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HippoCampus and NROC (The Monterey Institute)

The National Repository of Online Courses provides numerous high school courses, particularly Advanced Placement courses presented in a learning object format. These courses are available free of charge at HippoCampus to individual users! I am thrilled to add this non-profit partner as the latest of my associates. There are a couple different types of memberships for institutions for those who might want to use this for a school, district, consortium or state and I'd be happy to discuss those options with you, but the main goal is just to get people using it! Spread the word!

Calvert Education Services

Calvert Education Services focuses on providing our partner schools with a complete educational solution for grades K-8. They start by offering a strong, proven, academically challenging curriculum and complement that curriculum with a full array of educational services, including:

• Full academic support through various instructional support options
• Placement services to ensure proper student placement and academic achievement
• Access to Calvert's Education Counselors, your partners in the implementation of your Calvert program
• Teacher training, where needed, to help implement classroom solutions

Calvert's distance learning program allows you to offer choices to families seeking an alternative to your existing program. Your students benefit from remaining part of your school community. If you have lost students to alternative education models, and the funding that goes with them, contact DBGA to see how Calvert can help.

etrafficsolutions.com

Etraffic Solutions provides products and services to the education industry and a variety of corporate clients. Delivering education and training materials on virtually any platform and in any format, they have proven expertise at delivering online and print learning in a variety of languages localized to specific cultures. Products include:

• Teacher Essentials is just-enough, just-in-time professional learning for teachers and leaders. Available online in short-format lesson modules, teachers can access relevant, condensed content on K-12 teaching.
• Study Buzz takes the guesswork out of what to study and focuses study time. When a student uses StudyBUZZ, they answer a number of online questions. Each student receives a personalized study guide that identifies his or her strengths and weaknesses. The study guide provides the information needed to master their exam. Students can then target areas of further study and re-assess their understanding of key concepts before writing their exam.
• LLEARN is an interactive, multimedia language learning tool for the delivery of Internet-based learning experiences that effectively meets individual needs of students. LLEARN brings together best practices in second language teaching and learning and the capacity of broadband technology.

Bluekids.org

DBGA provides the online health education tools from Bluekids.org! Bluekids is a project of the Children's Health Education Center based in Milwaukee, WI. They have developed a large number of interactive Flash-based games designed to introduce and reinforce health education concepts in grades 4-8. Great stuff, designed by the health education experts, to reach those digital natives! See the demos, then call or email Dave for more information!

Educere

With arrangements to deliver virtual education via tution from leading education providers across the globe, Educere provides a vast collection of over 2000 trusted technology-based course and curriculum solutions for K-12 students, educators, and schools. Educere´s K-12 customers currently span 22 countries and 41 U.S. states. DBGA supplies sales & support for these courses which include core, credit make-up, and summer school courses in almost every subject area. This is a great fill-in-the-gaps solution!

Web Courseworks

Web Courseworks provides custom eLearning development services and products, including course design, game/simulation development, and Moodle hosting. Web Courseworks is a division of Madison Productions , an award-winning video and DVD production company. If you have needs in this area, DBGA and Madison Productions/Web Courseworks can help!

Ypsilon Associates

Ypsilon Associates offers professional evaluation services and statistical analysis. When the most rigorous, research-level analysis is required for program evaluation or grant requirements, DBGA calls on Ypsilon for assistance!

Gorton Studios!

Gorton Studios provides custom web development services of any level of complexity. When your school, organization or course wants to go beyond the boilerplate website approach, DBGA and Gorton Studios will work with you to design an effective website that works!

TakingITGlobal

TakingITGlobal gives your students access to global perspectives on global issues, new ways to express their creativity, and tools to better engage them in their education - all in an environment that you control. Great collaborative site, and DBGA can provide training or help connect your school.

WeAreTeachers IMAGINE Community!

WeAreTeachers is the first network designed to empower teachers of all types. Join us in creating the first online Knowledge Marketplace; enabling tangible rewards to all who deliver skill and knowledge to others.