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Dates:
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 * 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
Description:
This seminar explores the best classroom techniques for videoconferencing, virtual field trips and where to find content providers. Although we'll begin with an overview of various virtual field trips, each seminar features a particular content provider. After participating in this session, educators will understand the basic premises of virtual field trips, know how to use the CILC and MyK20 databases to find content providers, and will understand basic videoconference etiquette for educational programs. Participants are encouraged to come with stories of previous virtual field trip experiences or questions about specific content providers.
Please note that all participants (or small groups of participants) should have access to a computer with Internet2/MAGPI access during this training session.
Seminar Objectives:
- Participants will understand the basic premises of virtual field trips.
- Participants will earn how to use the CILC and MyK20 databases to find content providers.
- Participants will understand basic videoconference etiquette and room set-up
Seminar Outline:
| 5 Minutes | Welcome/Introductions |
| 10 Minutes | What are virtual field trips? Why implement them in the classroom? A short overview |
| 20 Minutes | Guest Virtual Field Trip Take a short, virtual field trip with one of MAGPI's favorite content providers |
| 45 Minutes | Where to Get Started - Explore MAGPI's resources, the Internet2 K20 Initiative and CILC's Virtual Field Trip resources |
| 30 Minutes | Best Practices/Tips for Successful Videoconferencing - Learn about videoconferencing ettiquette, how to set-up your classroom for a successful videoconference and some easy production techniques |
| 10 Minutes | Discussion: What are the possible implications in the classroom? Teaching, Learning, Student Engagement and Project-based Learning |
Seminar Resources:
- Seminar Power Point Presentation
- Virtual Field Trip Content Providers on Internet2
- MAGPI K20 Support Handout (If you haven't already downloaded it from a different session!)
- Videoconferencing Cookbook: K12 and Classroom Specific Needs (from ViDe)
Pre-Seminar Readings:
- Advantages of Videoconferencing in the K-12 Classroom (by Virginia Ewing, NASA, from Distance Educator)
- Videoconferencing in K12 Classrooms - Doable and Practical, FINALLY (by Scott Merrick, from TechLearning.com)
- Videoconferencing for Music Performance Education at the Manhattan School (by Christianne Orto, from Campus Technology)
Post-Seminar Activities:
- Sign-Up for the MAGPI e-Newsletter and Mailing Lists (if you haven't already!)
- Sign-Up for MyK20
- Visit the "Curriculum Integration" Blog and comment on today's event, post ideas for projects and more
- Find a virtual field trip/content provider using the CILC, TWICE or MyK20 database. Evaluate the program based on the information available. Would this program be useful in your classroom? Why or why not? Post evaluations on the the Curriculum Integration blog. Read and respond to your colleague's posts as well!