Archive for January, 2008
February NPAECT Dinner Meeting
On February 19th at IU5 in Edinboro, NPAECT will meet, starting with an included light dinner at 5:30 PM. The evening presentation will focus on Video/Webconferencing and a web-based free Learning Management System called Moodle.
Please register by February 15th. (Register here)
Engaged students…Learning without bells…Fieldtrips without buses (or fuel)…New ways to provide learning opportunities for professional development and students…Classrooms that reach beyond the school walls…Sound interesting???
Video/Web Conferencing-Field Trips without Buses…by Katy Wolfrom, IU5
Experience video/web conferencing hands-on:
- “teacher favorite” sites like museums and zoos
- best practices for video/web conferencing
- resources to identify high-quality video/web conference experiences
- guidelines to enhance the value of each “virtual” visit
Moodle LMS-Learning available 24/7…by Kyli Sitterley, PENNCREST
Moodle is a learning management system:
- post assignments, documents, web links
- student sharing with forums, journals, quizzes
- available at school or home- web-based and interactive- free
- quick to learn and manage
Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend! Don’t worry if you are not yet a member of NPAECT. You can complete the membership process at the meeting and be ready for a year of learning and collaboration.
Please join us and share with other educators, technology specialists and interested community members as we explore the opportunities that these resources bring to us and today’s students.
Register for the dinner-meeting here or under Program Schedule.
March Meeting Date Saver
Saturday, March 29th 8:00-5:00
- Full day meeting/conference
- Refreshments included
- Act 48 hours available
- Lots of session choices- Save the date!
February NPAECT Meeting Date Saver
The February meeting of the NPAECT will be held on February 19th at IU5 in Edinboro. The program is still under development. Dinner will begin at 5:30 followed by a short business meeting. The program will begin immediately after the meeting. More information and registration will be available at this site by January 28th. Please check back and plan to join us.
CONNECT…COMMUNICATE…COLLABORATE WITH NPAECT
