CILC E-News, March/April 2007 Issue
Highlighting...International Collaborations
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Two different ideas--two incredible experiences.
Twenty-seven different schools and over 10,000 students from three continents celebrated their opportunity to have an education free of persecution AND help build a school in Afghanistan!
Learn more... Changing Lives, Changing Attitudes
Students from two United States and two United Kingdom high schools study four genocides together AND create "action plans" to raise awareness of these human atrocities.
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In The News
Educational Videoconference Makes Headlines
Have you noticed that videoconferencing in education is beginning to get national press? Follow these links to read a few of the latest stories.
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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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Limelight on Content Providers
Can that Cat Really Talk?
The Center for Puppetry Arts has acquired a new puppet from the 1996-2003 TV sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Salem, the animatronics cat, plans to help students understand Hollywood's behind-the-scenes puppetry.
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Pop! Bing! Meeeroooowww!
Students learned from Fred Newman how and why to learn new sounds while understanding the importance of embracing your talents and following your dreams.
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News from CILC
Don’t miss this Professional Development Opportunity!
EVERY educator deserves to hear Ian Jukes.
What might the future look like for you and your students?
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Classrooms Connecting
Where Do You Live?
Did you know that the second grade geography curriculum requires students to identify landforms and waterways on maps and globes? See what NM and MN students did to make learning this skill real and one they'll never forget!
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The Great Race
JUST IN! A grant has been received to enable an actual trip to Alaska!
Have your students follow along via podcasts and blogs at the Columbiana County Education Center website as students race from Ohio State University in Columbus, OH to Fred Ipalook Elementary in North Slope Borough, Alaska. Watch for the complete story in the May 2007 issue of the E-News.
Conference News
AAM May 13-17, 2007
'Why Museums Matter' offers many opportunities to question and imagine: "What if...?", "How about...?",
"Could we...?", and "Why not...?" Don't miss The American Association of Museums annual meeting.
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NECC June 24-27, 2007
Mark your calendars, budget, and plan now for the 28th annual National Educational Computing Conference with a focus on technology's role in developing 21st-century learners.
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CILC Symposium November 13-14, 2007
Save the date for this exciting event! The symposium format will enable extensive interaction for all those who are responsible for promoting and implementing videoconferencing and other collaborative technologies. Come
- connect with your colleagues.
- interact with others to expand your network of contacts.
- learn about new and emerging trends.
- collaborate to create practical applications..
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Don't miss these videoconferencing workshops at NECC 2007!
SUA202
Internet2: Extending New Technologies, Applications, and Content [Workshop: Seminar/Demo] Ruth Blankenbaker, Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration with John Fleischman, James Werle and Jan Zanetis Sunday, 6/24/2007, 8:30am–11:30am; (location available mid-May) Learn how institutions, innovators, and schools use Internet2 to create international learning communities. Use rich digital libraries and remote instrumentation to create new knowledge and opportunities. Sponsored by ISTE's SIGIVC.
MA313 Designing Quality Interactive Classroom Projects for Videoconferencing
[Workshop: Hands-on] Janine Lim, Berrien County Intermediate School District Monday, 6/25/2007, 8:30am–11:30am; (location available
mid-May) Design your own IVC projects. Use formats for popular national projects or templates such as sharing a science experiment, solving a mystery, or exchanging information.
SAA106 Pre-Assessing and Modifying Videoconference Plans to Improve Student Learning
[Workshop: Seminar/Demo] Harry Tuttle, Syracuse University Saturday, 6/23/2007, 8:30am–11:30am; (location available mid-May) Learn and use strategies to pre-assess a videoconference, build in assessments, and modify a videoconference to increase student learning. Change experiences to maximized learning.
SUF261 Skype and Other Instant Messaging Tools for International Communication [Workshop: Hands-on] Bonnie Thurber, Northwestern University with Odd de Presno, Hongfeng Guo, Carl Pennypacker and Robin Woodsome Sunday, 6/24/2007, 8:30am–3:30pm; (location available mid-May) Learn tricks and tips about using Skype and other instant messaging tools that provide free, cross-platform, real- time, international communication solutions for people.
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