SANTA ROSA, Calif.,
Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Democrasoft, Inc., (OTC: Pinksheets: DEMO) creator of the
award-winning online discussion platform, Collaborize Classroom
(http://collaborizeclassroom.com), and TregoED, creator of the
award-winning SCAN critical thinking tools (http://tregoed.org),
today announced that they are joining forces to advance K12
education through the development of critical thinking and online
discussion technology.
New national learning standards, known as the Common Core State
Standards (http://corestandards.org), require that students develop
critical thinking and communication skills in order to be ready for
both college and future careers. Through the partnership announced
today, Democrasoft and TregoED will provide free resources, free
professional development, and free online topic-based lessons to
teach higher-level thinking skills, respect for different
points-of-view, and effective in-person and online conversation
skills.
"We are thrilled to form a strategic alliance with TregoED,"
says Richard Lang, CEO of
Democrasoft and co-creator of Collaborize Classroom. "Their SCAN
critical thinking tools fit hand-in-glove with our online
collaborative education platform. Teachers will now be able to
launch topic-based discussions that prepare students for SCAN
lessons, as well as follow-on topics that solidify and expand upon
what they learn during the SCAN activity."
"We, at TregoED are excited about the synergy our partnership
will create for students," said Kathryn
Blackburn, Executive Director of TregoED, a leader in
helping educational organizations make and implement great
decisions. "Using Collaborize Classroom to front load
information and reinforce SCAN activities with writing activities
will increase the rigor and relevance of the lessons, as well as
help students learn better decision-making skills."
To access the latest free online SCAN topics, visit
http://tinyurl.com/7fte4x7.
Collaborize Classroom and TregoED will be at the Texas Computer
Education Association 2012 Conference in Austin, Texas from February 6th through February 10th. TCEA has over
9,000 educators, technology coordinators and education industry
insiders attending each year.
Collaborize Classroom will be in the TCEA exhibit hall at booth
#2568 and will host free blended learning professional development
sessions in room M8 (second floor). Featured presenters include:
Catlin Tucker (High School English
Teacher and Author), Colt Briner
(Co-Creator of Collaborize Classroom), and Sandra Wozniak (Retired Teacher, Curriculum
Specialist with TregoED), among others.
Visit the Collaborize Classroom blog
(http://collaborizeclassroom.com/blog) for a full list of
presenters, session titles, and descriptions.
For more information about Collaborize Classroom, or to schedule
an interview with Democrasoft senior management, please contact
Shana Ray, Digital Media & PR
Manager at: shana@collaborizeclassroom.com or call 888-993-8683 x
706.
About Democrasoft:
Democrasoft, Inc., headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA, is a 20-year-old public
company (OTC: PINKSHEETS: DEMO) with a history of pioneering
technology. The Company's flagship product, Collaborize®, is a
web-based solution for organizing groups with a common purpose into
powerful, decision-making communities. It is designed to empower
groups of all sizes - educators, businesses, non-profits,
organizations, governments, their members and citizens - to resolve
real problems and drive toward actual implementation of collective
solutions. Democrasoft is dedicated to facilitating a vision of
online "social networking with purpose." For more information,
please visit http://democrasoft.com.
This Press Release contains forward-looking statements similar
to those covered by the safe harbor provisions under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward- looking
statements are clearly subject to numerous uncertainties and risks,
and actual results and developments could differ materially from
our expectations. We do not undertake any responsibility for
providing any updates with respect to the information contained in
this Press Release.
SOURCE Democrasoft, Inc.
