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A scuba diver in Australia's Coral Reef, children at a refugee camp in Darfur, and HIV-positive teens in Rwanda are just some of those who play a part in teaching Missouri's students. Videoconferencing, in wide use in the state of Missouri, brings unique, interactive experiences into district classrooms that participate in New Links to New Learning, one of the state's oldest educational programs. More
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In a one-year pilot program, some middle school students in Hawaii will receive mobile devices that allow them to carry WiFi hotspots with them wherever they go. MoreColorado's Lewis-Palmer School District is adopting video on demand as part of its multimedia instructional repertoire. MoreAMX has rolled out four RMS-compatible AV wall plates--the CP-3006, CP-3008, CP-3017-NA, and the CP-3017-TR-US--as part of its new Novara 3000 series. MoreOpen source service provider Moodlerooms is teaming up with Perceptis to provide 24/7 help desk services for Moodle. MoreOhio's Board of Regents will be working with Blackboard in developing a program to host distance learning courses in the state. Chancellor Eric Fingerhut chose Blackboard's consulting team to build a new, statewide digital learning clearinghouse that will provide a common platform for online courses. MoreStudent response system maker Turning Technologies has released ResultsManager, a downloadable add-on application bringing new polling data management functionality to the company's existing software. More
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