Today I also have two classes participating in the pilot tests of COSI Columbus’ new program, In Depth: Autopsy. We’ve now done three pilot sesions of this new program. COSI has revamped their Forensic Autopsy Interview into a program with a live presentation of a taped autopsy. Students receive case materials, toxicology test results, and [...]
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Today I’m bridging a set of ASK programs for TWICE with author Margaret Willey on her book Clever Beatrice, a fairy tale set in the Upper Pennisula of Michigan. We have two of my local classes participating, Three Oaks Elementary and Hollywood Elementary, as well as several classes across Michigan and one from Texas. Ms. [...]
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Today I finished up scheduling my first program this year with the NASA Digital Learning Network. I’m really impressed with the new system for scheduling programs with NASA Johnson Space Center and NASA Glenn Research Center. It was quick & easy and very efficient. So if you haven’t scheduled anything with NASA yet this year, [...]
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If you’re an educational service agency supporting your schools’ use of distance learning, you should be providing content for your schools! I’m always looking for good ideas for projects for my schools and there are two from Avon, Ohio that I’d like to try sometime with my local schools: I Spy Geography, a multipoint geography [...]
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This morning Lakeshore High School is connected to Caereinion High School, Wales, United Kingdom. Students are again sharing facts about an invasive species in their area. The Lakeshore High School students are sharing their Zebra Mussels presentation again and the students at Caereinion High School are presenting the American grey squirrel, which is a threat [...]
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This morning we have 5 schools around the east coast connecting to a Lakeshore High School advanced freshman biology class, which is hosting an event on Invasive Species. We have three classes from Michigan, presenting the Zebra Mussels, the Emerald Ash Borer, and Purple Loosestrife; as well as a class from North Carolina presenting the [...]
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I was on the SBC Videoconferencing for Learning website this morning, and noticed the date at the bottom of the page. “First posted in 1995.” Wow!! Did you realize this great resource is 10 years old? After all these years, I think it still is the best VC site for beginners! And if you’re not [...]
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This morning I gave a 5 minute overview of our distance learning programming to the curriculum directors from the 16 school districts in Berrien County. Then I stayed and listened to the rest of the meeting. It was a vivid reminder on the curriculum and assessment pressures on schools. Teachers have so many things to [...]
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Linda McConville, E. P. Clarke Elementary, St. Joseph, emailed me this morning with a great question for her Voices of the Twin Cities project. “Do you know of any good distance learning or videoconference mixers?” Which reminded me of the training we did in early 2000 at the beginning of our distance learning training. Shirley [...]
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This afternoon we have several teachers learning about using primary source documents in the classroom. Leann Potter, an archivist at NARA, the National Archives and Records Administration. She’s a great story teller and knows what items will pique our interest. She showed us the patent documents for the light bulb and telephone, the check that [...]
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