CILC eNote - October 2009

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Tips for Site Coordinators – October 2009

Dear Site Coordinator,
Earlier this month I sent an email through the CILC Videoconferencing Site Coordinators NING asking members to share a BEST experience or practice related to videoconferencing.

I would like to thank Linda and Erica for the wonderful responses you see below!

We have redesigned e-Note this year to make it quicker to read and easier to share.
For the November Issue, I am looking for a 2-3 sentence paragraph that describes an event that has made you thankful for videoconferencing. As always, please include your job title, organization, and a jpeg of yourself.

Hope you enjoy!
Sincerely,
Dawn

Linda Ash: Memphis, Tennessee

Email Linda Ash

Job Title: Director of Distance Learning Organization: St.Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School Best Practice in Videoconferencing The Scholastic Magazine (weekly) highlights current events. Using this tool, my two schools and a school in Louisiana are meeting to discuss, debate and collaborate about the current events they read. Best Experience in Videoconferencing A 5th grader in Las Vegas has immune deficiency disease and is home schooled by her mom. Since she needed help in math, our 5th grade math class connects with her several days a week. It is making a tremendous difference for this little girl!

Erica Sopha: Bronx, New York

Email Erica Sopha

Job Title: Distance Learning Coordinator Organization: The Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo Best Practices in Videoconferencing We use live video cameras in our Madagascar exhibit to teach students about lemurs. The cameras I control remotely with a joystick from my studio allow students to observe the lemurs more closely than they would be able to if they actually came to the zoo. We zoom in close enough to inspect the lemurs' fingernails and sometimes we even watch ants march up and down the spiny plants in the exhibit!

Partnering in the CILC NING for Site Coordinators

Are you

• just beginning to use videoconferencing?
• trying to revive the use of videoconferencing?
• experienced in any aspect of using videoconferencing?
• somewhere in the middle?

Why not find a personal partner in the CILC NING? In addition to using videoconferencing, the following NING features can help you find and continue a partnership:

• Chat
• Create a Blog
• Discussion Board/Forum
• Post events
• Upload videos
• Upload photos

As always, CILC is only an email or phone call away.
Dawn Colavita 866-474-5226