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The e-learning market has been expanding steadily, and over the next four years, forecasters predict that K-12 online learning will advance at a compound annual growth rate of 17 percent, while higher education will grow at 8 percent.
Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2010 from Converge Staff
I would agree and expect it to grow even more in the coming decades. 
One of the coolest house of sticks (actually willow).  Installation by Patrick Doughtery at the future location of the Sun Valley Center. Click for high-res photo

One of the coolest house of sticks (actually willow).  Installation by Patrick Doughtery at the future location of the Sun Valley Center.

Local dog checking out smells of the trail at great coffee shop in Naramata, BC  Click for high-res photo

Local dog checking out smells of the trail at great coffee shop in Naramata, BC 

After hiking our gear around the first couple “ponds”, it was around 135K into the Kettle Valley Railway we decided to start riding the ankle deep water. Click for high-res photo

After hiking our gear around the first couple “ponds”, it was around 135K into the Kettle Valley Railway we decided to start riding the ankle deep water.

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Gagging Order | Hail to the Thief | Radiohead

always been a fan of Radiohead - 

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Radiohead – Gagging Order

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Filling up the clouds - Caroline at Hebgen Lake Click for high-res photo

Filling up the clouds - Caroline at Hebgen Lake

The brass bike bell really came in handy while riding BC’s Kettle Valley Railway. Click for high-res photo

The brass bike bell really came in handy while riding BC’s Kettle Valley Railway.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-11)

  1. Tosca (6)
  2. Band of Horses (2)
  3. Alexi Murdoch (2)
  4. Zero 7 (1)
  5. The Shins (1)

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Nothing like Dave’s Killer Bread, the “fenwick 1080” (had since grade school) and a cool mountain lake to spend the 4th of July…still got skunked just like the old days but my sandwich sure was tasty. Click for high-res photo

Nothing like Dave’s Killer Bread, the “fenwick 1080” (had since grade school) and a cool mountain lake to spend the 4th of July…still got skunked just like the old days but my sandwich sure was tasty.

By 1940 there were 98 Yellowstone Buses, Tourist arrived at the National Park by train then boarded the tour bus, in 2007, Yellowstone brought back the bus.  This is a bus that would be pretty cool to drive throughout the park. Click for high-res photo

By 1940 there were 98 Yellowstone Buses, Tourist arrived at the National Park by train then boarded the tour bus, in 2007, Yellowstone brought back the bus.  This is a bus that would be pretty cool to drive throughout the park.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-4)

  1. Band of Horses (15)
  2. Nick Drake (8)
  3. The Books (feat Jose Gonzalez) (3)
  4. The Books feat. Jose Gonzalez (3)
  5. Gomez (3)

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Boy Lilikoi (acoustic) | Jonsi 

nicely done

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One of the most spectacular views of Yellowstone.  We learned it took just 3 months to carve out the canyon many millions of years ago.  Simply incredible -   Click for high-res photo

One of the most spectacular views of Yellowstone.  We learned it took just 3 months to carve out the canyon many millions of years ago.  Simply incredible -  

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-27)

  1. Carolina Chocolate Drops (16)
  2. Nick Drake (10)
  3. The Books feat. Jose Gonzalez (4)
  4. Alexi Murdoch (3)
  5. Drake (2)

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Here Comes The Breeze | Bring It On | Gomez

Hit 100 degrees in Boise for the first time this year and I’m looking for a little breeze.  I’m pretty much a wimp when it comes to heat (dry or humid) even though I grew up in Arizona.