Blaine Transue's Blog – June 2009 Archive (4)

Elluminate Taps Classroom 2.0 Founder for New LearnCentral Network



Social Networking Pioneer Steve Hargadon Helps Build Unique Online Community for Education



PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of web, audio and video solutions for real-time online learning and collaboration, announced today that it has hired Classroom 2.0 founder Steve Hargadon as the company’s first Social Learning Consultant. In his new role, Hargadon helped create… Continue

Interesting article that touches on something I've been speaking to schools about for several years now. Are we adequately preparing our children for the workforce they will be a part of? If it was bad already, in this economy, it's only going to get worse, so how do we capitalize on the existing technology available to get them ready for the real world.



Five ways Gen Y will change the way you work

By Nick Heath silicon.com

Posted on ZDNet News: Mar 27, 2009 5:29:21… Continue

"Does online Learning Work?"



It's my observation now, after spending nearly 20 years supporting education technology, that there continue to be major hurdles in getting teachers to adopt technology into their curriculum, no matter how one attempts to integrate it. I do believe that a fair percentage of them have a genuine interest in trying, but the reality is still today, that only a very small percentage end up successfully integrating technology directly.



We deal with… Continue

I just returned from a reunion of the original founding members of the Sonoma Charter School in Sonoma California of which I am proud to say, I am one of. The Sonoma Charter School was the 9th charter to be granted in California where there are now over 1100 Charter schools. This was a grass roots organization started by a handful of concerned parents more than 16 years ago. In those early charter days, we battled the district, the state and the California Teachers Association for the right to… Continue