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December 22, 2020 – MobyMax, the educational technology innovator whose software is used in more than 82% of K-8 schools nationwide, wrapped up 2020 by winning or being a finalist for 65 education industry awards. That brings the total number of award achievements since 2018 to 180. Company co-founder Wade Willett attributed Moby’s success to the company’s unrelenting commitment to “create, innovate, and deliver” tools that help every student learn and every teacher succeed.

"MobyMax racking up 180 awards over the last three years is a testament to the peerless products that they develop," said Matthew Lynch, editor of The Edvocate & The Tech Edvocate.

MobyMax has earned a total of 64 awards in 2020 and 179 awards total since 2018 for its groundbreaking K-12 education technology products.

Dec 3, 2020- MobyMax, the most widely adopted differentiated learning solution in the US, has won four of THE Journal's first-ever New Product Awards. The awards honor the outstanding product development achievements of manufacturers and suppliers whose products or services are considered to be particularly noteworthy in the transformation of education technology.

MobyMax’s innovative development platform, comprehensive learning management solutions, and complete curriculum system have propelled the company to earn more industry awards than any other edtech provider three years in a row. Since 2018, the total education industry awards won amount to 179. 

August 31, 2020 – MobyMax, the most widely adopted differentiated learning solution in the U.S., has won three 2020 Tech Edvocate Awards, honoring the “best that edtech has to offer.”

Moby was recognized as the winner in the following categories:

1. Best Early Childhood Education App or Tool
2. Best Blended/Flipped Learning App or Tool
3. Best Global EdTech Leader – Glynn Willett, Co-founder

The Tech Edvocate Awards are presented to the year’s top edtech companies, products, and people. In 2020, MobyMax was a finalist in 12 categories. MobyMax has earned 175 awards from the tech and education industry in the last three years, more than any other edtech company in the world.

Company Named Best Mathematics Instructional Solution for Grades PK-8, Best STEM Instructional Solution for Grades PK-8, Best Summative Assessment Solution, and Best Use of Emerging Technology for Learning in Education

May 21, 2020 - MobyMax, the most widely adopted differentiated learning solution in the US., was named a 2020 SIIA CODiE Award winner in four categories:

• Best Mathematics Instructional Solution for Grades PK-8
• Best STEM Instructional Solution for Grades PK-8
• Best Summative Assessment Solution
• Best Use of Emerging Technology for Learning in Education

The prestigious CODiE Awards recognize the companies producing the most innovative education technology products across the country and around the world. It is the only peer-recognized program in the business and ed tech industries. MobyMax, which is used by more than 82% of all K-8 schools in the U.S., was the only edtech company to win four CODiE Awards in 2020.

May 11, 2020 - MobyMax, the most widely adopted differentiated learning solution in the U.S., has been awarded the 2020 EdTech Awards for Best Early Learning Solution and Best Skills Solution (a.k.a. 21st-Century Skills Solution).

The EdTech Awards are presented annually to the most exceptional innovators, leaders, and trendsetters in education technology. Award finalists and winners are selected from thousands of entries made by educators who use technology to enhance, improve, and transform their everyday instruction.

Both the Early Learning Solution award and the Best Skills Solution award recognize Moby’s comprehensive and groundbreaking tools, which have been in particularly high demand since Coronavirus forced almost every school in America to transition to online learning almost overnight in mid-March.

Almost 4,000 schools have flocked to MobyMax for online learning expertise and curriculum resources since they were forced to close due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Not only are the schools downloading Moby’s tips for creating an emergency Contingency Learning Plan, but they’re getting free access to MobyMax’s entire suite of e-learning software since the company made it available at no cost on March 6, 2020.

Moby’s comprehensive curriculum spans Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies for students in grades K-8 and meets the needs of struggling students as well as those working on grade level and beyond. MobyMax is the most awarded edtech company in the U.S., earning 110 education industry awards in the last two years, including the CODiE award for Best Education Cloud-Based Solution and the 2019 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Global EdTech Company.

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When school closures were first announced, it took a while for it to sink in what exactly that meant for me and my students. One thing became apparent immediately: the threat of coronavirus would significantly change the way we deliver instruction. As quickly as possible, we would have to learn how to get meaningful material to our students virtually.

MobyMax lauded by judges as a proven tool for increasing student performance

March 31, 2020 - MobyMax, the most widely adopted differentiated learning solution in the US., was named a 2020 SIIA CODiE Award finalist in 13 categories:

1. Best Education Cloud-Based Solution
2. Best Emerging Education Technology Solution for Administrators
3. Best Solution for Exceptional Students
4. Best Virtual Learning Solution
5. Best Mathematics Instructional Solution for Grades PreK-8
6. Best Reading/Writing/Literature Instructional Solution for Grades PreK-8
7. Best STEM Instructional Solution for Grades PK-8
8. Best Summative Student Assessment Solution
9. Best Cross-Curricular Solution
10. Best Emerging Instructional Technology Solution
11. Best Learning Capacity-Building Solution
12. Best Use of Emerging Technology for Learning in Education
13. Best Corporate / Enterprise Learning Solution

Said one judge, “This is a great product. It has both the student and teacher in mind on how to use and what is needed. Love it!”

March 12, 2020 - MobyMax, the most widely adopted differentiated learning solution in the U.S., has been named one of the “EDTECH 1000” for 2020-2021 by EdTech Digest. The honor is reserved for the “top EdTech companies transforming education.”

March 6, 2020 - MobyMax, the most widely adopted differentiated learning solution in the US., has announced that it will provide its award-winning educational software free to all schools and school districts forced to close to protect against COVID-19. The comprehensive software curriculum spans Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies for students in grades K-8 and meets the needs of struggling students as well as those working on grade level and beyond.

The announcement comes as some schools in New York have already closed and as Seattle schools and others also prepare for possible closure. “Most American school districts do not have plans in place to keep students learning if their physical structures need to be shuttered,” said MobyMax co-founder Glynn Willett. “The solution is to make online learning easily available to any school/district that needs it. Our software will be free to any affected school or school district that wants to keep teaching.”