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Putting Some Distance In Your Classroom!
Video Conferencing Academy
DAY ONE:
8:30 - 9:30
1) Complete Name Tent Activity - introduce each other locally
2) Handout Materials, Log In to Computers
3) Assign Site Moderator and Decide on GROUP CHEER OR SHOUT OUT for Site Roll Call
4) Watch Video Clip TEACH DIFFERENT VIDEO and discuss reactions
teacher-movie.mov
“My Nametag”
CENTER - name
1) Grade level/subject area
2) little known fact about you
3) goal for today you hope to achieve
4) ICON or SYMBOL for YOU
5) Roll Call and Welcome for Each Site as We Connect for the First Time
6) Overview and General Information for the day
7) Site Group Discussion to Whole Group Discussion: What are Characterisitcs of Our Learners Today?
The millennials joining your workforce now are employees born between 1980 and 2000, or 1981 and 1999, depending on the author. Unlike the Gen-Xers and the Boomers, the Millennials have developed work characteristics and tendencies from doting parents, structured lives, and contact with diverse people. Millennials are used to working in teams and want to make friends with people at work. Millennials work well with diverse coworkers.
8) Watch Video Clip: DIGITAL STUDENTS @ ANALOG SCHOOLS (located in Teacher Tube); Kids and Digital Media (located in You Tube)
BREAK
9:45 - 10:30
Gizmos and Gadgets
Break into site groups for discussion of Local Scheduling and Procedures/Policies Information.
Familiarize participants with basic equipment and operations.
Connect all sites to share Best Practices for scheduling and communicating.
10:30 – 11:00
Virtual Field Trip: Anne Herndon, FW Museum of Sci/Hist; Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
11:00 - 12:15 LUNCH
12:15 – 1:15
Exploring Possibilities for Videoconferencing Applications
Explore multiple applications beyond courses such as collaboration and curriculum enhancement.
Presenters will share examples of exciting state, national, international distance learning projects.
Participants can follow along and take notes on the presentation with IVC Handout.
1:15 - 1:30
BREAK
1:30 – 2:30
Content Provider Links:
Noodletrip Searchable Provider Database
CILC Content Provider Directory
Vicki's Filamentality Hotlist on IVC Resources
Thinking Machine IVC Resources
2:45 - 3:30
Participants will listen to the posting (can be played from ONE computer) and then add a comment.http://www.gabcast.com/ IN THE SEARCH , ENTER my channel name GABTASTIC, select this channel and click on EPISODE 4. Leave an individual comment. Thank you.
School to School Links:
/|BCISD VC Collaborative Projects
Mystery Quests World Geography
Make Your Ask Program a Success
Sites to Locate Partners and Projects:
iEARN - International Education and Resource Network
Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration(CILC) Collaboration Center
Global Schoolhouse Projects Registry
Participants will listen to the posting (can be played from ONE computer) and then add a comment.http://www.gabcast.com Please go to my channel GABTASTIC and listen to the posting, then comment.
Materials to print and handout:
Agenda: ESC 11 VC Workshop 8 '07.doc
Video Conference Applications:
Handout: IVC+HANDOUT+ATT.rtf
Content Provider Questioning Sheet: cp_note-taking-guide.pdf
DELICIOUS Quickstart Handout: delicious-quickstart.pdf
Brainstorming Sheet for Research: Hot Topics IVC.doc
School to School Projects Ideas: Wylie ISD School To School IVC Projects
Sample Agenda for Class to Class: Sample Agenda for an IVC Event
Monster Match Worksheet: Monster Match Handout
Planning Sheet for Group Activity: Learning Strategy Worksheet.doc
Print Separately As a Booklet:
Kid2Kid Booklet: http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/media/ProjectsBooklet.doc
VCsessionform Dig Bridges.pdf
Learning Strategy Worksheet.doc
Hotlist on On-line Collaborative Projects to Springboard for IVC
Archived video conference clips from Paris ISD, Paris, Tx.
Sample IVC Clips from Paris ISD
SWING network page of various demo clips of VC Content Providers.
/|VC Content Provider Demo Clips
Learn how a Texas school district benefited from TANDBERG technology and expertise. The second clip is a Tandberg promo, but it shows many examples of teacher and student use of VC systems. Great clip to share with administrators. (If these do not open for you, be sure to click on the message bar that comes up and choose SHOW RESTRICTED CONTENT.)
/|Why Distance Learning?
/|Why Tandberg?
/|Beyond the Classroom
From UWTV resource page. Learn about some common videoconferencing pit falls and how to avoid them. In the style of "The Twilight Zone." Humorous way to show "what not to do" and discuss advances in VC technology and equipment.
/|The Video Conference Zone
SWING network Intro To Portable VC Clip - Very Humorous. Good way to start off basic teacher training. Done in the style of "Leave it tto Beaver."
/|Portable Video Conferencing and YOU!
Sample video ~ Where in Washington?
You Tube Video ~ Freedom Calls
You Tube ~ America Reads the Constitution
You Tube ~ Distancelearningville
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