SMARTboard Class Overflows Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Posted by smadlinger in Classroom Technology, Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: promethean, vlc, Virtual Learning Center, St. Louis, Moodle, SMART Board, tele, SMARTboards, classes, interactive whiteboard, CSD Tech PD
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Once again the Virtual Learning Center’s SMARTboard class is full! Our Technology Enhanced Learning Environment, usually referred to as the tele, has educational technology classes, workshops & academies a few times per week. “This is always a popular class”, says Martha Bogart, the instructor in today’s class. Many classrooms around the St. Louis area are installing interactive white boards as a new & improved method of teaching and interacting with students. SMART has several studies that show the benefits of using interactive whiteboards. Further research supports the increase in student learning and motivation.
Teachers along with administrators from Lutheran North, Ladue, Jonesburg, Meramec Valley & New City came together to learn about how to integrate this technology into the classroom. The basics of SMART boards were covered in this class. All VLC classes and academies are paperless and handouts are provided in the CSD Tech PD Moodle so teachers can access 24/7. Click here to find out when the next class will be held. You can also check to see the VLC’s other technology courses such as Podcasting, Powerpoint, Moodle, Promethean Boards, Free Online Resources, Internet Safety and more.
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.
Videoconference Kickoff Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Distance Learning, Links, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Videoconferencing, Web 2.0.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Virtual Learning Center, New Links to New Learning, Web 2.0, Polycom, Flickr, SMART, IDSolutions
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Amy Sklansky, Pat McKissack, Lisa Suggs
Today is the Virtual Learning Center’s Videoconference Kickoff celebration!
Taking place- right now!- this all day event features New Links to New Learning content providers (see left), Alan November, plus demos from Polycom, SMART, and IDSolutions.
Educators from all over the St. Louis area are in attendance to take in this great day of professional development. Visit the VLC Flickr page to see photos of the day!
Welcome Karen Vaughan Friday, September 25, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Conferences, VLC Programs.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Midwest Education Techonology Conference, Support Staff Academy, Virtual Learning Center
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Though she’s not a new face at Cooperating School Districts, she is the newest member of the Virtual Learning Center team- welcome, Karen Vaughan.
Karen has stepped into Dorothy White’s position as Conference Coordinator. She’s been working on the Support Staff Academy (SSA) and closely with Nancy George on the Midwest Education Technology Conference.
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, iTEA, Virtual Learning Center, Moodle, Ritenour School District, Discovery Education Streaming
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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.
ARRA Grant Begins Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Posted by smadlinger in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Distance Learning, Moodle, Promethean Activboard, SMART Board, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Videoconferencing, Web 2.0.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Virtual Learning Center, Midwest Education Technology Conference, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, BJC's Outreach Center, Grappling’s Spectrum
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As a response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, two school districts in the St Louis area are participating in a grant written by the VLC staff of CSD. Ten social studies teachers from Ferguson Florissant and Ritenour school districts are receiving 42 hours of professional development, as well as technology equipment to enhance their teaching. The teachers will be creating digital stories with Bernajean Porter. Teachers will learn methods to evaluate their digital media and then teach their students to create similar digital media projects in their classrooms. Participants will also spend a day with Lynne Lang from BJC’s Outreach Center learning about the “Forgiveness Factor”. During the grant, teachers will be evaluated using the MSIP classroom observation form that includes the Grappling’s Spectrum of Technology & Learning. Teachers will also be able to attend one day of the Midwest Education Technology Conference in February. The first session was last week and will continue until May of 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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AIMS
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.
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