The Wired Classroom

Here are a couple more classes the VLC teaches in the tele- really good stuff- St. Louis teachers, check it out!

Moodle Basics: Using a Course Management System to Increase
Teacher/Student Connections
Sept. 19 OR March 17 4-7pm; Oct. 8 OR March 4 9am-12pm
$59 CSD member; $89 non-member
Heard of Moodle, but don’t have a clue what it’s all about? This workshop is for you! Come find out what this powerful course management system is, how to use it as the one stop website for your class, and how to get your own for free. Participants will have an opportunity to see how other teachers are using Moodle, and try their hands at setting up various features of this powerful course management open source software. This is for beginners with no prior knowledge of Moodle.

Empowering Students with Podcasting
Nov. 5 & 6 OR March 5 & 6 4-7pm
$109 CSD member; $169 non-member
Come find out what all the talk is about! You don’t have to own an iPod or even a MP3 player to create and listen to your own podcasts. Learn how to record digital audio broadcasts, edit them and upload them to the web in this two-part class. Teachers can use this new technology to create podcasts of their lectures and class discussions so that students can listen to them again for reinforcement, or, students who were absent can catch up on work missed. Participants will also create lessons for their students that require them to create their own radio broadcasts, performances, interviews and more. Learn how this using this tool in the classroom can help auditory learners and motivate reluctant learners. Walk away with your own original podcast!

St. Louis area teachers, to register, go to www.csd.org/tele! For questions about classes, contact Joan Forrest at 314-692-1259.