BOSTON – Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft Corp. to optimize HMH’s core K-12 education content for the Windows 8 operating system, providing an even greater level of choice and access to students and educators across a broad range of devices.
HMH will work with Microsoft to develop a new eTextbook reader application for Windows 8 in advance of the new 2014 school year. The app, which will provide access to core HMH K-12 content, will become available to the increasing number of school districts using Windows 8, including Miami-Dade County Public Schools, which recently announced its intention to introduce 100,000 Windows 8 devices by August 2015 as part of a district 1-to-1 initiative.
“We share a commitment with Microsoft to broaden access to high-quality digital learning resources for students and teachers,” said Steve Gilmer, Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Alliances, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. “By working with Microsoft to bring our quality content to Windows 8, we can provide engaging, user-friendly content in a native experience.”
”As more schools move toward a digital environment, engaging and immersive content is even more crucial for student learning,” said Andrew Ko, general manager, Partners in Learning, Microsoft. “This new eTextbook reader app from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will offer educators and students a powerful tool to both inspire and impact learning for success.”
The HMH Readers app, designed to reinforce reading fluency and comprehension in grades K-6, and Carmen Sandiego Adventures in Math are currently available for the Windows 8 system, with a new American Heritage Dictionary app also in development for summer 2014.
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About Houghton Mifflin HarcourtHoughton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company with the mission of changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. Among the world’s largest providers of pre-K–12 education solutions and one of its longest-established publishing houses, HMH combines cutting-edge research, editorial excellence and technological innovation to improve teaching and learning environments and solve complex literacy and education challenges. HMH’s interactive, results-driven education solutions are utilized by more than 50 million students in over 150 countries, and its renowned and awarded novels, non-fiction, children's books and reference works are enjoyed by readers throughout the world. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com.
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