K12> Prof. Dev: This Week at Tapped In (March 28-April 3)
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Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:36:09 -0500
From: EDTECH Editor-Eiffert <edadmin5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Prof. Dev: This Week at Tapped In (March 28-April 3)
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From: berquist <berquist@xxxxxx>
Join the Webheads TESOL/ESL/EFL/ELL community on Saturday for Writing
for Webheads (students) and Sunday for Webheads in Action (teachers).
Make sure to mark your calendars for Bernie Dodge's WebQuests in the
Developing World on Thursday! In addition to the Webheads, Sunday, April
4 also includes the School Administrators Forum on Ed Tech (SAFE-T) with
Charles Merritt. Tours of the many new features of Tapped In are
scheduled for a variety of time zones on most Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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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. All Calendar events will be
held in the ASO room unless otherwise noted in the description. Featured
Passageways in TI Reception has a link to the ASO and most other
conference rooms. As always, please login to Tapped In
http://www.tappedin.org 10 minutes before the ASO event is scheduled to
begin to allow us to help you get where you need to be. Click on the
event on the web calendar at
http://ti2.sri.com/tappedin/do/CalendarAction to read the complete
descriptions of the individual topics. A new feature on the calendar
allows you to enter the room where the event will be held directly from
the event description on the calendar.
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View the Tapped In calendar of ASO events at:
http://ti2.sri.com/tappedin/do/CalendarAction You can set the calendar
to your time zone to see events in your times.
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Saturday, March 27
* Writing for Webheads
8:00-9:00am PST
The Writing for Webheads focus is on students interacting online. Join
Maggi Doty every Saturday in Tapped In Reception at 16:00 GMT.
http://sites.hsprofessional.com/vstevens/files/efi/webheads.htm
* Tapped In Tips and Tricks
4:00-5:00pm PST
Join one of the Tapped In HelpDesk volunteers to learn about the
fabulous features of TI2. This tour and Q&A session will start in the
Reception room of the Tapped In system.
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Sunday, March 28
* Webheads in Action
4:00-6:00am PST
The focus of Webheads in Action is on teacher professional development
and forming communities of practice with CMC tools. Join Vance Stevens
every Sunday in Tapped In Reception at noon GMT (for two hours).
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Monday, March 29
* National Board Certification Support Group
4:30-5:30pm PST
Whether you are a National Board certified teacher, a candidate for
certification, or just interested in learning more, please welcome back
Gayle Britt, NBCT, and join the NBC discussion in the On Tap Cafe to
share information and support each other.
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Tuesday, March 30
* Oz-Time Tours and Tips/Campfire Meeting
00:00midnight-01:00am PST
This tour, led by Dianne Allen, is offered at a time zone friendly hour
for Pacific Rim and Oz members and guests.
* Tapped In Tips and Tricks
2:30-3:30pm PST
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Wednesday, March 31
* WebQuests in the Developing World
4pm PST
One rationale for teaching with WebQuests is to deal with change through
self-directed learning. The importance of those skills is even more
obvious in the developing world where the pace of change is even faster.
How can the model be adapted for use in places where there are few
computers and slow connectivity? Join Bernie Dodge in the ASO to share
ideas and hear what a global organization has to say about this.
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Friday, April 2
* Tapped In Monthly Maintenance
8:30-9:00am PST
System unavailable (monthly maintenance) for 30 minutes
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Saturday, April 3
* Writing for Webheads
8:00-9:00am PST
* Tapped In Tips and Tricks
4:00-5:00pm PST
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Daylight Savings Time Begins (US)
Sunday, April 4
* Webheads in Action
5:00-7:00am PDT
* School Administrators Forum on Ed Tech (SAFE-T)
4:00-5:00pm PDT
Join Charles Merritt during this forum to discuss issues of technology
use in schools from the managers' perspective (scenarios and policy
discussions). All are welcome to join us in the ASO room.
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Respectfully submitted,
BJ Berquist
Associate Educator, TAPPED IN
bjb@xxxxxxxxxxxx
http://tappedin.org/tappedin/web/staff/bj.jsp
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