MAY 28, 2010 – AUSTIN, TEXAS: Ignite! Learning announced today that it will display its new Ignite! Stick – Made for SMART™ at ISTE 2010 in Denver, Colorado. On June 28th and June 29th Ignite! Learning will provide ISTE attendees a first glimpse of their new Ignite! Stick – Made for SMART™ at the SMART Technologies Content Stage (Booth 810) at 12:45PM Monday and 2:15PM Tuesday. Participants can also see the new Ignite! Stick – Made for SMART™ at Ignite! Learning (Booth 2344).

The Ignite! Stick – Made for SMART™ is a state-standards correlated, locally aligned, subject matter based, grade-level digital content solution harnessing the capabilities of the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard and SMART Response™ interactive response system. The Ignite! Stick – Made for SMART™ provides custom lesson building, assessments, and interactive materials organized for any of the 50 states spanning 4th through 8th grades for Math, Science, and Social Studies. The Ignite! Stick – Made for SMART™ is purchased by middle school administrators and teachers configured by local grade, state, and subject working on any operating system (Mac or MS-OS). Purchase availability will begin from Ignite! directly at ISTE.

"Our interactive materials target lasting middle school progress. That commitment means supporting our middle school customers across the country with easy-to-use integration for existing classroom technologies. After working effectively with SMART Technologies' software accreditation program, we are excited to release our new Ignite! Stick – Made for SMART™ leveraging the teaching tools offered by the SMART Board interactive whiteboard and SMART Response," offers Josh Bohls, VP of Marketing & Operations at Ignite! Learning.

Building on Ignite!'s successful SDK integration with other interactive whiteboard manufacturers in 2009, followed by Ignite!'s 2010 TCEA release of the Torch offering compatibility with learner response systems and shareable media links for teachers, Ignite! received many requests to bring compatibility to SMART Technologies-powered classrooms.

"Ignite! is focused on enhancing local standards based instruction for middle schools – anywhere. To deliver on that promise, our proven experience in software development, instructional design, and classroom teaching needs to ensure we save our customers time, expense, and frustration by delivering simplicity," says Ken Leonard Chairman & CEO. "After 10 years of serving middle schools and districts, we see an array of innovative technology which, together, can be incompatible. Our award-winning materials bring great joy and academic achievement to middle schools, but it's all lost if the complications of working across manufacturers require special time for teachers away from instruction. Classroom success for us means supporting middle schools by seamlessly integrating our materials. The Ignite! Stick – Made for SMART™ offers that kind of instant practicality to classrooms across the country."

ABOUT IGNITE! LEARNING: Ignite! Learning is the leading middle school digital content solution focusing on motivating hard to reach learners and enhancing local standards based instruction. Ignite!'s interactive Math, Science, Social Studies, and Special Education solutions are available for all 50 states across grades 4 through 8. Ignite! Learning targets lasting middle school progress with interactive materials designed to state, local, subject, and grade level priorities that integrate with existing technology, support classroom instruction, and promote critical thinking. Ignite! serves more than 1/2 million students in middle school classrooms everywhere.