SEQUOIA PR - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/182294.xml SEQUOIA PR - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Florida Virtual School and My Sports Pulse Use Mobile Phones to Connect Students to Science, Technology Engineering & Math Fields http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb773384.htm Florida Virtual School and My Sports Pulse announce a pilot to engage 7 - 12 grade students in sports-themed, interactive online activities designed to boost their interest in and knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts. (PRWeb Mar 16, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb773384.htm New Report on Virtual Schools Calls for Better Policy Oversight http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb572673.htm "Keeping Pace with Online Learning," an annual report on K-12 online learning released today states that most virtual education leaders want appropriate policy oversight to ensure and maintain opportunities for students, and to demonstrate quality for stakeholders through promising practices and documented outcomes. The report discusses how virtual learning programs provide the individualization and flexibility that results in increased opportunities to learn core curricula for all students, including those with disabilities, as well as how online learning makes available additional educational opportunities such as Mandarin Chinese. The report can be found online at: http://www.nacol.org. (PRWeb Nov 28, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb572673.htm Over Half of Parents Say Local Schools Not Meeting Student Needs for 21st Century http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb569361.htm With the Presidential Election just a year away Project Tomorrow believes parents have a long list of ideas about how to fix schools, but despite these stated concerns education does not make the top 5 issues in the 2008 Presidential election. The organization is gathering input from parents through a set of unique questions on the 2007 Speak Up survey. The online survey - open now through December 15th for all parents, students, teachers and administrators at www.netdayspeakup.org. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb569361.htm Decision '08 Enter the Classroom: NBC News and HotChalk Launch Revolutionary Digital Election Resources, Exclusively for Education http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb567449.htm NBC News launches a pioneering Decision '08 resource, designed specifically for classroom instruction, offers the latest, up-to-the-minute presidential election news through a video-on-demand user interface, allowing teachers to effortlessly customize their lesson plans with compelling and relevant content to bring the election process and political issues to life. The Decision '08 resource will include current news reports from Telemundo, NBC's Spanish language television network. These Spanish-language clips will give teachers with limited-English students additional venues for keeping them involved with the electoral process. available exclusively within the HotChalk Learning Environment (www.HotChalk.com/nbc.html) a ground-breaking, k-12 learning management system transforming the teaching and learning experience. (PRWeb Nov 6, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb567449.htm HotChalk Ranked as 2nd Fastest Growing Internet Property http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb564064.htm HotChalk, a digital K-12 learning community, had the 2nd largest percentage of growth with unique visitors in September as reported by comScore. Company now ranks as the 150th largest online property on the web. (PRWeb Oct 26, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb564064.htm Nina Rees, Former U.S. Education Official and Current Knowledge Learning Executive, Available to Comment on NCLB 5 Year Anniversary http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb495023.htm Five years ago President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which may be one of the administration's domestic policy success. One of the act's chief architects, Nina Rees, is sharing her perspective on real world implementation and the impact this law has had on the American education system. (PRWeb Jan 5, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb495023.htm FLorida Virtual School Launches New Performance Driven e-Learning for Online Learning http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb408226.htm Florida Virtual School (FLVS), a leading developing and providing virtual K-12 education solutions to students throughout the country, launched Virtual School Administrator (VSA) – an innovative Performance Management System designed specifically to meet the unique needs of organizations providing online learning opportunities to students. VSA tools enhance student and teacher performance ponitoring, provide for easier compliance with NCLB, and improved school-parent communication. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2006)

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