Video Gaming Grows In Texas Classrooms

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Video Gaming in the Classroom Grows in Texas: Houston’s Spring ISD Adds DimensionM™ Software to All Secondary Schools

Award Winning Educational Video Games from Tabula Digita Will Help Differentiate Instruction And Improve Math Proficiency

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In an effort to address the need for math curriculum that simultaneously develops conceptual understanding, computational fluency and problem-solving skills, Spring Independent School District (ISD) in Houston today announced its plans to add Tabula Digita’s DimensionM™ immersive educational video games to all nine of its middle and high schools, as well as the district’s new Math and Science Center.

The decision to incorporate the robust educational video game series as a supplement to its current math curricula came after Spring ISD leaders recognized the significant benefits that were being reaped in classrooms in Florida, New York, Georgia, California and several districts in Texas.

“Spring ISD is always in search of innovative ways to help students learn,” said Dalane E. Bouillion, Ed.D, associate superintendent for curriculum and instructional services at Spring ISD. “DimensionM offers a new learning venue that will capture the attention of today’s media-oriented children and draw them into their lessons. It will also help us realize our goal of making each classroom a true learning platform, not just a teaching platform.”

Designed to teach and reinforce key algebraic concepts, the DimensionM instructional software engages students in a series of first-person action adventure missions that incorporate three-dimensional graphics, sound, animation and storylines comparable to those in popular video games. By successfully navigating the myriad of embedded pre-algebra and algebra lessons students quickly master the math concepts previously discussed in class. This helps to bring the complexities of math into a world that today’s students understand.

“Our pedagogical framework and foundations are grounded in empowering teachers with an effective tool to introduce new math concepts, differentiate instruction and engage students in their own learning,” said Ntiedo Etuk, chief executive officer and co-founder of Tabula Digita. “Thanks to the vision of their administration, students in Spring ISD are going to be able to learn and become more proficient in math and algebra skills all while having fun.”

Each of the DimensionM™ games cover an extensive list of objectives aligned to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards and correlate to state standards as well. The product series, available on both Windows and Macintosh platforms, has several purchase options available for schools and districts to consider when purchasing the games. Please visit www.DimensionM.com or contact sales@tabuladigita.com for more information.

About Spring IDS Public Schools

Spring ISD is located in an urban area of Harris County, located 20 miles north of downtown Houston, TX. The District serves over 33,000 prekindergarten through twelfth-grade students in 31 schools. The District’s student population is comprised of 38.45 percent African American, 35.9 percent Hispanic, 20.6 percent white, 4.8 percent Asian and Pacific Islander and 0.2 percent Native American. For more information go to www.springids.org.

About Tabula Digita

Tabula Digita is an educational video game company focused on delivering innovative and effective educational games to students and institutions. Through its fusion of education and technology-based immersive learning systems, Tabula Digita successfully offers standards-based, high impact educational tools that engage middle and high school students in learning and applying Pre-Algebra and Algebra I concepts. For more information, please call 1-888-9-Tabula or 1-888-982-2852, or visit www.DimensionM.com.