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ISTE Early Bird Registration Ends May 1

Are you going to ISTE this year? Need a reason to?

Early bird registration ends May 1!

Join the SIG IVC pirates – on site in Philly – or via distance!

Participate in the ISTE Videoconference Playground!

Here’s a snippet from Roxanne Glaser, Lead Pirate and Planner of this amazing experience:

Work has begun on the Video Conference Playground at ISTE 2011. Last year, I led a band of pirates as we shared our passion for video conferencing with others in Denver. Here are some of the pictures from last summer.This year, in Philly, the playground will be even bigger with more connections and equipment for you to learn about in a fun, hands-on environment.

We are looking for more people to help us create an exceptional learning experience for attendees who want to learn more about the power of video conferencing in the curriculum.

Read the full post here and get involved!

Don't Miss the ISTE SIG IVC Playground: Early Bird Reg Ends May 1

This year at the ISTE Conference there will be an interesting new playground: a videoconference playground, complete with pirates, treasure maps, and gold (chocolate)! The SIG IVC playground runs Wednesday morning from 9 am to 1 pm.

Come search for treasures to enrich your classroom! Join video conference experts from around the country as they share their expertise in content and hardware to use with H.323 video conferencing. Connect with zoos and museums that offer video conference content to schools, as well as an author and other experts! See the latest in HD technologies. If you are interested in globalizing your classroom, this is the playground for you! Come and learn from practitioners and walk away amazed.

You’ll get hands-on time with various videoconference options, while you dial out to IP addresses to discover who is at the other end. Don’t miss this fun experience at ISTE, as well as other great videoconference workshops and sessions.

Register Quick Before the May 1 Early Bird Deadline!

Sign Up for Two Awesome ISTE Videoconference Workshops

It’s time to sign up for ISTE workshops! (Denver, June 27-30).

I hope you are planning to attend the ISTE conference this year, as there is a great line up of videoconference related content (both standards based videoconferencing and Skype videoconferencing). In addition, on Wednesday from 9 am to 1 pm there will be a SIG IVC playground that is bound to be an interactive, fun, and awesome experience, led by VC Rox and a team of talented and passionate videoconferencing educators.

There are two workshops that you don’t want to miss by award winning presenters. Perfect for integrating Skype or standards-based videoconferencing into your curriculum.

A Novel Hour: Extend Reading with Wikis, Skype, and Videoconferencing

Sunday, 6/27/2010, 8:30am–11:30am
Roxanne Glaser, Content Director of Whirlidurb, with Christina Hum and Rich Hum

Discover how to use wikis, Skype, and videoconferencing to create highly engaging learning environments for intermediate and middle school learners. Read more…

Roxanne GlaserAbout the Presenter:
Roxanne Glaser has presented at regional and state conferences in Texas, NECC 2008,and Elevate 2008 in Alberta, Canada. She was awarded the Excellence in Education Technology Award from COSI Columbus in May 2007 and the Don Foshee Memorial Grant Award from the Texas Distance Learning Association in May 2007 and 2008.

Glaser won two National Distance Learning Week Awards one for MysteryGuest Showcase for her work in staff development and one for Monster Match 2007 for best collaborative project. Texas Twisted Weather (www.texastwistedweather.com) was awarded second place in the 2009 SIG TEL Award.

Designing Quality Interactive Classroom Projects for Desktop or Room Videoconferencing

Monday, 6/28/2010, 12:30pm–7:30pm (an hour break included for dinner)
Janine Lim, Berrien RESA

Design your own videoconference projects using proven research-based instructional strategies. Engage your students in solving mysteries, sharing math and science problems, and more. Read more….

About the Presenter:

Janine Lim has been coordinating videoconferencing for 22 school districts in southwest Michigan since 1999, where her schools create and participate in over 300 projects a year. One of the co-founders of TWICE, Janine has spearheaded popular projects such as Read Around the Planet. Janine teaches two popular online class for using videoconferencing which have attracted participants from all over the world. Committed to promoting quality VC educational experiences, Janine writes a regular blog sharing experiences, curriculum thoughts, new resources, and technology comments related to K12 videoconferencing.

Lim won 2010 MACUL Educator of the Year, and USDLA 2008 Outstanding Leader in Distance Learning. Her videoconference program at Berrien RESA won the Computerworld Honors Program Laureate 2009; and her blog was nominated Best Resource Sharing Blog in 2008.

Register now for both of these workshops! Sign up before May 1 to ensure these workshops happen!

Super Early Bird Registration For ISTE Ends Today! Register Now!

Did you notice that the super early bird registration for ISTE (formerly NECC) ends today (March 31)? Hurry and register!

Besides all the great Web 2.0, online learning, and instructional technology topics you can learn about, there is an awesome line up of videoconferencing content. Plus, all morning Wednesday there will be an IVC Playground led by the one and only VC Rox! You don’t want to miss this amazing learning experience!

Are you coming?!