of
teachers in hundreds of schools, Steve Peha is well-qualified to
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best-practice instruction, testing and No Child Left Behind . 530-898-6116
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LeapFrog
SchoolHouse(TM) products have won numerous awards from the education industry,
including the Golden Lamp Award and Distinguished Achievement Award from the
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"The thing we have to be careful about is thinking that
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