Winding Down...

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 forward
to it.

Here's the links I'll be sharing as "solution resources" for the issues/problems
I'll be addressing in my session. You might find them useful.

Administrative Issues

• Training for tech & media specialist support is available from several locations.
• Planning Interactive Curriculum Connections is offered regularly by the Berrien County ISD. http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/picc
• Workshops from CILC & Vanderbilt Virtual School have been advertised on the Collaboration Collage listserv recently: http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/vidconf/ed1vidconf.html
• The Megaconference listserv has shared information about IP technical training recently. http://www.megaconference.org/
• Many websites have good information as well.
• SBC’s Videoconference for Learning is one of the best resources available to learn about videoconferencing: http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/vidconf/vidconf.html
• Find a wealth of good information at http://www.TWICE.cc and http://www.CILC.org.
• Other good listservs include:
• K12-IVC: http://neirtec.terc.edu/k12vc/forward/listserv.cfm
• A new IVC ISTE SIG is starting October 1 which will have a listserv: http://www.iste.org
• Solutions for funding programs:
• Automatic search of the BCISD-Polycom Videoconference Program Database for free programs: http://tinyurl.com/46j84
• Create your own projects. For assistance, take one of these two online classes offered by Berrien County ISD:
• Planning Interactive Curriculum Connections http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/picc
• Kid2Kid Videoconference Connections http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/k2k
• Tons of project ideas on the TWICE website: http://www.twice.cc/projects.html
• See also the CILC Collaboration Center: http://www.cilc.org/collaboration_center.aspx
  

Curriculum Issues

• Share teacher made materials & lesson plans: http://www.twice.cc/projects.html
• Blog your videoconference experiences so we can learn from each other! See my blog: http://bcisdvcs.blogspot.com. Email me to add yours!
• Correlation to Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations: http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/glce/
• See also the training experiences mentioned in Administrative Issues.

Teacher Issues

• See training experiences & blogging above.
• Help teachers pick programs. See the selected lists I do on my blog: http://bcisdvcs.blogspot.com.
• Use media specialists to assist teachers. Building level support details from our consortium: http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/techsupport.htm