CILC E-News, January/February 2008 Issue
In This Issue
CILC Symposium CornerLessons Learned
The Scavenger’s Hunt
Extending Career Options for Rural Students
SIGIVC Update
And the Survey Says
News from CILC
Conference News
CILC Symposium Corner
Keeping the Community Alive!Each month CILC will be interviewing a Symposium attendee.
Meet Rowena Gerber...
The CILC E-News is a newsletter about you! Won’t you share your success stories with others?
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Lessons Learned
Teachers Speak Out
Read the latest on what teachers have to say about the impact of videoconferencing on student learning and professional growth.
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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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Extending Career Options for Rural Students
A RUS Grant provides the means for K12 students to experience a broad range of cultural opportunities and a variety of career paths.
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SIGIVC Update
All Roads Lead to Videoconferencing
The need for a vehicle to find international collaboration partners was shared by participants at ISTE's SIGIVC Forum in July 2007 and at the CILC Symposium in November 2007. The solution is here!
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And the Survey Says
Understanding the Utilization of Interactive Videoconferencing in the K12 Setting by Jason Dennison.
What factors influence the decision for utilizing interactive videoconferencing?
Do teachers, technology coordinators, and administrators agree?
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News from CILC
Some Content Providers Offer Program Discounts
How do you find them and do you qualify?
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New Content Providers
Since our last E-News, five new providers have posted programs on www.cilc.org
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Conference News
Up and Coming Conferences
Megaconference Jr. 2008
February 21, 2008
A project designed to give students in elementary and secondary schools around the world an opportunity to share their learning via IVC. Registration is now open.
TXDLA
March 24-27, 2008
Galveston, TX
Sail into Distance Learning
This largest statewide organization invites any distance learning professional who wants to come and learn, teach, or mentor in an incredibly comfortable networking environment.
Elevate 2008
August 24-27, 2008
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Reaching New Heights in Educational Videoconferencing
Join participants at an international conference in exploring future directions in educational videoconferencing and related technologies. The conference will feature leading-edge keynotes, hands-on workshops, interactive concurrent sessions, live educational demonstrations by IP video-conference, discussions with key industry leaders, and an educational technology and VC content provider exhibit.
NECC
June 29 - July 2, 2008
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
San Antonio, TX
Convene. Connect. Transform.
Join more than 18,000 teachers, technology coordinators, library media specialists, teacher educators, administrators, policy makers, industry representatives, and students from all over the world who'll gather on the San Antonio River Walk.
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