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eInstruction produces interactive classroom tools and educational technology. It is based in the United States.

History
eInstruction was founded in 1980 by by Dr. Darrell Ward, who pioneered the use of student response systems in education with the creation of a hand-held "clicker" system called CPS™ (Classroom Performance Systems). In addition to Classroom Response Systems, eInstruction works with educators providing professional development and training opportunities across the globe. It has offices in Denton, Texas; Columbia, Maryland; Scottsdale, Arizona; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Paris.

2006: EXAMVIEW
In 2006, eInstruction aquired FS Creations, creators of EXAMVIEW. Together, CPS and EXAMVIEW offered a platform which is intended to help educators to incorporate textbook publisher question banks into their lesson plans, quizzes, and tests, and allows for real-time assessment and feedback.

2008: INTERWRITE
In 2008 eInstruction acquired GTCO and introduced the INTERWRITESchoolPad and INTERWRITEPAD wireless interactive tablets. 2008 also brought with it the integration of EXAMVIEW, CPS, and INTERWRITEWORKSPACE software. This integration brought together three key elements of teaching: content, instruction, and assessment. (Also see formative assessment).

2009: eICommunity and Cornerstone
The eI Community™ is an online resource center open to all, where teachers can find and share educational resources and discuss best practices together. Also, the eI Cornerstone Education Suite was launched. Cornerstone is an administrator tool (enterprise based) which allows monitoring and analyzing student performance data, distributing content and assessments, and centrally managing district technology.

Awards
The INTERWRITEMobi® was recently honored with a 2009 Award of Excellence from Tech & Learning magazine. The product was featured in the December Awards issue.