Collaboration 2.0 :: June 3, 2009 -- THE Journal

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Designing Learning Spaces for Instruction, not Control
Never before has it been more viable for educators to put instruction front and center of learning space design than now. Never before has collaboration with students and peers and with the world been more possible than now. So why are our learning spaces still so reminiscent of the past? Why are these spaces still so constrained? More

Virtual School Begins Rolling Out Game-Based Courses
Florida Virtual School this week rolled out a series of courses based around a new educational game called Conspiracy Code. More
Evergreen Public Schools Brings Collaborative Tools to District Portal
In an effort to deliver collaborative tools and create a stronger Web presence for its stakeholders, Evergreen Public Schools in Washington is moving its Web presence onto the Schoolwires platform. More
IBM Lotus Quickr 8.2 Gets Performance Boost
IBM has released Lotus Quickr 8.2, an update to the company's collaborative learning tool. The new version is focus mainly on feature improvements for Lotus Quickr services for Domino but also includes improvements to connectors for Quickr services for WebSphere Portal. More
Elluminate Expands Learning Suite with Live 9.5, Plan 2.0
Elluminate has rolled out a new version of its Elluminate Learning Suite, a collection of collaborative software tools for education. More
SoftChalk V5 Integrates Online Content Creation
Ed tech developer SoftChalk has released SoftChalk V5, an update to the company's authoring suite for instructional content. More

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