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K-12 Online was a fundamentally different conference experience for presenters, participants, and conveners because the format challenged everyone to maximize the learning opportunities of blended instruction. As learners who grew up in the twentieth century, most teachers today (and everyone who participated in K-12 Online this year) are most familiar with face-to-face (synchronous) learning formats. Online, blended learning environments which involve both asynchronous and synchronous interactions between novice and expert learners can offer much richer opportunities for interaction and learning. This was the case with K-12 Online 2006.

The Pre-K program sets your child up for success for Kindergarten and ahead. Kids 'R' Kids Learning Academy Pre-K program provides them with a foundation of learning, fun and development while they preparing for the excitement of starting school that will help them for the rest of their lives!

Teachers Guide to Twitter - hoping to encourage K-3 Teachers and others, to give Twitter a try.

These interactive whiteboard games are a great way to review units of study in the classroom. All are based on popular TV shows and are fun and engaging for the whole class. Download the templates, customize them to your own needs, and you will be ready to play these great games on an interactive whiteboard or LCD projector." />

TopSchoolJobs eXPO  Join thousands of teachers, principals, and other school-based educators who are exploring a revolutionary approach to navigating and advancing in their K-12 callings. Search and apply to job opportunities with K-12 organizations across the U.S. (CA, NY, AZ, DC, MD, CT, and more), chat with knowledgeable recruiters, receive expert job advice, and gain empowering career insights.

The field of online education has seen tremendous growth in the recent past. More than 6.1 million students are enrolled in various accredited degree programs offered by 2,500 colleges and universities across the United States. Almost 30 states in the country have full-time, online K-12 schools. Close to 2 million children were enrolled in K-12 distance learning programs. Source: http://findonlineeducation.com/

HP K-12 Education and studying supports the Smart Learning System to encourage years to come with Twenty first century academic abilities and tools. HP Education and studying Solutions provide a variety of technological coaching and related services to back up the present most popular technologies. HP Education and studying Solutions can help you learn the best way to incorporate cloud solutions and accomplish your company goals.

SOL K-5 Technology Integration Resources

Today there are lots of creative blogging tools for students to use at school, but the five below are specifically catered towards a K-12 audience and come with lots of useful features for teachers and students. So, if you are itching to get your students online, consider the following options.

View the Common Core State Standards in one convenient FREE app! A great reference for students, parents, and teachers to easily read and understand the core standards. Quickly find standards by subject, grade, and subject category (domain/cluster). This app includes Math standards K-12 and Language Arts standards K-12.

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A place for K-12 teachers to find other teachers for cross-classroom collaboration.

Great site for learning K-12.  Including good information on digital citizenship, cyberbullying, etc.

While there are plenty of tools for creating Wikis, Wikispaces happens to have a great interface and provides unlimited ad-free pages for K-12 educational purposes.

There's a significant disconnect between students and educators when it comes to perceptions of technology in K-12 education, according to Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow. Evans discussed results of the latest Speak Up Survey Thursday afternoon at the FETC Virtual Conference & Expo. Among the findings: There's a trend toward students using technology to take hold of their own educational destinies and act as "free agent learners."

Great blog by a K-5 literacy coach (OpenCourt) Covers a lot of topics ---class management to technology

Great blog by a K-5 literacy coach (OpenCourt) Covers a lot of topics ---class management to technology --and has engaged readers