East Central Region

To view the archived stream of the our November visit to the Missouri Cave please go to http://members.more.net/

Under “Latest Stories” click on Riverbluff Cave. Following that link you will get to a story about the Nov. 7th event. At the bottom of the story is a link to the two video streams and the questions and answers.

If you prefer to skip the story and go directly to the page with the links to the videos and Q&A go to http://members.more.net/educational/riverbluff-cave-videoconferece-nov-7-2007

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The first of two videoconferences with North Dakota’s Senator Dorgan was held December 19, 2007.

Two schools participated in the event, Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock and Hazen. Thirty-nine juniors and seniors from various high school social studies classes developed questions for the Senator to answer in the forty-five minute videoconference. The topics ranged from social security, cost of higher education, No Child Left Behind, immigration and the upcoming Presidential elections. The next videoconference with Senator Dorgan will be on January 22, 2008. The two schools that will be participating are Oakes and Zeeland.

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There is still space available for teachers interested in participating in these videoconference activities:

Sixth Annual Read Across the Planet February 25 – March 4, 2008!
December 20th is the final day to register for this event. To find out more about how your students can participate or to register online visit www.edutech.nodak.edu/video/rap/register .

Third Annual Read Across North Dakota January 30–31, 2008!
January 9, 2008 is the final day to register for this event. Don’t wait sign up now at: www.edutech.nodak.edu/video/rand/register.

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Get ready for an adventure across North Dakota – Read Across North Dakota!

Teachers are invited to participate in the third annual Read Across North Dakota (RAND). RAND is open to K-12 students who have access to H.323 (IP) videoconference equipment. This activity was designed to give students in elementary and secondary schools around the state the opportunity to read to each other, collaborate and contribute to each other’s learning in real time, using advanced multi-point video conferencing technology. Interactive video classroom-to-classroom connections will take place January 30–31, 2008. Each connection is scheduled for an hour.

Registration window opened December 3 and closes January 9, 2008 so don’t wait sign up now at: http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/video/rand/register.

RAND is sponsored by EduTech Education Technology Services, in cooperation with the Information Technology Department. EduTech provides the registration tool, matches classrooms with partners, and supplies support documents. Participating classrooms are responsible for developing their own reading activities for the event. For detailed information about the event visit http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/video/rand. For questions please call Kari Sauer at EduTech 1.800.804.8550.

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For the past six years teachers and students around the world have crossed traditional classroom boundaries to participate in NEA’s international ever popular Read Across the Planet (RAP) which celebrates literacy and reading.

For the past six years teachers and students around the world have crossed traditional classroom boundaries to participate in NEA’s international ever popular Read Across the Planet (RAP) which celebrates literacy and reading.

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