************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** From: "EDTECH Editor-Eiffert" <edadmin5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <EDTECH@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 09:38:43 -0500 Subject: PROF DEV: This Week At TAPPED IN February 16, 2003 From: BJ Berquist <berquist@xxxxxx> After School Online (ASO) is a forum for educators. The scheduled events, designed for professional development, are open to everyone in the TAPPED IN community and all guests. This week's featured events for ESL/EFL teachers and learners include the Saturday and Sunday WebHeads and a Sunday EuroLang discussion on using Viv@, a virtual interactive village. Monday starts the school week with the Tech Leaders' Forum on Staff Development and a new Special Ed group for ADHD. Tuesday is JigsawHelper with Fred Steinbrenner and The Big 6 with Ferdi Serim. Wednesday is Lesley Farmer's Targeting Librarians! on the topic of information literacy. Donna Hendry's Language Arts Forum topic on Wednesday is Dr. Seuss. Thursday's Alternative/Correctional Ed Group topic on Gangs will have some special guests from Bajito Onda, Heads on Fire, and The National Major Gang Task Force. Also, on Thursday Sheree Rensel will lead the National Board Certification discussion group. Go to the url below each event for descriptions of the individual events. Don't forget the tours and tips sessions if you're new to TAPPED IN or if you want to find out how to get an archived transcript from an event that you missed because of a time zone conflict or a busy schedule. There are tours scheduled to fit most time zones. Print out this weekly schedule as a quick reference to what's happening. Login at http://www.tappedin.org. If you are new to TAPPED IN, please login 10 minutes before the ASO event is scheduled to begin. This will allow the helpdesk volunteers to get you where you need to be. Get a monthly view and description of the events online at our Time-Zone Friendly Calendar: http://www.tappedin.org/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar.cgi ************************************************************************** "DOMINO" - MULTI - CULTURAL RESOURCE - Book and Cassette Traditional Children's Songs, Proverbs, and Culture From the U.S.V.I. 60 Traditional Children's Songs, Games, Proverbs 45 minute Live Sound Field Recording from the American Virgin Islands Cross Curricular, Interdisciplinary, BLACK HISTORY MONTH http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/GuavaberryBooks/Domino/_DOMINO_.html ************************************************************************** ================================================================= Saturday, February 15 * Writing for Webheads: World friendship thru lang. learning 8:00-9:00am PST/11:00-12 noon EST/16:00-17:00 GMT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/feb03.html#lang * TAPPED IN Tours and Tips 11:00am-12pm PDT/2:00-3:00pm EDT/18:00-19:00 GMT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/feb03.html#TI ------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, February 16 * Writing for Webheads: World friendship thru lang. learning 4:00-5:00am PST/7:00-8:00am EST/12:00-13:00 GMT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/feb03.html#lang * Euro Language Teachers Forum: The Viv@ Project 1:00-2:00pm PST/4:00-5:00pm EST/21:00-22:00 GMT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/feb03.html#lang ------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, February 17 * Technology Leaders' Forum - Staff Development 5:00-6:00pm PST/8:00-9:00pm EST http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/feb03.html#teched * NEW! Special Ed Forum: ADHD 6:00-7:00 PST/9:00-10:00pm EST http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/feb03.html#special ------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, February 18 * Oz-Time Tours and Tips/Campfire Meeting 0:00-1:00am PST/3:00-4:00am EST/8:00-9:00 GMT/7:00-8:00 AEDT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/feb03.html#TI * TAPPED IN Tours and Tips 2:30-3:30pm PST/5:30-6:30pm EST/22:30-23:30 GMT * Jigsaw Helper: Using the Jigsaw Method with the Web 5:00-6:00pm PST/8:00-9:00pm EST http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/feb03.html#online * The Big6: Moving Every Child Ahead 6:00-7:00pm PST/9:00-10:00pm EST http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/feb03.html#class ------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, February 19 * Targeting Librarians! Information Literacy 4:30-6:00pm PST/7:30-9:00pm EST http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/feb03.html#library * Language Arts Forum: Dr. Seuss 5:00-6:00pm PST/8:00-9:00pm EST http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/feb03.html#laarts ------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, February 20 * Alt/Correctional Ed Forum: Gangs 5:00-6:00pm PST/8:00-9:00pm EST http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/feb03.html#alted * National Board Teacher Certification Forum 6:00-7:00pm PST/9:00-10:00pm EST http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/feb03.html#cert ------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, February 22 * Writing for Webheads: World friendship thru lang. learning 8:00-9:00am PST/11:00-12 noon EST/16:00-17:00 GMT ------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, February 23 * Writing for Webheads: World friendship thru lang. learning 4:00-5:00am PST/7:00-8:00am EST/12:00-13:00 GMT * Euro Language Teachers Forum: The Viv@ Project 1:00-2:00pm PST/4:00-5:00pm EST/21:00-22:00 GMT ================================================================= Respectfully submitted, BJ Berquist Associate Educator, TAPPED IN mailto:bjb@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.tappedin.org/info/members/bj.html --- Edtech Archives, posting guidelines and other information are at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb Please include your name, email address, and school or professional affiliation in each posting. ************************************************************** The Net Happenings mailing list is a service of Educational CyberPlayGround - http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** Linking and Announcements For Net Happenings are provided by http://www.EricWard.com and http://www.URLwire.com ************************************************************** If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or would like to sponsor the Net Happenings service - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html> Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Change Email Preferences - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html> **************************************************************