Through products, programs and partnerships, Microsoft is committed to building a modern learning infrastructure, providing any time, any place access to learning, and integrating technology into all aspects of classroom activities and school administration. The SEED Foundation was named as a spring 2000 CLC grant recipient, in addition to the SEED School's involvement in the Washington2Washington program. We often talk about connected learning communities within the context of a single city or neighborhood. The Microsoft Lesson Connection, a collaboration with Tudor Publishing and Classroom Connect, gives teachers and curriculum administrators the ability to search thousands of lesson plans on the Internet to find those that meet their curriculum needs. Hopefully, what will happen is that they'll see the power of this particular use of technology and then use it in their existing curriculum to help students.
Access is also a key factor in the effort to assist in the success of today's students.
As a technology leader, Microsoft has established various corporate support programs to help make technology and the Internet accessible for all children and youth. As a young and passionate teacher, the SEED School's Lloyd is tremendously enthusiastic about the Microsoft Washington2Washington program. Given the resources that will be involved, from having the computers in the classroom to having another teacher across the country, the project is bound to be exciting. You just know that something is going to be different-what it is remains to be seen, but I'm looking forward to it. I don't think there's too much more that you can ask for than the unexpected.