TEACHER CREATED MATERIALS DEPLOYS CONVENES COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS

SAN FRANCISCO, CA February 11, 2002 -- Convene, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative learning solutions, today announced an important new initiative with Teacher Created Materials to host its online curriculum of professional development courses and further develop communities of practice for K-12 educators. Teacher Created Materials Online Professional Development Solutions are being delivered using Convenes collaborative Web platform and will reach thousands of Teacher Created Materials customers across the nation and around the world.

Offering various delivery methods for professional development is essential in the educational field since educators often cannot leave work for state or federally-mandated re-certification. Similarly, many educators have few outlets to build communities of practice outside of schools to share knowledge and information with peers in a collaborative, worldwide setting. Using Convenes hosted Web platform, Teacher Created Materials will provide its worldwide audience of educators and administrators a forum to receive ongoing professional development courses as well as access to a global community of educators to exchange information, knowledge and best practices.

As a leading publisher of educational materials, we are committed to making ongoing professional development more accessible to educators around the world," says Teacher Created Materials co-founder and President, Rachelle Cracchiolo. By allowing our audience the ability to access not only formal training programs but also communities of practice from a Web browser, we increase the number of new customers while further developing the loyalty of thousands of teachers who have already used our publications and participated in our professional development training sessions. In the end, this gives us a distinct advantage over the competition," adds Cracchiolo.

Convenes proprietary technology features a hosted Web platform that quickly migrates existing classroom-based training programs to the Internet. The Web-based platform also facilitates ongoing communication and teamwork beyond the one-time training event to build communities where best practices are exchanged through peer-to-peer collaboration such as discussion, instant messaging, file sharing and team learning environments.

Publishers and training companies around the world recognize the strategic value of a collaborative solution that can not only educate but also get people to collaborate beyond a one-time event such as a class," says Dan Klein, President and CEO of Convene. Convenes Web platform is a proven solution for organizations of all sizes that need to quickly transfer proprietary information from the classroom to the Web, then keep their people collaborating, exchanging information and learning, well after training is done."

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ABOUT CONVENE
Convene is a leader in delivering collaborative solutions that improve companies competitiveness and productivity all year round. Businesses using Convenes proprietary Web platform to educate employees or customers, share best practices or turn knowledge into results, are improving productivity, staying competitive, and enriching customer relationships.

For almost a decade, Convenes solutions have helped F1000 companies and universities realize the measurable results and competitive advantages of collaborative tools. Convene was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in San Francisco. The Convene Web site, www.convene.com, offers information about the eLearning industry, an archive of company press releases, links to online articles about Convene and the most current list of partners and clients.

ABOUT TEACHER CREATED MATERIALS
Teacher Created Materials serves educators in preschools, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools by publishing curriculum programs as well as resource books that cover all areas of the curriculum-language arts, social studies, math, science, technology, and the arts. The company also provides professional development solutions to thousands of educators each year through seminars, on-site training, and online courses.

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Convene CONTACT:
Susan A. McKenna
Vice President, Marketing
Convene, Inc.
415-625-1600 x1626
susan.mckenna@convene.com

Teacher Created Materials CONTACT:
Amy LasCola
Vice President, Marketing
Teacher Created Materials
714-891-2273, ext. 154
alascola@teachercreated.com