Henry Brooks Adams, the great grandson of John Adams, once said, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” This influence shapes children in every facet of life, often providing lessons that last a lifetime. At times, lesson-givers are asked to perform under difficult circumstances—including limited time and resources—leaving wonder as to what magical or superpower qualities they possess to get it all done. Blackboard Inc., a leading provider of learning management software, understands and appreciates the amazing feats of teachers.
The Blackboard team is inviting teachers to stop by NECC booth 3138 to celebrate their everyday superpower qualities by having their pictures taken. Exactly how the picture will be taken is a surprise!
Additionally, they want to give something back to the teachers who give so much to all of us. Since they believe the combination of face-to-face teaching and online learning results in students who are more engaged in their studies and better prepared to enter the next phase of their life, they want to offer educators the opportunity to enhance their classroom experience by extending it with a free online course site. The giveaway proved to be a hit last year so they wanted to extend their offering again in 2008. The online course site can be used now, during summer school or while preparing for the coming school year. It provides 50 megabytes of disk space and hundreds of features to make teaching and learning online simple and fun.
Blackboard invites every K–12 educator—whether her or his students are children or other teachers—to visit booth 3138 and register to create a free online course site. After all, as Marcus Tullius Cicero put it, “What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation.”
For more information, visit www.blackboard.com.
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