LearnNowBC eBulletin – March 2010

March 2010 In this issue: 2010 Online Spring Conference New LearnNowBC Support Desk contact information. Early Learning Centre – Coming Soon! Tutoring – Easter holiday hours Daily Physical Activity Enhancements Vancouver Aquarium – Updated BCTC AquaVan Schedule Links 1. 2010 Online Spring Conference The 2010 Online Spring Conference is fast approaching. Mark these dates on your calendar! Mon – Wed, April 19 – 21, 2010 (Pre-conference) Thurs – Sat, April 22 – 24, 2010 (Main conference) A new draft schedule is online with more to come! (PDF) 2. New LearnNowBC Support Desk Contact Information As of March 15th The LearnNowBC Support Desk has a new phone number and hours of operation: 1-888-412-5622, Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30, closed on holidays. support@LearnNowBC.ca 3. Early Learning Centre Coming Soon! – LearnNowBC is pleased to announce the BC Early Learning Framework training modules and accompanying discussion forum for Early Childhood Educators will be online in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for an upcoming special announcement eBulletin with more details… 4. Tutoring – Live Tutor Easter holiday hours. Live Tutor will not be available on Sunday April 4th and Monday April 5th due to the Easter holiday. Tutoring will resume normal hours Tuesday April 6th. 5. DPA Enhancements We highlighted this last month, but it’s pretty cool so we’re doing it again: We have made it easier for students to access their DPA Log and Add Multiple, Repeating Activities! Repeating activities! Students can now select the days of the week and a date range for a repeating activity (similar to booking a recurring meeting in Outlook). Students that participate in the same activity on certain days of the week  (e.g., Wednesday morning hockey practice) can now log the activity with just a few mouse clicks. For more information please visit http://www.learnnowbc.ca/services/DPALog/ or contact the LearnNowBC Support Desk at support@LearnNowBC.ca. 6. Vancouver Aquarium BCTC AquaVan – Updated Schedule The BCTC AquaVan is out and about BC. Check out the updated schedule and find out how you can have the AquaVan visit your school. 7. Links Sign-up for LearnNowBC Past issues of the LearnNowBC eBulletin are now available online in PDF format 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. Resources available in these subject areas: English, French, Korean, Health & Career Education, Mathematics, Punjabi, Sciences, Social Studies, and Spanish Browse through the Homework Help websites – helpful websites for students, including: EBSCO Resources World Book Web Encyclopedia of BC eArticle: Open School BC celebrates 90 years of Distributed Learning programs in BC (PDF)

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LearnNowBC eBulletin – Special 2010 Online Spring Conference Bulletin

Special 2010 Online Spring Conference Bulletin 21st Century Learning & Sharing: Engaging for Success! Spring Online Conference 2010 Monday, April 19 to Saturday, April 24, 2010 Tue/Wed Pre-conference – Main conference Thur/Fri http://knowevents.ca Early registration for 21st Century Learning & Sharing Conference extended to April 1! Late registration fees start April 9 – be sure to register soon! This weeklong online conference features three keynotes (Susan Patrick, Alec Couros and Nancy White). The online event includes live, concurrent sessions and discussions in our Moodle site combined with conference tweets, blogs, wikis. Other social learning sites like the Community of Expertise in Educational Technology (CEET) will share the action. Click here to download our draft program. Keynotes: Susan Patrick – President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL), the international K-12 association representing the interests of practitioners, providers and students involved in online learning worldwide. Alec Couros – professor of educational technology and media, Coordinator of Information and Communications Technology, Faculty of Education, University of Regina Nancy White – founder of Full Circle Associates, a learner, an online interaction designer, facilitator and coach for distributed communities of practice, online learning, distributed teams and online communities. Workshops: Web 2.0 and Open Source software skill building Engaging learning in distributed environments Leveraging technology for active learning Innovations with technology – what’s new on the web for classroom teachers Click here for a full conference program description Questions? Contact us at knowoffice@knowplace.ca.

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LearnNowBC eBulletin – February 2010

February 2010 In this issue: DPA Enhancements – Easier to use, new time-saving features! Tutoring Statistics for the January 2010 Exam Period Elluminate Live! – Version 9.7 now available 2010 Online Spring Conference – Call for Proposals! Links 1. DPA Enhancements Streamlined Interface. Easier to use. New Features! We have made it easier for students to access their DPA Log and Add Multiple, Repeating Activities! The Student DPA page has been redesigned. First Time DPA Students will find setting up their Account and creating their DPA Log quicker and easier. Returning Students will also be able to more quickly access their existing DPA Log. New Feature: Repeating activities! Students can now select the days of the week and a date range for a repeating activity (similar to booking a recurring meeting in Outlook). Students that participate in the same activity on certain days of the week  (e.g., Wednesday morning hockey practice) can now log the activity with just a few mouse clicks. For more information please visit http://www.learnnowbc.ca/services/DPALog/ or contact LearnNowBC support at support@LearnNowBC.ca. 2. Tutoring Statistics: January 2010 Exam Period During the January Provincial Exam period we delivered 16,573 Tutoring Sessions to BC Students: Live Tutor: 4,743 sessions Study Buzz: 7,472 sessions Streaming Video: 4,358 sessions 3. Elluminate Live! – Version 9.7 now available As a BC Educator, you have free access to Elluminate Live! at LearnNowBC.ca. Book your meeting now using Elluminate Live! 4. 2010 Online Spring Conference – Call for Proposals! We hope that you’ll come to our week-long online conference Monday, April 19th through Saturday, April 24th, brought to you by a collaborative, very busy group of BC education partners, and hosted by knowplace Family of Sites in our http://knowevents.ca/ site. Educators please note that the deadline for proposals for the 21st Century Learning and Sharing Spring Online Event 2010 is February 22, 2010! For more information about the 2010 Online Spring Conference or to answer our Call for Proposals please visit http://www.learnnowbc.ca/educators/Conference2010/default.aspx 5. Links Sign-up for LearnNowBC Past issues of the LearnNowBC eBulletin and Jelly of the Month are now available online in PDF format 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. Resources available in these subject areas: English, French, Korean, Health & Career Education, Mathematics, Punjabi, Sciences, Social Studies, and Spanish Browse through the Homework Help websites – helpful websites for students, including: EBSCO Resources World Book Web Encyclopedia of BC eArticle: Open School BC celebrates 90 years of Distributed Learning programs in BC (PDF)

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LearnNowBC eBulletin – January 2010

January 2010 In this issue: Live Tutor available before Provincial Exams – StudyBUZZ, Charged Up for Math and Science, and Homework Help are also available 24/7; Semester 2 Daily Physical Activity – Now is a good time to set up and use the DPA Tracker Elluminate Live! – Version 9.7 now available Professional Learning Opportunity – ERAC offers Copyright Essentials for Educators online News about the 2010 Online Conference –  April 19 to 24, 2010 Links 1. Live Tutor available before Provincial exams StudyBUZZ, Charged Up for Math and Science, and Homework Help also available 24/7. LearnNowBC is pleased to offer tutoring to help students prepare for their Provincial Exams: LearnNowBC’s Live Tutor is available from Sunday to Thursday, 6pm to 10pm (except holidays). Students can participate in up to ten one-on-one tutoring sessions each evening. Study Buzz is an online self-help study service, available all day, every day. Students can test themselves, check their results, and see what they need to work on. Available 24/7. Charged Up for Math and Science is a “streamed video” lesson service that is available 24/7. Students can choose their course topic, watch the lessons, and get answers to commonly asked questions. Available 24/7. 2. Semester 2 Daily Physical Activity – Now is a good time to set up and use the DPA Tracker If you or your Students are having challenges tracking and reporting on Daily Physical Activity (DPA), with the start of Semester 2 approaching, now is the perfect time to get your school set up with the DPA Tracker Module on LearnNowBC! LearnNowBC’s DPA Tracker helps Students and Educators save time and reduce paper when tracking DPA. For more information please refer to our online resources: DPA Tracker for Students: http://www.learnnowbc.ca/services/DPALog/ DPA Tracker for Educators: http://www.learnnowbc.ca/educators/DPALog/ To find out more about how LearnNowBC can help your school manage DPA, please contact Mike Morin at mike.morin@vssociety.ca. 3. Elluminate Live! – Version 9.7 now available As a BC Educator, you have free access to Elluminate Live! at LearnNowBC.ca. Book your meeting now using Elluminate Live! 4. Professional Learning Opportunity – ERAC offers Copyright Essentials for Educators online Copyright Essentials for Educators is a short online course which teaches BC educators the basics of Canadian copyright law as it relates to the use of print, video, audio, and digital resources in a K-12 setting. This is a fully online, self-paced and self-directed course that should take 2.5 to 4 hours to complete. The course is aimed at ERAC contacts, managers, administrators, learning resource specialists, teacher-librarians, teachers, IT personnel, and anyone interested in learning about copyright in an educational setting. Cost: Student teachers: $50 BC educators who are ERAC members:$60 Non-ERAC members: $100 Visit the ERAC website for more information 5. News about the 2010 Online Conference – April 19-24, 2010 Join us at the first Spring Online Conference: 21st Century Learning & Sharing: Engaging for Success! This premier online event kicks off Monday, April 19, 2010 and concludes April 24, 2010. Choose from a variety of learning options—spend a little or a lot of time and help shape this conference to suit your needs. Keynote presenters include Alec Curos, Canadian social learning and Twitter guru, and Susan Patrick, President and CEO of iNACOL. Are you interested in presenting? Check the call for proposals. Would you like to moderate online? Check the call for volunteers. Finally, join us in CEET—the Community of Expertise in Educational Technology—for January and February events ranging from the new Math curriculum in January to a Moodle week on Math 2.0: Tools & Resources for 21st Century Learners. If you have any questions or would like to participate in the planning please send us an email at support@LearnNowBC.ca or knowoffice@knowplace.ca. 6. Links Sign-up for LearnNowBC Past issues of the LearnNowBC eBulletin and Jelly of the Month are now available online in PDF format 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. Resources available in these subject areas: English, French, Korean, Health & Career Education, Mathematics, Punjabi, Sciences, Social Studies, and Spanish Browse through the Homework Help websites – helpful websites for students, including: EBSCO Resources World Book Web Encyclopedia of BC eArticle: Open School BC celebrates 90 years of Distributed Learning programs in BC (PDF)

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LearnNowBC eBulletin – December 2009

December 2009 In this issue: News about the 2010 Conference BC Early Learning Framework – Training modules will be available online at LearnNowBC.ca Elluminate Live! – Version 9.7 available soon Live Tutor takes a break for the holidays – StudyBUZZ, Charged Up for Math and Science, and Homework are help still available 24/7 LearnNowBC Links 1. News about the 2010 Conference Spring Conference and Professional Development moves online! April 21 – 24, 2010 A collaborative group of educators and agencies including the Virtual School Society, KnowWeeks, BCELN, OSBC and others have come together to plan a series of online Pro-D events culminating in an online conference April 21 to 24, 2010. This series of online professional learning events will help fill the Pro-D gap.  Watch for more information about the online conference in the new year. In the meantime, if you have any questions or would like to participate in the planning please send us an email at support@LearnNowBC.ca or knowoffice@knowplace.ca. 2. BC Early Learning Framework – Training modules will be available online at LearnNowBC.ca The Ministry of Education, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Children and Family Development, has created two documents for early child educators: BC Early Learning Framework; and Understanding the British Columbia Early Learning Framework: From Theory to Practice. The British Columbia Early Learning Framework describes the vision, pedagogical principles, and key areas of learning for children birth to five years (before school entry). The BC Early Learning Framework Implementation Project is pleased to offer free online training for all BC early childhood educators. This training will be available online through LearnNowBC by the end of January 2010. For more information, please contact support@LearnNowBC.ca. 3. Elluminate Live! – Version 9.7 available soon Elluminate Live! Version 9.7 will soon be available to BC educators through LearnNowBC. Elluminate Live! V9.7 features: Support for 64-bit Windows operating systems with 64-bit JVMs. Support for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and Windows 7 (32 bit). A new Connection Speed setting of “Wireless (300 Kbps)” to better manage the user’s experience. Improvements to the Preferences panel where you will now see yellow highlighting in the preferences list to indicate there are changes that have not yet been applied. Within the Clip Art Library you will notice that the “Elluminate” tab has been renamed as the “Application” tab. Note that Elluminate will no longer run on Windows 95, 98, ME or NT.  Please be aware that Elluminate Live! has not supported these versions for several releases now, but with the release of Elluminate Live! 9.7, any users using these versions will no longer be able to do so. Book your meeting now using Elluminate Live! 4. Live Tutor takes a break for the holidays – StudyBUZZ, Charged Up for Math and Science, and Homework help are still available 24/7. LearnNowBC’s holiday tutoring update: LearnNowBC’s Live Tutoring service will be unavailable from December 18, 2009 until January 4, 2010, as our Live Tutors take a well-deserved break over the holidays. Live Tutor is normally available from Sunday to Thursday, 6pm to 10pm (except holidays). Students can participate in up to ten one-on-one tutoring sessions each evening. Study Buzz is an online self-help study service, available all day, every day. Students can test themselves, check their results, and see what they need to work on. Available 24/7. Charged Up for Math and Science is a “streamed video” lesson service that is available 24/7. Students can choose their course topic, watch the lessons, and get answers to commonly asked questions. Available 24/7. 5. LearnNowBC Links Sign-up for LearnNowBC Past issues of the LearnNowBC eBulletin are now available online in PDF format 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. Resources available in these subject areas: English, French, Korean, Health & Career Education, Mathematics, Punjabi, Sciences, Social Studies, and Spanish Browse through the Homework Help websites – helpful websites for students, including: EBSCO Resources World Book Web Encyclopedia of BC

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