METC 2010: Reaching Beyond the Cloud! Thursday, May 28, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Conferences, Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: assessment, curriculum, data, integration, media, METC, Midwest Education Technology Conference, networking, technology, Web 2.0, Wordle
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Midwest Education Technology Conference
this February 8, 9, 10, 2010
registration begins October 1, 2009
summer tele schedule coming soon… Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: technology, tele, Virtual Learning Center
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The Virtual Learning Center staff is currently working on the summer tele class schedule- new dates, times, new and updated courses! Check back soon…
Show Me TechKnowledge Day 2009 Thursday, January 22, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Tech PD.Tags: Jefferson City, Missouri State Capitol, Show Me TechKnowledge Day, Successlink, technology
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From Successlink:
“The Show-Me TechKnowledge Committee invites you to exhibit and/or present a learning activity showcasing technology in our 8th Annual Show Me TechKnowledge Day.
This special event will take place at the Third Floor Rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Exhibits/presentations will be displayed from 8:00 AM until 12:30 PM on February 3, 2009.
You can view a video clip of highlights from previous Show-Me TechKnowledge exhibits by clicking here.
Please join us and take advantage of this opportunity to demonstrate to legislators, educators, students and others statewide how technology is currently being used in Missouri schools to enhance learning and improve student achievement.
If you would like to showcase your school, please click here for registration. If you would like more information, please contact Julie or Becki or call (573) 636-4395.”
All Students Can… Monday, December 15, 2008
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Blogs, Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Links, Web 2.0.Tags: AllStudentsMeme, curriculum, Janine Lim, technology
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Janine Lim tagged me for the AllStudentsMeme. I enlisted the help of my colleague and office-mate, Stacey Franks, for this task! Here’s what we came up with:
1. All students can learn.
2. All students have different abilities and have the right for those abilities to be met at school.
3. All students come to school with an innate curiosity about the world.
Technology integration is a great way to enrich the curriculum and meet student needs. Using technology can raise achievement levels and keep kids engaged.
Bill, Cindy, Karen, you’re it!
Here are the instructions for this meme:
Read Martha’s original post from the Opening Digital Doors blog.
- Share three things that you believe about all students.
- Reflect on your thoughts in your blog.
- Be sure to link to this post and to where you were first tagged.
- Tag your response with AllStudentsMeme
- Invite others to join the conversation by tagging them to be a part of the meme.
METC Featured Speakers Announced Monday, September 15, 2008
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Conferences, Distance Learning, Links, Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: technology, Midwest Education Technology Conference, Web 2.0, 21st Century Classroom, wiki, Google Earth, Tech PD, handheld computing, digital camera, media, Photo Editing, Discovery Educator Network, eLearning, Levels of Technology Integration, LoTi, Curriculum and Instruction, Marzano’s nine instructional strategies, Instructional Technology Specialist
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Featured Speakers for the Midwest Education Technology Conference have been announced! For a complete list of names, program topics and biographies, please visit here. Registration starts Wednesday, 10/1/08.
Welcome Stacey Franks! Monday, June 9, 2008
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Midwest Education Technology Conerence, technology, tele, Virtual Learning Center
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We’re very excited to welcome the newest member of the Virtual Learning Center team, Stacey Franks, to Cooperating School Districts. Stacey reports she’s happy to be here! Look for Stacey to be teaching tele classes, conducting in-school workshops, attending job alike group meetings, and participating in the Midwest Education Technology Conference.
cut carbon emissions for a greener planet with technology Thursday, June 5, 2008
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Distance Learning, Links, Videoconferencing.Tags: carbon footprint, green, Polycom, technology, videoconference, World Environment Day
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As noted in my earlier post about World Environment Day, videoconferencing is a great way to cut down on fuel usage & reduce your carbon footprint. We just got an e-mail about Polycom’s Go Green Assessment and I wanted to share the info with you. This assessment includes an evaluation of current travel patterns and practices, an assessment of how users currently work and would prefer to work, and provides formulas that can be used to increase productivity, improve time efficiency, and reduce travel costs. To take a closer look at the assessment, click here.
Today is WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2008 Thursday, June 5, 2008
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Collaborations, Distance Learning, Links, Tech PD, Videoconferencing.Tags: Best Buy, e-cycle St. Louis, energy, environment, EPA, going green, Google, low carbon, recycle, reduce, reuse, saving fuel, technology, United Nations, videoconference
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Today is World Environment Day. As you know, there are many initiatives out there to help the environment. Take a moment to think about what you can tackle to do your part- simple things like washing your laundry only in cold water and making sure your dishwasher is full before running it help. And consider that technology is becoming greener these days! Virtual field trips over videoconference can eliminate the need to load students on a bus for a great educational experience outside of school. You’ll save fuel and time!
Makers of computers and their accessories are also more environmentally aware these days. Should you throw out your current mouse to purchase a new one made out of recycled material? Probably not, but when it is time replace the old one, consider that Google has a Recycled Mini Wireless Mouse for under $20. Best Buy has a recycling program- you can take old televisions, computers, cell phones and more to store locations for recycling. Visit here for more information on their recycling program.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s website lists many companies and organizations that can help you recycle old products- including one in town, e-cycle St. Louis. You can help yourself & students become more aware by promoting recycling in school and in science fair projects. Another great website to take a look at is the Federal Resources for Educational Excellence section on Earth Science.
To learn more about World Environment Day, and its theme, “Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy,” go to the UN Environment Programme website & click around: www.unep.org/wed/2008/english/.
Being Legal, Literate, & Secure Online Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Internet safety, Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Cyber Bullying, Cyber Predators, Cyber Security, Intellectual Property/Copyright, Internet safety, iSAFE, Personal Safety, professional development, technology, tele, Virtual Learning Center
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Online “Street Smarts:” Being Legal, Literate, & Secure
June 25 9 am-4 pm
$125 CSD member; $195 non-member
(One Graduate Credit Available)
Educators, what dangers lurk online for children? We teach them how to be safe within the physical community, but what about safety in the cyber community? During this all day tele class at Cooperating School Districts, learn the Internet Safety concepts of: Cyber Security, Personal Safety, Cyber Bullying and Cyber Predators.
Something to think about: do students know how to validate information found on the Web? Too often, information published on the Internet is viewed as truth, but is it really? Also, what about copyright? Do students have the legal right to copy and paste information from a website into their multi-media presentations and/or their own documents and websites? In addition to Internet Safety, learn the new grammar of the Web and how to:
- 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
Participants will learn about iSAFE’s curriculum and the modules available to them in the classroom. They will create model lessons for their students that teach Internet Safety, Literacy, and Intellectual Property/Copyright. St. Louis area teachers, don’t miss out on this opportunity! You can register at www2.csd.org/tele. For a complete tele (that’s technology enhanced learning environment) class list, click here.
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