CILC E-News, August/September 2008 Issue

In This Issue

A Natural Partnership

Videoconferencing and After-School Programs
After-school programs can benefit from videoconferencing. Content Providers step up to the plate.
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News From CILC

Product Resource Center
What is this? Can it help me?
Don't miss this searchable database of educational products. Two new companies have added products!
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Professional Development Marketplace Expanding!
The Professional Development Marketplace on www.cilc.org is growing! There are now 28 providers offering a wide variety of professional development sessions. Choose from reading, writing, math, visual literacy, action research, learning communities, suicide prevention, bullying, unit planning, 21st century technologies and more!
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Did you know?
CILC now has a presence on a number of social networks? Check us out on MySpace, NING, YouTube, TeacherTube and Second Life.

The KC3 project (Kids Creating Community Content) for 2008-2009 has gone global and is now accepting submissions.
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New Content Providers
Since our last E-News, nine (9) new providers have posted programs on www.cilc.org. Type their names in the Content Provider Directory to learn about each of them.

• Challenger Learning Center (Rochester, NY)
• Calvert Marine Museum
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Education Solutions Global Network
• Muskingum Valley ESC
• NASA Digital Learning Network (JPL)
• California State Parks (PORTS)
• National Science Center
• Goddard Space Flight Center (DLN)

CILC Symposium Corner

Each month CILC will be interviewing a Symposium attendee.
Meet Dona Weber - Euclid, Ohio

Share your Story Here

SIGIVC Forum: Nine Incredible Projects

On June 28, 2009, ISTE SIGIVC packed in about 100 participants for its Second Annual Forum. Our guest speaker was incoming president, Howie DiBlasi of Digital Journey. After being inspired and motivated, we heard 9 incredible projects each presented in a four minute timeframe. Lots of time was left to visit each of the presenters to learn more. Each participant also received a one page overview of each of these projects. Here they are for your viewing.
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The Scavenger's Hunt

Hunting through Cyberspace is a great way to find out what people are doing with and thinking about technology. This hunt is limited to videoconferencing and other synchronous communication technologies. The links are here.
The hunt is yours.
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Lessons Learned

IVC Trainers Speak Out
While summer participation in student content events was low, participation in Professional Development for school staff was alive and well.

Read the latest on the impact of professional development delivered over videoconferencing.
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Conference News

Up and Coming Conferences

ARDLA 2008
September 23-245, 2008
Hot Springs, Arkansas
No further details available.

Internet2 Member Meeting
Fall 2008
October 13-16, 2008
New Orleans, Louisiana
Participate in track sessions and demonstrations that highlight innovative uses of advanced networking for research and teaching, as well as the development and evolution of high-performance network
infrastructures in support of local to global cyberinfrastructure.

Connections 2008
1st Annual Content Provider Videoconferencing Symposium
October 22-24, 2008
Cooperstown, New York
The first symposium specifically for cultural institutions who are either interested in or are presently offering videoconferencing. Come network with colleagues form across the nation. Sponsored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and CILC.

Megaconference X
November 6, 2008
Come connect to people everywhere on the Earth who choose to participate. Help further the use of videoconferencing in education and research.
Presenter deadline:
September 12, 2008
Participant deadline:
October 8, 2008

E-Tech Ohio 2009
11th Annual Educational Technology Conference
February 2-4, 2009
Columbus, Ohio
This three day event includes:

• Daily keynote and featured speaker sessions
• Over 450 concurrent sessions
• Teacher and student displays
• Emerging and assistive technology areas
• Over 250 Exhibitors
• P-20 collaboration showcase sessions

TXDLA
April 6-9, 2009
Corpus Christi, TX
No further details available

NECC
June 28 - July 1, 2009
Washington, D.C.
Presenter Deadline:
Submissions for workshops and sessions are now open!
The more videoconferencing sessions we submit, the greater percentage we'll have at NECC 2009.

List your favorite instructional technology related conference here.

About CILC

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