Study: Education Technology Has Proven Effective
MiCTA Welcomes Glenn Doke
6 MiCTA Vendors To Exhibit At The Educause 2006 Conference.
MiCTA Endorsed Desire2Learn Receives Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award
ESN Grant Alert From eSchoolnews.com
Announcing Desire2Learn’s 8.1 Teaching and Learning Tools Webinar
Welcome New Members
MiCTA Endorsed Desire2Learn Announces the Partner Network.
Make Sure To Check Out This Month’s Vendor Corner
Just For Fun
Study: Education Technology Has Proven Effective
But more needs to be done for technology to reach its full potential in schools
By Laura Ascione, Assistant Editor, eSchool News
When implemented carefully--with adequate attention paid to training, support, and evaluation--technology has been found to have a significant positive impact on student learning across all areas of the curriculum, according to a new report. So, why do critics of educational technology still decry the billions of dollars being spent on ed tech in schools across the nation? For one thing, many educators have "miscalculated" the difficulty of implementing technology effectively, the report says--and ed-tech advocates also might have "over-promised" their ability to deliver a learning return on their investment. Please click this link to continue reading this Eschoolnews.com article.
MiCTA Welcomes Glenn Doke
MiCTA Service Corporation is pleased to announce that Glenn Doke has joined the team and as our newest Technology Specialist. Glenn was formerly Network Administrator for Alma Bolt Company in Alma, MI and has held positions with other businesses in the Central Michigan area.
In his position, Glenn will be responsible for systems support, web administration, equipment testing, and technical support.
“We feel that Glenn’s previous experience with network operations and business services will be a big asset to MiCTA, says MSC Vice President Clancy DeLong."
Please feel free to email Glenn at gdoke@mictaservice.com with any of you questions or comments about the MiCTA website.
6 MiCTA Vendors To Exhibit At Educause 2006!
The Educause 2006 conference is right around the corner, and there’s still time to register. The conference is being held in Dallas, TX from October 9th through the 12th, please click here for more information on how you can attend this conference in the great state of Texas. Exhibiting at the show will be a host of companies including six MiCTA Endorsed vendors. Angel Learning, Desire2Learn, Gateway, HarvestRoad, Qwest and Sprint will all be in attendance to answer any questions you might have about your membership or MiCTA pricing. You can find these MiCTA vendors, or any of the other companies who’ll be exhibiting at the Educause conference by clicking this link to the conference floor plan.
MiCTA Endorsed Desire2Learn Receives Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award
For Immediate Release
SYNOPSIS: Desire2Learn is named one of Canada’s fastest growing technology companies in the 2006 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program.
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON, September 21, 2006 – Desire2Learn Inc., a world-leading provider of mission-critical enterprise eLearning solutions has been named to the prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 50. This annual program recognizes excellence, innovation, and the fastest growing technology companies in Canada. Rankings are based on percentage growth in fiscal year revenues over a five year period, up to and including 2005.
Desire2Learn’s 2,117% increase in revenues was driven by client success, and resulted in an 18th place ranking in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50. This is a remarkable accomplishment for a 7 year old, self-funded company.
“The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 companies have shown the strength, vision, and temerity to succeed despite a very challenging technology environment,” said John Ruffolo, National Leader, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Deloitte. “We applaud the successes of Desire2Learn and acknowledge their place as one of the very few to accomplish such a fast growth rate over the past five years.”
“Desire2Learn is honoured to receive such a high profile award,” said John Baker, Desire2Learn President and CEO. “Our ability to innovate and drive such rapid and sustainable growth over the past five years, has resulted from significant client-driven research and development, collaboration, and a fantastic culture with many talented people. Desire2Learn’s achievement is truly a measure of our clients’ success.”
Winners of the ten regional technology Fast 50 programs in the United States and Canada are automatically entered in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks North America’s top 500 fastest growing technology companies. For more information on the Fast 50 or Fast 500 programs visit www.fast50.ca or www.fast500.com. Desire2Learn elected to be excluded from the Fast 500.
About Desire2Learn Inc.: Desire2Learn, Inc. is a world-leading provider of mission-critical enterprise eLearning solutions empowering academic and other organizations to realize their vision for teaching and learning. Desire2Learn clients include colleges, universities, K-12 schools, as well as associations and other leading organizations. There are more than 4 million users of Desire2Learn eLearning technology worldwide. Founded in 1999, Desire2Learn is headquartered in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. For more information, please visit: http://www.Desire2Learn.com.
About Deloitte: Deloitte, one of Canada’s leading professional services firms, provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services through more than 6,200 people in 50 offices. Deloitte operates in Québec as Samson Bélair/Deloitte & Touche s.e.n.c.r.l. The Firm is dedicated to helping its clients and its people excel. Deloitte is the Canadian member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms, and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. As a Swiss Verein (association), neither Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu nor any of its member firms has any liability for each other’s acts or omissions. Each of the member firms is a separate and independent legal entity operating under the names “Deloitte,” “Deloitte & Touche,” “Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu,” or other related names. Services are provided by the member firms or their subsidiaries or affiliates and not by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein.
Simone Moreau
Desire2Learn Inc.
(519) 772-0325 ext. 382
PR@Desire2Learn.com
Grant Alert From eSchoolnews.com
These two contests encourage students and teachers to become involved in Earth Science Week by submitting artwork, an essay, or photographs. Requirements for entries for each contest are described on the Web site. A grand prize winner in each category will win $300 and a one-year subscription to Geotimes, AGI's monthly news magazine for the Earth sciences.
$3,000 for kids who love gardening
Grant Title: Organic School Garden Awards
Organization: The Rodale Institute's Kidsregen.org
Eligibility: K-12 schools nationwide
Value: Three awards of $250-$1,000
Deadline: October 31, 2006
School students nationwide, grades K-12, are invited to enter this Organic School Garden Awards competition. If you're a kid who believes that you can improve your health and the health of the earth by gardening, this contest is for you!
Contact: http://www.kidsregen.org/gardens/index.shtml
$24,000 for teachers who use technology in reading lessons
Grant Title: Presidential Award for Reading and Technology
Organization: International Reading Association
Eligibility: Educators
Value: Eight awards ranging from $500-$3,000 each
Deadline: November 15, 2006
The Presidential Award for Reading and Technology honors educators in grades K-12 who are making an outstanding and innovative contribution to the use of technology in reading education.
Contact: http://www.reading.org/association/awards/teachers_pre...
Desire2Learn’s 8.1 Teaching and Learning Tools Webinar
Desire2Learn is proud to present the release of Learning Environment 8.1 & Learning Repository 3.5. Join this exclusive webinar and learn about Desire2Learn’s new features and tools including:
o Competencies and Learning Objectives
o Reporting
o Rubrics
o Blogging
o Federated Searching
Please visit http://www.Desire2Learn.com/Webinars/ to register for this event. Webinar events are currently scheduled for October 18th, 2006 and November 1st, 2006 at 2:00 pm Eastern Time. Please keep checking the website for addition dates.
Angel LMS & e Portfolio Demonstrations at EDUCAUSE
For more information on this please click this Link.
Welcome New Members
Central Pierce Fire & Rescue
City of Bozeman
First Church of Christ
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Northumberland County Public Schools
Owatonna Public Utilities
Southern California Regional Occupational Center
The Blake School
MiCTA Endorsed Desire2Learn Announces The Partner Network, and Continues To Expand its Base of Active Partnerships
SYNOPSIS: Desire2Learn launches the Partner Network with a who’s who of eLearning companies.
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON, September 1, 2006 – Desire2Learn Inc., a world-leading provider of mission-critical enterprise learning systems has revealed the creation of their new technology partner program, the Partner Network. The new program was created to support the growing collaboration requirements of Desire2Learn’s clients, and represents a new phase in the growth and development of the company.
Enrolment in the Desire2Learn Partner Network provides partners with the opportunity to leverage the Desire2Learn brand and platform, and help them gain an advantage in the eLearning marketplace. Partner organizations are enabled to extend their solutions to clients by integrating, marketing and selling with the Desire2Learn eLearning suite. Partners are supported with streamlined integration and compatibility programs that enable them to provide their clients with complete eLearning solutions that are guaranteed to work together.
The Partner Network segments partners to reflect how eLearning clients categorize different IT vendors, including Content Providers, Independent Software Vendors, Campus Systems, Infrastructure Providers, eLearning Consultants, and Industry Associations, Research, and Standards Bodies. Desire2Learn will partner with organizations in these horizontal segments to support content compatibility, extend the functionality of the Desire2Learn eLearning environment, and align with industry best practices.
“Establishing relationships with organizations to support the needs of clients is nothing new to Desire2Learn,” states John Baker, Desire2Learn President & CEO. “In fact, it is this commitment to our clients that has given rise to the Strategic Alliance Network. As we have grown, we have come to recognize a need to better communicate and collaborate with solution providers focused on eLearning, and we are pleased to offer the Partner Network to support our growing network of industry alliances.”
Indeed Desire2Learn is no stranger to working with other eLearning focused companies to support their client’s needs. The company has generated an impressive list of key eLearning partnerships, including Microsoft, Sungard Higher Education, Elluminate, Sun Microsystems, IBM, EDUCAUSE, iParadigms Turnitin, IMS, Design Science, Turning Technologies, Wolters Kluwer Health- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, LORNET, 123ID, MERLOT, Webtrain, and eLearn Campus.
The Partner Network is an exclusive program developed to support the IT needs of eLearning, and is available to organizations that provide value to the Desire2Learn Learning Environment, Learning Repository, and LiveRoom.
For information about the Partner Network, please contact partners@desire2learn.com or visit www.desire2learn.com/partners.
About Desire2Learn Inc.
Desire2Learn Inc. is a world-leading provider of enterprise learning systems that empower education to build teaching and learning environments that reflect their values, goals, objectives, pedagogical approaches, branding and vision. Desire2Learn clients include colleges, universities, schools, as well as associations and other leading organizations. There are more than 2.5 million users of the Desire2Learn enterprise eLearning technology worldwide. Founded in 1999, Desire2Learn is headquartered in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. For more information, please visit: www.Desire2Learn.com
Drew Maddison
Partner Account Manager
1-519-772-0325 x467
Drew.Maddison@Desire2Learn.com
Simone Moreau
Desire2Learn Inc.
(519) 772-0325 ext. 382
PR@Desire2Learn.com
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Just For Fun
1) Nope, it's an urban legend...you can't exchange aluminum can pull-tabs for...
A) 6-packs of soda
B) Gold bars
C) Kidney dialysis
D) Fine jewelry
2) Despite tales to the contrary, the modern image of Santa Claus was not entirely crafted by...
A) Elves
B) Pierre Cardin
C) A cookie company
D) Coca-Cola
3) England’s King Edward I was known as Long Shanks, but at Falkirk in 1298 he earned another nickname. What was it?
A) Hammer of the French
B) Lionheart
C) Braveheart
D) Hammer of the Scots
4) Which of these words would be worth the most points in a game of Scrabble (ignoring where the word is placed on the board)?
a) Buxom
b) Quilt
c) Joy
d) Furry
For answers to "Just for Fun", please click here to visit the Members' homepage.
