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There's a "disconnect" between school administrators and parents. While more than half of America's school principal's said they think they're "doing a good job" preparing students for the 21st century, only a third of parents of middle school and high school students agreed, according to research released by Project Tomorrow and Blackboard.

All High Tech High students and teachers store and exhibit their work in digital portfolios. These are perfectly aligned with the three High Tech High design principles of common intellectual mission, personalization, and adult world connection: required of all, they display personal learning and interests to an audience that extends beyond the school.

"PowerMyLearning.com is an acclaimed free online platform for K-12 students, teachers, and parents, developed by the national nonprofit organization, CFY. CFY has unique expertise in selecting the most effective digital learning activities available on the web and making them easily accessible and usable in one trusted place. This expertise comes from more than a decade of experience working directly with more than 50,000 students, along with their teachers and parents, in more than 100 schools across the country. A free account grants access to a world of smart and engaging resources… * 1,000+ thoroughly vetted academic games, interactive simulations, and videos * Easy-to-find activities tagged by subject, grade, and Common Core Standards * "Playlist" feature to sequence activities and individualize learning by student or class * Lesson plans to incorporate activities into instruction * Detailed reports for teachers, parents, and students * Badges and Playpoints to reward student usage * Flexible platform that can be used in school, after-school, at home, or anywhere in between With PowerMyLearning, students and parents can discover fun and stimulating activities to reinforce classroom learning and spark new areas of interest. Teachers can take advantage of the free instructional resources and use this tool to help meet the specific learning needs of their students. "

"On May 4-6, 2010, we will be holding an online career fair. Middle and high school students and parents, teachers, guidance counselors and anyone else who wants to learn about careers in Pennsylvania will be able to log on from the comfort of their home, office or school to participate in webinars with employers and schools throughout the region."

An online social bookmarking community made exclusively for K-12 educators. Find lesson plans, activities, current events, videos, and images, correlated to state standards, for elementary school, middle school and high school subjects.

"While schools in the nearby North Clackamas School District and others across the nation have banned personal cellular phones or mobile Internet devices, Engel's fourth-grade classroom at Philander Lee Elementary is fully embracing wireless technology."

A computer science professor at an Australian University is doing something revolutionary with YouTube - he's offering students who can't attend his classes college credit for watching his videos. The fact that Buckland is not charging the high school students who are remotely attending his courses but is still giving them college credit is what makes what he's doing so different...and perhaps groundbreaking.

Keystone Commons is the networking platform for PAIUnet members to communicate, create, and collaborate. PAIUnet is a statewide, high-speed educational network that enables educators and students throughout Pennsylvania to access and share valuable resources for enhancing student learning. PAIUnet helps to transform the way educational services and information are delivered by connecting all 29 Intermediate Units (IUs) and their member school districts throughout the Commonwealth.

Keystone Commons is the networking platform for PAIUnet members to communicate, create, and collaborate. PAIUnet is a statewide, high-speed educational network that enables educators and students throughout Pennsylvania to access and share valuable resources for enhancing student learning. PAIUnet helps to transform the way educational services and information are delivered by connecting all 29 Intermediate Units (IUs) and their member school districts throughout the Commonwealth.

"Tge NROC is a growing library of high-quality course content for students and faculty in higher education, high school and Advanced Placement. NROC course content is an Open Educational Resource (OER) and is available at no cost for individual use here at our website. "

Can plagiarism-busting website TurnItIn.com archive complete student papers for use in its detection database? Four high school students claimed copyright infringement, but a federal appeals court says it's just fair use.

For more than ten years, Educational Options has helped thousands of students stay in school and become lifelong learners. Our mission is to create outstanding Web-based educational products that support students and teachers inside and outside the traditional classroom.

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SchoolTube provides students and educators a safe, world class, and FREE media sharing website that is nationally endorsed by premier education associations. SchoolTube is the recognized leader for moderated, internet media sharing for teachers and students. All student created materials on SchoolTube must be approved by registered teachers, follow local school guidelines, and adhere to our high standards.

Video for students, by students

A moderated Student Arts Community featuring student art and poetry from two Ogden, Utah junior high schools.

Once only for university students, DreamSpark is now available for high school students. With teacher/administrator registration, students have access to software downloads, i.e. Visual Studio, Expression Studio 2, Visual Basic and C++, Robotics Developer Studio, and more.

Links to Help Students & Teachers Produce "Killer" Projects!

Information gathering machine. KOOL!

Justin Case someone forgot!

Something to really think about! Will 10 years make that much difference?