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Web 2.0 Strategies for Education

9/15/2010

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Wiki-Centric Learning
High school teachers use wikis to manage their classrooms and create online collaboration opportunities. With wikis, their students can complete assignments, learn from each other, and communicate with their peers from around the world.
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News

New Dimension Launches Hosted Streaming Service
New Dimension Media (NDM) is taking its streaming educational video service to the cloud. The service, CCC! Core Curriculum Content, previously required installation of a dedicated server, but through the new Internet-only version, K-12 schools can access all of the same programming without on-premises installation.
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Principals Voice Enthusiasm for Social Networking, Though Concerns Remain
Research has shown that most school principals in the United States use Web 2.0 technologies and belong to at least one social network. And according to a new report, most also indicated they think social networking has value for education--for staff and, potentially, for students alike. So why did most also say their schools ban the use of social networking on campus?
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California High School Credits Technology with Improving Educational Experience
New Millennium Secondary School (NMSS) of Carson, CA, has reported that its use of Web-based communications management system eChalk has resulted in improved student and teacher communication and greater parental involvement in the education process.
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Grockit Branches Out to Google Marketplace
Grockit, the education-focused online social networking service, is gaining integration with Google Apps. The service has moved into the Google Apps Marketplace, a hub for software that adds functionality to Google's hosted apps, such as Google Docs and Google Calendar.
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LanSchool 7.5 Expands Audio and Video Sharing
LanSchool Technologies has released LanSchool 7.5, an upgrade to the company's K-12 classroom management system.
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Online Educational Game Service Offers Classroom Licenses
Online educational games provider PBS Kids Play has introduced a classroom license for its subscription-based service.
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SnapStream Upgrades Educational TV Content Management Software
Enterprise television software provider SnapStream Media has upgraded its content management technology for educational users, streamlining it for easier use and giving it greater storage capacity and efficiency for larger school districts and expanded user groups.
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Turnitin2 Integrates Plagiarism Checking, Paperless Grading
iParadigms has released Turnitin2, the new version of its Web-based tool for reviewing papers and detecting signs of plagiarism or inadequate citation.
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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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