MAGPI Partnership Program with CLEO Schools in UK

December 2010 - hweisse
Creating Collaborative Videoconference Partnerships between MAGPI Schools and CLEO Schools in the United Kingdom
Target Audience: 
K-12 Schools looking to do international videoconference class-to-class collaborations with schools in the United Kingdom
Cost: 
Free!
Requirements for Participation: 

Program participants must be a MAGPI member institution with H.323 videoconference capabilities

MAGPI is pleased to partner with CLEO (Cumbria and Lancashire Education Online) and JA.NET, the UK's education and research network, on a new innovative project that will partner MAGPI schools in the United States with UK schools for videoconference class-to-class collaborative connections.

Working together, MAGPI, CLEO and JA.NET will match schools with collaborative interests to create and develop an international project that occurs via videoconferencing.

We'll be holding an information session and planning interactive collaborations professional development training on January 25th from 10:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST. You'll have a chance to hear about the project, meet potential partners, understand how to apply for a partner school, develop a strategy to creating a class-to-class videoconference project, and learn tips for having a successful connection! Participants are encouraged to come with their own ideas for collaborative projects, share those projects and get feedback from presenters and other participants.

If you're interested in being a part of this program, please plan to join us on January 25th!