Geographer to be on NPR
Michael DeMers and his geography 481 (Fundamentals of GIS) were joined by Jason Sparks of National Public Radio last week. Several days later DeMers and one of his students, Anna Patterson, were interviewed by NPR reporter Scott Simon on a portion of Aggie Island, a parcel of virtual land inside Second Life, owned by NMSU and designed for educational activities.
Their interactions and discussion of the utility of using Second Life as a means of delivering online course content will be aired on NPR’s “Weekend Edition with Scott Simon” sometime between 8 and 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 on KRWG radio.
For more information call 646-3509.
NPR Weekend Edition Saturday Link:
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=7
The Innovative Educator
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The Innovative Educator blog at:
http://snipurl.com/innovativeeducator [theinnovativeeducator_blogspot_com]
Has useful information about free tech resources and 21st century teaching
and learning.
Susie B. =;->
AND, Innovative Educator Twitter at http://twitter.com/InnovativeEdu
--
Larry
FW: Become a Common Sense School
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http://snipurl.com/partnerwparents [www_commonsensemedia_org]
Become a Common Sense School
With information on everything from cyberbullying to cell phones, this free parent media education program gives schools everything necessary to help parents raise smart, responsible kids.
• Customizable materials organized by grade
• Interactive workshops and videos to engage parents
• Advice from a community of educators like you
Something special for music teachers
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If you teach singing, then check out http://www.cyberbass.com/ ! It¹s a
nice piece of online software that will let your students practice their
parts.
Thanks to Bethany for this tip!
nice piece of online software that will let your students practice their
parts.
Thanks to Bethany for this tip!
FW: Classroom 2.0 announcement
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Dear Educators,
A message from Classroom 2.0 below, if you¹re not a member, you should be :)
~julz
The webinar topic this Saturday is: "Using Skype to Collaborate". Our
special guest
will be Wes Fryer, author of the blog and podcast "Moving at the Speed of
Creativity." Wes always has tons of ideas to share and his energy and
creativity will definitely leave you wanting to hear more! He will share
various ways Skype can be used to collaborate with other classrooms,
educators and VIPs--the sky's the limit. Our Newbie Question of the Week
will be: "What is 'Skype' and why do I want it?". We hope you'll join us to
share your ideas and questions.
The show lasts an hour, and links for more information and logging can be
found at http://live.classroom20.com
We strive to make our shows very beginner-friendly, and if
you've never participated in a live web meeting, don't be afraid to come and
take a peek at the show's format. We love newbies to join us and 'dip their
toes' in the conversations until you feel comfortable enough to "jump in the
conversations with both feet"! We want to encourage "experienced Web 2.0
users" to join us and contribute and extend the conversation by providing
real-life examples and tips/suggestions. See the website to suggest future
show topics!
Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009
Time: 9:00am PST/10:00am MST/11:00am CST/12:00pm EST Other time zones link,
the link to the actual meeting room, and the resource article are at
http://live.classroom20.com/
If you're new to the Classroom 2.0 LIVE site and show you might want to
spend a few minutes listening to the screencast on the homepage to learn
about how we use Elluminate and how to navigate the site to find the
archives of previous shows and resources.
Visit Classroom 2.0 at: http://www.classroom20.com
Wimba offers FREE online seminars :)
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Dear Educators,
Are you a 21st Century Educator?
Do you have the skills of a 21st Century educator? Are you familiar with the
technologies that are already enhancing teaching and learning in today's
classrooms?
Are you a 21st Century Educator?
Do you have the skills of a 21st Century educator? Are you familiar with the
technologies that are already enhancing teaching and learning in today's
classrooms?
Stay current with Wimba's Distinguished Lecture Series. Both Upcoming and
Recorded events are available at:
http://wimba.com/company/events/dls/
Wimba is offering these FREE online seminars exclusively to education
professionals like you.
Please feel free to forward this invitation to your friends and colleagues.
Open Light March 7 Conference Registration Reminder
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~*Open Light Conference*~
http://openlight.pbwiki.com
Please spread the word about the Open Light Emerging Technologies Conference to be held March 7, 2009 in T or C by sharing the attached flyer or sharing the link
http://openlight.pbwiki.com/3rd-Open-Light-Conference-March-7
Unlike previous conferences, registrants will need to select the sessions they would like to attend in advance. This will be necessary for our planning.
**Those who were already registered should have received an email confirmation from me asking them to select sessions.
Please contact me for more information! Thanks again for your involvement and support of Open Light!!
~Holly
NMSU OTL Joins Darius Goes West
Thanks to one student making us aware and student book purchases from the program Amazon bookstore, a purchase of the Darius Goes West DVD has been made. This purchase supports Charley's Fund which supports the fight against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
ISTE's New Communication Hub Connects the World of Ed Tech
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ISTE is proud to launch ISTE Connects at http://www.isteconnects.org which is your one-stop communications hub featuring the latest NECC 2009 information and conversations.
The hub links to our conference and community networks including Ning, Facebook, and Second Life.
Be sure to download the ISTE Connects widget to receive the latest news and information from NECC, ISTE, and the Ed Tech community.
The hub links to our conference and community networks including Ning, Facebook, and Second Life.
Be sure to download the ISTE Connects widget to receive the latest news and information from NECC, ISTE, and the Ed Tech community.
Join ISTE and NMSTE in February!
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Hurry up and join, February is Member Appreciation Month and there are raffles and book offers GALORE!
Nationally Acclaimed Online Curriculum Resources Now FREE to Virtual Schools
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SAS® Curriculum Pathways® is now available at no cost [FREE!] to every educator in America, including virtual school programs. That announcement was recently made by SAS®, a North Carolina based software company. The product is already being used by thousands of teachers in more than 30 states.
SAS Curriculum Pathways provides content in the core disciplines: English, mathematics, social studies, science and Spanish. Aligned with state and national standards, the product provides more than 200 InterActivities and 855 ready-to-use lessons that enable technology-rich instruction and engage higher-order thinking skills. The product is primarily for use in grades 8 to 12, though middle school content is in development.
Designed for a wide range of classroom environments, technology capabilities and learning styles, SAS Curriculum Pathways can be used flexibly—in online courses, a one-computer classroom, in small groups or in 1:1 computing initiatives where every student and teacher has a computer.
SAS Curriculum Pathways won the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) 2008 CODiE Award for Best K-12 Instructional Solution. The product is also used in community colleges, virtual schools and home settings.
Online educators can integrate resources that help to differentiate instruction and develop critical-thinking skills. Integrating rigorous content with innovative instructional design, the product prepares students for college-level learning, promotes 21st-century skills and helps meet achievement and accountability criteria.
For a success story on how one acclaimed virtual school has used SAS® Curriculum Pathways®, please visit: http://www.sas.com/success/floridavirtual.html
For information on setting up your free school and teacher accounts, visit www.sascurriculumpathways.com or contact Lee Ellen Harmer at LeeEllen [dot] Harmer [at] sas [dot] com.
SAS Curriculum Pathways provides content in the core disciplines: English, mathematics, social studies, science and Spanish. Aligned with state and national standards, the product provides more than 200 InterActivities and 855 ready-to-use lessons that enable technology-rich instruction and engage higher-order thinking skills. The product is primarily for use in grades 8 to 12, though middle school content is in development.
Designed for a wide range of classroom environments, technology capabilities and learning styles, SAS Curriculum Pathways can be used flexibly—in online courses, a one-computer classroom, in small groups or in 1:1 computing initiatives where every student and teacher has a computer.
SAS Curriculum Pathways won the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) 2008 CODiE Award for Best K-12 Instructional Solution. The product is also used in community colleges, virtual schools and home settings.
Online educators can integrate resources that help to differentiate instruction and develop critical-thinking skills. Integrating rigorous content with innovative instructional design, the product prepares students for college-level learning, promotes 21st-century skills and helps meet achievement and accountability criteria.
For a success story on how one acclaimed virtual school has used SAS® Curriculum Pathways®, please visit: http://www.sas.com/success/floridavirtual.html
For information on setting up your free school and teacher accounts, visit www.sascurriculumpathways.com or contact Lee Ellen Harmer at LeeEllen [dot] Harmer [at] sas [dot] com.
My Students are ROCKSTARS!
I'm making my students blog, so I guess I should do some blogging myself.
In the Fall of 2008, I taught a course called CEL 560: Fostering Online Learning Communities. Some of my students from 560 are now with me and a bunch of brand new students in CEL 580: Tools and Techniques for Teaching Online. And I have to say that I'm blown away by the immediate community development in 580 because of the leadership of the 560 students and the participation of all the students. This is what I love about teaching.
So for the next two weeks, we all will blog and comment on each others blogs. It's gonna be fun keeping track of all of their blogs. I wonder if I should let them in on the friendfeed trick? You know the one I'm talking about, that's me blogging about it, it's at http://friendfeed.com/nmsuotl...
;)
~julz
Free Teacher Resource to help students comprehend racial challenges in the USA
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From szq --
With MLK Day and Inauguration Day on the horizon, this resource sounds like it will be pertinent. =;->
A lesson plan to help students understand that beliefs and behaviors have roots. Only by knowing our roots can we change the present. Most people agree that individual acts of racism and discrimination are wrong but often grow defensive when issues of systemic or institutional racism arise. No one wants to see him or herself as a racist, and we all fear being blamed for the unequal conditions in our country. Instead of facing the issues, we too often resort to defensiveness when faced with the “other” who has been oppressed: whites when facing African-Americans; men when facing women; the rich facing the poor. Instead of facing our national and personal histories, we often find excuses for the way things are. We’ve all heard the justifications: “I’m not a racist, but . . . ”
“Slavery happened a long time ago.”
“My grandparents were immigrants; they pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps. These people just want to complain?” This lesson plan helps students understand how history influences our present, whether that’s the state of race relations today or their own attitudes towards another group of people. There are three brief activities in this lesson plan that teachers can use separately to introduce the topic or together to reinforce the message that we must know our history if we seek NOT to repeat it. Go to www.racebridgesforschools.com <http://www.racebridgesforschools.com/lists/lt.php?id=eU9WXwxUWl5eSlIEA04GAgBcBwBW> to download a free copy of What’s Racism Got to do with Me? How Our History and Context Shape Us and Others. Help your students understand race, class, and gender in context. Use this lesson to supplement a lesson that requires that students understand the importance of our past and our context. One of these activities will make your history and English students more receptive to your lessons!
Check out our other lesson plans that are ideal for use around the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 19) and African American Heritage Month (February) . . . "We All Have A Race" and "From Flint Michigan to Your Front Door : Tracing the Roots of Racism" (with audio downloads).
Go to www.racebridgesforschools.com
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With MLK Day and Inauguration Day on the horizon, this resource sounds like it will be pertinent. =;->
A lesson plan to help students understand that beliefs and behaviors have roots. Only by knowing our roots can we change the present. Most people agree that individual acts of racism and discrimination are wrong but often grow defensive when issues of systemic or institutional racism arise. No one wants to see him or herself as a racist, and we all fear being blamed for the unequal conditions in our country. Instead of facing the issues, we too often resort to defensiveness when faced with the “other” who has been oppressed: whites when facing African-Americans; men when facing women; the rich facing the poor. Instead of facing our national and personal histories, we often find excuses for the way things are. We’ve all heard the justifications: “I’m not a racist, but . . . ”
“Slavery happened a long time ago.”
“My grandparents were immigrants; they pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps. These people just want to complain?” This lesson plan helps students understand how history influences our present, whether that’s the state of race relations today or their own attitudes towards another group of people. There are three brief activities in this lesson plan that teachers can use separately to introduce the topic or together to reinforce the message that we must know our history if we seek NOT to repeat it. Go to www.racebridgesforschools.com <http://www.racebridgesforschools.com/lists/lt.php?id=eU9WXwxUWl5eSlIEA04GAgBcBwBW> to download a free copy of What’s Racism Got to do with Me? How Our History and Context Shape Us and Others. Help your students understand race, class, and gender in context. Use this lesson to supplement a lesson that requires that students understand the importance of our past and our context. One of these activities will make your history and English students more receptive to your lessons!
Check out our other lesson plans that are ideal for use around the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 19) and African American Heritage Month (February) . . . "We All Have A Race" and "From Flint Michigan to Your Front Door : Tracing the Roots of Racism" (with audio downloads).
Go to www.racebridgesforschools.com
http://www.racebridgesforschools.com/lists/lt.php?id=eU9WXwxUWl5eSlIEA04GAgBcBwBW
to download your complimentary copy of this and other lesson plans and resources for schools.
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2009 Presidential Inauguration Lesson Plans
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From Bonnie Bracey Sutton :)
You can turn television watching into a real set of learning lessons using the event and these lesson plans to structure the day.
http://www.pic2009.org/page/content/lessonplans
Lots of links, interactive blog, and much much more.
2009 Presidential Inauguration Lesson Plans
Jointly Produced by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA)
On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. Teachers across the country can bring this historic event to life in their classrooms using a wide array of free resources and technologies. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA) have jointly developed a series of general instructional activities to give teachers lesson ideas to help their students understand the historic significance of this presidential inauguration.
Use these instructional activities to teach students about the history of the inauguration and the connections between Obama and previous U.S. presidents (Learning History); to prepare students to witness the Obama inauguration (Making History); and to follow the events during President Obama’s term (Living History). Teachers should use their professional judgment to adapt these materials to the particular needs (grade, reading level, etc.) of their classrooms and to best determine how much time should be spent on the activities. The materials have been designed to allow teachers to adapt them to fit into a single class period or to extend over several class periods.
LEARNING HISTORY Two Presidents from Illinois (click to download) <http://www.pic2009.org/lessonplan1>
Students will compare and contrast the background and inaugurations of President Lincoln and President Obama. They will develop knowledge of some of the characteristics of the two presidents and their inaugurations. (Grades 6-12, with adaptations for grades K-5) History of the Inaugural Address (click to download) <http://www.pic2009.org/lessonplan2>
Students will examine the text of various presidents’ inaugural addresses to understand how the context of events influenced the way they addressed the American people on Inauguration Day. (Grades 6-12, with adaptations for grades K-5)
MAKING HISTORY Inaugural Address of Barack Obama (click to download) <http://www.pic2009.org/lessonplan3>
Students will discuss quotes from Barack Obama’s inaugural address, and identify the challenges facing their families and other Americans today that he highlighted in his speech. They will then identify “calls to action” in his inaugural address, and compare and contrast those priorities with those raised in his past speeches. (Grades 6-12, with adaptations for grades K-5) 2009 Inaugural Events (click to download) <http://www.pic2009.org/lessonplan4>
Students will learn about the various activities and events scheduled in the days leading up to and during the inauguration of Barack Obama. (Grades 6-12, with adaptations for grades K-5)
LIVING HISTORY Beyond the Inauguration (click to download) <http://www.pic2009.org/lessonplan5>
Use these activities to extend learning beyond the presidential inauguration.
An Interview with Lincoln (Grades 6-12)
The First 100 Days (Grades 6-12)
RECOMMENDED READING Reading List (click to download) <http://www.pic2009.org/readinglist>
Use these resources to start or supplement your school or classroom library. Titles are provided for early elementary, late elementary, middle school and high school students.
I would add some art, poetry ( cinquains and diamantes) science.. using weather as a constant,
and some databases to research the weather as well. Can they make videos.. they can also blog on this site.
Bonnie Bracey Sutton
You can turn television watching into a real set of learning lessons using the event and these lesson plans to structure the day.
http://www.pic2009.org/page/content/lessonplans
Lots of links, interactive blog, and much much more.
2009 Presidential Inauguration Lesson Plans
Jointly Produced by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA)
On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. Teachers across the country can bring this historic event to life in their classrooms using a wide array of free resources and technologies. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA) have jointly developed a series of general instructional activities to give teachers lesson ideas to help their students understand the historic significance of this presidential inauguration.
Use these instructional activities to teach students about the history of the inauguration and the connections between Obama and previous U.S. presidents (Learning History); to prepare students to witness the Obama inauguration (Making History); and to follow the events during President Obama’s term (Living History). Teachers should use their professional judgment to adapt these materials to the particular needs (grade, reading level, etc.) of their classrooms and to best determine how much time should be spent on the activities. The materials have been designed to allow teachers to adapt them to fit into a single class period or to extend over several class periods.
LEARNING HISTORY Two Presidents from Illinois (click to download) <http://www.pic2009.org/lessonplan1>
Students will compare and contrast the background and inaugurations of President Lincoln and President Obama. They will develop knowledge of some of the characteristics of the two presidents and their inaugurations. (Grades 6-12, with adaptations for grades K-5) History of the Inaugural Address (click to download) <http://www.pic2009.org/lessonplan2>
Students will examine the text of various presidents’ inaugural addresses to understand how the context of events influenced the way they addressed the American people on Inauguration Day. (Grades 6-12, with adaptations for grades K-5)
MAKING HISTORY Inaugural Address of Barack Obama (click to download) <http://www.pic2009.org/lessonplan3>
Students will discuss quotes from Barack Obama’s inaugural address, and identify the challenges facing their families and other Americans today that he highlighted in his speech. They will then identify “calls to action” in his inaugural address, and compare and contrast those priorities with those raised in his past speeches. (Grades 6-12, with adaptations for grades K-5) 2009 Inaugural Events (click to download) <http://www.pic2009.org/lessonplan4>
Students will learn about the various activities and events scheduled in the days leading up to and during the inauguration of Barack Obama. (Grades 6-12, with adaptations for grades K-5)
LIVING HISTORY Beyond the Inauguration (click to download) <http://www.pic2009.org/lessonplan5>
Use these activities to extend learning beyond the presidential inauguration.
An Interview with Lincoln (Grades 6-12)
The First 100 Days (Grades 6-12)
RECOMMENDED READING Reading List (click to download) <http://www.pic2009.org/readinglist>
Use these resources to start or supplement your school or classroom library. Titles are provided for early elementary, late elementary, middle school and high school students.
I would add some art, poetry ( cinquains and diamantes) science.. using weather as a constant,
and some databases to research the weather as well. Can they make videos.. they can also blog on this site.
Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Free Online Career Development Course Now Available to 16 Million Students Nationwide
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Thanks to Larry for this information!
Microsoft, Michigan Department of Education and Michigan Virtual University
offer CareerForward to help students prepare for a 21st-century workplace.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/dec08/12-02CareerForwardPR.mspx
FW: [RETAzens Blog] [NMSUWebinars] Spring Webinar Schedule
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The last notice had an error, here it is again:
Dear Educator,
RETA would like to invite you to visit our website, http://webinars.nmsu.edu, to
view our recently updated Spring Webinar schedule under the K-12 Educators section!
We are very excited to inform you that we NOW have two different Webinar Strands.
RETA Webinar Series: Increasing Interaction with Audio/Video Tools will
take place on Mondays at 6:00pm MST.
RETA Webinar Series: eLearning with Emerging Technologies will take place
on Thursdays at 6:00pm MST.
The RETA team has prepared these two great series of professional
development webinars to help you learn practical and effective technology
skills to engage your 21st century learners. We continue to be committed
to providing you with "free", innovative webinars that fit into your busy
schedule. Let us support you as you begin implementing technology tools
and techniques in your 21st century classroom.
Have a cup of coffee, invite a colleague, and raise your eQ with us.
RETA (Regional Educational Technology Assistance)
College of Extended Learning
New Mexico State University
MSC 3WEC, P.O. Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
(575) 646-6143, fax: (575) 646-2004
Dear Educator,
RETA would like to invite you to visit our website, http://webinars.nmsu.edu, to
view our recently updated Spring Webinar schedule under the K-12 Educators section!
We are very excited to inform you that we NOW have two different Webinar Strands.
RETA Webinar Series: Increasing Interaction with Audio/Video Tools will
take place on Mondays at 6:00pm MST.
RETA Webinar Series: eLearning with Emerging Technologies will take place
on Thursdays at 6:00pm MST.
The RETA team has prepared these two great series of professional
development webinars to help you learn practical and effective technology
skills to engage your 21st century learners. We continue to be committed
to providing you with "free", innovative webinars that fit into your busy
schedule. Let us support you as you begin implementing technology tools
and techniques in your 21st century classroom.
Have a cup of coffee, invite a colleague, and raise your eQ with us.
RETA (Regional Educational Technology Assistance)
College of Extended Learning
New Mexico State University
MSC 3WEC, P.O. Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
(575) 646-6143, fax: (575) 646-2004
[NMSUWebinars] Spring Webinar Schedule
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Dear Educator,
RETA would like to invite you to visit our website, webinars@nmsu.edu, to
view our recently updated Spring Webinar schedule! We are very excited to
inform you that we NOW have two different Webinar Strands.
RETA Webinar Series: Increasing Interaction with Audio/Video Tools will
take place on Mondays at 6:00pm MST.
RETA Webinar Series: eLearning with Emerging Technologies will take place
on Thursdays at 6:00pm MST.
The RETA team has prepared these two great series of professional
development webinars to help you learn practical and effective technology
skills to engage your 21st century learners. We continue to be committed
to providing you with "free", innovative webinars that fit into your busy
schedule. Let us support you as you begin implementing technology tools
and techniques in your 21st century classroom.
Have a cup of coffee, invite a colleague, and raise your eQ with us.
RETA (Regional Educational Technology Assistance)
College of Extended Learning
New Mexico State University
MSC 3WEC, P.O. Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
(575) 646-6143, fax: (575) 646-2004
What's a wordle?
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From Susie :)
Have some fun!
Wordle is a toy for generating ³word clouds² from text that you provide. The
clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the
source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and
color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however
you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to
share with your friends.
Copyright for Educators III - Town Hall, 12/1/08, 6:00pm MST
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Dear Educator:
RETA would like to remind you about TONIGHT's professional development
Webinar.
RETA Webinar Series: eLearning with Emerging Technologies
Webinar Event: Copyright for Educators III Town Hall
Date: Monday, December 1, 2008
Time: 6:00-7:00 pm MST
Description:
Whether you joined us for Blogging I or not, this session will surely help
any educator take their blogs to a heightened level. Here we will go more
in depth with the other options in managing and adding features to your
blogs (RSS feeds, widgets, polls, images, slideshows, etc.) as well as
discussing ideas on how to keep your curriculum continually evolving
eLearning-style
TO ATTEND:
Please use the following link to attend the webinar:
http://nmsu.na3.acrobat.com/copyed3fa08/
*Plan to join us 15-20 minutes prior to the start time to configure your
computer. To participate, speakers are required. A simple computer
microphone and/or a headset is ideal for interaction. A webcam is
optional.
*If you have never used Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional, please test
your connection at: Adobe Acrobat Pro Support Center
https://admin.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
For complete information on this and all of our webinars visit us at:
http://webinars.nmsu.edu <http://webinars.nmsu.edu/> or contact us at
webinars@nmsu.edu or call
575.646.6143.
Have a cup of coffee, invite a colleague and raise your eQ (eLearning
Quotient) with us!
RETA (Regional Educational Technology Assistance)
College of Extended Learning
New Mexico State University
MSC 3WEC, P.O. Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
(575) 646-6143, fax: (575) 646-2004
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New Mexico picks Wimba for its collaborative learning platform
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Reported at http://www.techlearning.com/content/ednews/index.php#article3
Wimba®, Inc., the education technology company that helps people teach people, today announced that New Mexico's Innovative Digital Education and Learning program (IDEAL-NM) has selected the Wimba Collaboration Suite™, the education industry's leading multi-modal solution for virtual and blended learning, to pilot as its statewide collaborative learning platform. IDEAL-NM will deploy Wimba's comprehensive solution across its statewide network of higher education and K-12 institutions, which includes 89 districts and 22 college campuses, to enhance student engagement and collaboration and increase learning outcomes.
New Mexico was the first state in the nation to create a statewide eLearning system that, from its inception, encompasses all aspects of learning from traditional public and higher education environments to teacher professional development, continuing education and workforce education. This partnership with Wimba will enable IDEAL-NM to offer Wimba's Collaboration Suite across its network of institutions, facilitating the use of online video, voice, instant messaging, content authoring, application sharing and white boarding throughout the state.
"With a scope as large as ours, communication and collaboration are crucial," said Donna Harrington, eLearning Technology Director for IDEAL-NM. "The Wimba Collaboration Suite will enable us to bring our statewide community of users together online, so that we can collaborate, brainstorm, develop, and implement best practices that will help our students to succeed."
The Wimba Collaboration Suite of products, which includes—the Wimba Classroom(TM) virtual learning environment, the Wimba Pronto(TM) instant messenger, the Wimba Voice(TM) audio solution, and the Wimba Create(TM) content authoring tool—enables institutions to bridge the gap between technology and pedagogy by supplementing course management systems with the proven disciplines of in-person learning environments. Designed to work seamlessly within the existing Blackboard online course management system selected by the State of New Mexico, the Wimba Collaboration Suite enables convenient single sign-on and access to Wimba tools directly from the online course environments with which teachers and students are already familiar.
"This partnership with IDEAL-NM is a testament to Wimba's power to engage students and instructors in lifelong learning," said Tommaso Trionfi, CEO of Wimba. "We are very proud of the comprehensive and collaborative learning environments that the Wimba Collaboration Suite fosters, and we look forward to working closely with IDEAL-NM to bring students and faculty together for learning."
Wimba®, Inc., the education technology company that helps people teach people, today announced that New Mexico's Innovative Digital Education and Learning program (IDEAL-NM) has selected the Wimba Collaboration Suite™, the education industry's leading multi-modal solution for virtual and blended learning, to pilot as its statewide collaborative learning platform. IDEAL-NM will deploy Wimba's comprehensive solution across its statewide network of higher education and K-12 institutions, which includes 89 districts and 22 college campuses, to enhance student engagement and collaboration and increase learning outcomes.
New Mexico was the first state in the nation to create a statewide eLearning system that, from its inception, encompasses all aspects of learning from traditional public and higher education environments to teacher professional development, continuing education and workforce education. This partnership with Wimba will enable IDEAL-NM to offer Wimba's Collaboration Suite across its network of institutions, facilitating the use of online video, voice, instant messaging, content authoring, application sharing and white boarding throughout the state.
"With a scope as large as ours, communication and collaboration are crucial," said Donna Harrington, eLearning Technology Director for IDEAL-NM. "The Wimba Collaboration Suite will enable us to bring our statewide community of users together online, so that we can collaborate, brainstorm, develop, and implement best practices that will help our students to succeed."
The Wimba Collaboration Suite of products, which includes—the Wimba Classroom(TM) virtual learning environment, the Wimba Pronto(TM) instant messenger, the Wimba Voice(TM) audio solution, and the Wimba Create(TM) content authoring tool—enables institutions to bridge the gap between technology and pedagogy by supplementing course management systems with the proven disciplines of in-person learning environments. Designed to work seamlessly within the existing Blackboard online course management system selected by the State of New Mexico, the Wimba Collaboration Suite enables convenient single sign-on and access to Wimba tools directly from the online course environments with which teachers and students are already familiar.
"This partnership with IDEAL-NM is a testament to Wimba's power to engage students and instructors in lifelong learning," said Tommaso Trionfi, CEO of Wimba. "We are very proud of the comprehensive and collaborative learning environments that the Wimba Collaboration Suite fosters, and we look forward to working closely with IDEAL-NM to bring students and faculty together for learning."
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