CILC E-News, November/December 2007 Issue
This issue of CILC E-News is sponsored by
In This Issue
2007 CILC SymposiumNews from CILC
Lessons Learned
The Scavenger’s Hunt
IVC: A World View
A Survey
CILC in the News
Conference News
2007 CILC Symposium
IVC Leaders ConveneOn November 13 & 14, 2007, seventy IVC leaders from Canada and 26 US states met to discuss videoconferencing and other collaborative tools through the lens of practical applications, issues and challenges and emerging trends.
What did it all mean?
- Review outcomes
- Gain a sense of the resulting community
- See networking in action
- Meet NDLW Award winners
- Thank our sponsors
- Hear Panelist Responses
News from CILC
Blogs of Interest
www.cilc.org has added three new Blogs of Interest in the last two months. View them here.
Download new flyers!
CILC and You
Professional Development Marketplace: Expand your Knowledge
Professional Development Marketplace: Expand your Reach
Content Dollar Bank
Is the management of your videoconferencing initiative becoming overwhelming? Want to select the programming but not pay the bills? Setting up a CILC Content Dollar Bank allows you to have oversight of your expenditure while CILC does the work.
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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.
Learn more...
The Scavenger's Hunt
Hunting through Cyberspace is a great way find out what people are doing with and thinking about technology. This hunt is limited to videoconferencing and other synchronous communcation technologies.
The links are here. The hunt is up to you!
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IVC: A World View
How does the world at large value videoconferencing? These articles range from education to business to...
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"Understanding the Utilization of Interactive Videoconferencing in the K12 Setting" A Survey
Being the liaison between content providers and the K-12 classroom is a vital aspect of CILC's role in enhancing learning through videoconferencing and collaborative technologies.This 19 question survey, prepared by the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, is designed to provide content providers with a more accurate picture of who is utilizing interactive videoconferencing in the K-12 setting and what factors influence their decisions.
Won't you share your input?
Link to survey
Survey deadline is 12/14/07
CILC in the News
The following are articles or videos identified by Google Alerts.
Global Perspective
by Elizabeth Crane
He followed up on a Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) advertisement for GNG and ran a trial at Magnolia. The 2004 GNG program, filmed from a refugee camp in the Darfur region of Sudan, was enough to convince him...
International Collaborations Using Videoconferencing
By TeacherTube Videos (Feed)
Carol Woolbright, Director, Interactive Distance Learning, SE Kansas ESC (Greenbush), discusses how-tos of successful international connections for students.
Videoconferencing from the Content Provider Perspective By Science's TeacherTube Videos
By Science's TeacherTube Videos
Jason Dennison from the Cincinnati Museum Center discusses the importance of teacher partnerships with content providers.
Conference News
E-Tech Ohio
February 4-6, 2008
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Transforming Education through Technology
This annual three day event includes keynote and featured speaker sessions, 300 concurrent sessions, teacher and student displays, emerging and assistive technology areas and vendor exhibits.
METC
February 4-6, 2008
St. Charles Convention Center
St. Louis, Missouri
METC 2008 brings together a divers collection of speakers to share their knowledge, experience, strategies and expertise using established and emerging technologies in the classroom.Come hear keynote presentations by David Warlick and Rem Jackson and choose from over 140 breakout sessions and 22 pre-conference hands-on workshops!
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.
FETC
January 22-25, 2008
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando Florida
The conference program is designed so educators and administrators have an opportunity to learn how to integrate different technologies across the curriculum - from kindergarten to college - while being exposed to the latest hardware, software and successful strategies on student technology use.
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.
List your favorite instructional technology related conference in our next E-News.
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