The Academic Edge

The Academic Edge, Inc. has been awarded a 2005 EDDIE Award for their newest software title "Harmony Island."

The EDDIES awards recognize innovative and content-rich programs that are appropriate for use by educators to augment the classroom curriculum and to improve teacher productivity. Selection is based on academic content, potential for broad classroom use, technical merit, subject approach, and quality of management system.

Winners are selected from titles submitted from publishers from around the world. All winning titles are made available to school districts, teachers, and the public through ComputED's Educational Software Preview Service. For more information, visit The ComputED Gazette.

Company Background

The Academic Edge, Inc., located in Bloomington, Indiana, creates innovative, media-rich learning environments to support children, adolescents, and adults. AEI performs state-of-the-art media research and development for the federal government, universities, and corporate clients. AEI has received many national awards, including Parent's Choice, BESSIE, CODiE, and All-Star Awards. Projects include the development of an interactive conflict resolution curriculum for middle schools, the creation of training and support media on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, the design of media to increase prevention of pressure ulcers in the home healthcare environment, and the development of new warning labels and instructional media to reduce exposure to birth defect inducing substances. More information may be found at www.academicedge.com.