Published: February 04, 2011
Chicago Public School Students Weather Storm, Learn Math Using DimensionU
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Snowmageddon 2011 has brought much of Chicago's business to a
standstill...but not the business of learning. For the next several days, Tabula
Digita, the leading developer of immersive educational video games
for K-12 students, is offering free access to its DimensionU
Games to all 409,000 students in Chicago
Public Schools (CPS), at the request of the district. From
elementary school pupils to high school seniors, children can use the
virtual, multiplayer videogames with or against each other, thereby
practicing and improving upon their mathematics and literacy skills
while home-bound during this extraordinary weather event.
New players simply go to www.DimensionU.com,
click the sign-up link on the top right of the Web page, complete the
registration form and install the software. For assistance, players can
e-mail support@tabuladigita.com,
call 888-9-TABULA (888-982-2852) or visit www.DimensionU.com/support.
"The Chicago Public Schools system recognizes and thanks Tabula Digita
for their commitment to corporate citizenship," said Meghan
Tallent-Bennis, CPS director of curriculum strategy, Office of Teaching
and Learning. "By providing access to their online instructional
materials they are helping to ensure that student learning continues
despite the impact of our recent blizzard."
Used in the Chicago Public Schools' system since 2007, the gaming
software has improved academic results for students year after year. In
all, DimensionU Games embed more than 400 math and literacy skills in a
multitude of 3-D, interactive formats.
The DimensionU math games align to standards set by the National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and all mathematics and literacy
content is aligned to standards for all 50 states and the District of
Columbia. Available on both Windows and Macintosh platforms, the
educational video games drive students to review, practice and
ultimately master mathematics and literacy lessons previously introduced
and discussed in class. All games in the DimensionU system provide
automatic progress tracking of student results so teachers can quickly
augment their instruction to deepen students' comprehension of specific
concepts whenever necessary.
"As a partner of Chicago Public Schools, Tabula Digita is pleased to
extend the license for the DimensionU Learning System to the more than
409,000 CPS students - free of charge - during this time of extreme
weather. We designed this software based on the needs of students, and
we believe they will enjoy using DimensionU and become more excited
about learning," said Ntiedo Etuk, founder & CEO of Tabula Digita.
"We are excited to build upon our relationship with Tabula Digita.
Because of our past use and the company's proven responsiveness and
support capabilities, we're comfortable that they are able to offer
access to their engaging content to students throughout the district.
This allows us to offer students a unique yet relevant opportunity to
continue their learning," added John F. Loehr, Ph.D., acting science
director, Office of Teaching & Learning - Science.
Additionally, Chicago Public School students can also enroll free of
charge in Tabula Digita's U
Games National Scholarship Tournament. The virtual competition,
co-sponsored by Intel and in partnership with Dell, began in November
and runs through May 2011. Players can join the competition at any time
during the six-month event even if they did not participate in an
earlier round by going to www.dimensionu.com/UGames.
About Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools serves 409,279
students in 675 schools. It is the nation's third-largest school
district.
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