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Monday, September 19, 2011 Cindy Lane and Tony Vincent will be at METC 2012
Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be featuring the 2012 Midwest Education Technology Conference Featured Speakers. Last week we shared Lucy Gray and Ken Shelton’s bios. Today’s focus is on Cindy Lane and Tony Vincent- two of our presenters from the Midwest! The Virtual Learning Center and the Advisory Committee are excited to have them be part of METC 2012. Don’t forget to look for @clane, @tonyvincent, and @METC_CSD on Twitter!
Cindy Lane is an Educator, Instructional Technologist, and a Network Sherpa. She is a Discovery Education Certified Trainer. Cindy has traveled to 48 states training teachers to use Discovery Education in their classrooms. She is certified to train in all current Discovery Education programs ranging from Web 2.0 to Techbook. Cindy is also a Google Certified Teacher, a Master Trainer for Intel Teach to the Future, and as an eMINTS Instructional Trainer. She is an adjunct professor for several regional colleges/universities. including the University of Missouri-Columbia and St. Louis Community College. Cindy is extremely innovative, resourceful & specializes in finding unique and creative ways to use traditional computer tools in the classroom.
Tony Vincent started teaching fifth grade in Omaha, Nebraska in 1998, when it wasn’t so easy to publish online. Knowing that his students were motivated to see their work on the Web, Tony first had students write book reviews on Amazon.com. Later his students spent each school year contributing projects to their classroom site, Planet 5th. Planet 5th became so popular that it received thousands of hits from around the world. In 2001, Tony’s students became among the first to use handheld computers for learning and later among the first to podcast. Today, he works as an independent consultant, working with educators worldwide. Tony’s blog, Learning in Hand, is a great resource for educational technology. From netbooks and web applications to iPods, iPads, and podcasting, Tony has put together practical information for educators interested in mobile learning.
Tags: Discovery Education, iPad, iPod, Midwest Education Technology Conference, Mobile Learning, podcasting, Tech PD, Twitter, Web 2.0
Monday, April 5, 2010 Class: Empowering Students Sound & Voice with Podcasting
Showcasing student work through differentiated teaching … come explore a variety of student projects while developing your online learning!
On June 8, take Empowering Students Sound & Voice with Podcasting from 8:30 am-3:30 pm. The cost is $149 for CSD members and $189 for non-members. (One graduate credit is also available). 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 podcasts. Learn how to record digital audio broadcasts, edit them, and upload them to the web. Teachers can use this technology to create podcasts of their lectures and class discussions so that students can listen to them again for reinforcement.
Explore the many ways these easy-to-make audio files increase student learning and engagement, especially for those students that need differentiated instructional methods. Examine examples of how educational leaders are using podcasting to communicate to parents, staff, and community. Participants will learn how to create lessons for their students that require them to create their own radio broadcasts, performances, interviews, reading logs and more. Bring a lesson idea and draft of a script, or use one provided, and walk away with your own original podcast!
Tags: differentiated instructional methods, iPod, MP3, podcasting
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Registration still open for some July tele classes
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.
Tags: Google Academy, interactive whiteboard, Moodle, podcasting, Promethean Activboard, SMART Board, videoconference, Virtual Learning Center
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Technology Tailgate
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).
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
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 march right over to these tele classes

teachers in the tele
Hard to believe I’m posting about March tele classes already! Where has the school year gone?! Here’s what the Virtual Learning Center has lined up for next month:
Teaching Higher Order Thinking Skills in the Elementary Classroom with Spreadsheets (Featuring MS Excel 2007)
March 4 & 5, 4 – 7 pm | $125 CSD member; $195 non-member | (One Graduate Credit Available)
Once a Month Full-Day Discovery streaming Training at CSD!
March 9, 9 am- 3 pm | No cost | (No Credit)
Empowering Students with Podcasting
March 11 & 12 , 4 – 7 pm | $125 CSD member; $195 non-member | (One Graduate Credit Available)
Creating SMART Board Lessons to Engage and Motivate Students
March 23, 9 am- 3 pm | $125 CSD member; $195 non-member | (One Graduate Credit Available)
Transforming Learning with a SMART Board
March 27, 9 am- 4 pm| $125 CSD member; $195 non-member | (No Credit)
To read the specific on each class, and to register, please visit the tele website: www.csd.org/tele. Our focus is on student outcomes and developing 21st century skills. These classes provide you with:
- Hands-on activities
- Focus on student outcomes
- Skill building time
- Time to create usable lesson plans with newly acquired technology skills
Find out how to use technology tools and how to integrate them into your classroom & lesson plans at the same time!
Tags: 21st century skills, Discovery Streaming, empowering students, high order thinking skills, MS Excel 2007, podcasting, SMART Board, Tech PD, tele, Virtual Learning Center
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Monday METC Precons

Educators, the preconference workshops for the Midwest Education Technology Conference 2009 are now up on the METC website. The precons are for all tech levels, with many topics being covered, including podcasting, Second Life, and cyber safety. Depending on which one you choose, your session will either be a full-day or half-day workshop (held in the morning). Precons are Monday, January 26, 2009 at various locations around St. Louis, Missouri. The rest of the conference is at the St. Charles Convention Center, Tuesday, January 27 and Wednesday, January 28. Registration for METC begins Wednesday, October 1 (early-bird registration runs through the end of November). This is a great opportunity to learn how to integrate technology into your classroom, as well as network with other K-12 educators from across the city, state, and country!
Tags: cyber safety, METC2009, Midwest Education Technology Conference, podcasting, Second Life, Tech PD
On March 17 & 18, learn about Empowering Students with Podcasting from 4:00 – 7:00 pm each night in Cooperating School Districts’ tele. 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.
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