Thanks to Kathy Kraemer at TIES for passing on the following to me. If you know of an innovative educator, please pass this on to them. I think that videoconferencing can be such a great tool in the classroom.
I am sad to report that in Dublin my kids don’t have computer class anymore – and the old school in MN didn’t seem to take advantage of opportunities like this.
Greetings (and apologies for cross-posting)!
It’s time to start networking with videoconferencing colleagues for projects and events this school year.
Start your year off by registering for TWICE’s new Collaborations Around the Planet. “The more people you know, the more videoconferences you can do!”Collaborations Around the Planet is a large scale global directory and professional network of educators for videoconferencing project collaboration. TWICE, in partnership with Polycom, created this tool on the new registration database for Read Around the Planet (www.twice.cc/read/). TWICE is Michigan’s K12 videoconference organization.
While the site is hosted by TWICE, the tool is open to and designed for all educators using videoconferencing, just like Read Around the Planet.
There are two URLs for the website:
http://projects.twice.cc/
www.polycom.com/education/PCATPRegister for a new account. Or, if you participated in Read Around the Planet 2007, use the Forgot Password link to reactivate your account. Add websites to your profile, a picture of yourself, and click My Projects to check off big videoconference events you’ve participated in to receive badges & stars next to your name. Search to find friends and build your videoconferencing network.
Come November, you’ll use this same collaboration tool to manage your participation in Read Around the Planet.
As most of you know, RAP is TWICE’s signature event, celebrating reading by connecting classes around the planet.Share this flyer with your local videoconference coordinators and interested teachers:
www.twice.cc/CAPFlyer.pdfQuestions? Need assistance? Contact Sue Porter at sue@twice.cc.
Janine