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Elluminate Partners with Classroom 2.0 for Free PBS Teachers Webinar Series and Other Online Events

Featured Speakers Jean-Michel Cousteau and Authors Michael Horn and Don Tapscott Present via Elluminate Live!® to Facilitate Engaging, Interactive Sessions

Pleasanton, California — April 30, 2009

News Facts:

  • Elluminate, Inc., the leading provider of learning technology that transforms education on a global level, announced today that it has partnered with Web 2.0 social network Classroom 2.0 to provide a series of free monthly webinars with PBS Teachers®, the PBS national web destination for high-quality preK-12 educational resources. The sessions are designed to help preK-12 educators learn new ways to integrate online instructional resources in the classroom and engage students in curriculum lessons.
  • The next webinar in the series, "Diving into the Digital World of Marine Science," features Jean-Michel Cousteau, famed explorer, environmentalist, educator, filmmaker, executive producer, and host of the PBS series "Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures." The webinar will be held on Monday, May 4 at 8 p.m. EDT and will be recorded for later viewing.
  • Created by Steve Hargadon, who is also Elluminate’s Social Learning Consultant, Classroom 2.0 has hosted four previous PBS webinars, including "Looking for Lincoln: Changing Views of History, Changing Views of Race," "Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives," "Remixing Shakespeare for 21st Century Students," and "Using 21st Century Resources to Enhance Math Teaching & Learning."
  • In related news, Hargadon’s Future of Education discussion community will host two additional events via Elluminate Live!® featuring:
    • Don Tapscott, author of 13 widely read books, such as "Wikinomics" and "Grown Up Digital," on Wednesday May 6 at 8 p.m. EDT
    • Michael Horn, coauthor of "Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns," on Thursday, May 7 at 8 p.m. EDT

Quotes for Attribution:

As an avid user of Elluminate Live! for Classroom 2.0 events like the PBS series, I’ve experienced several epiphanies around the incredible changes I was seeing take place in how collaboration can happen when using the company’s online tools. I'm going to continue to look for ways to leverage my association with Elluminate to explore the frontiers of online conferences, social networking, and connecting educators in real-time online.
Steve Hargadon, Social Learning Consultant, Elluminate
All of us at Elluminate are extremely pleased to provide the tools needed to enable the exciting conversations and information exchange that take place during the PBS Teacher webinars and other events. We are also proud to facilitate the work of social networks and collaborative online communities like Classroom 2.0 and the Future of Education, allowing them to expand educational boundaries and connect participants worldwide.
Maurice Heiblum, President, Elluminate, Inc.

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