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A look at innovative products from leading vendors

In Solution Showcase, District Administration spotlights innovative solutions from leading K12 vendors with 20-minute product videos. FEATURED THIS MONTH: Rosetta Stone TOTALe PRO. Technology-based language learning for K-12 students. Rosetta Stone education solutions deliver engaging programs that maximize resources, minimize scheduling impact, and scale across your school or district. TOTALe PRO combines engaging, interactive software with live conversation with native speaker coaches, educational games and activities, and powerful administrative tools to measure progress and assess critical language skills. Watch Now » Blackboard Collaborate: Changing the Way Teachers Learn Blackboard Collaborate is a real-time, online teaching, learning, and collaboration platform that enables you to offer professional development, create professional learning communities, hold administrative meetings, and facilitate mentoring and leadership development. Blackboard Collaborate enables you to create a culture of continuous improvement for teachers and school leaders, exposing them to the learning technologies, media, and access their students expect. Watch Now » Kronos® Workforce Ready®: HR, Payroll and Time & Attendance for K-12. This cloud-based workforce management suite helps manage essential information in one platform – with one employee record and one simple user interface. This affordable, hosted solution gives you the power to control labor costs, reduce compliance risks, and improve student performance through better workforce management efficiencies. Watch Now » Aventa Learning by K12: Online courses and credit recovery for grades 6-12. Online learning is becoming an increasingly popular way to address many school and district challenges. See how the Aventa curriculum can help improve student achievement, expand your course catalog, avoid costly textbook replacement and offer scheduling flexibility. Watch Now » TipSoft for Education Helps Administrators Save 9 Lives in the First Year of Use. In this Solution Showcase, school and district administrators will learn about the single most effective and feature rich tool available for allowing students to confidentially submit reports about bullying, weapons and drugs on campus, or other safety issues — including how one district saved the lives of 9 students since implementing the solution. Watch Now »

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Michael Horn Discusses Blended Learning Models. Watch Our Web Seminar.

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Blended Learning Today and Tomorrow Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 2:00 pm ET Register One of the hottest topics in education is blended learning — a disruptive innovation that is changing both teaching and learning. Don’t miss one of its foremost experts, Michael Horn, Executive Director of Education at the Innosight Institute, for a conversation about the present and future of blended learning. Attend this web seminar to learn the benefits of the blended learning disruptive model, get up-to-date on current trends in blended learning technologies, and learn the key elements to consider when evaluating blended learning models, technology and solutions. Topics will include: How blended learning benefits elementary schools Evaluating blended learning models, curriculum and implementation details What you need to know about blended learning trends Speakers: Michael B. Horn Education Executive Director and Co-Founder Innosight Institute Tim Hudson, Ph.D Director of Curriculum Design DreamBox Learning Register Who will benefit: Principals and district administrators interested in implementing blended learning in elementary schools. Anyone may attend. Continuing Education Certification: All attendees of this live web seminar will receive confirmation of their participation, which may be used for purposes of CEU certification where applicable.

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The Future Of Blended Learning. Register Now

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Blended Learning Today and Tomorrow Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 2:00 pm ET Register One of the hottest topics in education is blended learning — a disruptive innovation that is changing both teaching and learning. Don’t miss one of its foremost experts, Michael Horn, Executive Director of Education at the Innosight Institute, for a conversation about the present and future of blended learning. Attend this web seminar to learn the benefits of the blended learning disruptive model, get up-to-date on current trends in blended learning technologies, and learn the key elements to consider when evaluating blended learning models, technology and solutions. Topics will include: How blended learning benefits elementary schools Evaluating blended learning models, curriculum and implementation details What you need to know about blended learning trends Speakers: Michael B. Horn Education Executive Director and Co-Founder Innosight Institute Tim Hudson, Ph.D Director of Curriculum Design DreamBox Learning Register Who will benefit: Principals and district administrators interested in implementing blended learning in elementary schools. Anyone may attend. Continuing Education Certification: All attendees of this live web seminar will receive confirmation of their participation, which may be used for purposes of CEU certification where applicable.

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Register Today: Education Virtual Forum March 19

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Join UsCisco Virtual Forum for Education Leaders, 2013 March 19, 2013 Americas and Europe Event March 20, 2013 Asia–Pacific Event Offers Free White Paper “Facing the World: TelePresence in Education “How To Guide” when you attend Attend for a Chance to Win Prizes Autographed book “Every Child, Every Day” by Dr. Mark Edwards Pop–up Mini-Speaker by Sony Connecting the Unconnected Explore Amazing Trends Shaping the Future of EducationToday’s educational environment expands well beyond classroom walls. Teachers, students, and administrators are interacting in new ways that have redefined the very notion of school. Cisco is helping educators enable these experiences by connecting the unconnected and empowering teachers and learners to engage in ways never before imagined.Please join us at the 2013 Cisco Virtual Forum for Education Leaders to explore first hand innovations that are shaping the future of education. Visionary educators and Cisco experts from around the world will share innovative strategies and practical solutions that are improving the quality of education and preparing students to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Don’t miss the valuable opportunity to discover the people, ideas, and technologies transforming education today. Featured Speakers Ellen Junn, San Jose State University Larry Johnson, New Media Consortium K-12 Speakers Anna Hu, Presbyterian Ladies College Dennis Carlson, Anoka-Hennepin Schools Jim Lee, Paradise Valley USD Lenny Schad, Houston ISD Mark Edwards, Mooresville, GSD Matt Grose, Itasca Area Schools Collaborative James Ponce, McAllen ISD Tom Skoglund, Anoka-Hennepin Schools Jeff McGonigal, Anoka-Hennepin Schools Martha Alicia Ramos Spanish Digital Opportunity Trust, Mexico Follow Us Subscribe to Cisco Privacy Statement Subscribe to receive emails and newsletters from Cisco. Or modify your profile, subscriptions, and preferences if you’re already a Cisco customer. Read more about our privacy statement. Copyright (C) 2013, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco, Cisco Systems and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, California 95134 ATTN: Corporate Marketing (SJC08/3/4)

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Keys To Implementing Effective Blended Or Online Learning. Last Chance To Register

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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER: 25 Ideas About Online Learning in 25 Minutes Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 2pm ET Register Attend this web seminar to learn from a panel of experts in online learning, who will share a wealth of practical ideas about how to implement and maintain successful full-time and blended online learning programs. From how to hire online teachers, to implementation and on-boarding of students, to what outcomes to expect, these experts have seen it all and are excited to share their lessons learned and answer questions about implementing online or blended learning effectively. Topics will include: Lessons learned when implementing an online program Planning and strategy, including how to select a curriculum How to foster the right culture and environment to ensure success How to select and train teachers, administrators and mentors What outcomes to expect from your online students Moderator: Bruce Lovett – VP, Institutional Marketing, K12 Inc. Panel: Keith Wilson – Principal, Lawrence (Kansas) Virtual School Tres Tyvand – Online Program Plus Coordinator, Bend-La Pine (Ore.) Schools Carol Keenan – Director of Virtual Education and Teacher Programs, Virtual Independent School Network (VISNET), North Carolina Register Who will benefit: Superintendents, curriculum directors, CIOs, technology directors, and other administrators interested in implementing blended or online learning. Anyone may attend. Continuing Education Certification: All attendees of this live web seminar will receive confirmation of their participation, which may be used for purposes of CEU certification where applicable.

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