National Network of Digital Schools to Have Strong presence at This Year's iNACOL Conference

Lincoln Interactive is Diamond Sponsor of event for online and blended learning

BEAVER, Pa., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Network of Digital Schools, a leader in educational management services and online curriculum development, is proud to be a part of this year's Virtual School Symposium, sponsored by the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). This year's event will be held November 9-11 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

iNACOL's Virtual School Symposium highlights the cutting-edge work in K-12 online education across the country, of which NNDS and its subsidiaries, Lincoln Interactive and Backpack, are leaders. Lincoln Interactive, the nation's premiere online learning curriculum, is a diamond sponsor of this year's event.

"The Lincoln Interactive curriculum is changing the way students all across the country learn and schools all across the country teach," said Bryan Bown, director of educational services for NNDS. "Our approach to online and blended learning makes us a leader in the industry. The Virtual School Symposium provides us with a wonderful opportunity to share our success with like-minded educators as well as learn from each other through networking, presentations, and the sharing of research and best practices."

Lincoln Interactive will present the session "Creating a Blended Learning Environment for Elementary Students." Presented by Kellie Hamilton, director of elementary curriculum and instruction, the session will address how elementary students can be engaged by online curriculum and how a blended environment can strengthen learning for that age group.

"At Lincoln Interactive, we believe the 21st century classroom can and should be a blended environment that prepares today's students for tomorrow's world," said Hamilton. "Our Little Lincoln offering for elementary students uses the best of what technology has to offer in the classroom, and is proven to be an effective curriculum for educational mastery and growth for our youngest students. We look forward to sharing with the digital learning community our model and approach to a blended learning environment for elementary students."

In addition to presenting, Lincoln Interactive and Little Lincoln will each have a booth at the conference featuring all the curriculum has to offer. Lincoln Interactive offers more than 250 courses for elementary, middle, and high school students, as well as a multitude of supplemental online and offline activities that provide students with the resources and support needed to excel in an online learning environment.

Booth visitors will be able to see course demos, original song and video content, games, activity books, and much more. They will also have the chance to learn about Lincoln Interactive's exclusive STEM courses, Cutting Edge Science, developed with scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratories. Representatives will be on hand to discuss Lincoln Interactive's involvement and success with cyber schools, charter schools, brick and mortar schools, and blended learning programs across the country.

Additionally, the National Network of Digital Schools Corp's exclusive content management system, Backpack SIS, will have a booth. Built on Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Backpack SIS is an educational solution for districts and schools that want to customize their student information system. Backpack offers a wide range of services, from enrollment, registration and scheduling, to discipline reporting and everything in between. Click here to see a full list of product offerings.

"Backpack is revolutionizing the Student Information System market," said Sara Baronzzi, director of sales and marketing for Backpack. "Whether you are an online school, a brick and mortar school, or a blend of both, Backpack can develop a customized solution a school's student information needs and help them meet their 21st century goals."

About NNDS and Lincoln Interactive: The National Network of Digital Schools is a 501(c)3 non-profit management foundation, dedicated to providing the highest quality K-12 online curriculum and comprehensive management services to traditional brick and mortar schools, charter schools and cyber schools focused on expanding educational opportunities for students. As a community foundation, NNDS also lends financial support to educational initiatives that expand opportunities for young people. NNDS empowers its partners to expand curriculum options by offering accelerated courses, alternative education and credit recovery courses – as well as developing more effective educational programs for special education students. Lincoln Interactive is the nation's premier online curriculum, fully accredited, and used in more than 400 schools nationwide.

About iNACOL: iNACOL brings together over 2,000 representatives from national, state, district, private and other virtual school programs to attend the industry's leading event in K-12 online and blended learning. Experts in K-12 virtual education from the United States, Canada, Mexico and abroad come together to learn about the latest trends challenges and opportunities in e-learning.

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SOURCE National Network of Digital Schools