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	<title>Technology for Learning &#187; schools</title>
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		<title>Explaining Learning Platforms</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2010/01/explaining-learning-platforms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Also called Learning Management Systems (in some contexts) or Portals, I&#8217;ve used this fun video to introduce the concept to teachers and parents. This is about using technology to engage and connect &#8211; and ultimately to enhance the support of student learning.
Thanks to  Chris Thomson in Sheffield, UK  for delivering this great work. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>K-12 Parent Portal Implementation Guide</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2009/03/k-12-parent-portal-implementation-guide/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2009/03/k-12-parent-portal-implementation-guide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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Improvement Cycle School Family Partnerships
Originally uploaded by rdrunner


As I have often posted here about the development of the Implementation Guide for K-12 Parent Portals, I am pleased to report that the work is ready. I will not use the word &#8220;finished&#8221;, because it will always be open for improvements. You can access the guide here:
K-12 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Advice for a Technical Leader</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2009/02/some-advice-for-a-technical-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2009/02/some-advice-for-a-technical-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you the technical leader in your school district?  Whether you are an educator or an information technology professional, you are faced with two distinct challenges – first to align the work of the technology department with the district learning goals and second to ensure that IT best practice is employed to deliver a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. and Scotland have one &#8211; should Canada follow suit?</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2009/01/a-national-education-strategy-for-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2009/01/a-national-education-strategy-for-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some time I have been frustrated by the limited research data available in the Canadian context relative to the American context. I attributed this to population size, until now.
I believe the issue is constitutional. Let me explain.
[note: The following sentence appeared in the original post. It is a factual error - while the presence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parent Portal Guide takes shape</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2009/01/127/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ photo credit: carf
I&#8217;ve developed a draft outline for the K-12 Parent Portal Implementation Guide. The Guide will be developed online at Parent 2.0 Interactive. The major sections of the Guide (in the current draft) are:

Introduction
About School Community
Current State &#8211; District and School
Technology Tools Today
Issues
Building the Site
Technical Support
Launching the Site

Click on the mind map for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Parent Portal &#8211; the video</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/12/what-is-a-parent-portal-the-video/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/12/what-is-a-parent-portal-the-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;re working deeply on a project, you forget sometimes that others are not so aware of the technology you&#8217;re using. So I&#8217;ve created a video that tries to describe in simple terms a Parent Portal. Hope you find it useful, for yourself and for others.

In addition to your comments and feedback if you use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giving voice to the needs for connecting parents</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/12/giving-voice-to-the-needs-for-connecting-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/12/giving-voice-to-the-needs-for-connecting-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your school district has decided to build an online portal to better connect with parents. What will it do? Will it be better than it is today? Please add your voice by completing the form. You can view the rest of the the online discussion and background at the Parent 2.0 Interactive website.
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		<title>Sticky personal learning networks &#8211; is yours?</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/11/sticky-personal-learning-networks-is-yours/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/11/sticky-personal-learning-networks-is-yours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ photo credit: p4nc0np4n
Jennifer Jones wrote eloquently about personal learning networks recently in her post The Job of Personal Learning. She pulled me into the post right away by describing the way to a successful personal learning network may be through immersion. I couldn&#8217;t agree more. Recently I presented at a conference &#8211; my session [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A parent speaks: What I Want for My Children</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/09/a-parent-speaks-what-i-want-for-my-children/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/09/a-parent-speaks-what-i-want-for-my-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You must watch this amazing video from a parent called &#8220;What I Want for my Children&#8221;. Every parent and teacher will be moved by what this parent asks of teachers and challenges other parents to do.
Follow the conversation at her blog I was thinking.

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		<title>Christensen leads us to Disrupt our Classes</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/09/christensen-leads-us-to-disrupt-our-classes/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/09/christensen-leads-us-to-disrupt-our-classes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ photo credit: alex.ragone
I’ve just finished reading Disrupting Class by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson. I loved this book for several reasons: 

It’s about technology and learning (my passions).
It brought a perspective from beyond the classroom.
It was grounded in research and data.
It concluded with a call to action that moved [...]]]></description>
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