EDUIT.ORG goes Live!

Washington, DC -- We are pleased to announce that the Eduit.org website has just gone live. We are currently building out the back office of the organization and K12 Online Education initiative.

Eduit, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not for profit corporation whose headquarters are in Washington DC. For more information visit www.eduit.org

K12 Initiative concept supported by The Federation of American Scientists --

The Federation of American Scientists stupport the idea of using video games to captivate students and to enhance learning and critical thinking skills.

• USATODAY-Scientists: Video games can reshape education
• Yahoo News
  

"Its great to see mainstream media and organizations coming to the same results. The federations positioning is exactly what we determined in 2001 when EDUIT, Inc was incorporated." Michael J. Trout, Chairman EDUIT.

$50,000 matching gift pledge secured.

Washington, DC -- A $50,000 matching gift plegde has been secure to help EDUIT leverage foundation and grant investments.

"The speed, support and growth of the K１２　Initiative is unbelievable. People understand that the time is right for it and people want kids all over competing and having fun on one educational system. Please keep in mind this project is barely over a month old. It's truely amazing. We have a talented team assembled partners alligning themselves... Its all coming together like its just meant to be." Michael Trout.

NY advertizing veteran Chris Griggs Joins K12 Initiative

Washington D.C. – Chris Griggs joins the Eduit, Inc. Board of Directors. Mr. Griggs is a former senior advertising executive with Bates Worldwide that oversaw the positioning of leading brands. Mr. Griggs now works as an independent consultant for a number of niche firms, including work with Time Warner.

“It’s great to have Chris on board. He is just the kind of guy we need when it comes to brand positioning, and marketing. I believe, there are few individuals with his passion, ability and expertise when it comes to positioning a product to win.”

Education Specialist Jeremy Payne accepts nomination to join EDUIT, Inc. Board

Washington DC – Jeremy Payne, Vice President with Bank of America, has accepted nomination to be on the EDUIT Board. Jeremy brings with him over 10 years of experience in various Educational Settings including Higher Education, Membership Associations, and For-profit corporations. He has a strong program development background, and will be a great asset as the K12 Initiative moves forward.

"The K12 Initiative will be the missing piece of the puzzle in the worldwide effort to flatten global education," said Payne. "I am excited to contribute, leadership, advice, council and hands to this project, and look forward to great success!"

Alan Guinn Joins EDUIT Board of Directors

Washington DC – Alan Guinn, Managing Director of The Guinn Consultancy Group Inc, has joined the K12 team to head up strategic planning and project development. With over 30+ years in all aspects of business development Alan adds substantial experience and expertise to the initiative.

“We are very pleased to have Alan on board. He will be a grounding presence for K12 as we move forward. K12 is a multidimensional project and needs leaders like Alan for it to achieve its vision of flattening global education.” Michael J. Trout, K12 Initiative founder.

"I'm thrilled to be a part of this multi-dimensional, worldwide effort," said Guinn. "With our experience in both management development and online education, I see that we can offer multiple areas of support to the endeavor. The challenges that we face will be significant--but with the start that we have, and the experts this initiative is attracting, we'll be successful. I'm pleased to be onboard."

About Alan Guinn:
Mr. Guinn is Managing Director of The Guinn Consultancy Group, Inc; General Manager of the Real Estate and Development Group, Blue Moose Holdings, LLC; and International Managing Director of Worldwide Business Brokers, Inc.For more information visit:
http://www.alanguinn.com/
Interview with an expert The Guinn Consultancy Group, Inc.

About Eduit, Inc.:
Eduit, Inc is a Washington DC 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is focused on improving Education using Internet Technologies. Incorporated in 2001 Eduit has offices in US and Japan. It is behind the K12 Online Education Intiative. The Initiative seeks to flatten global education by making K-12 education freely available in a fun, addictive game format called K12 Online. For more information contact Eduit.org

Indian IT leader joins 2008 K12 Online Education Initiative

Washington-DC -- C.Umashankar IAS., (TamilNadu Cadre) e-governance expert & Managing Director, of ELCOT (Electronic Corporation of TamilNadu Limited, Chennai) Has joined the EDUIT, Inc Board of Directors. EDUIT (Education, Information Technology) is the nonprofit behind K12 and who will be securing research funding to help develop the initiative.
Here is a video of the phone call from Michael J. Trout, K12 Founder that secured Mr. Umashankar to EDUIT’s Board.

"I am ecstatic at having Umashankar the team. K12 is a global initiative, thus it needs to assemble key global players that see and understand the need and value of flattening education. The project is moving very fast--far beyond my original expectations. This is great!" Michael Trout, K12 founder.

About The K-12 Online Education Initiative (K12 Online)
The goal of K12 is flatten global K-12 education by putting online its complete courseware (initial focus will be on science and math) and present it in a simple, immersive, fun, game format and run on open-source software; and accessible via any broadband device: w:olpc, cell, pda, psp. Creating a new type of user interface metawiki called a wikitube. Everything pertaining to the new project is in real-time and is housed within K12.info

About C.Umashankar IAS.,:
An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer allotted to the Tamil Nadu cadre. He joined the Indian Administrative Services in 1990, and since then he has held various positions in the government of Tamil Nadu. Mr. Umashankar's vision is to see an e-Governance based Public Administration in India, and a corruption-free society. Mr. Umashankar is an expert in the emerging area of e-Governance, and has achieved high recognition in this field.

Media Sources on Mr. C.Umashankar

• Hindu Times -- Thursday, Sep 14, 2006
  
• Business Daily -- Thursday, Sep 14, 2006
  
• Wait ends for Umashankar -- Sunday, July 29, 2001