Region 8 Interactive Video Conferencing Workshop
 
Warm-Up: “My Nametag”
Please create a FOUR CORNERS TABLE TENT nametag with the following information in the corners:
 
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
 
1) Watch Video Clip TEACH DIFFERENT VIDEO  and discuss reactions 
                         teacher-movie.mov   2_ThinkDifferent.mp4.avi
 

2) Whole Group Discussion: What are Characteristics 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.

 

Watch Video Clips:  DIGITAL STUDENTS @ ANALOG SCHOOLS  (located in Teacher Tube);

Kids and Digital Media (located in You Tube)

 

 

Discussion Oct 19, 2007 - 

  • Create adventures kids WANT to participate in
  • Short attention span - hold students' interest
  • All kids, generations are different - different learning styles, different interests, etc.
  • CHANGE is constant - curriculum is STATIC
  • FUN FOR TEACHER, TOO!!!! (rewarding, satisfying)
  • Students require technology skills for success, need school experiences to provide them
  • Accept diversities of students, broaden their perspectives

 

 

3) 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.
 

K12 IVC Library Expo.ppt 

 

 

4)Virtual Field Trip: Nancy Strickland from Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Tx.
Please follow along with the Content Provider Notetaking Worksheet.
 
http://www.connect2texas.net/#amoncarter
http://www.cartermuseum.org/teaching/distance-learning#node-113
 
 
 
5) Exploring Online Resources for Finding Content and Partners
After researching, we will shares sites we found and ideas for bringing content into the classroom.
  As you search, you can bookmarks sites on http://del.icio.us/attworkshops (password is mother1)
(need more help with DELICIOUS? HELP WITH DELICIOUS)
 
Content Provider Links:

Noodletrip Searchable Provider Database

 

Connect 2 Texas from ESC 11

 

CILC Content Provider Directory

 

Vicki's Filamentality Hotlist on IVC Resources

 

 

6) “Monster Exchange” – writing activity
Break into site groups; create and describe  “monsters” ; send files as a WORD DOC.
Groups will draw monsters from descriptions and share results with both sites.

 

 
7) Class to Class Collaborative Project Ideas and Tools Overview
Review Video Clips from VC Sessions and Review K2K project booklet. Hands-on time on computers.

 

 

School to School Links:

 

/|BCISD VC Collaborative Projects

 

Video Conferences for Math

 

Mystery Quests World Geography

Mystery Quests USA

Mystery Quest Video

 

Project ASK video

Project ASK Website

Make Your Ask Program a Success

13 Steps of ASK

 

Science Seekers LessonPlan

Math Marvels Page

Math Marvels Handout

Science Seekers Video

 

 

 Sites to Locate Partners and Projects:

 

ePals

 

iEARN - International Education and Resource Network

 

Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration(CILC) Collaboration Center

 

Global Schoolhouse Projects Registry 

 

 

Group Discussion: Small group/ Whole Group Sharing of Best Sites and Projects found in research 

 

 

 

Materials to print and handout:

 

Video Conference Applications: 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

 

 Additional Workshop Resources:

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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