StudentLink Canada Alberta Edition

The Monthly News
February 10th, 2011 Welcome to the seventh and last freely accessible StudentLink update patch file. After the 10^th of February, the monthly update will be available exclusively to StudentLink licensees and those district representatives requesting an evaluation period extension. Please note, although your evaluation copy of StudentLink will continue to function, without updates, the number of dead links will increase substantially as the web changes over time. For information regarding licensing StudentLink call us at 905-576-3961 or e-mail our director directly at jfinan@studentlink.org. Our Monthly Feature looks at Bees and the phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder. Fascinating stuff. Again, every link has been reviewed manually by the StudentLink team. All dead and intermittent links have been removed and replaced. Thanks very much for your interest in our product and service. January 10th, 2011. Happy New Year and welcome to the sixth update for StudentLink: Maritimes Edition for the 2010/2011 school year. Again the StudentLink team has manually scanned and tested all SL pages removing and replacing all dead and intermittent links. We found the matrix to be in relatively good condition with only thirty eight new links needed. Our monthly feature looks at Money Smarts. Enjoy! A special note to those evaluating StudentLink. To improve our product and service we need to hear from you ! Call (905-576-3961) or e-mail (jfinan@studentlink.org) and let us know what you think. December 10th 2010. Sixty-one dead and intermittent links have been corrected or replaced. The TeacherLink subset has been reviewed and updated. This month's Feature looks at Career Exploration. Our team has again organized the links by division. Our thanks to all consultants who continue to review and evaluate StudentLink. We look forward to your feedback. We wish you and yours a safe and restful holiday! November 10th, 2010. Again all dead and intermittent links have been corrected, redirected, or removed completely. Thirty-nine new links have been added across all grades. Hats off to the StudentLink teachers who manually scan each link and search the web for grade and curriculum - appropriate, engaging content. Our monthly feature looks at Plate Tectonics. Forty-two links were located, audited, approved, and organized by division. Please remind teachers that our past Monthly Features are always available by clicking on "Monthly Feature Archive" at the bottom of the Monthly Feature page.
October 10th, 2010. The StudentLink team has manually scanned every page in StudentLink menu system. All dead and intermittent links have been redirected, corrected or replaced. Many links have been replaced with content more closely associated to provincial curriculum outcomes. A total of one hundred and forty-seven new links have been added to the matrix. Our thanks to all consultants and technicians who have taken the time to review StudentLink. A special thanks to those school boards who have initiated pilot projects in schools. We're delighted to assist and look forward to feedback. If you're interested in an "in-person" presentation, please call us to discuss (905-576-3961). Our Monthly Feature focuses on Global Citizenship and Community. Our archive of over eighty past features is available at the bottom of the Monthly Feature page.
September 10th, 2010. We have completed the first update for StudentLink: Maritimes Edition. Each page in the StudentLink matrix was manually scanned and all links checked. Twenty-one dead or intermittent links were redirected, corrected, or completely replaced. We enthusiastically welcome all link suggestions. E-mail us here. The update patch is available to all evaluators. Hereafter, the Maritimes edition will be updated on the 10th of each month excepting July and August. August 18th, 2010. After twelve months of planning and preparation, the StudentLink team is delighted to present the first working copy of StudentLink Canada: Maritimes Edition to selected technology and curriculum consultants in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador. We look forward to receiving feedback. Jim Finan, Director, StudentLink Canada Ltd. © Copyright StudentLink Canada Ltd. 2010 - All Rights Reserved