ND K-12 Videoconferencing Newsletter

North Dakota Teachers Favorite Survey Results are In!

Tue, 27 May 2008 09:44:45 -0600

A big thank you to all the educators who devoted their time in completing the first annual online "North Dakota Teacher Favorites" survey!

EduTech was pleased to receive feedback from a variety of completers ranging from classroom teachers to technology coordinators and administrators. Your responses will help EduTech in selecting videoconference program offerings for K-12 schools during the 2008–2009 school year.

Six North Dakota high school classrooms will participate in COSI's live knee surgery April 9th!

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:27:06 -0600

High school science teachers and students from Beulah, Bottineau, Elgin, Glenburn, Jamestown and Tioga will participate in COSI's Live Surgical Suite: Total Knee Replacement via live interactive videoconference this Wednesday, April 9th from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CST.

"Real Connections: Delivery Models and Enriched Content with Distance Learning"

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:22:44 -0600

K-12 teachers are invited to join us this summer in learning about "Real Connections: Delivery Models and Enriched Content with Distance Learning". This two-day workshop will be conducted by videoconference in locations across the state on August 11-12, 2008. Participants have the option to attend one or both days.

North Dakota’s K-12 Participation in Read Around the Planet is on the Rise!

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:38:37 -0600

February 25 - March 4, 2008 twenty-five North Dakota teachers and their students traveled around the globe virtually with the use of interactive video equipment connecting classroom to classroom around the world. Activities included reading a favorite book, skits, plays, raps or songs. This years' total number of registered classrooms hit an all time high of nearly 1,650 which is an impact of approximately 50,000 students.

Student to Student – Thoughts on Emergency Preparedness from Two Midwestern Towns Struck by Tornadoes in 2007

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:45:34 -0600

On Tuesday, March 11 elementary and high school students from Northwood, ND will interact in a live videoconference with students in Greensburg Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Oklahoma when they discuss the impact of a major natural disaster on their small Midwestern towns. The purpose of the event is to bring students together to discuss their experiences and share similarities and differences in the recovery efforts in each town. Classes from participating states will communicate in real time through interactive videoconferencing available at their school. In addition, the live videoconference will be streamed live and also recorded for later viewing. Both versions will be available on the MOREnet Live Video Streaming site.

Consortium Directors Discuss K12 Videoconferencing

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:21:16 -0600

K12 Consortium Directors recently met in Carrington on February 26, 2008 to learn of updates and discuss issues related to K12 videoconferencing in ND.

Seats Still Available in Upcoming EduTech Workshops Offered by Video

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:13:57 -0600

EduTech continues to offer workshops on a range of topics from basic skills to curriculum integration. Workshops are offered over Stagenet Video Network on week nights from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Central time. The cost is $35.00 per participant per workshop. Graduate credit is available (for an additional charge) as each participant completes a series of four workshops. Schools are always welcome to request workshops be delivered either face-to-face or by videoconference.

Training Calendar

Twenty-Six North Dakota Classrooms Scheduled to Read Across the Planet

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:15:16 -0600

EduTech is again facilitating the Read Across the Planet (RAP) literacy event from Feb. 25 through March 5, 2008. This year 1,600 classrooms across the United States and Canada will participate. Twenty-six teachers and their classes will represent North Dakota.

North Dakota Students Participate in Fifth Annual Megaconference Jr. Interactive Event

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:23:42 -0600

Megaconference Jr. 2008 is a global multipoint that connects students from around the world during a twelve hour virtual conference. Students provide presentations on a variety of topics throughout the day, with “video jockeys” from around the world moderating the events.

Second Videoconference Scheduled for January 15th with Senator Dorgan

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:55:56 -0600

On January 15, 2008 students from two North Dakota high school social studies classes in Zeeland and Oakes will visit with North Dakota Senator Dorgan by videoconference from his office in Washington, DC. The videoconference is a forty-five minute discussion between students and the Senator.

April is Jazz Appreciation Month

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:21:47 -0600

April has been designated as "Jazz Appreciation Month" by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in cooperation with various music education groups and organizations.

The purpose of this celebration is to raise public awareness about the impact of jazz on music history, to appreciate the figures of jazz and to encourage young people to become jazz musicians.