In recent years, new palm-devices have been introduced to the market that have greatly increased the potential for distributed and mobile learning. No longer students and teachers are tethered to communication lines, since these devices are wireless, nor they are hindered by bulky equipment that are not portable.

This means that students can fan out to the field, and engage in new individual or collaborative learning activities that may involve data collection and analysis in various forms from oral history to collecting signals from sensors embedded in specific locations indoors or outdoors.

As this review of literature about the topic indicates, the range of the reach of the student and the teacher is greatly expanded. The review also highlights that the use of mobile devices are in their early stage of development in education, and although they show great promise much research is needed to understand their unique affordances and applications.

Nevertheless, with millions of them in circulation, they offer a natural means of communication and have far reaching ramifications for teaching and learning. The report also caution against technological determinism.

Potent technologies are necessary to introduce innovation to educational environments, but they are not sufficient. Innovation is introduced by imaginative educators and students and not by equipment.

This timely Special Report provides you with the necessary background when considering the use of palm-devices for teaching and learning and leads you to critical literature on the topic.

Farhad Saba, Ph. D.
Editor-in-Chief
Distance-Educator.com

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Collaboration will allow both distance learning organizations to share resources and better serve USDLA members via publications, expanded news, discounts and much more.

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Washington, DC – A Starry Night Sleepover to teach astronomy. A Classroom of the Future to amplify the power of education technology. An 18-acre green space to engage students in real-world science.
Interviews with World War II veterans to teach history firsthand. These are among the examples of inventive approaches to education employed by finalists for Cable's Leaders in Learning Awards, announced today by Cable in the Classroom (CIC), the cable industry's education foundation.

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Contact: Joseph Parente, ADEC President
jparente@scoe.net
(916) 228-2753

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The Alliance for Distance Education in California is pleased to announce the recipients of the First Annual AFFY Awards. The awards honor distinguished Distance Education projects in California. AFFY is short for Affinity Groups. The Affinity Groups, which make up the membership of ADEC, are the driving force behind its mission. Professional Affinity Groups include Kindergarten-12 (K-12), Community College, 4 Year Colleges & Universities, Lifelong Learning and Business (profit/non-profit).

The First Annual Affy Awards were presented at a reception on March 3, 2005 at 6pm. It was the highlight of ADEC’s SUMMIT XVI held at the Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel.

The AFFY AWARDS were given to four outstanding Distance Education Projects.

ONE-TO-ONE ACADEMY
One-to-One is a pilot project that has opened the world of learning to students through pioneering use of wireless technology. Partnerships include The Classroom of the Future Foundation, the Lemon Grove School District, and Cox Communications. Students are issued wireless tablets enabling them to study, learn and communicate at school and at home, 24/7. It is an educational model that challenges traditional classroom methods by freeing students to learn at their own pace and by liberating educators to focus more on teaching. For the first time, these students are part of the connected-community concept premised on anytime, anywhere learning.

TEAMS TEACHING CIRCLES
TEAMS Teaching Circles is a national project and a component of TEAMS Distance Learning. Partnerships include large urban school districts, State Departments of Education, County Offices of Education and major Universities. TTC Supports teacher induction, retention, and continuous professional growth by delivering online professional development resources for teachers in grades K-8. TTC researches, evaluates and organizes teacher resources aimed at closing the achievement gap to support No Child Left Behind.

CALIFORNIA VIRTUAL CAMPUS
The mission of the California Virtual Campus is to bring the best of California higher education to full- and part-time students in California, the United States, and throughout the world. CVC expands access within California to post-secondary education and assist the state in meeting the needs of a significant portion of the nearly 500,000 additional students projected to enter California's higher education institutions over the next decade. Additionally, CVC seeks to provide to California employers a means by which they can improve the productivity of their workforce through an extensive network of high-quality, distance education programs and services.

ENGLISH FOR ALL
English for All is a multimedia learning system created expressly for the high beginning English as a second language (ESL) learner. The system includes an interactive website, print materials and a video series that is available on tape, CD-ROM, and DVD as well as on the website. The video program includes five compelling, real–life stories in twenty, fifteen– minute episodes. Each episode features a multi–ethnic cast and a friendly Wizard, who explains language and skill content throughout each story. The content was based on the California ESL standards and skill areas identified in the Latino Adult Education Services Project and was correlated to CASAS and SCANS competencies. Partnerships include Los Angeles Unified School District, the Adult Literacy Media Alliance, and Aguirre International.

To qualify for an AFFY AWARD, a project must meet the following criteria:

• Must be intersegmental - Involve creative and/or unusual partnerships,
• Must have objective outcomes (successes, research, assessments),
• Must make effective use of technology
• (i.e. internet, TV, ITFS, cable, videoconferencing, DVD, etc.).
• Must be a model for effective student – teacher – administrator educational environments, and Must be a model for effective distance and distributed education.

The Alliance for Distance Education in California is an association of over 200 professionals dedicated to the development of distance learning.

ADEC is the only California-based organization which emphasizes cooperation between all segments of education, Kindergarten through university, lifelong learning, and business training, and represents a continuation of ADEC's goal to promote partnerships and collaborations among all levels of education and training. ADEC was founded in 1989.

For more detailed information about ADEC and more detailed information about AFFY AWARD WINNING PROJECTS, please log on to:http://www.adec-cal.org

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Simplifying State Sales and Use Taxes Remains a Top Priority of NGA and NCSL

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Online sales topped $104 billion in 2003, a nearly 40 percent jump over the previous year, and yet state and local governments lost an estimated $15.5 billion in revenue because states cannot effectively collect sales and use taxes on e-commerce purchases, according to a report commissioned by the National Governors Association (NGA) and National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and updated figures from the University of Tennessee's Center for Business and Economic Research.

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This week, our staff is taking a well-deserved holiday. Our next Daily News will be issued on Monday June 7. In the meantime, we hope that you enjoy visiting the resources we have selected for you in the website.

Sincerely,

Farhad Saba, Ph. D.
Editor-in-Chief

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My colleagues and I are doing our best to maintain the presentation of Daily News, and keep the website up-to-date. It is, however, difficult to predict the fire’s behavior and when law enforcement and fire authorities order evacuation of certain neighborhoods.


We hope you enjoy our limited service in the next few days. We should be able to resume full service as the fire subsides, and the weather change for the better.

We wish everyone in the Southern California area the best in these difficult times, and our hearts go out to those who have lost their homes.

Farhad Saba, Ph. D.
CEO
Distance-Educaotr.com

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BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2003--Click2learn, Inc.

(Nasdaq:CLKS) today announced the completion of a private placement totaling approximately $12.1 million in net proceeds to the Company.
The investment was made at a price of $1.668 per share and resulted in the issuance of 7,460,644 shares of Click2learn common stock. The transaction also included the purchase of warrants to purchase up to 2,611,221 additional shares at an exercise price of $1.90 per share on certain terms and conditions, which were issued at a price of $0.125 per warrant share. Proceeds from this private offering will be used for working capital purposes. Craig-Hallum Capital Group, LLC acted as placement agent for this transaction

The common stock and warrants issued in the transaction have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. Click2learn has agreed to register the common stock issued in the transaction and issuable upon exercise of the warrants for resale by the investors under Form S-3. Additional details of this transaction are available in the Form 8-K the Company filed today with the SEC. Please access the SEC's website at www.sec.gov to view the 8-K.



About Click2learn



Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) is recognized as a leader in enterprise productivity solutions for Global 2000 organizations and government agencies seeking to improve business performance and workforce productivity. Using Click2learn's Aspen Enterprise Productivity Suite(TM), many of the world's best-known corporations improve sales force readiness, achieve and demonstrate regulatory compliance, improve speed and quality of customer service, and educate customers and partners, while at the same time realizing significant cost savings. Click2learn's clients include Accenture, American Airlines, AstraZeneca, Century 21, Fujitsu, Microsoft, Pfizer, Symantec, and Towers Perrin. Based in Bellevue, Wash., with offices throughout the U.S., Click2learn (www.click2learn.com, 800/448-6543) also is represented in Europe, Australia, Japan and India.



This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including information contained in this document where statements are preceded by, followed by or include the words "believes," "plans," "intends," "expects," "anticipates" or similar expressions. For such statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements include economic conditions generally and overall spending levels for technology and enterprise software, market acceptance of and continued demand for the Aspen platform and competing offerings, the ability to successfully implement Aspen for our customers and increase revenues from existing customers, the ability to successfully address technological developments and standards and the risk factors set forth in filings the Company has made with the SEC. Click2learn, Aspen and ToolBook are trademarks of Click2learn. All other company and product names are the trademarks of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Click2learn, Inc.

Karen Peck, 425/637-1643

karen.peck@click2learn.com

or

John Atherly, 425/637-1557 (Investor Relations)

john.atherly@click2learn.com

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