1. Michigan LearnPort Meeting the professional development needs of busy educators

2. www.learnport.org Where we are now User Accounts Almost 13,000 users as of September 18, 2006 Less than 1,000 users a year ago

3. www.learnport.org Where we are now Courses Other Free Content – USDOE and licenses Grant Produced Content SBCEU 180 Total Courses Available 54 Free Courses 45 Courses for SB-CEU Credit

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5. www.learnport.org Coming soon from MVHS Career Forward helping to meet the needs of today’s student View at http://client.littleplanetlearning.com/michigan/start.html

6. www.learnport.org Coming attractions from MDX Online training in using the free mydreamexplorer student Web site

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10. www.learnport.org Coming attractions Miriam Taylor discusses creative ideas for the Social Studies classroom

11. www.learnport.org Coming attractions Susan Wright’s Enhance Your Curriculum Through the Use of the InternetEnhance Your Curriculum Through the Use of the Internet

12. www.learnport.org Coming attractions Noted author and trainer, Deb Wahlstrom, worked with MASCD and ECMEC to produce new courses for Michigan teachers

13. www.learnport.org And more to follow: Other courses soon to be offered in Michigan LearnPort Using the STAR Series Empowered Collaboration Virtual Classroom: Creating a Hybrid/Blended Course Multimedia in the Social Studies Classroom A Beginner’s Guide to Computers and the Internet Inquiry-based Learning and Real Data Sets The Underground Railroad Data Analysis and Data-Driven Decision Making And more