2007 Awards & Milestones

On October 9, 2007, Shodor was recognized on the national level for its innovative use of networking technology at the Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2007. Shodor was the Grand Prize Winner in the Non Profit Category. Cisco states that the winners of the program represent their industries and constituencies as role models, showcasing best practices on the use of technology to address business challenges, fuel success and compete more effectively.

On October 8, 2007 shodor.org was selected as one of the MARS Best Free Reference Web Sites of 2007. MARS is the Machine-Assisted Reference Section of the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association. Shodor was one of only twenty-six sites recognized. Among the other sites on this list are The National Human Genome Research Institute, The History Channel, The Smithsonian Institution, and the United Nations Environment Programme.

In January, Shodor's Interactivate was featured by Education World and given A+ ratings, both for content and site design. Education World is a highly rated website for educators that features about 12 education-related websites each month.

The Spanish-language education technology web portal Eduteka, run by the Gabriel Piedrahita Foundation of Colombia, has completed three quarters of the translation of Shodor's Interactivate website into Spanish.

Two of Shodor's websites, the Computational Science Education Reference Desk (CSERD) and Interactivate, were selected as Official Honorees in the 11th Annual Webby Awards. CSERD and Interactivate were honored in the categories of Science and Education, respectively. The Official Honoree distinction has been awarded to sites that score in the top 15% of submissions. With over 8,000 entries received from all 50 states and over 60 countries, this is an outstanding accomplishment.