CILC eNote - June 2009

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Tips for Site Coordinators – September 2009

Creating Global Connections and Collaborations
Want to find partners outside of the U.S.A.?
Go to the Videoconferencing Site Directory and click on View All Organizations Outside of the USA. Clicking on the hyperlink for each site name will take you to contact information.

Want to find a collaboration posted by a site from outside of the U.S.A.?
Go to the Collaboration Center and click on View all Collaborations from Educators Outside of the USA. Clicking on the collaboration title will take you to contact information.

Highlighting Three Site Coordinators from Outside the U.S.A.

	Samuel Martins: Portugal Job Title: Multimedia Developer Organization: The University of Porto Best Practice in Videoconferencing To captivate the innovative teachers to involve them in videoconferencing projects and to share that experience within the academic community.
	Virginia (Ginger) Jewell: Saudi Arabia Job Title: Director-IT Support Services Organization: KAUST Schools Best Practices in Videoconferencing Plan, plan, plan. We use a VCT request form on which teachers must state the standard to be taught and the goal expected. Then we find suitable matches. We use a checklist for the entire process from book your room, to prep your kids, to post VCT survey.
	Karen Davidson Taylor: Ontario, Canada Job Title: Outreach Education Coordinator Organization: Royal Botanical Gardens Best Practices in Videoconferencing Our motivation for using videoconferencing is to help students and teachers become more aware of their connection to plants in their daily lives. We always look for ways to make the presentation contents relevant to their location, inspiring them to explore their own local environment and get in touch with nature.

NOTE:
If you are a Site Coordinator from outside the U.S.A. who would like to be highlighted, I invite you to email me for an easy to complete template. Deadline for completed templates is October 12, 2009. Dawn

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