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SimpleAssessment from InfoSource Learning - free

InfoSource Learning recently announced that all school districts, state departments and educational organizations can receive the SimpleAssessment for Student Technology Proficiency free of charge for all students.

What started as a promotion at this year's National Educational Computer Conference (NECC) has blossomed into a nation-wide campaign to raise awareness of students' technology proficiency. This campaign also stems from the goal to assess 25 million students during the 2008-2009 school year as a means of celebrating the Company's 25th anniversary.

In addition, as many districts struggle with budget cuts, it is becoming increasingly harder for many states and schools to properly assess their students. "It is extremely important for all schools to measure and improve their students' use of technology," commented Michael Werner, a veteran technology consultant and CEO of InfoSource Learning. "In fact, we believe it is so important that we want to make our assessment available to all states and school districts free of charge - for all of their students."

The SimpleAssessment, which originally retailed for $10 per student, was created to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act which stipulates that all students must be technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth grade. School districts across the country have been struggling to find an efficient way to assess the technology literacy of their students. The SimpleAssessment takes the hassle out of assessment and is mapped to the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students.

To receive the assessment free of charge, contact Fletcher Rosenbaum at 800-393-4636 ext. 204 or sign up on the SimpleAssessment website. To ensure that your school's testing site is set up in time to begin assessment in the fall, please sign up as soon as possible.

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Monica Beglau
Executive Director, eMINTS National Center

Reviewed JuLy 22, 2008.