Ritenour School District Continues iTEA PD Monday, September 21, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Discovery Education, Moodle, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Discovery Education Streaming, iTEA, Moodle, Ritenour School District, Virtual Learning Center
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Last week was the first iTEA- Integrating Technology Educator Academy- session for Ritenour School District’s “Cadre II.”
In 2008-2009, Ritenour participated in an iTEA, and it went so well that last year’s group is continuing on into it’s second year; since it was our first group, they were dubbed “Cadre I.” The district wanted to include even more educators in technology professional development from the Virtual Learning Center, so now there is a new, first year group- “Cadre II”- in 2009-2010.
Last week, Cadre II learned about what the iTEA will offer them; they became familiar with the Moodle Martha Bogart and Stephanie Madlinger are utilizing to help teach the class, and they had a session on Discovery Education streaming.
METC Precon Sneak Peak Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Conferences, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: Coooperating School Districts, digital storytelling, Flickr Creative Commons, Google, METC, Midwest Education Technology Conference, Moodle, SMART Response, Twitter, Web 2.0
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Here are just a few of the preconference workshops Cooperating School Districts has lined up for the 2010 Midwest Education Technology Conference:
Full Day Topics
SMART Response | Moodle for Beginners | Google Tools | Digital Storytelling
Half Day Topics
Web 2.0 | SMART Board | Twitter for Beginners
Look for a complete list, with full descriptions, in October when METC online registration begins! And remember to follow METC 2010 on Twitter.
Two Big August Deadlines to Remember! Friday, July 10, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Conferences, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Videoconferencing.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Creative Commons, Flickr, Midwest Education Technology Conference, Moodle, New Links to New Learning, The Princeton Review
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Potential Midwest Education Technology Conference presenters- proposals are due by August 20! For more details, please visit the METC Moodle: metcconference.org. This year, METC is Februrary 8, 9, 10.
Also, ACT takers- the videoconference prep course offered by Cooperating School Districts and The Princeton Review starts September 22. In order to get all the materials to participants, we need students to register with CSD by August 31. For more details, please visit the New Links to New Learning website.
Registration still open for some July tele classes Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Distance Learning, Links, Moodle, Promethean Activboard, SMART Board, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Videoconferencing, Web 2.0, podcast.Tags: Google Academy, interactive whiteboard, Moodle, podcasting, Promethean Activboard, SMART Board, videoconference, Virtual Learning Center
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It is hard to believe June has come and gone already! Here is some of what we have coming up this month in the Virtual Learning Center:
+ Moodle classes (click here for a full tele schedule)
+ Google Academy
+ Podcasting workshop
+ SMART Board and Promethean Activboard trainings
+ Videoconferences with Bill Dallas Lewis in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and the Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City, Kansas
+ We are accepting Midwest Education Technology Conference proposals: http://metcconference.org.
Technology Tailgate Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaborations, Conferences, Distance Learning, Tech PD, Videoconferencing, Web 2.0.Tags: 21st Century Learning Tools, K-12 videoconferencing, Moodle, National Educational Computing Conference, NECC, podcasting, Practical Anatomy & Surgical Education Center, Saint Louis University, SLU, student collaboration, Tandberg, Tandberg Technology Tailgate
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The Tandberg Technology Tailgate, also known as the Tandberg Truck Show, will take place next week at Saint Louis University’s Practical Anatomy & Surgical Education Center (home of AIMS).
AIMS and CSD will join Tandberg on June 24 to discuss the latest 21st century learning tools: podcasting, K-12 videoconferencing, Moodle, and student collaboration. For more information on this free event, click here. The Tandberg Truck is making a one day stop in St. Louis as it makes its way to Washington DC for the 30th anniversary National Educational Computing Conference (NECC).
VLC’s tele classes this summer Thursday, May 28, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: Google, instructional technology, Moodle, webquests, wiki
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We are offering a large selection of instructional technology professional development this summer at Cooperating School Districts. The classes are housed in our newly updated tele (technology enhanced learning environment). Here’s a random sampling of what you and your colleagues can sign up for:
- Online “Street Smarts:” Being Legal, Literate, and Secure
- Wiki Your Way to a Classroom Website
- Google Academy: Search, Learn, Share!
- Promoting Student Inquiry Using WebQuests
- Classroom Projects Using Digital Photography
- Beginning and Intermediate Moodle Training
Summer Beginning + Intermediate Moodle Training Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Distance Learning, Moodle, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, course management system, Moodle
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Beginning and Intermediate Moodle Training is available this summer at Cooperating School Districts. (Choose one, or both! The morning workshop is for beginners, and the afternoon workshop is a continuation, or for people already familiar with Moodle who want to delve deeper.)
Moodle Basics: Using a Course Management System to Increase Teacher/Student Connections | July 31 8:30-11:30am | $69 CSD member; $107 non-member (No Credit) Heard of Moodle, but don’t have a clue what it’s all about? This workshop is for you! This is for beginners with no prior knowledge of Moodle. 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.
Intermediate Moodle: Creating Your Own Course | July 31 12:30-3:30 pm | $69 CSD member; $107 non-member (No Credit) Already familiar with Moodle and have a pretty good idea how it works? Now it’s time to practice developing your own course. Learn the advanced features of this open source course management system and have time to practice them. Lots of hands-on time provided to create your own sample class and organize it the way you want. Prerequisite: Moodle Basics class OR prior knowledge of Moodle
Summer ‘09 Beginning and Intermediate Moodle Training Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Distance Learning, Moodle, VLC Programs, Videoconferencing, Web 2.0.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, course management system, Moodle, open source software, Tech PD, tele, Virtual Learning Center, Web 2.0
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Beginning and Intermediate Moodle Training: choose one, or both! The morning workshop on July 31 at Cooperating School Districts is for beginners, and the afternoon workshop is a continuation, or for people already familiar with Moodle (it is a free Web 2.0 application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites) who want to delve deeper.
Moodle Basics: Using a Course Management System to Increase Teacher/Student Connections from 8:30-11:30 a.m.; $69 CSD member; $107 non-member; (No Credit)
Have you 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.
Intermediate Moodle: Creating Your Own Course from 12:30-3:30pm; $69 CSD member; $107 non-member ; (No Credit)
(Now that you are) already familiar with Moodle and have a pretty good idea how it works, it’s time to practice developing your own course. Learn the advanced features of this open source course management system and have time to practice them. Lots of hands-on time provided to create your own sample class and organize it the way you want. Prerequisite: Moodle Basics class OR prior knowledge of Moodle.
Sign up for this tele class at www.csd.org.
Do you Moodle? Friday, February 27, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Distance Learning, Links, Moodle, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, course management, Moodle, open source, Tech PD, tele, Virtual Learning Center
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Two of the courses we teach in the technology enhanced learning environment (tele) are Moodle Basics: Using a Course Management System to Increase Teacher/Student Connections and Intermediate Moodle: Creating Your Own Course. 
Today Martha taught both- basics this morning, and intermediate (will be) this afternoon. During the morning session, participants learn and set up various features of this powerful course management open source software. In the afternoon, they dive into the advanced features and have time to practice them. There is lots of hands-on time provided to create sample classes and organize them. We’ll be offering more Moodle training, so make sure you check out our tele classes: www.csd.org/tele.
METC Precons All over St. Louis! Monday, January 26, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Conferences, Distance Learning, Links, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: cyber safety, digital camera, digital storytelling, METC, Midwest Education Technology Conference, Moodle, Photo Editing, Second Life
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The Midwest Education Technology Conference starts today with over a dozen preconference sessions throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. Topics include Second Life, Moodle, Cyber Safety, Digital Camera & Photo Editing, and Digital Storytelling. To follow what’s going on with METC (whether you can make it there or not), visit www.twitter.com/metc2009.
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