Maya Prabhu, Assistant Editor of eSchool News reports the U.S. Department of Education will create an online database of primary-source materials to help rural schools in particular. The registry is one of the recommendations the National Broadband Plan to give more students and teachers access to high-quality digital content that the federal government owns.
New federal online information resource
August 2nd, 2010Nothing Succeeds Like Success: Enhance Your Recruiting Efforts with Student Success Stories
July 12th, 2010Nell Kauls recently published a blog suggesting placing student success stories on your website to help prospective students see what is possible when they take a particular program. This post provides sample questions used to engage students in obtaining information on their success stories and gives tips for writing these stories.
MnLC receives positive feedback
June 22nd, 2010Since MnLC’s launch in August 2009, many users have expressed their “thanks” for the online tools and resources made available to them.
For example, a mother wrote to an advisor at the Online Support Center that their family’s home life had changed as a result of the help obtained in AP Calculus. She stated, “I just had to let you know that this website has improved our home life immensely. My daughter has gotten on and loves the lessons for calculus and is really getting it. She was so happy instead of [being] frustrated. Thank you so much.”
Likewise, MnLC received a thank you note from an educator who wrote, “I’ve found the site and am thrilled with the variety of resources offered. Thanks for giving me a good place to start.”
eSchool News
June 1st, 2010eSchool News provides in-depth coverage of education technology news. eSchool news has created two ways to share the latest education technology news every day. First, eSchool News offers a variety of RSS feeds which are updated every day. You can get the latest Education Technology news, Safety & Security news, Funding News and others. Second, you can also download one of the news widgets. Terms and conditions for use of eSchool information are contained in their website.
Countdown to College
May 25th, 2010Countdown to College, part of MnLC’s Hippocampus is a weekly one-hour show dedicated to helping college-bound high school students and their families understand the process of getting ready for and getting into college, including application process, high school coursework, extracurricular activities, testing, financial aid, and college options.
Top 10 IT skills in demand
May 19th, 2010Minnesota Future Work recently published an article, “What skill set will your company be looking to add in 2010?” The top ten skills in demand listed include the following: project management, security, network administration, virtualization-cloud, business analysis, business process improvement, web development, database management, Windows administration, and desktop support. This article may be found by clicking on this link. In addition to the list, information about each of the skill areas is provided.
Equella
May 11th, 2010Equella is the digital repository provided by MnLC to educators to be used as a content management tool. One of MnLC’s partners, the University of Minnesota, houses Equella in its information technology system. As a digital repository software tool, Equella incorporates learning objects, manages learning content and integrates content authoring. It assists the educator to easily discover, classify, compare, and document digital learning resources. If you are interested in obtaining more information on Equella, you should contact the MnLC Online Support Center.
Efolio Minnesota
May 4th, 2010eFolioMinnesota is a free resource for Minnesota residents, students, and workers provided by the Minnesota State College and University system. This resource is a Web-based portfolio designed to help create a showcase of education, career, and personal achievements that can be viewed and updated anywhere, anytime. All Minnesota residents; including students and educators affiliated with Minnesota schools and people working in the state of Minnesota, can use eFolioMinnesota.
NROC
April 28th, 2010The National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) is a learning resource made available through the Minnesota Learning Commons for faculty/teachers and students. Approximately 40 Advanced Placement, college and high school foundation courses are contained in the NROC online library. The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education sponsors NROC. Hippocampus MnLC provides access to the NROC multimedia resources.
Hippocampus
April 22nd, 2010Hippocampus is a learning resource made available through the Minnesota Learning Commons for faculty/teachers and students. It offers free multimedia lessons and course materials to help with instruction, homework and studies. Subjects available through Hippocampus include: algebra, American government, biology, calculus, environmental science, physics, psychology, religion, statistics and U.S. history.
