Following a positive product review, School Administrators group agrees to recommend Pixetell to its 11,000 members nationwide.
PORTLAND, Ore. –February 2, 2010 – Ontier Inc., maker of Pixetell, the emerging rich messaging solution, announced a partnership with The American Association of School Administrators (www.aasa.org). The effort is designed to offer Pixetell to AASA’s 11,000 school superintendent members. Pixetell is web-based software that enables users to quickly add voice, screen recordings and video to e-mail and electronic documents.
“AASA is pleased to offer a powerful technology tool like Pixetell to our membership,” said AASA Executive Director Dan Domenech. "School system leaders will find Pixetell is an effective, easy-to-use tool for communicating important messages with staff, parents and the entire school community."
“We now have the opportunity to demonstrate Pixetell’s value to educators nationwide,” said Sebastian Rapport, CEO and founder of Ontier. “In addition to administrative use, Pixetell has applications in distance learning and in supporting the educational process outside of face-to-face interactions in the classroom.”
AASA members who have used Pixetell enthusiastically endorse it. Chris Gaines, who serves as superintendent of the Wright City, Mo., R-11 School District, has found myriad applications for Pixetell messages in his communications with staff, students, parents and others.
“Pixetell allows us to get the same message to everyone. Instead of having four to six separate meetings where the message can get tweaked, now everyone is getting the same thing,” Gaines said. Gaines’ use of Pixetell was the subject of a Jan. 12 article in AASA’s “Leader’s Edge” e-newsletter.
Educator Ken Royal, whose website, The Educator’s Royal Treatment, offers advice for teachers, recently supervised a review of Pixetell.
Said Royal of Pixetell after his first exposure to it: “[Pixetell] shouts education. I've been playing around with this easy-to-use video, audio, documents, drag and drop collaboration solution all morning. It completely takes away the challenge of piecing together two or more tools to do the same thing.”
British language arts teacher Isabelle Jones is part of the Ken Royal review team. “Although the product focuses more on business, it has undeniable potential for education,” she said. “For the specific purpose of teaching languages, the benefit of including audio in teacher feedback is obvious. Students then have a model that they can use and replicate if needed.”
Pixetell has also received favorable reviews by teachers as an instructional tool that can improve learning outcomes for students, facilitate distance learning and increase parental involvement in their child’s education.
“It is always a good feeling when your product can play a role in improving educational outcomes,” said Sebastian Rapport, Ontier Inc. CEO. “In addition, AASA is a great partner.”
About AASA
The American Association of School Administrators, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders across the United States and throughout the world. AASA’s mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children. For more information, please visit www.aasa.org.
System Requirements and Availability The Pixetell client supports Windows 7, XP and Vista. As always, Pixetell messages can be received and played by Mac, Linux and Windows systems. It is available through a monthly or annual subscription. Pixetell Basic and Pixetell Pro can be purchased monthly for $9 and $19 respectively. A 21-day free trial is available and can be downloaded at http://www.pixetell.com.
About Ontier Ontier Inc. is the maker of Pixetell® which enables you to Say it. Show it. Send it.™ Pixetell is all-in-one visual communication and collaboration software that lets you quickly add voice, screen recordings and video to email or electronic documents. It provides the quickest way to communicate proposals, designs, spreadsheets or other digital information with absolute clarity. Ontier was founded in early 2008 and is headquartered in Portland, OR. For information, contact Bruce Carocci at 503-227-2132 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
