Tech4Learning releases Pixie Home Edition

Posted by Melinda Kolk on May 8, 2012 2:27:00 PM

Tech4Learning has released the Pixie Home Edition, a trimmed-down version of the award-winning Pixie software,  that provides an affordable ($19.95 on Amazon) way to continue the learning at home.  Research shows Pixie improves student achievement at school, and now families can promote the same great learning through creativity at home.

Pixie Home EditionPixie is exciting creativity software that students can use to share their ideas and imagination through painting, combining art, writing, and voice narration. Pixie is a standard software on elementary computers in districts across the United States.  “Millions of students use Pixie at school,” shares CEO David Wagner. “We wanted to bring that same creativity and excitement to the home.” Tech4Learning has also developed free Parent Guides for Pixie that include specific activities in for Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

“My son really enjoys creating pictures and using all of Pixie‘s cool features.  I really like the fact that he can navigate through the program by himself. It was all he talked about when he came home from school last year, and now he gets to enjoy it at home and it didn’t cost us a fortune!” shares parent Susie Winters.

Additional information about Pixie Home Edition is available  at: http://tech4learning.com/pxhome

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