Horizon Wimba Releases Course Genie 2.0

New Version Features Flashcards, Insert of Code, and New Export Formats

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Wimba announced today the
immediate availability of Course Genie 2.0, which allows users to more
easily build rich media content such as Flashcards and Wimba audio
files, export Microsoft Word(TM) documents to new formats, and quickly
create interactive content such as questions, media files, and
pop-ups.

This new release of Course Genie 2.0 features:

-- Course Genie Flashcards

-- New header styles for adding HTML, Javascript, Java applets, and other

code directly into Word documents

-- Tables for easier editing of quizzes, pop-ups, media, and metadata

-- Export to Blackboard quiz format in addition to export to WebCT quiz

and QTI formats

-- Improved SCORM export allows Course Genie to report directly to grade

books and tracking tools in Moodle, WebCT CE 6.0, Vista 4.0, and

Blackboard

-- Removal of initialization process

Creating new methods of interactivity is the focus of Course Genie
2.0. Course Genie Flashcards are a perfect tool for studying and
creating engaging K-12 instructional content. Able to be created from
a single document, Flashcards play in a Macromedia Flash interface,
allowing educators - and even students - to create a wide range of
material for student exercises. Instructors create the lively content
in Word, save it in Course Genie, and view it in Flash from within
their online course.

Additionally, new Course Genie styles (cgHtml and cgHtmlHeader) allow
users to add HTML, Javascript, and other code into their Word
documents in order to create even richer course content. In fact,
several institutions are already exploring the idea of inserting Wimba
Voice Boards directly into their Course Genie material.

"We wanted to make Course Genie more engaging," said Tommaso Trionfi,
CEO of Horizon Wimba. "Course Genie has already proved itself to be an
easy course creation tool for faculty of all technical abilities, and
this new release broadens the range of interactive content that can be
created. Any user can now construct Flashcards, insert a variety of
code, and more easily edit interactive features - all within their
existing Word documents."

In addition to the new Flashcards, all of Course Genie's interactive
content - including questions, media, and pop-ups - are now built
inside tables within Word for easier editing. Also, improved SCORM
export allows Course Genie to report directly to the grade books and
tracking tools in Moodle, WebCT CE 6.0, Vista 4.0 and Blackboard.

Finally, the improved SCORM export from the new SCORM tab within
Course Genie allows users to export multiple Shareable Content Objects
(SCOs), allowing users to use CMS/VLE navigation for their course
content.

About Horizon Wimba

Horizon Wimba develops collaborative software applications addressing
the diverse needs of the emerging online education market. Its
software enables institutions to take advantage of the multitude of
advances in the Internet and Internet-based technologies while also
enhancing their course management systems. The Company's virtual
classroom solution enables educators to teach and meet live online,
its vocal collaboration technologies add oral content directly into
course content, webpages and assessments, and its content authoring
software allows users to quickly and easily convert Microsoft Word(TM)
documents into webpages. With simplicity and power, Horizon Wimba adds
new dimensions to online, accessible education, enriching the learning
experience for both students and instructors.

Press contact:

Matt Wasowski

212.813.3886

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