Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation
  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing
  • Login
  • GDPR
  • Create a Free Account
Return to PRWeb homepage
  • News
  • Resources
  • Contact
When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be automatically updated as you type.

Searching for your content...

No results found. Please change your search terms and try again.
  • News in Focus
      • Browse News Releases

      • All News Releases
      • Multimedia Gallery

      • All Multimedia
      • All Photos
      • All Videos
  • Business & Money
      • Auto & Transportation

      • Aerospace, Defense
      • Air Freight
      • Airlines & Aviation
      • Automotive
      • Maritime & Shipbuilding
      • Railroads and Intermodal Transportation
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Transportation, Trucking & Railroad
      • Travel
      • Trucking and Road Transportation
      • View All Auto & Transportation

      • Business Technology

      • Blockchain
      • Broadcast Tech
      • Computer & Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Components
      • Electronic Design Automation
      • Financial Technology
      • High Tech Security
      • Internet Technology
      • Nanotechnology
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Semiconductors
      • View All Business Technology

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Financial Services & Investing

      • Accounting News & Issues
      • Acquisitions, Mergers and Takeovers
      • Banking & Financial Services
      • Bankruptcy
      • Bond & Stock Ratings
      • Conference Call Announcements
      • Contracts
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Dividends
      • Earnings
      • Earnings Forecasts & Projections
      • Financing Agreements
      • Insurance
      • Investments Opinions
      • Joint Ventures
      • Mutual Funds
      • Private Placement
      • Real Estate
      • Restructuring & Recapitalization
      • Sales Reports
      • Shareholder Activism
      • Shareholder Meetings
      • Stock Offering
      • Stock Split
      • Venture Capital
      • View All Financial Services & Investing

      • General Business

      • Awards
      • Commercial Real Estate
      • Corporate Expansion
      • Earnings
      • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
      • Human Resource & Workforce Management
      • Licensing
      • New Products & Services
      • Obituaries
      • Outsourcing Businesses
      • Overseas Real Estate (non-US)
      • Personnel Announcements
      • Real Estate Transactions
      • Residential Real Estate
      • Small Business Services
      • Socially Responsible Investing
      • Surveys, Polls and Research
      • Trade Show News
      • View All General Business

  • Science & Tech
      • Consumer Technology

      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Blockchain
      • Cloud Computing/Internet of Things
      • Computer Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Consumer Electronics
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Gaming
      • Financial Technology
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Multimedia & Internet
      • Peripherals
      • Social Media
      • STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math)
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Consumer Technology

      • Energy & Natural Resources

      • Alternative Energies
      • Chemical
      • Electrical Utilities
      • Gas
      • General Manufacturing
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Oil & Energy
      • Oil and Gas Discoveries
      • Utilities
      • Water Utilities
      • View All Energy & Natural Resources

      • Environ­ment

      • Conservation & Recycling
      • Environmental Issues
      • Environmental Policy
      • Environmental Products & Services
      • Green Technology
      • Natural Disasters
      • View All Environ­ment

      • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Aerospace & Defense
      • Agriculture
      • Chemical
      • Construction & Building
      • General Manufacturing
      • HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning)
      • Machinery
      • Machine Tools, Metalworking and Metallurgy
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Paper, Forest Products & Containers
      • Precious Metals
      • Textiles
      • Tobacco
      • View All Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Telecomm­unications

      • Carriers and Services
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Telecommunications Equipment
      • Telecommunications Industry
      • VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Telecomm­unications

  • Lifestyle & Health
      • Consumer Products & Retail

      • Animals & Pets
      • Beers, Wines and Spirits
      • Beverages
      • Bridal Services
      • Cannabis
      • Cosmetics and Personal Care
      • Fashion
      • Food & Beverages
      • Furniture and Furnishings
      • Home Improvement
      • Household, Consumer & Cosmetics
      • Household Products
      • Jewelry
      • Non-Alcoholic Beverages
      • Office Products
      • Organic Food
      • Product Recalls
      • Restaurants
      • Retail
      • Supermarkets
      • Toys
      • View All Consumer Products & Retail

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Health

      • Biometrics
      • Biotechnology
      • Clinical Trials & Medical Discoveries
      • Dentistry
      • FDA Approval
      • Fitness/Wellness
      • Health Care & Hospitals
      • Health Insurance
      • Infection Control
      • International Medical Approval
      • Medical Equipment
      • Medical Pharmaceuticals
      • Mental Health
      • Pharmaceuticals
      • Supplementary Medicine
      • View All Health

      • Sports

      • General Sports
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Sporting Events
      • Sports Equipment & Accessories
      • View All Sports

      • Travel

      • Amusement Parks and Tourist Attractions
      • Gambling & Casinos
      • Hotels and Resorts
      • Leisure & Tourism
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Passenger Aviation
      • Travel Industry
      • View All Travel

  • Policy & Public Interest
      • Policy & Public Interest

      • Advocacy Group Opinion
      • Animal Welfare
      • Congressional & Presidential Campaigns
      • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Domestic Policy
      • Economic News, Trends, Analysis
      • Education
      • Environmental
      • European Government
      • FDA Approval
      • Federal and State Legislation
      • Federal Executive Branch & Agency
      • Foreign Policy & International Affairs
      • Homeland Security
      • Labor & Union
      • Legal Issues
      • Natural Disasters
      • Not For Profit
      • Patent Law
      • Public Safety
      • Trade Policy
      • U.S. State Policy
      • View All Policy & Public Interest

  • People & Culture
      • People & Culture

      • Aboriginal, First Nations & Native American
      • African American
      • Asian American
      • Children
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      • Hispanic
      • Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual
      • Men's Interest
      • People with Disabilities
      • Religion
      • Senior Citizens
      • Veterans
      • Women
      • View All People & Culture

  • Hamburger menu
  • Cision PRWeb provides efficient communication tools to continuously engage with target audiences across multiple online channels
  • Create a Free Account
    • ALL CONTACT INFO
    • Contact Us


      11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday

  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • News in Focus
    • Browse All News
    • Multimedia Gallery
  • Business & Money
    • Auto & Transportation
    • Business Technology
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Financial Services & Investing
    • General Business
  • Science & Tech
    • Consumer Technology
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Environ­ment
    • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing
    • Telecomm­unications
  • Lifestyle & Health
    • Consumer Products & Retail
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Health
    • Sports
    • Travel
  • Policy & Public Interest
  • People & Culture
    • People & Culture
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR

Technology Leads the Way as Students Head "Back To School" in Fall

Amidst COVID-19, schools have discovered technology challenges of distance learning--solving these issues has become imperative when planning for the upcoming school year. To address these obstacles, MountainTop Data has partnered with Metadot to strategically target school systems in critical need of technology assistance.


News provided by

MountainTop Data

Jun 22, 2020, 08:00 ET

Share this article

Share toX

Share this article

Share toX


LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Schools across the county have had to learn on the fly how to implement remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic.(1) In facing numerous immediate challenges that could have been otherwise overwhelming, districts have sought assistance in striving to finish this school year on a high note while planning for a fall session that may also rely on distance learning. "Many schools were caught during the health crisis having to pivot very quickly," says Sky Cassidy, CEO of MountainTop Data a leader in data intelligence. "They needed to come up with a plan quickly to prepare for properly educating children."

Helping school districts successfully shift to remote learning is exactly what MountainTop Data's client, Metadot, does. Metadot, with it Mojo Helpdesk software, a ticket management system, assists schools and educators in managing help requests. Distance learning has been around for some time—however, at the K-12 level, most schools simply did not have plans in place to deal with the quick onset of COVID-19, according to Daniel Guermeur—founder and CEO of Metadot.

“Distance learning is not going to go away—likewise, the increased use of technology is not going to go away,” Guermeur says

Post this

"Distance learning is not going to go away—likewise, the increased use of technology is not going to go away," Guermeur says. "More applications, more software, more tools are going to become even more prevalent moving forward. There will be a need for IT that will manage assets and support customers. We think solutions like ours will see a higher need, even as schools return to what had been business as usual."

MountainTop Data's assistance in providing data and email campaign management for Metadot has allowed the company to get its laser-focused messaging in front of the right target audiences, which gives school districts the help they need to navigate from crisis mode into as smooth an operation as possible—from making sure every student has reliable internet access to reimagining lesson plans that work in the classroom to plans that resonate on a student's laptop screen. In partnership with MountainTop Data, Metadot is able to engage with schools who need to support students and staff who operate outside of their normal routines.

"Technology plays a key role in facilitating learning," Guermeur says. "New protocols, new technology, new software. The number of requests to the IT departments increased rapidly. Many of them would have been brought to their knees without a ticketing system. It is very easy to deploy (with Google Suite or ClassLink) so they can connect together with everyone. The product works with both these technologies. They are a great fit for public and private school systems."

While many districts have IT, they might not have a help desk or ticket management system. When teachers use data to drive their decisions and plans, it's been proven that they are able to respond to problems more effectively, construct new teaching methods and advance skill sets faster.(2) Current studies indicate that teachers in schools with data-focused programs think using data improves instruction significantly. In the current climate of remote learning—meaning data is even more important. COVID-19 has posed various challenges for students all across the globe, such as not having reliable internet connections or in affecting their ability to comprehend lessons presented remotely.(3) Backed by MountainTop Data, Metadot is striving to reach as many schools as possible.

"While they were tackling distance learning, schools may not have had the time to put together a program," Cassidy says. "Now is the time that schools need to have a solid plan to manage logistical issues before schools starts this fall. Metadot's ticket management platform provides an easy to use and affordable solution and needed a way to reach out and engage with school IT and help desk personnel. Many industries have a sudden need to get their message in front of a different audience —they all require clean data and targeted data."

About MountainTop Data:
Headquartered in Los Angeles, MountainTop Data has been providing data services for B2B marketing for nearly two decades. With an unrelenting commitment to quality, they were the first company to guarantee the accuracy of their licensed data and business emails. They provide marketing lists, data cleaning, data appending, and data maintenance services. Their data services have been used by some of the world's biggest brands across a multitude of various industries, from multi-national telecommunication companies to office technology, to PR firms and more. For more information, visit http://www.mountaintopdata.com.

About Mojo Helpdesk:
Over 10 years ago, Metadot, Mojo's parent company, needed a help desk so we could provide our customers with personal and dynamic technical support. We couldn't find a help desk software that met our needs, so we built it. Customers liked it so much we decided to transform it into a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering. Today, thousands of businesses with only a few to thousands of agents use Mojo Helpdesk to serve their customers and employees. For more information, visit http://www.mojohelpdesk.com.

1. Castelo, Micah. "Factors to consider when preparing for E-learning" edtechmagazine.com, March 25, 2020, edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2020/03/factors-consider-when-preparing-e-learning-perfcon
2. Holley, Mark. "The Benefits of Data Driven Education" methodschools.org, Nov. 21, 2017, methodschools.org/blog/the-benefits-of-data-driven-education#:~:text=When%20teachers%20use%20data%20to,using%20data%20improves%20instruction%20significantly
3. Herold, Benjamin. "The Disparities in Remote Learning Under Coronavirus (in Charts)" Education Week, April 10, 2020, edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/04/10/the-disparities-in-remote-learning-under-coronavirus.html

# # #

SOURCE MountainTop Data

Related Links

http://www.mountaintopdata.com

Modal title

Sky Cassidy, CEO, MountainTop Data
Sky Cassidy, CEO, MountainTop Data
Sky Cassidy, CEO, MountainTop Data

Contact PRWeb

  • 11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday
  • Contact Us

About PRWeb

  • About PRWeb
  • Partners
  • Partnership Programs
  • Editorial Guidelines
  • Resources

Why PRWeb

  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing

Accounts

  • Create a Free Account
  • Log in
  • Contact Us

Do not sell or share my personal information:

  • Submit via [email protected] 
  • Call Privacy toll-free: 877-297-8921

Contact Cision

Products

About

My Services
  • All News Releases
  • Online Member Center
  • ProfNet
Cision Distribution Helpline
888-776-0942
  • Legal
  • Site Map
  • RSS
  • Cookie Settings
Copyright © 2025 Cision US Inc.