Ran across this in my email a few times. Looks like something you should do!!!! Perfect for Broadcast Clubs and World Issues Classes. Project “Empower Peace” has been connecting high school youth in the United States with their contemporaries in the Arab and Muslim world for a few years now. This “connection” is made possible [...]
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On Monday I talked to our Graphic Arts CTE (Career Technical Education) program teachers. We brainstormed some possibilities for their classes. Here’s what we came up with. Animation: Not Just for Saturday Morning, from the Museum of TV & Radio. Programs from Author/Computer Illustrator Bill Dallas Lewis. I think this is a really good option [...]
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Quoted by Ian Jukes in his blog, A Pakistani company, The Resource Group, seeking more call-center work from U.S. firms, set up an office this year in Washington, D.C., a block from the White House, and installed a receptionist, live from Karachi, via a flat-screen TV on the office wall. According to a May Washington [...]
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Today I met with our Career Technical Education (CTE) teacher advisory groups from around the county. They were participating in a professional development day and had an hour to work in groups. I floated from group to group to talk about what they could do with videoconferencing. It was very interesting. Most of them are [...]
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This morning Coloma High School students are balancing the federal budget! Actually they are participating in Exercise in Hard Choices, a simulation that helps students understand the federal budget process. We’re connected with the University of Akron, Ohio, who is facilitating the videoconference, and a class in Decatur and Midland, Michigan. The program started with [...]
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My most recent article in the MACUL Journal is now available online. If you want to start doing global videoconferencing, read Global Videoconferencing will Catch Their Attention [PDF]. Enjoy!
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This morning we have a Kindergarten class from Hollywood Elementary connecting to the Cincinnati Zoo to learn about bats. Ken was kind enough to tailor his Nobody Likes Me session to just the bats part of the program. It’s so fun to see to the awe on the kids’ faces when they hear a voice [...]
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Innovate, an online journal, recently published two new articles on videoconferencing. Just added them to the TWICE Bibliography of articles. One from Scott Merrick, who has published many articles on videoconferencing, and another on college/university classes using VC to bring experts to the classroom. Cool that universities are seeing possibilities for VC other than regular [...]
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What experiences help students learn to care about the news & what happens in the world? If you’ve been reading my blog, you know we connected a world issues class and a 2nd grade class to Karachi, Pakistan the end of September. Now both classes have emailed me wondering how they can send a care [...]
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So the Keystone Conference is winding down. I’m spending the next session making sure I’m all set for my presentation. It’s been a great conference and I’ve especially enjoyed the networking. Now I’ll be offline for a few days as I take a complete technology break and attend a cousin’s wedding in Canada. I’m looking [...]
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