Archive for the ‘Start-up Culture’ Category
March 18th, 2010
by Tracy in K-2 Curriculum, Math fun, Start-up Culture
It won’t be long now – DreamBox Learning K-2 Math will soon be K-3 Math. We’re bursting with excitement about our 3rd grade math games and couldn’t keep it hush-hush any longer. Announcing the DreamBox Learning K-3 Math preview So we created a K-3 Math parent preview, complete with sample lessons. Play the sample math [...]
Tags: 3rd grade, dreambox preview
February 4th, 2010
by Tracy in Start-up Culture
The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA), the state-wide technology association aimed to connect, lead, and inspire tech businesses in Washington, has included DreamBox Learning in its finalists for an Industry Achievement Award (IAA) as Breakthrough Start-up of the Year. Everyone here at DreamBox is excited and feels very honored.
Tags: awards and achievements, twitter and facebook
December 28th, 2009
by Mickelle in K-3 Curriculum, Start-up Culture
At DreamBox we’re capitalizing on school vacation! For two days, we invited DreamBoxers who live near our offices to sit side-by-side with our teachers and developers and be the first to try our newest lessons and games. This is the first major step in testing our new virtual manipulatives developed by DreamBox only for our [...]
Tags: Virtual manipulatives
July 24th, 2009
by Sue in Start-up Culture, Technology
It takes a special bunch of people and a very special product to get a tiny startup in the
Wall Street Journal!
July 16th, 2009
by Mickelle in Online Learning, Start-up Culture
When we were developing DreamBox Learning K-2 Math, just creating the Mouse Tutorials didn’t solve our mouse problems (See our blog
Schooled by 5-8 year olds: Mouse Skills Needed).
Tags: kids and computer use, Life at DreamBox Learning, tech savvy kids
April 29th, 2009
by Mickelle in Life at DreamBox Learning, Start-up Culture
Recently, I reread
Seth Godin’s book
Purple Cow. It’s about transforming your business by being remarkable.
Tags: book review, dreambox learning, Life at DreamBox Learning
April 27th, 2009
by Tracy in Life at DreamBox Learning, Start-up Culture
Voting for Seattle's Best Startup ends on April 28! That means you have only one day to cast your ballot for DreamBox Learning. Here are three reasons to vote for DreamBox.
Tags: awards and achievements, customer satisfaction, dreambox learning, math game, startup companies
April 8th, 2009
by Tracy in Life at DreamBox Learning, Start-up Culture
We're proud to announce this is our 100th blog post. Let's hear it for us! DreamBox Learning started with ... dreams. We envisioned a world where every student enjoys an individually-tailored, world class learning experience.
Tags: awards and achievements, Math Learning, Math learning tips, Math research, startup companies
February 23rd, 2009
by Sue in Math in Real Life, Start-up Culture
Every day now driving home and listening to the news, I try, like everyone else I imagine, to wrap my head around the kinds of numbers they’re throwing around. The scale of the numbers is incomprehensible. How meaningful is the difference between a billion and a trillion...
Tags: childrens learning games, math development skills, Math in Real Life, Math Learning
February 2nd, 2009
by Byron in Life at DreamBox Learning, Start-up Culture, Technology
There is nothing like the excitement of launching a new product after years of work. I enjoyed the privilege of joining the celebration lunch with the DreamBox team.
Tags: dreambox learning, Product launch