| Type | Privately Held Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education Technology |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Columbia, Maryland, USA |
| Number of locations | Offices & Facilities in USA, France |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | EXAMVIEW, INTERWRITEMobi, INTERWRITEWORKSPACE, CPSPulse, eI Community |
| Services | Education Technology, Technical Support, Professional Development, Training |
eInstruction designs, manufactures and markets teaching and assessment tools. It is based in the United States.
eInstruction was founded in 1980 by university computer science professor Dr. Darrell Ward[1] who pioneered the use of student response systems in education [2], with the creation of a hand-held "clicker" system called CPS (Classroom Performance Systems). In addition to Classroom Response Systems, and other interactive classroom techologies, eInstruction works with educators providing professional development and training opportunities across the globe.
eInstruction has offices in Denton, Texas; Columbia, Maryland; Scottsdale, Arizona; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Paris, France.
eInstruction introduces the first wireless student response system designed to help educators engage and involve students, while providing real-time feedback on what the students know or don't know, which in turn allows educators to identify students who need extra help and track student performance and achievement over time.
In the late 1990s, GTCO CalComp, (GTCO), which would later become eInstruction, began producing interactive whiteboards (see Interactive whiteboard) that implemented electromagnetic digitizing technology.
GTCO Calcomp introduces the first hand-held wireless tablet—the INTERWRITESchoolPad—which works like a "mobile" interactive whiteboard, freeing teachers to interact with students and deliver engaging interactive lessons from anywhere in the room, instead of being tied to a board at the front of the class. The newest version, INTERWRITEMOBI, was released in 2009. The company was awarded a U.S. patent for its mobile interactive whiteboard in 2005.
In 2006, eInstruction acquired FS Creations, creators of EXAMVIEW. EXAMVIEW includes a format for digitally creating and managing assessment questions which can now be found in the teachers’ editions of over 6,200 titles throughout US K–12 and higher education textbooks. The EXAMVIEW Assessment Suite includes a Test Generator module for creating assessments, quizzes, study guides, and worksheets; a Test Manager module for collecting and reporting test results; and a Test Player module that lets students take tests and view study guides over a school network. The Learning Series, a proprietary question bank for K–12, adds more than 14,000 independently-reviewed topic- and state-standards-aligned questions. Together, CPS and EXAMVIEW offered a platform which is intended to help educators to incorporate textbook publisher question banks into their lesson plans, quizzes, and tests, and allows for real-time assessment and feedback.
CPSPulse is the company's latest version of its student response systems.
INTERWRITEMOBI is the newest version of the company's mobile interactive whiteboard tablet (originally called the INTERWRITESchoolPad). The new MOBI features an innovative "Know-What-I-Know" LCD screen that allows teachers to instantly view student responses on the screen when used in conjunction with student response systems.
INTERWRITEDualBoard was the first interactive whiteboard to allow two or more students to work at the board simultaneously.
vClicker MOBILE EDITION turns any computer, smartphone or web-enabled mobile device into a "virtual" student response device, allowing students in 1-to-1 classrooms or online from remote locations to participate in real-time interactive activities and assessments.
The eI Community is an online resource center open to all, where teachers can find and share educational resources and discuss best practices together.
eI Cornerstone Education Suite was launched and deployed in pilot sites in various K–12 school districts. Cornerstone is an enterprise-based administrator tool that allows administrators to monitor and analyze student performance data, distribute content and assessments, and centrally manage a district's eInstruction technology.[3] It provides principals, superintendents, curriculum directors, and technology and assessment coordinators with a direct, real-time link to student and classroom performance on a district scale.