Virtual Learning Center & Flickr Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: Creative Commons, Flickr, iTEA, Midwest Education Technology Conference, tele, videoconference, Virtual Learning Center
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To see pictures of the latest Virtual Learning Center activities, make sure to visit our Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/virtuallearningcenter.
We have current and past photos of our academies, videoconferences, tele classes, the Midwest Education Technology Conference, and special events gathered in one place. The photos above are of the most recent Ritenour iTEA Cadre I meeting in October. All of the pictures are public and most can be found in Creative Commons!
October 2009: Creating SMARTBoard Lessons to Engage and Motivate Students Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, SMART Board, Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, SMART Board, tele, Virtual Learning Center
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Creating SMARTBoard Lessons to Engage and Motivate Students
October 28 & 29, from 4:00-7:00 pm
$138 CSD member; $214 non-member
(One Grad. Credit Available)
Do you already have a SMART Board and consider yourself a user? This intermediate class is for you! Come learn the advanced features of the SMART Board and create lessons. Become adept at creating recordings of what you do on the SMART Board for future playback! Find out how to use the video player that comes with your SMART Board to annotate videos. Learn how to attach audio files to objects on the SMART Board, and how to save items that you use often and want to share to the My Content folder. We’ll show you how to find hundreds of lessons that have already been created for use on the SMART Board. You’ll be able to create your own usable lesson, either from scratch or by tweaking a downloaded lesson.
There is limited space available- sign up at www.csd.org/tele.
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: csd, tele, 21st century skills, podcasts
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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: Videoconferencing, Cooperating School Districts, csd, New Links to New Learning, AIMS, NASA, tele
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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!
VC PD Coming Up! Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Distance Learning, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Videoconferencing.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Virtual Learning Center, New Links to New Learning, AIMS, NASA, Skype, tele
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Just a reminder, Boundless Learning with Videoconferencing will take place September 16 & 17, from 4 to 7 p.m. each evening. Participants will learn the ins-and-outs of K-12 videoconferencing, and we have two demos lined up, one with NASA and one with AIMS (Adventures in Medicine and Science), so the new folks get a taste of content providers can offer. We will also discuss collaborative projects, where to find programming, bridging, and Skype, plus more. To register, go to the tele website.
MS Word Course September 23 & 24 Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, tele, Virtual Learning Center
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MS Office Classes! September 23 & 24, 2009, 4:00 – 7:00 pm each night | $138 CSD member; $214 non-member | One Graduate Credit Available
Using MS Word in the Classroom MS Word is a powerful word processing program that helps teachers 
create lessons, tests and letters. Students can use it for creative writing, basic reports or research papers. Learn the basics along with more advanced features such as inserting graphics, clip art, and spreadsheets, transforming text to html, and word art. Participants will plan a lesson activity incorporating the use of Word such as having students create bookmarks that persuade readers to read the book. Learn how to help students create newsletters and brochures, and how you can create easy to use worksheets with imbedded 
hyperlinks that can help support your students as they create their own projects. To sign up, visit: www.csd.org/tele.
Fall into Boundless Learning this September Monday, August 10, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Videoconferencing.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Virtual Learning Center, New Links to New Learning, tele, higher order thinking skills
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During the summer vc class, we connected with the Center for Puppetry Arts for a lesson on Spiders
This fall, Boundless Learning with Videoconferencing will take place September 16 & 17, 4 to 7 p.m. each evening.
Research has shown that video-conferencing can increase student motivation and learning by figuratively tearing down the walls of the classroom, providing students with experiences and relationships that they would otherwise never be able to have. In this tele workshop, you will have the chance to create a lesson using videoconferencing that fits into your curriculum. Come learn how to find, design, and participate in virtual field trips and collaborative projects. These lessons promote higher order thinking skills & increase motivation.
Participants will:
• Be introduced to the equipment and how it works, and to CSD’s award-winning videoconferencing program, New Links to New Learning
• Learn how to find videoconference content
• Connect to content providers for videoconference demonstrations
• Create an inquiry-based lesson
• Design virtual field trips or collaborative projects
• Understand the difference between H323 videoconferencing protocol and Skype
And don’t forget, New Links to New Learning members, you can attend this class for free!
Fall Class Registration Open Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Virtual Learning Center, tele
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The Cooperating School Districts’ Virtual Learning Center is now taking registrations for fall technology classes. To help educators even more, the tele received a 21st Century makeover. Now teachers who participate in CSD’s technology classes experience learning in a technology rich environment. As always the instructional focus is on student outcomes and developing 21st Century skills using appropriate technology tools.
podcasting for educators Thursday, July 30, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Distance Learning, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0, podcast.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, podcast, Tech PD, tele
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Stacey Franks teaches Empowering Students with Podcasting in the tele July 30 at CSD. The class will be offered again November 4 & 5, from 4-7 p.m. each night.
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