Testimonials

"The textbook that I use for my Hispanic Culture class went out of print; Well, because it is out of print I can no longer get it through the bookstore. So, the few chapters or excerpts I had used I now use in a PageTurner format. It is great because I can be more selective about what I want them to read, add illustrations, and put in "teacher notes" to clarify points made by the author."

Lynne Rabuse
MN SE Technical College

"I love LodeStar. I dare say that I've become a LodeStar junkie."

Andy Hannaford
Manager of ConnectEd Online Learning

"When I first saw a demonstration of lodeStar, I was impressed with the capabilities and the clean look of the program. I felt I needed to wait to try it until I had some dedicated time to examine all the features. I found I wouldn't have had to wait however, because the program is really uncomplicated. It's a snap to add pictures and audio. I copied current content to lodeStar and updated it, added new visuals and audio and have now revised all the online courses I will be offering next semester. I've developed new games to help students review content, and can't wait until the students can try them. Thanks for creating such an effective tool for educators."

Carla Weigel
Child Development Careers Faculty, M.Ed.
Hennepin Technical College
Eden Prairie Campus

With Lodestar, Professor Lauber was able to quickly generate a Flash practice quiz presentation for her BIO 2010 students. The quiz consists of different slides with a photo and question. Students respond to a question pertaining to a particular microorganism and get immediate feedback. Since the live microorganisms are only alive for a week, with the Internet Flash interactive activity, students can access the microbiology review quiz anytime they want.

"Students have wanted an interactive practice quiz like this for awhile. Now, with Lodestar, making Flash quizzes is easy and quick."

Professor Lauber

lodeStar™ up-graded Microsoft Class Server for us into a truly interactive teaching and learning environment that supports literacy. It enabled us to create and integrate a variety of interactive learning resources that included lessons, assignments and scoring functions. Content specific engines were created for us to deliver the kinds of interactive assignments we requested for grammar activities, listening activities, reading activities and writing activities. The fact that lodeStar™ supports audio files and graphics is critically important for us.

The Distance Learning and Information Technologies Unit of Manitoba Education and Training (Canada) reviewed the learning resources developed and delivered on lodeStar™ and described them as "...an excellent resource for teachers ...".

Otto Toews Ph. D., CEO
Knowledgebuilder™

I find LodeStar to be an innovative, exciting tool for educators at all levels. Its impact on educational technology is far-reaching. My students are engaged with the interactive nature of each of lodeStar's resources. By actively participating in the presentation of the online work, students are able to retain information more readily and are more receptive to the process of learning. lodeStar enhances my ability to deliver instructional, tutorial, or evaluative tasks that cannot be achieved through traditional methods. The ability to individualize instruction to meet specific learning needs is not an easy task, but lodeStar makes the process simple. Easy to read instruction manuals are provided so that even those with general, minimal computer experience can create professional looking resources to use in their own classroom. LodeStar even gives me the ability to share resources with others! The quality of this product cannot be overstated as an innovative instructional tool for reaching all styles of learners at all levels of learning.

Christy Buxman
4th grade teacher

Lodestar has been a wonderful tool for the creation and implementation of learning resource modules. The Gayville-Volin School District implemented class server during the 2003-04 school year and have expanded teacher usage during 2004-05. Seventy-five percent of teachers have started to use Lodestar to enhance student learning. Not needing to have any programming background has been a great time saver for my staff. We highly recommend Lodestar.

Jason Selchert, Superintendent
Gayville-Volin School District

I love working with this program. Our students like LodeStar too. In fact, if they don't have the activities, they get a bit up in arms.

Rhonda Besel
Riverland Community College