Datawise™ Inc. and Renaissance Learning™ formally announced a joint
agreement that will enable educators to utilize the Datawise MEASURES Assessment Management
System with the Renaissance Responder™ and NEO 2™.
This integration allows a class of students to use products from Renaissance Learning's hardware line, the
2Know!™ classroom response system and the NEO 2 student laptops, to interact with Datawise
MEASURES enabling teachers to view student responses in real-time as they are "clicked" into the
Datawise MEASURES system.
Datawise MEASURES is the most complete assessment and data management system available,
providing real-time data via an easy-to-use Dashboard. Datawise MEASURES is integrated to work with
your student information system for hands-free nightly roster refresh. Assessments can be created using
content from the included item bank of 34,000 items, user created items and benchmarks, and
ExamView™ item banks. The assessment data is collected through a variety of methods, including online
testing, plain paper scanning, data entry, and now the Renaissance Responder and NEO 2.
NEO 2 offers valuable writing and keyboarding practice throughout the curriculum. In addition, the NEO
2 allows students to take Accelerated Reader™ quizzes, enhance computational fluency with the
MathFacts in a Flash™ software, interactively participate in lessons through the built-in classroom
response system, and print documents wirelessly. Students can also upload documents to MY Access!™, a
web-delivered instructional program that diagnoses and assesses the writing ability of students, and to
Google Docs™, Google's document, spreadsheet, and presentation application.
"We are very excited to have Renaissance Learning's Renaissance Responders and NEO 2s integrated
with MEASURES," said DeAnna Gallagher, Datawise CEO. "This addition will provide an interactive,
classroom-based data capture mechanism that will empower educators with real-time progress monitoring
at the classroom level, to longitudinal tracking at the district level."
"The integration of the Renaissance Responders and NEO 2s with MEASURES is a terrific combination
that provides educators with greater flexibility and enhanced data collection and reporting," said Jack
McLaughlin, Renaissance Learning's Vice President and General Manager of the hardware product line.
"Teachers using the tools together will enhance their ability to make timely data-driven decisions, and in
turn, accelerate learning."
About Datawise, Inc.
A superior, industry-proven product and service, Datawise MEASURES is the most complete assessment and data
management system available today. Datawise MEASURES has been adopted nationwide by both large and small
school districts. Designed to aid educators in using data to inform and modify instructional strategies, it provides
hands-free integration to your SIS, enterprise-level reporting over the standards, an easy-to-use dashboard, one-click
longitudinal reports, supports testing with Renaissance Learning's Renaissance Responder and NEO 2, and many
other time-saving tools to help raise student achievement.
About Renaissance Learning, Inc.
Renaissance Learning, Inc. is the world's leading provider of computer-based assessment technology for pre-K-12
schools. Adopted by more than 72,000 schools, Renaissance Learning's tools provide daily formative assessment
and periodic progress-monitoring technology to enhance core curriculum, support differentiated instruction, and
personalize practice in reading, writing, and math. Renaissance Learning products help educators make the practice
component of their existing curriculum more effective by providing tools to personalize practice and easily manage
the daily activities for students of all levels. As a result, teachers using Renaissance Learning products accelerate
learning, get more satisfaction from teaching, and help students achieve higher test scores on state and national tests.
Renaissance Learning has seven U.S. locations and subsidiaries in Canada and the United Kingdom. For more
information, visit www.renlearn.com.
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