An Egg-Citing Lesson from Greenbush

Fourth graders from Mrs. Haney’s science classes completed a science lab online with eggs to develop a better understanding of the science process. During each experiment the students generated hypotheses, took notes and drew pictures during the experiment and generated a conclusion. In the first experiment the students had to determine if vinegar added to water with food coloring creates darker colored eggs. The second experiment the students were asked if eggs float. The students were surprised to see the eggs float when salt was added to their mixture.

This was Avon’s first connection to the Greenbush Network but will not be our last. The experiments were great activities for 4th graders tat met several science and technology standards. The students enjoyed the activity and the connection.

If you have not had a chance to do a lesson from the Greenbush IDL Network in Kansas you should!

www.greenbush.org/IDL/home.html

LCDLC Update

Don’t miss this video email. We’ve got some important updates and opportunities.

P.S. – Be sure to forward this update to other interested teachers.

http://lcdlc.lorainesc.k12.oh.us/streaming.htm

To: Superintendents, Principals, District Advocates, Technology Coordinators, LCDLC Listserv
From: Dave Miller
Date: 4-24-06
Subject: LCDLC Updates 4-24-06


LCDLC Updates for the week of April 24th , 2006

1) 2006 YEAR END SHOWCASE -- MAY 16TH
2) TOP 10 TRICKS TO HELP YOUR VIDEO LOOK BETTER
3) CAREER EXPLORATION SEMINARS
4) CILC NEW PROGRAMMING
5) FREE ADMINISTRATIVE BEST PRACTICES SESSION
6) INTERNET2 COMMONS VIDEOCONFERENCING TRAINING COURSE
7) TIMELESS MASTERPIECES IN THE EXPLORATION OF ART
8) JASON PROJECT – DISAPEARING WETLANDS (WEB BASED NOT IVDL)
9) MAGICAL SCIENCE – JOHN MCINTIRE LIBRARY
10) WVIZ/NOTA PROGRAMMING



1) 2006 YEAR END SHOWCASE 16TH

Your invitation should be forthcoming! Celebrate 2005/2006 with us as we have our teachers share their favorite videoconferences from the year. The showcase should be attended by our administrators, techs, district advocates, and teachers at all levels who have been involved in videoconferencing. This is a once a year opportunity to see in a short time the many diverse opportunities videoconferencing provides to our classrooms. The meeting is at the Lorain County Community College, Spitzer Conference Center, the Grand Room, 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 with lunch following. You should receive an invitation if you’re on our mailing list, or send an RSVP to Liesa Wetzig at 440 324-5777 ext 197 or lwetzi@leeca.org. We hope to see you there!

Dave Miller
Director of Distance Learning
Lorain County Distance Learning Consortium


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2) TOP 10 TRICKS TO HELP YOUR VIDEO LOOK BETTER

See attached for Video Tips and Tricks content session opportunity forstudents!Brent will be available throughout the day on May 10th to present thisinformation to students.Spaces fill up fast. Reserve your spot today! Registration form attached.SusannahSusannah AzzaroDistance Learning Projects ManagerInstructional Technology Services of Central Ohio, Inc.2400 Olentangy River Road • Suite 174Columbus, Ohio 43210614-247-8360http://www.itsco.org/


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3) CAREER EXPLORATION SEMINARS

The following career programs are available for you from:

April 24th, 2006— Mr. David Branch and
Mr. Robert Fogler will be staging a mock interview
process and then sharing interviewing
tips, tricks, first impressions and other
important information for people beginning
the process of job hunting. The time for this
session will be 1:00—2:00 pm.
April 25th, 2006— Bob Smith, owner of
Smith Ambulance will be sharing about careers
in the field of paramedics and EMT
services. Included in this conference
will be the life flight services
Smith provides for the Tuscarawas
County area. The time is
1:00-2:00 pm.
May 12th, 2006—Careers in Toxicology
with presenter Carrie Haglock. Carrie will
be sharing what a career in Toxicology
would mean to a graduate. The time for this
session is 10:00 am—11:00 am.

LuAnne Jackson
Technology Director
TCHESC
834 East High Avenue
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
phone: 330-308-9939 ext. 250
cell: 330-243-4538
fax: 330-308-0964
http://www.tchesc.org/

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4) CILC NEW PROGRAMMING

During the past week, the following new collaboration request(s) matching your profile were added to the CILC website:
Date Posted: 4/10/2006Name of Collaboration: Tolkien TrilogyAudience: Education: Grade(s): 10, 11, 12Objective of Collaboration: A central new york high school (TRILOGY is taught as an elective) class is searching for another class to play Trivial Pursuit over videoconferencing to see who is the Master Hobbit!For full details, click here.
Date Posted: 4/10/2006Name of Collaboration: Ratio andProportionsAudience: Education: Grade(s): 6Objective of Collaboration: Looking for an interesting, real life approach to the teaching of ratio/ proportions and percentsFor full details, click here.
Date Posted: 4/10/2006Name of Collaboration: macbethAudience: Education: Grade(s): 10, 11Objective of Collaboration: fun follow up projectsFor full details, click here.

The following programs and collaborations are new offerings that can be found on the CILC website http://www.cilc.org/. You may also click on the program title to go directly to the detailed program description on the CILC website.
Mote Marine Laboratory
Sea Me Read: Smiley SharkAudience: Education: Kindergarten, Grade(s): 1, 2, 3Description: SMILE! Join us on an ocean adventure and meet a lonely shark who loves to smile. Read along as we help him save the day and find some friends.Program Availability: By Request/On Demand ONLY
The Ward Melville Heritage Organization
First Long Islanders: Original InhabitantsAudience: Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, Curriculum Director, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Title One Coordinator, Teacher, Parent, Media Specialist/Librarian, K-12 Educator, Public Library: Library PatronsDescription: In this interactive videoconference, students will 'travel back in time' and explore how Native Americans interacted with the environment in their everyday lives on Long Island, NY. Our trained instructor will guide your students through an interactive discussion focusing on natural resources and family roles within the Algonquian culture.Program Availability: By Request/On Demand ONLY
Thanks!Julia
Julia Shildmyer-Heighway Director of Content Providers Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) Office: 317-231-6529 Jheighway@cilc.org
This e-mail was automatically generated at http://www.cilc.org/, please do not reply directly to this e-mail.
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5) FREE ADMINISTRATIVE BEST PRACTICES SESSION

Hello and Happy Spring!

Thought that you might have some sites interested in the following session. I have room for 4 schools to participate (IP or ATM). This session is free. Please let me know.
Thanks

Tuesday, April 25 20062:15pm - 3:15pm
Administrative Best Practices ~
Assisting Teachers to Effectively Use Data: The Principal’s Role (Battelle for Kids)
This workshop will help principals and other administrators focus on effective data use practices for teachers. Participants will explore how to display data effectively, use data to help teachers focus their instruction, help students improve their performance, how to use data to help parents understand their student's achievement level and progress level on a yearly basis. Participants will end the workshop with answers to the question, "Why use data?" Date: April 25, 2006 Time: 2:15pm-3:15pm
Presenter:John Thomas, Battelle for Kids Faculty member
Sites:
NOECA (Fremont City)
(site)
(site)
(site)
(site)

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/

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6) INTERNET2 COMMONS VIDEOCONFERENCING TRAINING COURSE

The Internet2 Commons is again offering its video conferencing training course this spring, via H.323 video conferencing. The course will be offered on May 25, from 12-5 EDT (GMT-4). It will be delivered Virtually, Online only. It will be taught by Megan Troyer, assisted by Gabe Moulton and myself, from Ohio State University as well as a guest speaker David Shaw of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Those who successfully complete the course will be certified as Internet2 Commons Site Coordinators. This will enable your organization to join [subscribe to] and use the Internet2 Commons [H.323 multipoint] services. Here is the course outline: * What is Videoconferencing? * The Network * Gatekeepers * MCUs * Gateways * Streaming and Archival * Endpoints * ViDe and GDS * Room Setup * The Internet2 Commons * Etiquette * Site Coordinators See http://commons.internet2.edu for more information about the Commons, and to register. There is a $125 fee per student. Students will receive a certificate, and an official Internet2 Commons polo shirt. These courses have proven to be very popular and are often oversubscribed, so be sure to get your registration in early. Registration ends Monday, May 22 at midnight EDT. Prerequisites for the course are familiarity with Windows and having used video conferencing. The entrance examination is being able to successfully connect to the conference. You will receive connection information after you register. To ensure that you receive maximum benefit from this course, you must give it your full attention. Please do not read email or carry on local conversations during the course. You may be called upon occasionally during the course, and roll call will be taken.

Please forward this announcement to other lists or individuals who may be interested.
ANYONE is eligible to take it , regardless of your location or network.

Robert S. Dixon, Ph D, PE Chief Research EngineerOhio Academic Resources Network (OARNet)andOhio State University, Office of the CIOOffice Telephone: 614-292-1638Fax: 614-292-7081

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7) TIMELESS MASTERPIECES IN THE EXPLORATION OF ART

Vanderbilt Virtual School announces "Timeless Masterpieces" in the Exploration in Art series on THURSDAY, MAY 11 at 9:00 and 10:00 (CDT). These are two identical presentations @ 9AM and 10AM Central Daylight Time. This videoconference is available for students in grades 5 - 12.
Exploration in Art series advocates the creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience and encourages interdisciplinary curriculum that fully integrates the arts with other academic subjects. These video conferences are designed to encourage art appreciation, artistic expression, interpretation, creativity, experimentation, curiosity, and imagination.
Register at: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm.
Note: Students should do some advance study of some of the classical art masterpieces BEFORE the videoconference so they can be active participants.The topic of these videoconferences is "Timeless Masterpieces." Mark Scala from the Frist Center for the Visual Arts AND students from participating schools will study a selection of works by great artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, and Pablo Picasso. They will consider the artists' individual talents and skills, the innovation represented by the works, and the social and artistic contexts that informed both their creation and designation as a masterpiece.
YOUR students will then examine a selection of contemporary works, and decide whether they are masterpieces for our own time, or for all time; they must decide what can be considered today’s timeless masterpieces. Remember that it is "first come, first served" so please register at: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm.
Patsy Partin, M.Ed Vanderbilt University Virtual School 2007 Terrace Place Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 322-6384
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8) JASON PROJECT – DISAPEARING WETLANDS (WEB BASED NOT IVDL)

Join us for more real science- in real time- with real researchers!Cutting edge scientific research is going on right under our noses here in northeast Ohio. Take advantage of local researcher insights and talents as we join scientists around the world on expedition to the Mississippi River's last stop on this continent. We will take our virtual journey to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana to examine the wetlands of Louisiana and discuss the consequences of 100 years of wetlands loss. The JASON Expedition program is a year long, supplemental hands-on, inquiry based, multidisciplinary science and technology curriculum for 4th to 9th grade classrooms. This award winning program ties the curriculum to both national and state standards.Case Western Reserve University offers professional development around: JASON Expedition: Disappearing Wetlands-We'll follow the path of the great Mississippi River, the Nile of the New World, to the unique and fragile coastal wetlands ecosystems of Louisiana that provide habitat for an incredible diversity of plants and animals. Participants will acquire an understanding of wetlands here and along our nations Gulf coast and of the efforts to save and restore them.Our key speaker for this session is James M. Bader, Aquatic Biologist, Case Faculty in Biology.Teacher professional development sessions introducing this expedition are currently scheduled for : Tuesday & Wednesday, May 2 and 3 , Introduction to Disappearing Wetlands (4:30p.m. -8:00p.m. both evenings)The participant fee for any expedition is $125. The fee includes workshops, refreshments, the curriculum package, and access to Team JASON On Line (a gated web site) for the teachers and students. Teachers are required to attend the professional development sessions introducing the expedition to be eligible to participate.Contact Information: Center for Science and Mathematics Education at CASEPhone: 216-368-5075E-mail: kmk21@case.eduThe above sessions will be held on the campus of Case Western Reserve University. If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to call 216-368-5075 or e-mail at kmk21@case.edu. Thank you for your interest.
Kathryn M. KwiatkowskiAssistant DirectorCenter for Science and Mathematics EducationCase Western Reserve UniversityGuilford House 41210900 Euclid AvenueCleveland, Ohio 44106-7158Phone: 216-368-5075Fax: 216-368-5465web address: www.case.edu/artsci/csm
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9) MAGICAL SCIENCE – JOHN MCINTIRE LIBRARY

Happy Spring!

I have three open spots for this program presented by the John McIntire Library. If you have a class interested, please let me know. We can do IP or ATM connections. Details follow:

Title: “Magical Science”
Date: April 26, 2006
Time: 10:00am-11:00am
3 site limit
Cost: $50.00 per site

Session Description:

Be prepared for your students to be entertained, excited and amazed at the science that is involved in magic. “The Magnificent Marinda” will delight your students with stories, experiments and displays of magical science. Many science topics will be discussed, such as air pressure, condensation, number patterns, acids/bases, oxygen/carbon dioxide, and the life of Harry Houdini will also be explored.

To schedule this session, please contact: Leslie Charles (lcharles@mvesc.k12.oh.us 740-452-4518 x 133)

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/

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10) WVIZ/NOTA PROGRAMMING
Advocates, Tech Coordinators, Counselors, Career Specialists:
Please share the attached career information with your teachers.
Thanks.
John