Jam Session 2.1 Notes

Welcome to all!!  Our jam session included returning members and new faces.  Great successes were shared by all participants. 

We brainstormed topics to be addressed at future jam sessions.  Topic for next session on December 13 will be announced soon.

All participants also shared high quality upcoming events.  Please remember to include your comments on the Upcoming Events section of this blog.  Also add your contact details to the membership area to facilitate networking between "band members".

Jam Session 2.1

Welcome to another year of ACVC.  We kick off with our first quarterly meeting on September 20, 2012. 

Jam Session 4 notes

Great session with Linda Dickeson from Lincoln Public Schools.  Great ideas included:

• Course sharing
• Meetings that save time/money
• Kindergarten Boo Breakfast
• DL Steering Committee
• Coaching sessions (orchestra)

Linda is a great resource!

• Click here for a copy of Linda's presentation
• Click here for the archived recording of our session
• Distance learning at Lincoln Public Schools website
• Linda's Training & Support for Videoconferencing webpage
• Lincoln Public School Video Center
• Linda's chart about choosing an appropriate video tool for conferencing.

Jam Session 4

Please join us on June 20 at 11:00CDT for Jam Session 4 as Linda Dickeson shares success stories from Lincoln Public Schools about their initiatives with desktop videoconferencing in the K-12 area.  See what surprising successful uses have evolved that support teaching,

learning and professional growth, and how the district will realize significant savings in time and mileage. 

visit http://tinyurl.com/acvcjam4 to register

Jam Session 3

Please join us on Wednesday, March 7 at 11:00CST to discuss how to get people to take advantange of videoconferencing opportunities. Presenters will be Ken Conn & Linda McDonald with Data Projections.  Special Guest Star is Angela Conrad with Humble ISD.

Jam Session 2 - Notes

Successes shared:

holiday story telling project, conference presentation on integrating vc, developing projects, ancient egypt project, naked turkey, collaborations through CAPSpace, using iPad with document camera, connecting an iPad to a VC using the Polycom app, academic programs

Guest Speaker
Ann Herndon, Fort Worth Museum of Science & History

Reflective Question (you can post your responses in comments below)
WHAT DOES INTERACTIVITY MEAN??

·         getting kids up out of seats (not sit & get)  

·         feedback

·         making the technology disappears

·         learners are actively involved which results in furthering understanding

When developing programs Ann recommend that the first question you ask is, "What are the learners going to do?” Providing resource materials for pre/post vc activities helps facilitate interactivity. One objective Fort Worth Museum still wants to concur is moving to family level after program

Navigating the sea of research Ann recommends 2004 wainhouse research whitepaper,  a GREAT piece to justify vc called “Taking the wraps off vc in u.s. classroom” by Alan Greenberg.  Click here for the 2009 update.

Discussion of multi-part programs

·         can a shoebox fly program with NASA is a 3 part vc activity - teachers like it but they feel like it takes too much time for one curricular objective

·         other interactivity ideas - mysteryquest, game shows (jeopardy, are you smarter than a 5th grader), riddles, using food (icing & graham crackers)

·         interactivity often depends on the teacher & the content area

·         getting to know learner names

Jam Session 2 - Interactivity over Videoconference

Please join us for Jam Session 2 on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 11:00CST as we discuss strategies for interactivity over videoconferencing. Our featured speaker is Anne Herndon, Director of School and Group Programs with the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History.  Participants will need scissors, a piece of paper, some scotch tape and pen or pencil.

Looking forward to rockin' again!