L3RN in the News

There has been quite a buzz lately about this. If you have not heard yet, not to worry - you will soon. L3RN is Seattle's entry into a school district providing safe, yet very cutting edge, venues for its students, parents, and teachers. The media has picked it up, from right here in blogland, to newspapers, to e-zines, to print magazines. Here's a list of references/reviews I've compiled as of August 5, 2007:

• Seattle Schools Embrace Moderated Read/Write Technologies - Wesley Fryer - Oklahoma
• Weblogg-ed » Will’s Links 06/30/2007 - Will Richardson - New Jersey
• L3rn - Tom Hoffman - Rhode Island
• Create + Learn + Broadcast = L3RN - Judy O'Connell - Australia
• Teachers learn how to use L3RN, new online network - Rachel Fields - Seattle Times
• Seattle Public Schools builds social-learning site for its tech-savvy teens- Jessica Blanchard - Seattle PI
• Seattle Likes to L3RN - Jim Anderson - Washington Teachers
• Seattle Public Schools builds social-learning site for its tech-savvy teens - Lynn Marentette - North Carolina
• iLibrarian » Create + Learn + Broadcast = L3RN - Ellyssa Kroski - Columbia University
• L3RN: Seattle Public Schools Brings Social Networking In House - T.H.E. Journal: August 2007
• Teachers and students "L3RN" something new - Allison Matsumoto - Partnership for Learning

This is only a partial list for something that is still not officially released. Teachers (like me) are trying it out in the summer, planning its use in their classrooms next school year. I have lots of questions, but it is extremely exciting to see my district going forward - and indeed, leading, in the use of technology use/integration for our kids in this 21st century!

I know there are many more mentions and reviews. If you have more citations, please leave them as comments here. Thanks!

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