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Pearson Prentice Hall Helps Students Meet New Computer Literacy Requirements

Major Urban School Districts Implement Software for Middle Grades

Upper Saddle River, NJ, June 23, 2004 – – Pearson Prentice Hall’s Technology Applications I & II is launching around the country to help educators and students meet new technology literacy requirements mandated by No Child Left Behind legislation. The program has already been adopted in Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX; Milwaukee, WI; and Anaheim, CA; and several Miami-Dade, FL schools have already purchased the program.

Technology Applications I & II teaches and reinforces computer skills through practice activities using content drawn from Pearson Prentice Hall’s market leading textbooks in Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science.

Available online, in print, and on CD-ROM, Technology Applications I & II includes interactive tutorials providing background information on computer concepts and software applications. Computer literacy skills include Computer Basics, Application Basics, and Exchanging Data. The program also features a Teacher’s Management Guide and Course Manager that helps teachers create assignments, monitor student progress, track mastery of standards, and generate student progress reports.

"Technology Applications was developed to meet the needs of two types of teachers: those focused on academics who need to integrate technology instruction into their classrooms, and those concentrating on computer literacy,” said Rick Culp, President, Pearson Prentice Hall School. "Overall, the program helps to ensure that students will master the technology literacy requirements that must be fulfilled by 2006, and not be left behind.”

"Technology Applications is a dream come true for middle school technology teachers,” said Dorothy McAbee, former Technology Integration Specialist for the Coppell Independent School District in Coppell, Texas. "The online tutorials and activities engage students and make learning about technology fun. The Course Manager and Teacher’s Management Guide make planning, preparation, and implementation of the material a snap. Everything the teacher needs is available with the program.”

The Prosper Assessment System price starts at $1,500 with special introductory pricing. Building site licenses also are available. For more information, call 800-447-3269 or visit http://www.pearsonncs.com/prosper/.

About Pearson Prentice Hall

Pearson Prentice Hall is the nation's leading educational secondary publisher of scientifically researched and standards-based instructional materials for today's 6–12th grade classrooms. We create exceptional educational tools that ensure student and teacher success in language arts, mathematics, modern & classical languages, science, social studies, career & technology, and advanced placement, electives, and honors. Pearson Prentice Hall is part of Pearson Education, the global leader in educational publishing. Pearson Education is part of Pearson plc (NYSE: PSO), the international media company

NOTE TO EDITORS: The national version of Technology Applications is two tiered and recommended for middle grades. The version used in Texas is three tiered and specific to grades 6-8.

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Rod Granger
Pearson Education
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rod.granger@pearsoned.com