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	<title>The Future of Instructional Technology</title>
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		<title>Get the eRate Edge for Your School in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/11/get-the-erate-edge-for-your-school-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the 2012 year, eRate funding will be available for distribution to schools in the amount of nearly $2.3 billion. These funds and telecommunication discounts will be dispersed to schools and libraries to take advantage of. With the new eRate season right around the bend it’s beneficial to have some extra guidance as your school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ways Schools Use Social Media Tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use of smart phones, tablets, and mobile devices are receiving the green light in more and more of today’s schools, but a recent reader poll by eSchool News makes it clear that while social networking pages are a fun, interactive and quick communication path with students and parents – it’s still on pause. Social networking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blended Learning: the best of both worlds?</title>
		<link>http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/11/blended-learning-the-best-of-both-worlds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many, face-to-face learning combined with online instruction is the true teaching model, and for some schools it is the tried and true – they’ve implemented it and seen the benefits it has reaped for both teacher and student. CVCS (Chicago Virtual Charter School) is one of these six to have implemented an innovative school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Traits of a Successful 21st-century Educator</title>
		<link>http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/10/traits-of-a-successful-21st-century-educator/</link>
		<comments>http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/10/traits-of-a-successful-21st-century-educator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of today’s education-geared discussions and articles are largely centered on evaluating what skills are needed for students to prevail, but what teachers? A recent poll begged the question to readers, what skills are needed for an educator to be successful in the 21st-century classroom? Responses were centered on teachers being a guide to students, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Distance Education from an Undergraduate Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent NCES  analysis uncovered that 20% of all undergraduates had taken at least one distance education class during the 2007-2008 academic year. These findings surpassed those observed in both 1999 to 2000 which was at 8%, as well as in 2003 and 2004, which was observed at 16%. The study takes into consideration distance education as defined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Impactful Classroom Solutions – for the here and now!</title>
		<link>http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/10/impactful-classroom-solutions-%e2%80%93-for-the-here-and-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/10/impactful-classroom-solutions-%e2%80%93-for-the-here-and-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As school administrators consider where and how to implement cloud strategies some of their teachers are already ahead of the curve. More and more, educators are moving to the cloud by leveraging cloud-based tools, and in doing so are adding 21st century skills to student learning! Former senior education consultant from the University of Montana, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Real Ways to Model Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/10/10-real-ways-to-model-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.classlink.com/blog/?p=529</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Teaching veteran Heather Wolper-Gawron touches upon the latest news in education, curriculum design, educational policy and moreon her blog TweenTeacher. More recently, she wrote about “modeling” technology within the classroom versus “using” technology in the classroom. ClassLink thought this model of how to teach technology to students for interactive academic development was useful and worthy of sharing, but first, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ClassLink Webinar Leadership Series – Upcoming Event!</title>
		<link>http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/09/classlink-webinar-leadership-series-%e2%80%93-upcoming-event/</link>
		<comments>http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/09/classlink-webinar-leadership-series-%e2%80%93-upcoming-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.classlink.com/blog/?p=514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us on October 6th at 1p.m. for a free webinar as ClassLink gathers subject matter experts in the Instructional Technology field to analyze the topic of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Our focus will be on, How will we make them into essential tools?   Many schools today are encouraging tech devices as learning tools in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of Tech-centric Classrooms</title>
		<link>http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/09/the-value-of-tech-centric-classrooms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/09/the-value-of-tech-centric-classrooms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s resume our discussion from Tuesday, shall we? In Small steps, Big moves  we relayed the concerns put forth by this TNYT article In Classroom of Future, Stagnant Scores, which posed questions of technology’s true value as it continues to advance within schools. This piece referenced the high cost of technology, stating that there is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small steps, Big moves</title>
		<link>http://www.classlink.com/blog/2011/09/small-steps-amount-to-big-moves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of late, it seems many teachers are vouching for a technology-centric classroom – allowing their students to work in group laptop sessions, blogging about an article they’ve read, or inserting new and interesting ways to bolster academic development, such as rap renditions (as mentioned a recent ClassLink blog, Alternative Teaching Methods). It’s no surprise that 7th [...]]]></description>
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