Grades: 2-4 Nothing but Trouble

Special Event Partnerships: SueStauffacher, Nothing But Trouble

March 12, 12:00-1:00 EST (Group 1)

March 12, 1:30-2:30 EST (Group 2)

Cost: Free, compliments of Polycom, Inc.

Grades: 2-4 Live and archive streaming: Visit streaming.bcisd.org and login (polycom) and password (special) to access the live streaming or the archive. Partners: Author coordination/liaison: Elaine Shuck, Polycom, Inc. and Sue Porter, Web registration: Janine Lim, Berrien County ISD, Bridging: Arnie Comer, Macomb ISD. ASK (“Authors Specialist and Knowledge”) is an organized process that provides students with the opportunity to interview an author or a subject specialist in the topic they are reading about in a novel. The program uses excellent literature, journal writing and interviewing to promote reading for understanding. Required Book: Nothing But Trouble Register by completing the online form.

Berrien County Intermediate School District
711 St. Joseph Avenue
Berrien Springs MI 49103
269.471.7725

Grades: 7-12 Interview with Ben Carson

Special Event Partnerships: Ben Carson
ASK: Interview with Ben Carson
February 12, 2008; 12:00-1:00 EST
Required Voice Conference Call
TBD Test Call: February 8, 2:00 EST Cost: Free, compliments of Polycom, Inc. Targeted Grade Level: Middle & high school Live streaming: Visit streaming.bcisd.org and login (polycom) and password (special) to access the
live streaming. Partners: Speaker coordination/liaison & facilitation: Elaine Shuck, Polycom, Inc., Event coordination:Janine Lim, Berrien County ISD, Bridging: Berrien County ISD
Required Book: Gifted Hands Web Links
z Benjamin Carson, MD Online Bioz Carson Scholars Fund
Register by completing the online form. Please make sure you can commit to the work necessary to prepare for this program before registering your class. Questions? Email sporter4@comcast.net.
Required Preparation Lesson Plan
Participating Interactive Sites
1 Benton Harbor Freshman Academy, MI
2 Macomb ISD
3 South Dakota
4 Open
5 Open
6 Open
7 Open

8 Open
View only will be available via web streaming.

© Berrien County Intermediate School District • 711 St. Joseph Ave, Berrien Springs, MI 49103 • (269) 471• 7725
http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/ASK/Partnerships/BenCarson.htm
10/10/2007

Grades: 9-12 Setting & Achieving Goals

Special Event Partnerships: BillHyche, Setting and Achieving Goals
November 15, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EST (8 slots)
Cost: Free, compliments of Polycom, Inc.
Grades: 9th – 12th
Live and archive streaming: Visit streaming.bcisd.org and login (polycom) and password (special) to access the live streaming or the archive.
Partners: Author coordination/liaison: Elaine Shuck, Polycom, Inc. and Sue Porter, Web registration: Janine Lim, Berrien County ISD, Bridging: Arnie Comer, Macomb ISD.
Description
“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will do.” Wizard of Oz Join us for this exciting and rewarding discussion on goal-setting and discover:

Why should I set goals?
How to set goals that both inspire me and are attainable

How to effectively plan and live out the goals that I have set
Register by completing the online form. Please make sure you can commit to the work necessary to prepare for this program before registering your class. Questions? Email sporter4@comcast.net.
November 15, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EST (8 slots)

1 Berrien County, MI
2 Macomb ISD, MI
3 South Dakota
4 Open
5 Open
6 Open
7 Open
8 Open

Berrien County Intermediate School District

711 St. Joseph Avenue

Berrien Springs MI 49103

269.471.7725

Community Videoconferencing Program

Student Created Community Content Contest
Organize a team of middle or high school students and create an engaging and dynamic videoconference content program about your community to be offered to classrooms nationally. This standards based project seeks to tap into the creative nature of students as they look at their community with new eyes and explore ways to share their findings with others using videoconferencing and technology as a resource. Deadline for Student Content Program Proposals - November 1, 2007For more information and project details visit http://kc3.cilc.org/
Contact Bev at bmattocks@cilc.org or (765) 435-2360

Grades: K-12 Battelle for Kids

We have a few remaining spots for the upcoming video conference from “Battelle for Kids”. Session details follow. If you would like to register, please call or email me to register. Spaces will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Date: October 17th (10:00a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)Target Audience: AdministratorsSession Title/Description:“PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES 101”Teachers are often their own best resource for professional development. However, this cannot be accomplished in isolation. Learn how to begin the necessary conversation with teachers and teacher leaders in order to form a collaborative culture. Join Diane Stultz, Battelle for Kids, and participate in a readiness gap analysis that may drive your plan for establishing productive PLCs and hear of creative ways time is found for these groups within a school day. Connections are free to any “MVESC Professional Learning Community (ALPCO) Members”, and $60.00 per site for non-members. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Thanks Leslie CharlesDistance Learning Manager Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center205 North 7th StreetZanesville, Ohio 43701740.452.4518 ext 133lcharles@mvesc.k12.oh.uswww.mvesc.k12.oh.us/tap/

Internet Safety Videoconference

Free videoconference on Internet Safety
Free Sexual Predator Video Conference
Presented by the OSBA Insurance Trust
and the Westerville Police Department
OSBA will be broadcasting a free presentation by the Westerville Police Department live from Westerville's Central High School on October 17th from 6-9pm. The presentation will be available via eTech Ohio's video conferencing bridge, as well as streamed online through the OSBA web site.
Westerville PD will demonstrate live the dangers of online chat communities and social sites - showing how easy children can be taken advantage of - and offer tips for safe practices while online.
Plan now to rally your community to watch this live distance learning broadcast in your district. Districts, ESCs and ITC are encouraged to host this presentation. Registration for this event can occur on the eTech website.
Contact Jeff Chambers at j_chambers@osba-ohio.org for more information.
Jim Vincent
SPARCC Office
2100 38th St. N.W.
Canton, Ohio 44709
Jim.vincent@email.sparcc.org
330-492-8136

Grades: 10-12 Tool for Real-Time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills

Join us for the first of the fall series of free interactive video conference professional
development workshops for teachers, librarians, curriculum coordinators, guidance
counselors, and technology coordinators. CEU certificates will be provided.
TRAILS
September 27, 3:30-4:30
The Tool for Real-Time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (TRAILS)
is an online tool which can be used to measure students' information seeking
abilities. It is a free. online test of multiple-choice questions assessing a
variety of information literacy skills appropriate for high school students.
The assessment is funded by ILILE.
Participants will learn how to create and manage an online account on
theTRAILS site and how the assessments and their results can be used to
help plan and evaluate collaborative lessons aligned with content standards.
Hear others discuss their uses of the tests as well.
For more information on TRAILS go to http://www.trails-9.org/
Presenter: Paula Baco, Library Media Specialist, Trumbull Career and
Technical Center
To schedule this video conference email Melissa Higgs-Horwell, Distance Learning Coordinator at the SCOCA ITC,
melissah@scoca-k12.org,with your contact information, video conference contact person, site name, DID number
and troubleshooting phone number. Or fax the form below to
740-289-2082, attention Melissa
School Building: ________________________ District:_________________________
Address: _____________________________ City: ________________Zip:_________
Person coordinating the videoconference: _______________________________________
E-mail address: ______________________________________________
Phone number at the site: (_____)_______________
ATM DID number: _________________________ Or IP Address _________________________
Name of system on state database ______________________________________________
Please note: We will send confirmation, connection information, handouts, evaluation
forms, and participation certificates to the person coordinating the
videoconference. If there are any additional questions, please contact
Melissa Higgs-Horwell, melissah@scoca-k12.org, phone: 800-634-8828