News from CILC
Product Resource Center
New Professional Development Providers
New Content Providers
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Product Resource Center
Don’t miss this searchable database which hosts education products offered by CILC Sponsors.
Find new products which include:
- An on-demand recording, streaming, and archiving solution for multimedia conferences-- Polycom
- Mentor Me and Editing Studio–Sensory Technologies
Here’s how:
- Go to www.cilc.org
- Enter a keyword related to a product, ex. mentoring
- Choose Product Resource Center from the Drop Down Category Box.
- Click Search
Click on the Red Product Name (see Mentor Me below)
View the Product.
(Note: Follow links to sponsors webpage for more information)
To enter your products here, please contact Dawn Colavita at 866-474-5226.
New Professional Development Providers
Touch the Sky offers Interactive Learning and Therapy and Professional Development Instruction using Videoconferencing Technology to share innovative techniques for educators at all levels and are especially helpful for those who work with students with Aspergers Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Deaf/Cochlear Implants, Downs Syndrome, Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Epilepsy, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Multicomplex Difficulties and Very Gifted and Talented.
Touch the Sky currently offers three Professional Development opportunities:
The Tuscarawas Carroll Harrison Educational Service Center provides professional development modules addressing assessment, best practice, career education, curriculum, gifted & talented, professional development/continuing education, special education, special needs, video conferencing integration, video conferencing planning and implementation.
Tuscarawas first offering is entitled:
Differentiation: a Gifted Support structure for your classrooms.
New Content Providers
Be sure to explore these two new providers.
The Bathysphere Underwater Biological Laboratory is a virtual underwater biological laboratory where students gain an understanding of the impacts of the Great Lakes, with the primary focus on Lake Ontario.
Their first program is entitled:
The Bathysphere Underwater Biological Laboratory
The Biosphere (Canada) is an environment museum/science center in Montreal, run by Environment Canada subjects concerning the environment; ex: Global Warming/Climate Change.
Their first program is entitled:
Did you know?
Video Podcasts
New podcasts have been added to www.cilc.org
Be sure to view each one!
Utilizing streamed and stored video in the classroom
Videoconferencing and other collaborative technologies can help you:
- improve communication, collaboration, and learning.
- achieve goals.
- maximize results.
- save valuable time.
- leverage limited budgets.
Problem Based Learning: Creating a Driving Question
Problem Based Learning enables you to:
- create authentic community based learning opportunities for your students.
- integrate collaborative technology.
- impact student learning and dialogue with powerful learning experiences.
- connect your students to community stakeholders and collaborative partners in the classroom, opening endless classroom opportunities.
Videoconferencing for Cultural Organizations
Whether you’re a novice using videoconferencing (IVC) for the first time, or an experienced content provider wanting to enhance your use of the technology, CILC can help you master the techniques of quality program development and delivery.
A Tipping Point for Videoconferencing: the Content Dollar Bank
Learn how this service encourages teachers to step into videoconferencing.