Friday, May 8, 2009

Digital Show & Tell



Digital "Show and Tell" Are you looking for ways to encourage students to expand their language and writing skills? Discover ways to support student language development using technology. Examples of free internet sites and cool software demonstrations will be used to help educators gain new perspective on 21st century skills that are necessary for students to function in a tech-driven society . May 12th, 2009 (3:45pm-4:45pm EST). CEU's are available to those who participate Registration Deadline: May 11th, 2009 Presenters: Leslie Charles, Distance Learning Coordinator- MVESC (Zanesville, Ohio) & Elizabeth McManus, Curriculum/Training Manager-Tech4Learning, Inc (San Diego California).


Cost: $75.00 per site Leslie CharlesDistance Learning CoordinatorMuskingum Valley Educational Service Center
205 North 7th Street
Zanesville, Ohio 43701
740.452.4518 ext 133
lcharles@mvesc.k12.oh.uswww.mvesc.k12.oh.us/tap/

Libraries in Second Life? Let's Go on a Tour!


The final INFOhio professional development videoconference will be presented on Wednesday, May 13 from 3:30-4:30.

This is videoconference and can't be viewed as a webinar.

Libraries in Second Life? Let's Go on a Tour

Presenter: Pat McCauley, BGSU and UT Instructor

Want to learn more about Second Life? What library services are offered inSecond Life? Why should librarins particiapte in the "3D online digitalworls" created by Linden lab? If you have not had a chance to exploreSecond Life as yet, you can now take a tour of some libraries andeducational sites in Second Life!

This would be a good session for teachers curious or interested in Second Life.
It was a presentation at the OELMA conference in October.

To register: email Melissa Higgs-Horwell, melissah@scoca-k12.org with your contact and IP address.

Melissa Higgs-Horwell
Curriculum Integration Coordinator
SCOCA
175 Beaver Creek Rd.
Piketon, OH 45661
800-634-8828
Cell: 740-352-6820
Fax: 740-289-2082melissah@scoca-k12.org