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For Metiri Group CEO Cheryl Lemke, "Web 2.0" isn't just a nebulous label for the latest and greatest online technologies; it's emblematic of the collaborative, participatory skills and instructional practices that she sees as crucial to the 21st century teaching and learning. More
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Developers have released Moodle 2.0.1, a minor update to the popular open source learning management system. MoreA company that provides online tutoring services has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create an on-demand professional development system specifically to train middle school and high school math teachers. MoreMagnolia has updated its open source content management system to allow multiple people to edit the content at the same time. Magnolia version 4.4 also adds content translation, multi-step forms, and a page comparison feature, among other enhancements. MoreMiddle school and high school students have an opportunity to receive mentoring and funding for their digital filmmaking projects. The Adobe Foundation and PBS have teamed up to launch Project VoiceScape, which will select 15 documentary works to support with cash, publicity, and one-to-one guidance from professional filmmakers. MoreThe state-run virtual schooling programs in South Carolina and Utah have adopted learning management systems based on the open source Moodle platform. MoreBlackboard has added support for Common Core State Standards to its flagship learning management system, Blackboard Learn 9.1. More
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