Odysseyware Named SIIA Education CODiE Award Finalist in Three Categories

WASHINGTON - April 7, 2015 - PRLog -- Odysseyware’s innovative solution Earns Prestigious Education Industry Recognition

Odysseyware (http://www.odysseyware.com), leading provider of online, multimedia-enriched K-12 curriculum is thrilled to announce that it’s solution was named a finalist for the 2014 SIIA Education CODiE Awards in three categories, Career & Workforces Readiness (http://www.odysseyware.com/career-and-technical), Cross-Curricular Solution (http://www.odysseyware.com/school-solutions) as well as Best K-12 Course or Learning Management Solution (http://www.odysseware.com/school-solutions).

The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier award for the software and information industries, and have been recognizing product excellence for 29 years. The awards have over 85 categories and are organized by industry focus of Content, Education, and Software.

This year’s program features 28 Education categories, several of which are new or updated to reflect the latest industry trends and business models. New this year, top awards in three overall Education categories will also be presented. Overall categories include Best PK-12 Solution, Best Postsecondary Solution, and Best Education Solution. All winners will be announced during a special awards dinner at the nation’s leading education technology conference, the Education Industry Summit (http://www.siia.net/eis), in San Francisco on May 5. The announcement will also be live streamed.

“All of us at Odysseyware are pleased to see our solution chosen as a finalist in three different categories this year,” said Odysseyware President, Beth Te Grotenhuis. “Coming on the tails of being named to the DA Top 100 (http://www.districtadministration.com/top-100-winners-2014), this honor is a true testament of our commitment to providing educators the best, most engaging and customizable curriculum available today.  We would like to thank SIIA for the honor, and share it with each one of our users, it is their feedback that has allowed us to develop solutions that are improving education.”

Odysseyware’s dynamic, online curriculum combines audio/video clips; interactive learning games and much more that strongly resonates with today’s digital natives.  In addition to core-subject courses like history, math, language arts and science, Odysseyware is a leading provider of Career & Technical Education Courses and other electives.  Boasting the most customizable platform available to teachers, it’s drag and drop lessons allow teachers to highly customize and personalize each student’s experience on the platform.  As students progress through the curriculum, their work is assessed, monitored and reviewed through the Odysseyware platform.

“This year’s finalists are breaking ground with new business models and innovative products. We are pleased to recognize the best in educational technology with these 157 products,” said Karen Billings, vice president of the SIIA Education Technology Industry Network. “I look forward to honoring them all in May at the Education Industry Summit.”

Details about each finalist are listed at siia.net/codies/2015/finalists.asp

For more information about Odysseyware, please visit them online at www.odysseyware.com

About SIIA

SIIA is the leading association representing the software and digital content industries. SIIA represents approximately 800 member companies worldwide that develop software and digital information content. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to the leading companies that are setting the pace for the digital age. For more information, visit www.siia.net. The Education Technology Industry Network (ETIN) of SIIA serves and represents more than 200 member companies that provide educational software applications, digital content, online learning services and related technologies across the K-20 sector. The Division shapes and supports the industry by providing leadership, advocacy, business development opportunities and critical market information. For more information on ETIN of SIIA, visit siia.net/etin.

SIIA Communications Contact: Allison Bostrom, ph: 202.289.7442, email: abostrom@siia.net

About Odysseyware

Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Odysseyware is an innovative, multimedia-enriched online curriculum. Completely web-based, Odysseyware provides 21st century educational solutions by offering the core subjects of history and geography, math, language arts, and science along with enriching electives, CTE, placement testing, diagnostics and professional development. This curriculum is sold directly through regional education specialists. To learn more, visit http://odysseyware.com/ or call 877-795-8904.