THE Journal

Web 2.0 Strategies for Education

6/1/2011

Focus

Rural Grant Propels Distance Learning for K-12 Schools
A new grant is allowing Texas schools to create connections between multiple rural institutions. Through videoconferencing technologies and in-class tools, students from 14 districts will be able to participate in dual-enrollment programs and to collaborate with their peers from around the world.
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News

Principals Call for Mobile and Social Technologies in Schools
The National Association of Secondary School Principals is looking to change the conversation about mobile computing and social media in schools.
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DimensionU Games National Scholarship Tournament Complete, Summer Challenge Beginning
Zachariah Chou and Tyler Kapadia have won the first DimensionU Games National Scholarship Tournament.
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Iowa Schools To Tap Digital Resources from Statewide Repository
Iowa schools will shortly be able to access digital materials for use in classes from a statewide digital repository.
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Moodle 2.0.3 Gets 230 Fixes and Improvements
Moodle 2.0.3 has been released, incorporating more than 200 new features, improvements, bug fixes, and security tweaks (some of them classified as major).
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OLAT 7.2 Broadens Ajax Support in ePortfolio
A new version of the free and open source learning management system OLAT has been released.
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PBS To Launch Free Media Service
PBS and WGBH will launch PBS LearningMedia, a free digital media platform for prekindergarten through college classrooms, this summer.
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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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Focus

Rural Grant Propels Distance Learning for K-12 Schools

News

Principals Call for Mobile and Social Technologies in Schools

DimensionU Games National Scholarship Tournament Complete, Summer Challenge Beginning

Iowa Schools To Tap Digital Resources from Statewide Repository

Moodle 2.0.3 Gets 230 Fixes and Improvements

OLAT 7.2 Broadens Ajax Support in ePortfolio

PBS To Launch Free Media Service

EduHound.com