From Monday’s inbox…
Webinar April 18 at 1pm PDT with Dean Shareski
This webinar will explore the notion of community, about building trust, relationships, and social capital with parents and community through technology and social media. Be it local, global and blended.
In preparation, join the discussion with Dean.
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And another one from Friday’s inbox…
This is “Leaders to Learn” month. You may be interested in:
Joining the Educational Leadership group to share and discuss edtech leadership.
Following the discussion Dean Shareski is moderating on “building community with schools and districts.”
Attending Dean Shareski’s webinar on the 19th and his twitter chat on the 22nd.
Participating in the project based moodle workshop Todd Diakow, Glenda Dyck, and Michelle Krack from Abbotsford Virtual School have developed on “how to design for effective online learning”. This free and open workshop starts on the 19th. >information and registration
Visiting CEET to participate in these and other events.
….by the way, we are already setting the stage for May – Digital Literacy month!
Visit CEET NING at: http://ceetbc.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network
Also from Friday’s inbox…
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April 2013 Dear Educator:
Thanks again for subscribing to the LearnNowBC Educator eBulletin.
This one is jam-packed and bursting at the seams with great stuff, so sit down, grab your favourite beverage and let’s begin!
End-of-Year & Graduation: Let LearnNowBC help!
The days are getting longer and the end of the school year is just around the corner. Students and teachers are getting ready for the next round of exams and the grade 12 students start thinking about graduation (and beyond). So we thought now’s a good time to highlight some of the LearnNowBC apps and services that can make this time of year a little less stressful for all involved:
Use LearnNowBC’s tutoring for exam prep!
Our free (and frankly, rather awesome) LiveTUTOR service is getting rave reviews from students…
But don’t forget about the ChargedUP for Math & Science streaming videos and the Success Checker quiz and study guide tool!Here’s a list of the upcoming Provincial exams, and the free LearnNowBC tutoring options for each:
- AWMath10 and FMath10: April 11,12 and May 16,17
- LiveTUTOR (Sun-Thurs, 6-10pm)
- Success Checker (24/7)
- Charged UP for Math & Science (24/7)
- Science 10: April 11,12 and May 16,17
- LiveTUTOR (Sun-Thurs, 6-10pm)
- Success Checker (24/7)
- Charged UP for Math & Science (24/7)
- Social Studies 11: April 12 and May 16
- Success Checker (24/7)
- English 10: April 11 and May 17
- English 12: April 11 and May 16
- Communications 12: May 17
- New! Writing 10-12 Live Tutoring (Tues & Thurs 6-10pm)
LearnNowBC DPA Tracker for Grad Transitions
- It’s quick and easy for students to track activities – even log a whole year’s worth of regular activities (like soccer practice) in just a few seconds – then print out or download their summary report when they’re all done.
- Educators can manage student DPA logs and see who’s completed their requirements and who hasn’t.Click here for the Student DPA Tracker
Finally, don’t forget students can access Provincial exam marks online at the Ministry of Education’s “Student Secure Web” site
New: Writing 10-12 LiveTUTOR Sessions!
If you have read above, you would have noticed a new LiveTUTOR offering: Writing 10-12. Every Tuesday and Thursday, from 6-10pm, students can log in and submit up to 200 words of original prose and our exceptionally talented tutors will assist with grammar, spelling and sentence structure.
This is brand new, and if your students are looking for a little help with their composition, please let them know about this!
New ERAC Video Resources!
One of the BC Digital Classroom video streaming vendors, Access Learning, have just added 50 new titles! This new content comes from the Disney series, Discovery Canada, Norflicks Canadian history, VEA and more!
So why not take a safety tour with Timon and Pumbaa or enjoy a Safety Smart Science session with Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Educators and students from schools or districts that subscribe to ERAC Video Bundle can log in to LearnNowBC and check them out right here.
Upcoming CEET Meets
There are only four more CEET Meets left this year. But if you register for one, you have instant access to all of the past CEET Meet archives.
The upcoming CEET Meets are:
- 12-Apr-2013 to 18-Apr-2013:
Building Community in Schools and Districts
We have made a change to the format of this workshop. Instead of a 5 day moodle workshop, we are hosting an “educational leadership” Open House in CEET.For the month of April, the CEET community will be bustling with a flurry of webinars, chats and discussions related to Educational Leadership. Among many other “Leaders to Learn” from, Dean Shareski will be presenting a webinar on Building Community in Schools and District on the 19th and moderating a twitter chat on the 22nd.
Visit CEET to view the complete listing of events.
Doors are Open!- 19-Apr-2013 to 24-Apr-2013:
Best Practices in Designing Effective Online Learning
Versace isn’t necessary, but good design for effective learning is in an online environment, not to mention reducing the need for Advil. This CEET Meet will focus on the practical experiences of teachers at the Abbotsford Virtual School, and what current research offers by way of student viewing and learning in an online environment, and teacher best practices in setting up courses.Among the topics we will discuss are: current research about how 21st Century students learn; the pedagogy of online learning; best practices in course layout to be visually appealing; different uses of online learning such as asynchronous, blended learning, and the flipped classroom; and the best tools/modules to use. The focus here will be in using MOODLE as the Learning Management System, but content will be applicable to other LMS and Web 2.0 tools. Participants will receive a MOODLE ‘sandbox’ to ‘play’ in.
- 03-May-2013 to 08-May-2013:
How to Develop Digital Literacy Skills
Literacy today depends on understanding the multiple media that make up our high-tech reality and developing the skills to learn, create, communicate, and publish in a digital environment and society. As 90% of new jobs will require excellent digital skills, improving digital literacy is an essential component of developing future employable graduates.Courses that embed core digital skills, as well as subject specific use of technology, enable students to gain the skills and confidence they need to use digital technology not only to support their learning but also in the workplace.
Join this workshop to learn how to engage middle school learners in digital literacy development!
- 07-Jun-2013 to 12-Jun-2013
Global Collaborative ProjectsGlobal Collaborative Projects provide an incomparable opportunity for students and educators at multiple institutions around the world to actively collaborate in shared courses. Students involved in global, collaborative classroom projects not only learn the content standards at higher levels, they also develop critical global competencies and the seven survival skills for the 21st century which Tony Wagner identified in his book, The Global Achievement Gap.
Join this CEET Meet to explore how you can create global learning experiences for your students.
About CEET Meets:
The Community of Expertise in Educational Technology (CEET) and LearnNowBC are pleased to offer more than 12 free and open online professional learning workshops (CEET Meets) this 2012/2013 school year.CEET Meets use the LearnNowBC Moodle LMS platform. These “Professional Learning Potlucks” focus on the resources and skills needed to use a variety of technologies in the classroom and online.
PLUS, you can access ANY archived CEET Meet from this year or previous years, even if you didn’t register for it or participate. You just need to have registered for ANY past, present or future CEET Meet and you’ll have access.
Click here to visit the CEET Moodle Meets page and register!
Text2Reader, April Edition
In the April issue of Text2Reader, we cast our eye globally as we take a critical look at food and food production. In Farmed Out, students will meet a city girl gone country, while Down to Earth introduces them to young farmers around the world. They’ll contrast small-scale, sustainable farming to its corporate cousin, and will take it a step further in Food Fight, where Devin untangles a devious plot involving a multinational food giant and its desire to control food production worldwide.
Digital Nation looks at food distribution—and takes aim at North America’s voracious appetite for grain to support wasteful animal crops.
Food for thought, indeed.
Click here for more information on Text2Reader and to check out a complete free sample.
Links:
- Don’t forget, if you don’t have a LearnNowBC account, you can get one free right here.
- The DPA Tracker Educator Module helps you track your students’ DPA Logs.
- Browse through the Learning Resource Repository for free Learning Objects to use in the classroom.
The LearnNowBC Team
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Another from Wednesday’s inbox…
Communities and schools have a long history together. From PTAs to fund raisers we’ve seen varying types of relationships and interactions both positive and negative. Pop into the CEET community and share a few examples or leave some questions and insights to help us explore moving beyond the bake sale to a more meaningful and stronger link between community and school.
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Also from Wednesday’s inbox…
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VIU (Vancouver Island University) Introduces Graduate Diploma in Online Learning and Teaching (OLTD)
Distance learning is one of BC’s educational growth areas and teachers with expertise in this rewarding field are in popular demand. The OLTD program was designed in cooperation with professionals and school district distance learning principals to meet the needs of today’s 21st Century online learners.
This innovative, two-year part-time, fully-online, 30 credit program, develops confident educators competent in the use of existing and emergent technologies to optimize online learning and teaching opportunities for diverse learners in equally diverse environments. Through digital immersion in a variety of environments, students will explore theory and its practical applications based on research, as well as current and emergent practices.
The program engages a cohort model of 25 seats and meets industry and school district needs for knowledgeable and skilled distance educators focused on engagement, achievement and student success.
Applications for September 2013 are now being accepted and the selection process begins March 31 annually.Program information is available here http://www.viu.ca/education/programs/oltd/index.asp
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