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02.08.10

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Videoconferencing/Distance Education Idea Sharing Event on February 18th, Don't Miss It!

For the past 3 years the Distance Education Council and NOC have hosted  sharing sessions to talk about videoconferencing issues, collaboration applications, and so on. This year we are pleased to have the support of the Nebraska Distance Learning Association and SKC Communications. The event will be held at ESU #10's new south wing Conference Rooms E & F, running from 9:00 - 3:30 on February 18th. The focus of the day will be on collaboration applications,  "UNL's Vision for Collaboration Technologies" presented by John Gilliam, H.323 compliant desktop videoconferencing applications, bridges and a discussion of Network Nebraska Premium Services. Get a schedule of the day's activities by clicking on the link below. There is no registration fee for this event and lunch will provided compliments of SKC Smart Communications. To register go to http://www.esupdo.org (if you are with an ESU or school) or send an email to Gordon Roethemeyer at groethem@nebdec.org.



Here are some addresses where teachers can find out more about connecting to content providers-

http://www.nebdec.org (click on "Enrichment Resources" in menu on left side.

http://www.cilc.org/ (Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration)

http://www.twice.cc/fieldtrips.html (Click on the Content Providers Database which searchable by topic, keyword, subject, standard, etc.)

Check with your Educational Service Unit for training on teaching via Interactive Videoconferencing (IVC) and for help with scheduling a curriculum enriching program for your school.