February's Technology Liaisons Meeting

Please Register for February's monthly meeting.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
OETR: Computer Liaison Meetings: Staten Island & South Brooklyn - February 2010 (Bay Ridge ISC)
Location: Bay Ridge ISC 4th Floor Conference Room
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
OETR: Computer Liaison Meetings: Staten Island & South Brooklyn - February 2010 (Staten Island ISC)
Location: Petrides Complex Staten Island (Building A Room 118)
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Friday, February 05, 2010 - 08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
OETR: Computer Liaison Meetings: Staten Island & South Brooklyn - February 2010 (Flatlands ISC)
Location: Flatlands ISC (Room 134)
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January Technology Liaison Meeting Agenda

• 8:30 - 9:00 Intros and News from OET
• 9:00 - 9:45 Using Our Ning Forum
  Post a strategy you have used successfully to support teachers in content area instruction
  Comment upon the strategy of at least 2 other participants
  Whole group discussion
  How can virtual forum conversations be a helpful technique with students?
  Is there a place for virtual conversations within your school?
• 9:45 - 10:30 Today's Objectives: To create a virtual network for you to use with your staff. The purpose of creating a ning is to establish a platform to collaberate with colleagues within your building without leaving your classroom.
  Design is Essential
  Good Ning vs. Bad Ning (Let's look for some examples)
  Ning Guidelines
  Educational Networking
  Compiling criteria for an effective ning
  Posting to the found Ning
• 10:30 - 10:45 Bio-break
• 10:45 - 11:45 Creating your Ning based on your research to be show cased before lunch
• 11:45 - 12:30 Lunch
• 12:30 - 1:30 Resourcing
  Invite your staff to your Ning
  Using ARIS Connect
  Using Outlook
  Invite your Technology Liaison Colleagues to your Ning
  Creating Differentiated Groups within your Ning
• 1:30 - 2:15 Ning Showcase - Share your hard work
• 2:15 - 2:30 Evaluation

Virtual Campus opens its doors to all NYC Educators

Virtual Campus opens its doors to all NYC educators for blended learning opportunities. The offerings are part of a new initiative to introduce online learning as a vehicle for professional development in the Department of Education. These online learning opportunities will begin January 13, 2010 and last for six weeks:

• Differentiating Instruction to Accommodate Learning Styles


• Proportional Reasoning


• Science 2.0: Using Web Tools to Promote Inquiry-Based Science


• Transforming the Classroom with Project-Based Learning

These are no charge learning opportunities; registration is on a first come first serve basis. Blended Learning Opportunities have at least one face-to-face or real-time session and the balance of the work is completed online and facilitated by NYCDOE educators. Visit the Virtual Campus to register:

http://virtualcampus.me

For more information, please contact eLearning Services via email at elearning@schools.nyc.gov.