If AEA 8 folks are interested in setting up a free training for think.com, let me know and we can arrange something as well. See below for a few more details...
Nancy Toy Kerr wrote: > On Monday, August 4, Heartland will be hosting a free training session on the > Think.com web site. (http://www.think.com) > Heartland is looking for schools who wish to pilot these free web-based learning > tools provided by Think.com for students. Please forward this e-mail on to those > whom you know may have an interest in this training opportunity. > The August 4 training is important to the successful implementation of this web > site. Attendance is limited, with many seats already filled. Interested people my > contact any of the Heartland tech team for more details and registering. We hope to > hear from you. Thank you. > > Below is a bit of information from Oracle's news release concerning Think.com: > > Think.com gives students and teachers email accounts and easy to use tools to build > their own websites. Within a password protected Web community, schools have access > to a rich set of learning tools without having to purchase or manage any hardware or > software. Oracle offers Think.com at no charge to primary and secondary schools in > the U.S. > Think.com provides each member with a protected email account and a personal Web > page where they can publish text, upload images and host discussions within the > Think.com community. Accessible from a standard Web browser, student members can > stay connected to their classrooms from home, school or the library. Teachers are > using the service to post multimedia classroom activities, provide online project > team environments, and teach technology skills to their students. > > -- > Toy Kerr > Instructional Technology Consultant > Heartland Area Education Agency > 6500 Corporate Dr. > Johnston, IA 50131 > 515-270-9030 > 1-800-362-2720 > > To Post: > Send message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To manage your subscription: > http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/site/listserv/listserv.html > > Address any concerns/problems to: Vaughn Murphy > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea5.k12.ia.us] -- --- Nancy Movall Instructional Technology Consultant & School Improvement Arrowhead Area Education Agency 5, ISC-West 1235 5th Ave South Fort Dodge, IA 50501 ph: 800.669.2325 x.5533 (IA) ph: 515.574.5533 fx: 515.574.5326 --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea5.k12.ia.us] --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------
