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Woolley-Wilson joined LeapFrog SchoolHouse as vice president of marketing
programs in June 2003.
LeapFrog SchoolHouse's multisensory products currently reach students in
more than 100,000 classrooms across the United States with more than 200
interactive books and 500 skill cards, representing more than 6,500 pages of
educational content.

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These tools and
programs enable teachers to personalize student instruction, instantly assess
and monitor student progress relative to state and national standards, and
easily integrate the programs into classroom learning.

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"Schools that effectively
measure those skills can better evaluate the effectiveness of existing
ICT-based curricula and identify areas in which ICT literacy resource
allocations need to be placed.

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"Technology has transformed the classroom, the workplace, the
global economy and our lives, and a student's ability to thrive in a
technological environment has become a critical life skill," says
Teresa Egan, ETS's ICT Project Manager.
ETS convened an international panel of experts, chaired by CSU
Sacramento faculty member Barbara O'Connor, that defined what it means
to be literate in the 21st century, and to study the growing
importance of the relationship among information, communication
technologies , and literacy. The company was founded in 1995 and is
based in Emeryville, California.

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Rather than pose multiple-choice
questions, it requires test takers to apply basic technology as a tool
to help them solve information problems.

It emphasizes the special characteristics of instructional technologies that affect approaches to evaluation.

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The CSU students are among about 8,000 students nationwide who
will take the test by April 15th. The test requires students to
use technology to perform cognitive and information management tasks,
such as evaluating the validity of information found on the Internet ,
extracting and synthesizing specific information from a database,
using content to develop a spreadsheet, or composing an e-mail message
summarizing research findings.org/ictliteracy

About ETS

ETS is a nonprofit institution with a long-held commitment to
advance learning. In serving individuals,
educational institutions and government agencies around the world, ETS
customizes solutions to meet the need for teacher professional
development products and services, classroom and end-of-course
assessments, and research-based teaching and learning tools.

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com for additional information.

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Ilene F. The ICT Literacy
Assessment is an interactive and performance-based tool that allows
students to demonstrate that they can find, use, evaluate and
communicate information ethically and legally . In 2005, Woolley-Wilson was appointed executive vice
president of LeapFrog Enterprises and president of the Education + Training
Group.

For more information contact:
Jennifer Mandel
Infotech Strategies
202-585-0252
mandel@itstrategies .

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The CSU has been a leader among several colleges and universities
working with ETS in the development of the assessment for the past two
years. ."
For more information on the ETS ICT Literacy Assessment , visit
www. The mission of ETS is to advance quality and equity
in education by providing fair and valid assessments, research and
related services for all people worldwide.
"Joining the board of the NEA Foundation is a great honor," said
Woolley-Wilson. "I'm excited to work alongside this group of distinguished
individuals who are dedicated to improving public education for all children .
As a provider of innovative, research-based educational technologies to K-12
schools, LeapFrog SchoolHouse is also strongly committed to advancing student
achievement across all grade levels.

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7 million members of
the NEA, all of whom contribute annually to the foundation's endowment. The
duties of board members include determining the foundation's mission and
purposes, ensuring effective organizational planning, and raising funds in
support of the foundation's programs and services.com; MyRoad. PLTs redefine the
relationship between curriculum and technology, delivering portable,
affordable, special-purpose learning devices to children.

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About LeapFrog Enterprises
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.

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that they are
critical consumers and ethical producers of information. For two - and four-year colleges
and universities, the test provides the type of information needed to
better plan curriculum to address ICT literacy gaps and provide
evidence to accrediting agencies on student learning outcomes as
increased value is placed on ICT proficiency. Woolley-Wilson, executive
vice president of LeapFrog Enterprises and president of the Education +
Training Group, which includes LeapFrog SchoolHouse, the school division of
LeapFrog Enterprises, began her first three-year board term at the beginning
of 2006.

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The ETS ICT Literacy Assessment is unique in that it emphasizes
cognitive rather than technical aspects of proficiency and measures
multiple aspects of ICT proficiency .
The NEA Foundation's partners include corporations, foundations, associations,
and individuals; foremost among its partners are the 2.

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As executive vice president of LeapFrog Enterprises, Woolley -Wilson is
intimately involved in strategic planning for the company and is an integral
part of the executive management team. Its interactive, multisensory
curriculum programs and electronic learning aids are enhanced by LeapFrog's
proprietary technology-based personal learning tools (PLTs).

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California State University Students Take New ETS ICT Literacy Assessment

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New Test Measures Students ' Cognitive Abilities to Process and
Communicate Information in a Technological Environment

ETS announced today that 3,000 students at all 23 California State
University (CSU) campuses are among the first to take ETS's new
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy Assessment as
part of a large-scale assessment project. Founded
in 1947 and based in Princeton, New Jersey, ETS develops, administers
and scores more than 24 million tests annually in more than 180
countries , at over 9,000 locations worldwide., LeapFrog
Enterprises, Inc.

About LeapFrog SchoolHouse Division
LeapFrog SchoolHouse publishes research-based assessment and curriculum
content for the PreK-grade 8 education market.

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This category is for methods and theory related to instructional technology evaluation--determining the quality, merit, or worth of hardware, software, web sites, and instructional programs.

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ETS will use their scores to provide
institutional-level aggregate score reports measuring the performance
of particular groups. EMERYVILLE, Calif. (NYSE: LF) today announced the appointment of Jessie
Woolley-Wilson to the Board of Directors of the National Education Association
(NEA ) Foundation for the Improvement of Education. is a leading designer, developer, and marketer
of innovative , technology-based learning products and related proprietary
content, dedicated to making learning effective and engaging for all ages, at
homes and in schools, around the world.

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Rockman, Manager , Information Competence Initiative, The
California State University, Office of the Chancellor, and a national
authority on ICT literacy. "Many students can use technology to send
an e-mail message , surf the Web, or download music, but that does not
necessarily mean that they are ICT literate.

NOTE: LEAPFROG SCHOOLHOUSE and the LeapFrog SchoolHouse logo are
trademarks or registered trademarks of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.

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The simulation-based testing
program measures postsecondary students' abilities to define, access,
manage, integrate, evaluate, create and communicate information in a
technological environment.
"The ICT Literacy Assessment is the first tool that integrates and
tests for both cognitive and technological competencies," says Dr. .

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PRINCETON, N. "LeapFrog SchoolHouse shares our belief
that public education excellence is vital for our democracy and should be
attainable for all. I look forward to working with Jessie to realize our
vision of making public schools great for every child."
The NEA Foundation supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education
support professionals , and higher education faculty and staff to improve
student learning in the nation's public schools , colleges, and universities.

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Woolley-Wilson's education industry experience spans more than 12 years,
and includes management roles at CollegeBoard. Woolley-Wilson received her master's degree in
business administration from Harvard Business School and her bachelor of arts
degree in English from the University of Virginia. LeapFrog SchoolHouse is a business division within the
Education + Training Group of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.com

Heather Forsythe
LeapFrog SchoolHouse
510-420-5131
PRInfo@LeapFrogSchoolHouse.

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ets. In her role as president of the
Education + Training Group, Woolley-Wilson serves as general manager of
LeapFrog SchoolHouse and leads the adult learning and corporate training
initiatives for LeapFrog Enterprises.com

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Equipped with a PC in a proctored
environment, along with paper and a pencil or pen for taking notes,
students respond to multipart tasks during the two-hour test. The testing criteria for the ETS ICT
Literacy Assessment evolved from the findings of that panel and its
report, "Digital Transformation: A Framework for ICT Literacy. I am eager to work with the board toward
this common goal.com, a company that
she helped launch; and Kaplan. LeapFrog
SchoolHouse(TM) product areas currently include assessment, reading , language
arts, math, English language development, and early literacy. Please visit
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For groups of students, the ICT Literacy Assessment provides a
gauge of how well they can use information and communication
technology as a practical resource.

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education Appoints LeapFrog Schoolhouse President to Board of Directors

The NEA Foundation provides grants to public schools and employees
for professional development, teacher retention, arts education, and improving
achievement for minority students.
"Jessie's depth of experience in the education industry and her unique
business insights will bring a vital perspective to the NEA Foundation Board,"
said Reg Weaver, president of the NEA.