help auditory learners & motivate reluctant learners with podcasting in the classroom Friday, October 2, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0, podcast.Tags: 21st century skills, csd, podcasts, tele
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CSD’s tele is equipped with computers that use both Windows and Macintosh operating systems. Pick any class, and you will have the option of working either in a PC or Mac environment. In addition, we have reworked our classes in order to provide you with more ideas for classroom application using technology. Our focus is on student outcomes and developing 21st Century skills. One upcoming class that may interest you is Empowering Students with Podcasting. It will next be November 4 & 5 from 4 to 7 o’clock.
Did you know that you don’t have to own an iPod or even a MP3 player to create and listen to your own podcasts? Learn in this two night class how to record digital audio broadcasts, edit them and upload them to the web. Teachers in any grade level can use this technology to create podcasts of their lectures or 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! For those interested, one graduate credit is available. This class is $138 for CSD members, plus extra for the grad credit. Non members pay $214 plus extra for the grad credit.
Boundless Learning Takes Us to Outer Space and the Inner Body Monday, September 21, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Videoconferencing.Tags: AIMS, Cooperating School Districts, csd, NASA, New Links to New Learning, tele, Videoconferencing
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Also last week was Boundless Learning with Videoconferencing- our two night tele class on interactive videoconference. Educators from Ursuline Academy, Mehlville School District, Francis Howell School District, and Kirkwood School District were in attendance. We also had some CSD staff come to learn more about New Links to New Learning.
Our first night, we connected to David Mazza at NASA and learned about the program offerings at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The Glenn Research Center develops and transfers critical technologies that address national priorities through research, technology development, and systems development for safe and reliable aeronautics, aerospace, and space applications. They also offer fantastic videoconferences!
Our second night, we connected to Ray Vollmer at AIMS (Adventures in Medicine and Science at Saint Louis University). Utilizing a state-of-the-art facility on the campus of Saint Louis University used by practicing physicians for continuing medical education. The inquiry-based methods employed by faculty in the AIMS program focus on activities that challenge students and stimulate experiential learning. Ray showed us a healthy heart compared to an enlarged one; a healthy brain versus one that had suffered a massive stroke, and explained how he teaches lessons to students.
We also went over videoconference basics: bridging, content providers, databases, equipment, scheduling, etc. Our next session of Boundless Learning with Videoconferencing is in January 2010!
fall tele schedule to be released soon Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: csd, lindenwood university, tele
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Martha and Nancy have been working to get the fall tele classes scheduled and posted as soon as possible. Once we have a set schedule, we’ll be sure to share it with you! Remember that tele classes during the school year mostly are after school, from 4 to 7 o’clock.
Graduate credit is available for most tele classes at Cooperating School Districts through Lindenwood University at an additional cost of $60 per credit hour, payable to Lindenwood University. Requirements for graduate credit:
- Attend class
- Develop a lesson plan that incorporates the technology learned
- Include supporting materials (worksheets, assessments)
- Write a reflection explaining how technology enhances your lesson plan
- Sample Rubric for lesson plan
Makes plans to take advantage of technology enhanced learning environment!
lei it on them Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaborations, Distance Learning, Links, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: csd, tele, Web 2.0, wiki
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Karen Montgomery is teaching Wiki Your Way to a Classroom Website today here at Cooperating School Districts (CSD). “Wiki” means “quick” in Hawaiian, and they truly are- a wiki is a free, Web 2.0 tool to create websites very fast. Participants are learning the benefits of using wikis and they will see several examples of how they are being used right now in K-12 education.
Digital Pics for Classroom Projects Thursday, April 30, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: csd, Digital Photography, iPhoto, tele, VoiceThread
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If you are taking this summer’s Tracking Student Learning with VoiceThread class or Using iPhoto in the Classroom class, you might be interested in signing up for Classroom Projects Using Digital Photography, which is being offered the summer on July 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Here’s a description of …Digital Photography: A picture is worth a thousand words, so they say. Find out how to use this powerful tool in the classroom. In this class, teachers will learn about the basics of using digital cameras and photography in the classroom. Come learn the parts of the camera, its basic operation, and possible activities that you can use with your students. Find out what can be done with digital images—how they can be enhanced, manipulated, and changed using basic photo editing software. Gain information about how to integrate images into lesson plans and classroom activities. Participants will be encouraged to develop a lesson that incorporates the use of digital images. Bring your own camera and photos, or borrow from us!
All photos by pedrosimoes7, found on Flickr.
July 30: Empowering Students with Podcasting Class Friday, April 10, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Distance Learning, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0, podcast.Tags: csd, digital audio broadcasts, iPod, MP3, podcast, Tech PD, tele, Virtual Learning Center
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Come find out what all the talk is about! You don’t have to own an iPod or even an 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. 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 from this tele class with your own original podcast!
Past podcasts created by educators into include:
- “poetry of the week” podcasts for a kindergarten class
- “welcome back to school” podcast from teacher to students
- “introduction to yearbook” podcast for high schools students
Click here to listen how CSD uses podcasts to keep members up to date on the latest in education!
Classes are subject to a minimum and maximum number of participants | Empowering Students with Podcasting | Cooperating School Districts | July 30, 2009 | 8:30 am – 3:30 pm | $138 CSD member; $214 non-member | One Graduate Credit Available | Register today!
Classroom Wiki PD Monday, March 30, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Distance Learning, Links, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: csd, pbwiki, tele, Virtual Learning Center, wiki
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Want to create a class website where you can post daily assignments and pictures and upload documents for parents and students to download, but don’t have the time? Wikis were designed for you! Wiki Your Way to a Classroom Website will be July 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Cooperating School Districts‘ tele. Come learn how to use this free, Web 2.0 tool to create quick websites that contain everything you are dreaming of. In no time at all, you will have a robust website that you will be proud of and others will be impressed with. Learn the uses and benefits of using wikis and see several examples of how they are being used in education. Participants will create their own wikis using pbwiki (a free Internet-based service) and learn wiki basics such as setting one up, adding pages, inserting links, uploading files, inserting images and adding tables. Walk away with your own website in less time than you ever thought. “Wiki” means “quick” in Hawaiian, and they truly are! ($138 CSD member; $214 non-member | One Graduate Credit Available)
METC 2010 on Twitter Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Conferences, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: csd, METC 2010, Twitter, vlc, Web 2.0
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The Midwest Education Technology Conference has a new Twitter account: METC_CSD. To see what METC_CSD’s been posting, click here. Conference updates will take place there, especially starting this month! The Midwest Education Technology Conference starting using Twitter in the summer of 2008 to update educators on Twitter about conference happenings. We had 700 people following our updates on our old account! During the 2009 conference, the VLC communicated with our followers attending the conference for up to the minute information. We’re looking forward to people following us at our new METC Twitter account.
Internet Safety Class at CSD Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Internet safety, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: csd, Internet safety, tele, Virtual Learning Center
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Snapshot: Nancy George taught Internet Safety tonight and the class
continues tomorrow night in the tele. Some of the concepts the class overs:
- Read URL web addresses to find their hidden meaning
- Locate owners of websites
- Evaluate the validity of a website
- Investigate fair use as it applies to student-created digital documents
Technology-Rich Lessons Class Friday, February 20, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: csd, Tech PD, tele
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Creating Technology-Rich Lessons to Increase Student Achievement
April 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2009 from 4-7 pm
$259 CSD member $389 non-member
(Two Graduate Credits Available)
This four-day tele workshop is for people already familiar with “surfing the Net” but unsure about how exactly to use it and other technologies such as Microsoft Office applications in their classes. The focus of the workshop will be to help you create an entire lesson plan from lesson objectives and assignments to teacher and student support materials, all the way to a scoring guide for technology projects.
Get tools and a model for technology integration in your classroom:
Learn easy to use Internet search strategies for you and your students | Find lesson plans on the Web to use or modify | Store websites in a free location on the web | Create “tracks” of approved websites for students | Learn the “grammar” of the web | Create quizzes online | Create worksheets for use online by students | Create assignments that require students to use word-processing, PowerPoint and simple web pages | Create your own PowerPoint for use in introducing a lesson | Find scoring guide templates for technology projects and create your own rubric online
Register today: www.csd.org/tele.
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