For more
information about the MACUL Conference, visit the
MACUL
web site.
Videoconference
equipment for these sessions graciously provided
by Polycom.
High Speed Bandwidth and Internet2 connectivity
provided by Merit.
TWICE
sessions are in room W2-66.
Thursday
Events
How
Can a Sea Cow Enhance Your Teaching?
Kim Randolph, Teacher, Port Huron Area School
District, and Terry Harrington, Assistant Director
of Education Technology, St. Clair County RESA
10:00-11:00 a.m.
There's a world of opportunities available that
help bring a teacher's instruction to life. In this
session, we'll connect to Mote Marine Laboratories
in Florida and demonstrate how videoconferencing
adds to student learning in science and literature.
We'll also provide resources for you to implement
this technology in your classroom.
Eighth
Grade Science Students Work with NASA
Anders Hill, Teacher, Missaukee
County Public Schools
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Experience a videoconference with NASA and
learn how you can connect your students via distance.
NASA scientists and engineers will provide opportunities
for your students to work and learn together.
Talk with Anders Hill, a teacher who connects eighth
grade students with NASA.
Places
to Go, People to Meet, Things to Do
Keith Sadlier, Teacher, Utica Community
Schools and TWICE Board Member
2:30-3:30 p.m.
New videoconference equipment? Feel like you're
all dressed up with no place to go and no funds
to get there? Come discover resources to find places
to go, people to meet, and things to do. Hear about
where to find videoconference projects, how to create
your own, and how to locate partners.
Learning
About Great Lakes Native People with Cranbrook
Charlon Franke, Teacher, Fraser Public Schools
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Participate as a student in a videoconference program
with Cranbrook. This program is designed to reinforce
curricula focusing on Michigan history. Learn about
the government and economics of Native Peoples of
the Great Lakes through hands-on activities. Learn
about the other videoconferencing programs that
Cranbrook offers.
Friday
Events
Read
Around the Planet: Celebrate Reading!
Linda McConville, Teacher, St. Joseph Public
Schools, and Janine Lim, Instructional Technology
Consultant, Berrien County ISD
8:30-9:30 a.m.
TWICE annually coordinates a videoconference
celebration of reading. This project provides an
opportunity for K-12 classes around the world to
present and share celebrations of reading. Classes
are matched based on grade level, time selected,
and type of connection. Learn about the project
and watch two classrooms interact.
Slime
Time, Cold Critters, and Water Wonders
Michael Maison, Media/Technology Coordinator,
St. Clair County RESA, and Danielle Letter, Distance
Learning Coordinator, Bridgeport-Spaulding Community
School District
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Join Danielle Letter, Distance Learning Coordinator
at Bridgeport-Spaulding Community Schools, as she
outlines the first-rate videoconference programs
offered at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. Folks
from AAHOM will also join us to discuss current
and future programs. We will also show some program
highlights.
Getting
the Most Out of Your Distance Learning Program
Aaron Schippert, Saginaw ISD and
Mike Maison, St. Clair RESA
11:30-12:30 p.m.
Building and maintaining a successful distance learning
program takes vision, planning, and marketing. Learn
how to get the most out of your distance learning
program as we talk with some experts in the field.
TWICE
Annual Meeting
12:45-2:00 p.m.
TWICE Board
TWICE Regular Members, join us for an information
meeting and lunch. By Member Invitation Only.
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