This newsletter is full of great information on Gizmos, Reflex and the latest goings on at ExploreLearning:

New Reflex Features

More Science Gizmos Updated

Gizmos are 2011 AEP Awards Finalists in Three Categories

Reflex YouTube Channel Launches

Job Opportunity: Texas Regional Consultant

New Reflex Features

This week Reflex subscribers gained access to several new features!

Administrators (and teachers with student account creation privileges) can now upload students into Reflex via spreadsheet (.CSV file). The upload process is simple and there are step-by-step directions to make the process quick and easy.

Administrators also now have a Reflex Administrator's User Guide which is a concise, easy to read document for navigating features of the site administrator account. This guide walks you through creating teacher and student accounts and using all of the powerful reports in Reflex. This guide can be found at the bottom of the Administrator Dashboard, or by clicking on 'Home' from any screen when logged into Reflex.

For students, we have expanded the library of images which can be uncovered in Coach Penny's Picture Puzzle, making it even more fun to guess the hidden picture as they practice their new target facts.

Additionally, students are now alerted when they have earned the maximum number of tokens for the day. At that point, they can either decide to log off and come back tomorrow (frequent, shorter Reflex sessions are more effective than infrequent, longer sessions) or they can just keep playing for fun.

More Science Gizmos Updated

We have been working hard at updating the curriculum materials for all of the science Gizmos, and the job is nearly complete! These updates ensure that each Gizmo has a Student Exploration Sheet, Answer Key, Teacher Guide, and Vocabulary Sheet.

Recently, we completed updates to Lesson Materials for five more Gizmos: Advanced Circuits, Magnetic Induction, Pith Ball Lab, Coulomb Force (Static), and Dye Elimination.

This leaves only seven Science Gizmos remaining in this curriculum materials updating project! In addition to these updated materials, keep an eye out for contributions from other educators in the "User Lesson Materials" section of each Gizmo. You can share your own lesson materials by clicking on the "Contribute Lesson Materials" button on any Gizmo's description page.

Gizmo Lesson Materials, recommendations, and Shared Class Gizmo Lists are available to ExploreLearning subscribers and free trial users, based on "What I Teach" settings. They are customized just for your teaching! Watch the Community Features Overview for more information. You can learn more about ExploreLearning and Teaching with Gizmos in our Video Library as well.

Gizmos are 2011 AEP Awards Finalists
in Three Categories

ExploreLearning Gizmos have been named a finalist in the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) Distinguished Achievement Awards for the 7th year in a row. One of the largest and longest-running programs of its kind, the AEP Awards are widely recognized by educators, administrators, and parents as a mark of outstanding educational value.

Gizmos are finalists in these categories:
- Curriculum: Best K-5 Science Solution
- Curriculum: Best 6-12 Math Solution
- Technology: Best Website

Winners will be announced June 8th at the AEP Awards Banquet in Washington, D.C. See the complete list of AEP Award Finalists.

Reflex YouTube Channel Launches

Reflex, our new, next-generation math fact fluency product, now has its own YouTube Channel!

Visit youtube.com/ELReflex to see the videos posted there so far. And as more and more educators experience the excitement of Reflex, we'll be there with video cameras! Subscribe to this channel to be notified as we post new videos.

If you've captured some footage of students with Reflex, please share it with the community. Just let us know about any Reflex videos posted to YouTube, and we'll add them to the channel.

Job Opportunity: Texas Regional Consultant

If you have a passion for Gizmos and Reflex and are looking for a new career opportunity, consider applying for our Regional Consultant position in Texas.

Interested candidates should be experienced in math or science education as well as in providing professional development.

Please visit our Employment page for more information on this exciting home-based opportunity.

As always, if you have a question or comment about Gizmos or Reflex, don't hesitate to contact our Customer Support team. We would love to hear from you.