************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** To: WWWEDU <wwwedu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, From: BJ Berquist <berquist@xxxxxx> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 06:02:06 -0400 Subject: [WWWEDU] PROF DEV: This Week At TAPPED IN April 13, 2003 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. You can get a sneak preview of the new system (dubbed TI2) in some of the ASO sessions this month including several TI2 Tours and Tips. This week's featured events for ESL/EFL teachers and learners include the Saturday and Sunday WebHeads and a Sunday EuroLang discussion with guest speaker Kajetan Rodak. If you're interested in becoming a Helpdesk Volunteer for TAPPED IN, then mark your calendar for Monday or Friday's Watercooler Confab. Tuesday brings the new Publishing Your Work, JigsawHelper, and the Big6 with Ferdi Serim. Language Arts continues the discussion of online books on Wednesday. Thursday is packed with the Benkyoukai, Library of Congress Learning Pages, WebQuests and Blogging, WebTools, and the Special Education Forum...wow! Events marked (TI2) will be held in the TI2 system. ********************** Check out the new TI2 at http://www.tappedin.org/beta. For TI1 events login at http://www.tappedin.org. ********************** NOTE: If you are a member of TAPPED IN, your current user name and password WILL NOT WORK in TAPPED IN, Version 2 (TI2). You must sign up for a new account! ********************** 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 ================================================================= Sunday, April 13 * Writing for Webheads: World friendship thru lang. learning 5:00-6:00am PDT/8:00-9:00am EDT/12:00-13:00 GMT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/apr03.html#lang * Euro Language Teachers Forum - Job Swap: an Intercultural Experience 1:00-2:00pm PDT/4:00-5:00pm EDT/20:00-21:00 GMT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/apr03.html#lang Much has been said about the advantages of collaborative projects for students. What about teachers? Find out what it was like to swap classes with an Austrian colleague for a week and how both the involved teachers and students benefited from the exchange. ------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, April 14 * WaterCooler Confab: HelpDesk Volunteers in TI2 (TI2) 2:30-3:30pm PDT/5:30-6:30pm EDT/21:30-22:30 GMT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/ti2apr03.html#TI2 ------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, April 15 * Oz-Time Tours and Tips/Campfire Meeting 2:00-3:00am PDT/5:00-6:00am EDT/21:00-22:00 GMT/7:00-8:00 AEST * TI2 Tours and Tips (TI2) 2:30-3:30pm PDT/5:30-6:30pm EDT/21:30-22:30 GMT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/ti2apr03.html#TI2 * Publishing Your Work 4:00-5:00pm PDT/7:00-8:00pm EDT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/apr03.html#teched * Jigsaw Helper: Using the Jigsaw Method with the Web 5:00-6:00pm PDT/8:00-9:00pm EDT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/apr03.html#online * The Big6: Moving Every Child Ahead (TI2) 6:00-7:00pm PDT/9:00-10:00pm EDT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/ti2apr03.html#class2 ------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, April 16 * Language Arts Forum: Spring Books 5:00-6:00pm PDT/8:00-9:00pm EDT * Alt/Correctional Ed Forum (TI2) [This session has been rescheduled for Monday, April 21] http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/ti2apr03.html#alted2 ------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, April 17 * Benkyoukai: Japanese Proficiency Tools 3:00-4:00pm PDT/6:00-7:00pm EDT/22:00-23:00 GMT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/apr03.html#lang * WebQuests and Blogging (TI2) 4:00-5:00pm PDT/7:00-8:00pm EDT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/ti2apr03.html#teched2 * LOC Learning Page: We the People 5:00-6:00pm PDT/8:00-9:00pm EDT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/apr03.html#class * WebTools (TI2) 5:00-6:00pm PDT/8:00-9:00pm EDT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/ti2apr03.html#teched2 * Special Ed Forum: Myths and Realities 6:00-7:00pm PDT/9:00-10:00pm EDT http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/apr03.html#special ------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, April 18 * WaterCooler Confab: HelpDesk Volunteers in TI2 (TI2) 5:00-6:00am PDT/8:00-9:00am EDT/12:00-13:00 GMT ------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, April 19 * Writing for Webheads: World friendship thru lang. learning 9:00-10:00am PST/12 noon-1:00pm EST/16:00-17:00 GMT * TAPPED IN Tours and Tips 11:00am-12pm PDT/2:00-3:00pm EDT/18:00-19:00 GMT ------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, April 20 * Writing for Webheads: World friendship thru lang. learning 5:00-6:00am PDT/8:00-9:00am EDT/12:00-13:00 GMT ================================================================= Respectfully submitted, BJ Berquist Associate Educator, TAPPED IN mailto:bjb@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.tappedin.org/info/members/bj.html ************************************************************************** INTEGRATE THE ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CLASSROOM Do you need resources that will help your teachers use art and technology using, dance, folktales, geometry, digital photography, poetry, story telling, video production, writing, cartoons, and more? <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Arts/curriculum.html> ************************************************************************** WWWEDU, The Web and Education Mailing List To access the archive, please visit the list homepage: http://edwebproject.org/wwwedu.html <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> Net Happenings,K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters, New-list http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/TheMall/Home_TheMall.asp SERVICES http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>