SAT Remix launches in the US

Savannah, Georgia (February 10, 2010)

Having successfully completed piloting SAT Remix in local schools, proving it improves students’ results on vocabulary tests, Urban Planet Mobile releases SAT Remix, audio vocabulary SAT prep lessons delivered daily as a text message to any mobile phone, for purchase directly from their site: www.SATremix.com.

The results of the pilot were overwhelmingly positive. After a month of SAT Remix mobile lessons students increased scores on vocabulary tests by 100%. With SAT Remix, students receive an automatic daily text (7pm EST), so they don’t have to remember to do anything. They access the audio lesson by clicking the link within the text. They listen to the SAT Word of the day, the definition and two example/contextual sentences, all set to music and beats. The lessons are approximately 2 minutes long. By listening to their cell phone for 2 minutes a day, on the mobile they already carry, students can double their vocabulary scores.

“We worked very hard to develop a way for all students to receive the SAT Remix lessons. Students get them on the phone they already carry. And they’re proven to improve scores. We aren’t tied to a specific phone, a specific carrier, or a specific mobile operating system”, CEO Brian OliverSmith explains why Urban Planet Mobile’s products are so compelling in the burgeoning mobile learning space. “We’re simply tied to delivering engaging and impactful educational content to any mobile phone. As a leading mobile education company, our goal is to provide the highest quality educational content to the largest number of people at an extremely affordable price”.

Because the patent pending product design incorporates a unique use of music and repetition, word retention and the ability to recall meaning are increased. The theory behind the lesson development is based on decades of research into the impact of study combined with music. Applying this proven method to the SAT Remix products, along with the unique automatic daily text delivery, catapults Urban Planet Mobile to the forefront of mobile learning.

Mobile learning is exploding onto the worldwide scene. Urban Planet Mobile has created programs that are device agnostic in order to reach the underserved, leveling the education playing field because improved education leads to better communities and stronger economies. SAT Remix plays into this overarching goal through providing SAT vocabulary prep to students who, other than what they receive through their classes, have limited or no access to other prep materials.

Because mobile devices are relatively low cost, they offer a point of access in low-income populations, providing the economically disadvantaged the opportunity to engage in learning otherwise beyond their reach.

SAT Remix is less than $7 per month. The SAT Remix program focuses on vocabulary expansion, since vocabulary impacts up to 33% of the total SAT score. Therefore the SAT Remix mobile SAT prep program can have a dramatic effect on a student’s score. “We’re thrilled with the pilot results and this launch,” Mr. OliverSmith continues, “The students loved the lessons. They found them engaging. They really appreciated the automatic delivery. And the music made it easy to listen. The teachers loved the program because the content is very high quality and positively impacts test scores and the parents loved the program because, finally, their kid is using their mobile phone for more than just texting their friends”.