Thursday October 22, 2009

Chad Stevens, CTO, Clear Creek ISDTammy Reed, Director of Public Relations, Miami-Dade CPS Sue Parler, Instructional Coordinator, DePaul Catholic High School

Preparing for the Unexpected: A Client Panel on Uninterrupted Learning and Critical Communications

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Born from education in 1997

1,000+ of us, working with 5,200+ of you

Extended by 2,500 developers and partners

9 global offices across 4 continents

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Over 20 million users

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• Close the gap between the way students live and the way they learn

• Deliver a 21st Century educational experience that is engaging, individualized and effective

• Reach your entire community with the most important information

Our Vision:

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• An open, web-based teaching and learning platform for engaging and assessing learners in and beyond the classroom

• 3,000+ clients, 15+ million estimated active users, at all levels of learning

• Local or hosted deploymentEngaging and assessing learners at all levels

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• A fully-hosted notification and alert solution for reaching millions of users in minutes through Voice, Email, SMS, Text, TTY, Wireless, and PDA capabilities

• 2,400 clients in K-12, Higher Education, and Government

• 370 million messages delivered in 2008, 99.99% uptime, serving:– 1 in 5 K-12 student households– 1 in 8 Higher Ed students– 4 million+ citizens

Keeping them informed and aware

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Client Community

UNINTERRUPTED LEARNING & CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Chad Stevens, CTO, Clear Creek ISD Tammy Reed, Director of Public Relations, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Sue Parler, Instructional Coordinator, DePaul Catholic High School

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ENSURING EDUCATION CONTINUITY

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Ensure Education Continuity

When preparing for education continuity, your district must take into account both your readiness plan as well as the necessary infrastructure.

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Education

Continuity

Infrastructure2.LMS3.Mass Communication4.Digital Content

Preparedness2.Vision3.Trained Staff4.Established Procedures

Your Partner in Education Continuity

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Need help finding and implementing the appropriate infrastructure

Ready for the unexpected and expanding access

Need guidance on where and how to get started

Need help planning for education continuityR

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No matter where you are in developing a readiness plan, you can take steps today to provide clear communication and learning continuity.

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A Range of Solutions and Services

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INFRASTRUCTURE

PREPAREDNESS

Research Gathering

Learning Continuity Implementation Service

Staff TrainingTraining Materials I Online I Face-to-face

Blackboard is your partner to ensure education continuity and can provide a range

of solutions and services to achieve your goals.

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S o lu t io n sNascent Comprehensive

Thank you! Questions?

www.blackboard.com/continuity/k12 (800) 424-9299 ext. 2427

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