Day+Three

Day Three: Videoconferencing: Planning Interactive Collaborations

Videoconferencing: Planning Interactive Collaborations ** Date: ** Tuesday, December 9, 2008 * 9// :00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. // Tuesday, April 7, 2009 * 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.


 * Description: ** This seminar investigates best practices for designing collaborative projects and class-to-class videoconference events. Participants will learn about how other educators designed collaborative projects and participant in a design exercise. Learning strategies for successful planning of interactive videoconference events, educators in this session will go through a “mock process’ of planning an interactive videoconference-based project. Each seminar involves an overview of designing collaborative projects and features a guest speaker. Participants are encouraged to come with their own ideas for collaborative projects, share those projects and get feedback from presenters and other participants.

Introduction to Collaborating with Videoconferencing Web Sites Mentioned: Center for Interactive Learning and Collaborations: [|http://www.cilc.org] MUSE: [|http://k20.internet2.edu] ** Discipline: ** Art/Music
 * Agenda **
 * 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM **
 * 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM **
 * Title: ** Teacher Hands On - Workshop: Spiders Center for Puppetry Arts ([|http://www.puppet.org] )
 * Description: ** Teachers are led through a hands-on interactive workshop on the topic of their choice. Teachers actively participate in activities that would be presented to their students in a regular program. This introduces them to the technology of videoconferencing in the classroom and familiarizes them with the format of programming.
 * 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM **
 * Title: ** Philadelphia Museum of Art ([] )
 * Description: ** Before, after, or even instead of a Museum tour, visit us from your classroom! The Museum's videoconferencing programs provide students and teachers with meaningful, interactive learning experiences, connecting the visual arts with all areas of classroom curricula. Videoconferencing lessons are a great way to bring the Museum's collections and special exhibitions into your classroom—as a stand-alone lesson or in conjunction with a Museum visit.
 * Discipline: ** Art/Social Studies/Math/Language Arts
 * 12:00 PM – 12:55 PM - Lunch **

PPT can be found at ( http://staff.gemini.edu/~sfisher ). 
 * 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM **
 * Title: ** Gemini Observatory ([] )
 * Description: ** Called //"Live from Gemini"// the program allows audiences to join a Gemini Observatory astronomer live from the control room and experience real science in a genuine observatory environment. In 2007 the program is expanding into the international partnership of the Gemini Observatory (US, Canada, UK, Australia, Brazil, Argentina and Chile) and will be offered to educational institutions in these countries with I2 capabilities on a first-come-first-served basis. The program consists of a multi-media overview of the observatory (complemented by an interactive CD-ROM/Internet-based Virtual Tour which is sent in advance of each session), followed by recent science highlights and ends with a live Q&A session with a staff astronomer. This session will provide an overview of the program, details on how to participate and will feature a live link to the Gemini control rooms in Hawai'i and Chile. The presentation can be found at: []
 * Discipline: ** Sciences
 * 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM **
 * Title: ** Alaska Sea Life Center ([] )
 * Description: ** Using live interactive video conferencing equipment your students will expand their ocean knowledge through multi-media presentations. Students can meet animal guests, explore our exhibits, talk with researchers and animal keepers, and complete hands-on activities. Using inquiry-based learning each conference will utilize research and rehabilitation programs happening at the SeaLife Center.  **All programs are designed to align with national and Alaska state education standards. **  See below for a list of our engaging programs!  .
 * Disciplines: ** Sciences