CILC e-Note: Great Testimonial and Opportunities

October 2010

Welcome to the October issue of the CILC e-Note!

This e-communication is designed to bring you, the Site Coordinator, information to help you motivate and assist others in the use of videoconferencing.

Topics for this month's issue were derived from last months' survey responses.
If you have not yet taken the survey, please do so today!

Testimonial

Is professional development through
collaborative technologies
really effective?

Doug Johnson, teacher in Michigan City, Indiana says, "Yes!"

After attending a professional development session via webinar with Jeff Harker on homework, Doug states,
"It is true that Jeff Harker's webinar had a positive impact on my classroom. I reassessed my homework policy and realized that it had to be adjusted to meet middle school realities of current times. I reduced the frequency by half to two night/week and insisted on students involving their parents by getting planners signed weekly that results in a little extra credit of ten points. Over the course of a grading period, this has a very positive cumulative effect. The bigger issue is that I am cultivating a connection to parents in order to enhance their involvement in their children's academic growth. I have made some clear decisions as a direct result of this webinar."

Ready to Explore?

The CILC Professional Development Marketplace provides access to over 55 providers who offer professional development in a wide variety of topics; from web 2.0 tools to teaching strategies to discipline related material. Search the Marketplace for your organization's needs now.

Outcomes to Share?
Please send them to Dawn Colavita

Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration
866-474-5226

Opportunities

Opportunity
Knocks

Looking for a fresh way to stimulate video conferencing within your organization?

Promote NDLW, November 8-12, by creating an event to share within your organization. Here is a link to download the logo.

Get extra mileage from your event! Send me a brief description (2-3 sentences) about your event and the impact it had on your organization. I'll share the results in November's e-Note and will send a copy to the stakeholders of your choice.

Desktop Videoconferencing

Testing Sites Wanted

Howie DiBlasi, Digital Journey, needs 10 people for 15 minutes to test four H.323 compatible products. He'll dial into your H.323 unit.

Dates:
October 27, 28, & 29.
Time:
10 am - 5 pm CST
Interested? Contact Howie to reserve your date and time.

Funding
Links

Article: First in a series, All About Funding, from CILC e-News. Plan Now to Write Grants

Websearch:
'funding for education'
*BING contest: Money for schools
*Education Funding Center
*Education & School Grant opportunities

NOTE: CILC does not endorse these websites.

Free
Service

Last month I introduced the fact that Nutshell Mail was coming to the NING. You don't have to wait! Sign up for your free account now!

This service gathers the latest input from your Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, You Tube and/or My Space accounts into one email sent to your inbox. You can choose the frequency of these emails. I love it!

The
NING

Groups

The site coordinator group has an interesting discussion in progress related to promoting video conferencing within your organization.

Won't you add your two cents!

K12 IVC
Listserv

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Deadline: 11/15/10

Kids Creating Community Content (KC3)

Encourage your middle and high school teachers to engage their students in this incredible free project. students research, design a program about their community and deliver it to classrooms around the globe. Visit the KC3 Website.

Free Webinar
10/26/10
Creating A Plan: Student research and Community Resources

Technology
Help

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Community and Student Problem-based Learning Projects	The Community and Student Package helps your students use technology to create real-life learning experiences and collaboration through a study of timely community issues. Watch student engagement build as they develop inquiry, research, and communication skills. School and District Packages Available! Contact Monica Cougan for more details at 317-231-6526.