FableVision
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FableVision is a Boston-based educational media company. FableVision creates educational software and story-based media for children and adults.
Founded by CEO Peter H. Reynolds in 1996, FableVision produces children's broadcast programming, educational videos and multimedia applications. Their products include software (BrainCogs, Essay Express, Stationery Studio), online curriculum (Get A Clue), books (Ish, The Dot, So Few of Me), animated films (Stories That Matter, Stories That Move, The Dot, Ish), and curriculum tools (The North Star Classroom Resource Guide, North Star Musical Journey, and Off the Path Math With Tobbs).
In addition to publishing educational software, books and films, FableVision collaborates with creative partners and producers to develop animation and interactive solutions for broadcast, web, school and museum applications.
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[edit] History
FableVision was founded in 1996 as a sister company to eLearning media company Cosmic Blender, in Watertown, Massachusetts. The company became independent in 1999 through a purchase by one of its founders Peter H. Reynolds. In November 2006, FableVision moved to Boston's harborside, where it is co-located in the Boston Children's Museum on Children's Wharf. The building, now named the Yawkey Center for Children and Learning also houses several other learner-centered organizations, such as JumpStart, Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS), and Citizen Schools.
[edit] Organizations Associated with FableVision
The Blue Bunny is a children's book and toy shop located in Dedham, Massachusetts, founded and owned by the Reynolds brothers. The Blue Bunny conducts workshops that foster self-expression and creativity, hosts author/illustrator events, and other special events that promote literacy and the arts.
FableVision is a member of the Constructivist Consortium whose members include Tech4Learning, Schoolkit, LCSI, Inspiration Software, and Generation YES. The members formed the Consortium in order to support constructivist learning strategies. These include empowering learners, using technology to expand students' opportunities, and teaching "21st century skills" in schools. The Research Centre for Media Psychology (RCMP), co-located at FableVision's Boston headquarters, is also affiliated with FableVision through a partnership with the Fielding Graduate University. RCMP conducts research on media and technology that foster human potential and well-being.
[edit] Trivia About FableVision
- The company has a studio based in Portland, Oregon, that focuses on game development and social learning networks.
- Peter H. Reynolds, founder and CEO of FableVision has an identical twin brother Paul, who serves as president.
- The Reynolds brothers' sister Jane Reynolds is an executive partner in the company and runs FableVision's UK group.
- FableVision has a large collection of classic and whimsical toys and books, known as the "Wall of Inspiration," to inspire its artists and designers.
