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eZedia Software Partners with Missouri eMINTS Program Pilot
OSAGE BEACH, MISSOURI - October 20, 2003 - eZedia Inc., a leader in digital media software
technology, announced today at the Missouri Educational Technology Conference, that eZediaMX
and eZediaQTI, are being evaluated in an eMINTS pilot project in 25 of their classrooms.
eMINTS (enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies) is administered
by Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet) in collaboration with the Missouri
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The goal of the eMINTS program
is to transform elementary classrooms into places for learning where teachers and students
use multimedia tools to better understand the world, work together and achieve at new and
higher levels. Currently the program has more than 16,000 participating students in grades
3-12 in 675 eMINTS classrooms throughout Missouri.
Two years of external evaluation of the eMINTS program have found that students enrolled
in third and fourth grade eMINTS classrooms scored higher on statewide academic tests, in
every subject area, when compared with students on a statewide basis. More significant is
that the eMINTS students whose teachers fully implemented the eMINTS instructional model
scored significantly higher than the statewide student average in every subject area. This
evaluation has been used as an example of "Scientifically Based Research" by the U.S. Department
of Education for meeting the requirements of No Child Left Behind.
Says Monica Beglau, Ed. D., eMINTS Instructional Program Leader, "The eMINTS program is deeply
appreciative of eZedia's willingness to allow our teachers and students to explore the rich
world of multimedia software. This year-long trial will provide us with valuable insights into
the use of multimedia software by students and teachers who are immersed in technology and
creative thinking."
"I am very pleased that eZedia is being evaluated this year in the eMINTS pilot program.
The success of eMINTS can be attributed to the fact that the program teaches students to
think," says Fred Whitehouse, Director of Educational Programs for eZedia Inc. "The use of
eZedia software will present opportunities to extend student expression and further development
of critical thinking and problem-solving skills."
About eZedia Inc.
Founded in 1994 by Stefan Embleton, eZedia Inc. has become a leader in digital-media software
technology. The company derives its name from the phrase "easy media," underscoring its corporate
focus on the delivery of easy-to-use and easy-to-learn digital media authoring and development
products.
eZedia is committed to providing intuitive software that simplifies the creation, integration,
and delivery of digital media for people at work, home, and school.
eZedia's growing family of products currently include eZediaMX, eZediaQTI, eZeMatte for iMovie,
eZeScreen for iMovie, eZeClip for iMovie, eZediaMotion for iMovie, and eZedia Plug-ins for
iMovie: V1. More information about eZedia Inc. is available at
http://www.ezedia.com.
About eMINTS
eMINTS (enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies) is administered by
the Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet) in collaboration with Missouri's Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The goal of eMINTS is to transform how teachers
teach and students learn with professional development and support from field staff dispersed
throughout the state. Currently more than 16,000 students in grades 3-12 learn in 675 eMINTS
classrooms in 195 school districts throughout Missouri plus Greenwood School on the SMSU
campus and St. Louis Charter School. For more information on eMINTS visit
http://emints.more.net/.
Note to Editors: eZedia, the eZedia logo, eZediaMX, eZediaQTI, eZeMatte, eZeScreen, eZeClip,
and eZediaMotion are registered trademark or trademarks of eZedia Inc.
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