SMART Board Ready
December 2007. Stagecast Creator has been approved for use with the SMART Board interactive whiteboard by the SMART Software Accreditation Program (Ready level).
The Educational Software Preview Guide (ESPG)
July 2007. Selected for inclusion in the 2007 Educational Software Preview Guide. Stagecast Creator has been listed
in the guide since 2001.
Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award
July 2005. Selected as a 2005 winner of the Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award."The kids, as well as the parents, including our four teachers, loved this
software. It's actually very family friendly, fun,
educational and teaches valuable lessons inspiring a huge surge in
creativity. As a former teacher, I was totally amazed with the whole
interactive theme. It's incredible!"
-- Jodie Lynn, syndicated
parenting/health expert, Parent to Parent, CEO/founder of
www.AddingWisdomAward.com, and
author of family/health book, Mommy-CEO
NAPPA Honors Award
September 2004. Selected as an Honors National Parenting Publications Award Winner, a program sponsored by United Parenting Publications, Inc. and promoted in association with parenting publishers across the United States.
iParenting Media Awards
May 2004. Stagecast Creator 2 is a celebrated winner of an iParenting Media Award: 2004 Hottest Products.
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
April 2004. "while seemingly "playing" they are really learning, thinking, experimenting, analyzing, and grasping new concepts. I highly recommend "Stagecast Creator" for any family with children up through the high school age or beyond."
Museum of Science, Boston
September 2003. 2003 Top Choice Software Award - One of eight products selected.
Technology & Learning Magazine
March 2003. Quick Pick.
"A versatile, open-ended program, Stagecast Creator can be used in any classroom where students are working to develop their visual problem-solving skills."
TechTV Leo Laporte's 2003 Technology Almanac
September 2002. "Stagecast is a great way for kids to create their own games and learn programming basics."
International Society for Technology in Education
November 2000. Selected for inclusion in the prestigious 2001 Educational Software Preview Guide.
March 2000. Learning & Leading with Technology.
"Stagecast Creator is an excellent example of an authoring program. Students and teachers can create complex simulations in life science (or another subject) using pictures, icons, and movement. These simulations can be interactive and used for demonstrations. The Stagecast simulations can be posted to the Internet."
Technology & Learning Magazine
December 1999. Best Software of the Past Decade - One of 20 products selected by reader poll.
SuperKids Software Awards
December 1999. The Best of 1999 in the Creativity and Problem Solving category.
Education value rated 5.0 (Excellent).
"Stagecast immerses students in a world of vast possibility."
Lesley College
November 1999. Recommended children's software for holiday giving.
Technology & Learning Magazine
November 1999. Technology & Learning Software Award of Excellence.
EdNET
August 1999.
Rookie of the Year finalist.
"honors a small, or start-up organization deemed by the judges to
have the greatest promise to become a significant player in the education
technology industry in coming years."
MacWorld
January 1999. TidBits Superlatives: Best Beta.
"delightful"
Children's Interactive Expo (CIE)
October 1998. Teachers' Choice Award.
Cool Tool of the Day
October 12, 1998. Cool Tool of the Day.
"Stagecast's Creator hits all our high notes. It's a superfun toy.
It's a powerful multimedia authoring tool. It's a wonderfully well-formed
masterpiece of educational software. It's just freakin' Cool!"
Instructor Magazine
August 1998. The
Software No Teacher Should Be Without.
"Whatever you're teaching, there's a way to enrich the experience
with Creator.... This is the creativity product of the year -- and years to come."