MDR logo
Call us at 800-333-8802 
follow us on twitter    follow us on facebook    follow our blog    subscribe to our RSS feed    
 

 
 
EdNET Industry Awards Archives

EdNET’s Best Leaders to Watch

Recognizing leading business professionals for their significant contributions to the education industry. Community voting for the top five spots took place in mid-April based on peer nominations and guidance from the EdNET’s Best panel.

Top Five List for 2011 – in alphabetical order:

  • Larry Berger, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Wireless Generation
  • Nick Gaehde, President and CEO, Lexia Learning
  • Paige Johnson, Government and Education Strategist, Intel
  • Mark Nieker, President, Pearson Foundation
  • Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO & President, DreamBox Learning

EdNET’s Best Shining Stars

Recognizing products and services that have the potential to be “game changers” in education. This list of leading education products and services were shaped by the EdNET community, and final selections were made by the EdNET’s Best panel.

Top Five List for 2011 – in alphabetical order:

EdNET’s Best Teachers Select

Recognizing teacher-recommended free online classroom resources. This list identifies free online resources that classroom teachers recommend, and nominations were provided and voted on by hundreds of educators from the WeAreTeachers online community.

Top Five List for 2011 – in alphabetical order:

EdNET Impact Award (formerly known as the HERO Award)

The EdNET HERO Awards were given to the organizations having made the most significant, positive impact on education through educational technology and telecommunications.

Starting in 2006, the HERO Award was eliminated and the Impact Award, recognizing positive impact on education, was introduced. Separate categories for for-profit and non-profit organizations were eliminated as well as the emphasis on awarding only those organizations in the educational technology and telecommunications markets.

2010 – NetTrekker
2009 – Lexia Learning Systems
2008 – Key Curriculum Press
2007 – Inspiration Software
2006 – Florida Virtual School

For-Profit Winners Non-Profit Winners
2005 – 4GL School Solutions 2005 – CAST
2004 – Kurzweil Educational Systems 2004 – NASA Center for Distance Learning
2003 – IntelliTools 2003 – Global Schoolnet
2002 – Riverdeep 2002 – Consortium for School Networking
2001 – Sunburst Technology 2001 – JASON Foundation for Education
2000 – Inspiration Software 2000 – ThinkQuest Advanced Network & Services
1999 – Classroom Connect 1999 – Education Development Center
1998 – US Telecom 1998 – iEARN
1997 – Discovery Channel Education
            & AT&T Learning Network
1997 – Passport to Knowledge
1996 – Claris Corporation 1996 – N/A
1995 – Davidson & Associates 1995 – Global SchoolNET Foundation

1994 - Broderbund Software
1993 - Tom Snyder Productions

EdNET Pioneer Award

The EdNET Pioneer Awards recognize the organizations contributing most significantly to the growth of the markets for educational technology and telecommunications during the previous year.

Starting in 2006, separate categories for for-profit and non-profit organizations were eliminated as well as the emphasis on awarding only those organizations in the educational technology and telecommunications markets.

2010 – Wireless Generation
2009 – SMART Technologies
2008 – MIND Research Institute
2007 – Florida Virtual School
2006 – Library Video Company

For-Profit Winners Non-Profit Winners
2005 – eSchoolMall  
2004 – Funds for Learning  
2003 – PLATO Learning 2003 – JASON Foundation
2002 – Learning Station 2002 – NetDay
2001 – Inspiration Software, Inc. 2001 – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
2000 – Classroom Connect 2000 – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
1999 – Pioneer New Media Technologies 1999 – Information Institute of Syracuse
1998 – Surfwatch Software 1998 – ArtsEdge
1997 – VTEL 1997 – NASA Classroom of the Future
1996 – Microsoft Corporation 1996 – Texas Education Network (TENET)
1995 – Apple Computer 1995 – Ed Tech Office, California Department of Education
 

1994 – Scholastic Network
1993 – (now CompassLearning) Jostens Learning Corporation

EdNET Rookie of the Year Award

The EdNET Rookie of the Year Awards honor a small or start-up organization (possibly within a larger, older unit), either a for-profit or non-profit, with the most promise for becoming a major future force in the educational technology and telecommunications industries.

Starting in 2006, the emphasis on awarding only those organizations in the educational technology and telecommunications markets was eliminated.

2010 – Nature Education
2009 – CDI America
2008 – Sebit, LLC
2007 – Hurricane Education Leadership Program (HELP Team)
2006 – Learning Enhancement Corporation
2005 – Atomic Learning
2004 – Questia
2003 – Generation YES
2002 – Wireless Generation
2001 – LeapFrog SchoolHouse
2000 – Videoschoolhouse
1999 – Highwired Network
1998 – The Well Connected Educator
1997 – Peregrine Publishers
1996 – Ligature Gateway Academy
1995 – Ingenius

EdNET Special Judges' Award

In 1997, the judges awarded special recognition to the Family Education Network for its work in encouraging parental involvement with schools.

ABOUT MDR  |  CONTACT US  |  CAREERS  |  LEGAL  |  PRIVACY POLICY  |  NEWS  |  SITE MAP