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Apangea Learning Receives Tech & Learning's 2009 Award of Excellence

Outstanding Education Technology Product Saluted

Pittsburgh, PA, October 30, 2009 – Apangea Learning Inc., leaders in personalized, one-on-one online tutoring for students nationwide, is pleased to announce Apangea Writing has been honored with the prestigious 2009 Award of Excellence from Tech & Learning magazine, a top resource for K-12 leaders. Apangea Writing was awarded the Award of Excellence in the New Products category in education and will be showcased in Tech & Learning's December 2009 Awards Issue and featured online at www.techlearning.com.

Tech & Learning's Awards of Excellence program has been recognizing outstanding education technology products for the last quarter century. With a solid reputation in the industry as a longstanding, high quality program, the Awards of Excellence recognize the "best of the best" that help educators in the business of teaching, training and managing with technology.

"It is a true honor to be recognized by Tech & Learning and be the recipient of its 2009 Award of Excellence," expressed Apangea Learning CEO Mark DeSantis. "I am very proud of the work and dedication of the entire Apangea team and all of our customers who have contributed great ideas to the development of Apangea Writing."

All entries are tested by a panel of more than 30 educators in several rounds of judging of more than 100 entries across the country. Evaluation criteria for all entries include: quality, effectiveness, ease of use, creative use of technology, and suitability for use in an educational environment. "Our judges, who include stalwarts such as our resident expert Joe Huber and the staff of Philadelphia's Science Leadership Academy, put dozens of entries through their paces. To come out with their seal of approval is a testament to the product" says Kevin Hogan, Editorial Director for NewBay Media's Tech & Learning Group.

Apangea Writing, a solution designed to help student achieve writing proficiency, was released for the start of 2008-2009 school year. Highlights of Apangea Writing include:

Live, Online Certified Teachers – Customized feedback is provided through "intelligent" tutoring technology and live, certified teachers.

6-Step Writing Process – Based on one of world's largest bodies of cognitive research, the six-step process teaches students the framework and critical skills needed to become a strong writer.

Built-in Reward – The motivational system rewards students for effort and achievement.

Advanced Reporting and Measurement – Educators monitor and track student progress and pinpoint trouble areas through easy to use, graphically rich reports.

ABOUT APANGEA LEARNING

Apangea Learning (www.apangealearning.com) is a pioneer in developing cost-effective, one-on-one online math and writing tutoring services for students in elementary through high schools across the United States. School districts purchase seat licenses for Apangea's services and provide access to their students during the school day and after hours from home. Individual families and students may also subscribe directly. With its programs based on one of the world's largest bodies of cognitive research originally conducted by the U.S. military, Apangea has both strong technical resources and a content-development prowess that enables it to harness advanced Web technologies and offer innovative instruction techniques. The privately owned company is based in Pittsburgh, PA.

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Susan Kim

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