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Web 2.0 Strategies for Education

6/2/2010

Focus

Technology & Teaching Tomorrow's Thinkers
As educators, we are called upon to challenge the way students already think and guide them into new patterns or ways of thinking as required, in order for them to grasp central concepts and applications of learning. Collaborative technologies, while not central to the process, can help facilitate this core function of education.
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News

MICA To Provide 400 Students Online Schooling Tuition-Free
Connections Academy, a private company operating 15 virtual schools in 14 states, has opened enrollment for the Michigan Connections Academy.
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86 North Carolina Schools Gain Online Courses
Eighty-six independent schools in North Carolina are expanding their instruction online in an effort to boost learning opportunities for their students. The schools, part of the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools, will also offer online credit recovery opportunities for students who have fallen behind.
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Cloud-Based Learning System Adds Office Web Apps
Ed tech company it's learning is adding Microsoft Office Web Apps and Outlook Live to its electronic learning platform.
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Edvance360 Bolsters Course Development, Learning Outcomes Management
Edvance360 has updated its learning management system, Edvance360 LMS-SN, expanding course development and reporting features and adding in new learning outcome management tools.
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Michigan Launches Virtual Charter Academy
The Michigan public school system has launched the state's first online public charter school, the Michigan Virtual Charter Academy.
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SoftChalk 6 Adds 'Connect' Learning Object Repository
Ed tech developer SoftChalk has released an update to SoftChalk, an authoring suite for instructional content. The company also announced that it will be expanding the capabilities of the Web-based system further this summer through a new premium option.
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TeacherStudio Brings Web 2.0 Tools to Professional Development
Content production company IDEAS and educational solutions provider eSchool Solutions have teamed to launch TeacherStudio, a new collaborative community for content-sharing, networking, and professional development.
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Collaboration 2.0 focuses on the effective use of Web 2.0 technologies in K-12 education and provides information on the latest technologies and advances in these technologies. It includes case studies of successful implementations, feature articles on trends in collaborative technologies, profiles of champions of Web 2.0 at the district and school levels, pedagogy and tips on the effective use of collaborative technologies by experts, and news on new products and implementations. Published monthly, 3rd Wednesday of each month in HTML format.

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