Learning Network (http://www.learningnetwork.com, America Online Keyword: Learning Network), the Internet’s premier consumer-education source, announced today that FactMonster.com, (http://www.FactMonster.com) its comprehensive kids’ reference site, is the recipient of this year’s New England Web Design(TM) E-Zine Award for outstanding content and design.

The New England Web Design (NEWD(TM)) awards program was developed by Aquent, a Boston-based talent agency, to recognize the best interactive sites in New England. NEWD Award winners were critically selected from more than 700 applicants, including the region’s top corporations and agencies, as well as independents and students, by a panel of industry experts who state: “If the work survives our scrutiny, it is an example of truly excellent design.”

The NEWD E-Zine Award honors Fact Monster as an outstanding, easy-to-use and beautifully designed reference site. Fact Monster, part of Learning Network for Reference, provides kids, parents and teachers with essential reference materials, individualized homework help, fun facts, and games, as well as daily features, including Today in History, Today’s Birthday, a Daily Word Quiz, and a brand-new Daily Analogy Quiz.

“Fact Monster’s combination of information and entertainment is central to our goal of making learning engaging, accessible and dynamic for kids,” says Elizabeth Buckley Kubik, senior vice president and general manager, Learning Network for Reference. “Recognition from NEWD is a wonderful testimonial to the outstanding success and response this site has had since we launched last fall.”

Since its launch, Fact Monster’s content and dynamic web design have drawn nearly 3 million page views. Because site editors update Fact Monster daily, information accessed by web visitors is always growing and always current, ensuring continuously updated, comprehensive, and trustworthy content to enhance the learning process.

About Learning Network for Reference

Learning Network for Reference is a dynamic, award-winning source of facts, features, quizzes, news, articles, and statistical information, updated daily. Infoplease (www.infoplease.com) and Fact Monster (www.factmonster.com), allow users to search a comprehensive database of almanacs, encyclopedia articles, dictionary definitions, an interactive atlas, and daily spotlight features that provide comprehensive interactive reference material.

About Learning Network

Learning Network, the Internet’s premier consumer-education source, currently offers an unmatched array of online educational tools, content, resources, and communities serving the K-12, Professional Development, Lifelong Learning and Reference markets. Offerings for the College market will roll out later in 2001. Each of the five vertically integrated networks is supported by the Learning Network Store (which hosts both online and offline education products related to Learning Network services). Learning Network is built on a strong foundation of assets from the international media company Pearson plc, as well as educational properties from leading technology companies. Learning Network has business offices in San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Paramus, NJ. For more information, call 1-888-816-1999, or visit www.LearningNetwork.com on the Internet (America Online Keyword: Learning Network).

region’s most cutting-edge Web sites and Web designers.

Boston-based Aquent hosted a first-of-its kind awards program to recognize the best Web design talent in New England.

Awards show honoring individual contributions to the art and science of Web design featuring:

- Interactive displays of the best Web sites created by New England’s hottest Web designers and programmers.

- Cocktails, appetizers and music at one of Boston’s top nightclubs.

Where: Avalon 15 Lansdowne St. Boston, Mass.

When: February 10, 2000

Doors opened at 6pm, Winners announced at 8pm

Tickets: Admittance was complimentary for all media outlets/journalists

(Tickets @ $25 for other guests  was available for purchased by writing to webmaster@newdawards.com or calling 617-535-5074.)

The first New England Web Design Awards took place on February 10, 2000 at Avalon.

There were almost 500 Entries for the very first NEWD Awards in 2000. We have listed them below for you to browse.

Browse through the amazing list of Entries from NEWD 2000. Can you pick the winners?

Best Overall Design

All Entrants
The Finalists
The Winner

Best Portfolio/Self Promotion

All Entrants
The Finalists
The Winner

Best Use of Animation

All Entrants
The Finalists
The Winner

Best Navigation

All Entrants
The Finalists
The Winner

Best EZine/Content Site

All Entrants
The Finalists
The Winner

Best Use of Multimedia

All Entrants
The Finalists
The Winner

Best Student Site

All Entrants
The Finalists
The Winner

See the list of the finalists and the winners here
See pictures of the Winners and the Party we had.

Click here to see information on the 2001 NEWD Awards