I'm excited about the community aspect of SLK. It gives us the opportunity to share Professional Development resources, tips and hints, and even use code or plug-ins developed by other users."
Eric Ferguson, Technology Curriculum Coach, Bellevue School District

The aim of the Learning Gateway Community is to drive the sharing of Information and best practices within the education communities around the SharePoint implementation we call Learning Gateway. Designed to be less technical than its developer-focused counterparts on CodePlex.com, this site aims to share effective solutions while promoting increased collaboration among those who work in academic institutions.

With the Learning Gateway, you work closely with a technology partner to create a customized solution for your educational institution. Built on Microsoft Windows Server System technology, including Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange Server, the framework uses a combination of products and technologies to provide you with built-in collaboration capabilities. The standard interface lets you address and share education applications and student data for more accurate, more secure, and more accessible information to help improve student achievement.

Benefits to administrators
As an administrator, efficiency, cost, and ease of operation are keys to your job. This technology solution allows you to:

•	Easily share and communicate key data with students, parents, districts, and other institutions.
•	Cost-effectively meet reporting requirements and drive better decision making for factors affecting performance (including requirements for the No Child Left Behind Act).
•	Streamline processes for managing student data.
•	Provide real-time progress reporting to parents and teachers.
•	Collect and consolidate data from different sources across your district or state.

Benefits to faculty
Teaching, not mastering new technology, should be your focus. The framework’s tools allow you to:

•	Manage curriculum, collaborate online, and have anytime, anywhere access to information.
•	Identify and apply proven instructional practices using scientific methods.
•	Implement changes based on analysis of student performance data.
•	Access reports based on gender, disability, economic status, ethnicity, and other factors.
•	Provide a process of continuous improvement for students and parents.
•	Use standard Microsoft Office System applications to help identify performance improvement areas.

Benefits to students and parents
The Learning Gateway gives students and parents the chance to participate directly in the learning process by enabling their ability to:

•	View high-level information in a browser.
•	Study student assessment, curriculum, resources, lesson plans, and parental involvement data.
•	Have easy access to analysis, charts, and reports.

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