Don’t miss out on these GREAT videoconferencing opportunities!!!
1) TOWN HALL SPEAKER SERIES PRESENTS: T.R. REID, THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE AND THE END OF AMERICAN SUPREMACY
2) HEARTS FOR A SAFE HARBOR, THE PLIGHT OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN NORTHERN UGANDA
3) MYSTERYQUEST WORLD GEOGRAPHY
4) TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX: WHAT IS A BLOG AND HOW CAN THEY HLP IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING
5) GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS
6) FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE TEACER MEETINGS OVER IVDL
7) NEW PROGRAMS FROM THE MUSKINGUM VALLEY ESC
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1) TOWN HALL SPEAKER SERIES PRESENTS: T.R. REID, THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE AND THE END OF AMERICAN SUPREMACY
WVIZ/PBS and NOTA in conjunction with the Town Hall of Cleveland will be presenting an hour with NBC Washington Post columnist T. R. Reid on Monday, January 23 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Plan to have your students meet with the Mr. Reid via the NOTA and/or ATM distance learning networks. Students of the Town Hall Youth Council will host the program.
If you are interested in your students participating in this program contact John Ramicone at 216-739-3940 or jramicone@wviz.org by January 18th to reserve a NOTA or ATM connection slot. Based upon the number of schools participating an email address and/or dial-in phone number/will be available during the program for your students to ask questions of Ms. O’Donnell.
Careers in Criminal Science Investigation 1/12/06
Careers Exploration Program: Careers in Pharmacy 1/26/06
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2) HEARTS FOR A SAFE HARBOR, THE PLIGHT OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN NORTHERN UGANDA
Reminder that Julie Maruskin's Hearts for Safe Harbor presentation is January 19th at 8:30. Julie will share about her time in Gulu, Uganda.
Please let me know if you are interested in either presentation.
Thanks
Katrina
Katrina Dieringer M.Ed.
Distance Learning Consultant
Cell 216.346.2651
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3) MYSTERYQUEST WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Berrien County ISD is offering a middle school geography projectvideoconference to schools around the country. The only costto participate is the line fees for you to dial in. Read on for details.Technical Info: We can connect IP or ISDN.MysteryQuestThis project is designed for middle school students studying worldgeography. Through video conference technology, students are able tomeet other students while learning about cities and countries in the world.The following areas of the world are featured:AfricaWestern HemispherePreparationPrior to the video conference each classroom will create a presentationwith clues about their ONE mystery country and city. The other classrooms,using maps, the Internet, textbooks, and other resources, will try todiscover the mystery location presented by each participating classrooms.Six classrooms connect at a time for this project.WebsiteSee http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/MysteryQuest/ for more details,including an agenda.This project is FREE and best for one classroom per connecting site.We welcome multiple schools/classrooms dialing in on one line!FlyerIf you'd like to print a one page flyer to share with your teachers,visit the web site: http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/MysteryQuest/Topics & Dates:Visit this page for the latest availability...http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/MysteryQuest/classrooms.htmlRegister for the project ASAP!Teachers need to start preparing their presentations!Register online: http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/MysteryQuest/First click on Classrooms & Dates and make sure your preferredtime slot is still open. Then click on Contact & Registration to fill out theonline registration form.Looking forward to a few more schools joining us!Janine LimInstructional Technology ConsultantBerrien County ISD711 St. Joseph Ave.Berrien Springs, MI 49103jlim@remc11.k12.mi.usPh: (269) 471-7725x101Fax: (269) 471-1221Web: http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dlBlog: http://bcisdvcs.blogspot.com/TWICE Read Across America Coordinator 2006http://www.twice.cc/read/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4) TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX: WHAT IS A BLOG AND HOW CAN THEY HLP IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING
You have heard the term, seen them in the news, but what is a Blog?
Join Paul Hieronymus and Bridget Ereditario from Avon Heritage South Elementary School on a virtual tour of Blogs. Thursday January 12, at 3:30 on Ohio’s ATM video network Paul and Bridget will share the many ways that Blogs can be used for parent communication, to enhance class projects, to create web based distance learning applications and to enhance written expression. They will walk teachers through the creation of a Blog and how easily they can be maintained. Bridget will show her students Blogs and discuss the advantages they have had on Language Arts Classes. We look forward to seeing you online!
This program is free, but we will limit this program to 10 interactive schools. To sign up for this program contact Paul Hieronymus via email. HieronymusP@avon.k12.oh.us
Paul HieronymusCurriculum Technology CoordinatorAvon Local Schools3075 Stoney Ridge RoadAvon, Ohio 44011Phiero@leeca.org(440) 829-8273ISDN: 614.722.0019IP: 66.144.122.221www.avon.k12.oh.us/distancelearning
Educational ConsultantLorain County Distance Learning Consortium1885 Lake AvenueElyria, Ohio 44035Office: 440.324.5777 ext 104Cell: 440.829.8273ISDN: 614.722.0051IP: 156.63.190.212http://www.lcdlc.org/
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5) GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS
Please open these attachments for some great opportunities for teachers in your district. We are looking for some great high school educators to participate in our Creative Career Series with The WWestern Reserve Historical Society, The Cleveland Museum of Art and The Cleveland Institute of Music.
Our 1945 grant-funded project is also a unique opportunity for teachers to co-develop lessons with our content providers.
Sandy Kreisman, Community Education skreisman@universitycircle.org University Circle Interactive Cleveland 10831 Magnolia Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (216) 707-5021 office phone(216) 791-3935 fax (330) 221-0421 cell
Learn more about distance learning at http://www.ucicdl.org/
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6) FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE TEACER MEETINGS OVER IVDL
The Family and Consumer Science Teachers across the state are starting to schedule some of their state-wide meetings via videoconferencing. In an effort to reach as many FCS folks as they can I have been asked to use our listserv to spread the word. I am requesting that you pass this information along to your district contacts and ask them to distribute to the intended audience on their end. The meeting information is in the attachment.Thanx...LSakemillerFCS Instructors - You may wish to attend the January 31st Inservice. See the web site for locations.FCS Supervisors - Please email out to your teachers as a reminder.
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7) NEW PROGRAMS FROM THE MUSKINGUM VALLEY ESC
Here are 2 new interactive distance learning programs for your districts, as well as a few favorites from the past year which work great with the upcoming winter holidays. If you have anyone interested, let me know as soon as possible to secure your spot. As always, they are available upon request, and are $50.00 per connection. Each session comes with correlations to the Ohio Academic Content Standards as well as extension activities that can be used following the connection.
Leslie Charles
Distance Learning Manager
Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center
205 North 7th Street
Zanesville, Ohio 43701
740.452.4518 ext 133
lcharles@mvesc.k12.oh.us
www.mvesc.k12.oh.us/tap/
