Noam Chomsky: Power, Politics, and Propaganda

This is John Haas from Cerritos College. My Megaconference presentation was on Burma with the Buddhist monks. On Tuesday April 29th, Professor Noam Chomsky will videoconference with the Global Consortium from MIT. This global dialog will take place from 1:45a.m-3:00(EST). I have included a flier as an attachment. I would like to extend an invitation to anyone who might be interested. It would be great to have some locations outside of the U.S. for this global discussion on Power, Politics, and Propaganda. If you are interested please contact Bernice Watson a.s.a.p to run a tech test: watson@cerritos.edu. All other questions may be directed to me: jhaas@cerritos.edu or Profhaas@aol.com.

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky is a renowned professor of linguistics at MIT and is one of America’s most prominent political dissidents. He has authored over 90 books on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual history, international affairs, U.S. Foreign policy and propaganda and corporate media. His recent works include 9/11(Seven Stories Press, 2003), Pirates and Emperors, Old and New,(South End Press, 2003) and Power and Terror(Seven Stories Press). Other works include: Fateful Triangle(South End Press,1999), Chronicles of Dissent(Common Courage Press, 1992), Manufacturing Consent(Pantheon Books, 1988).

VC for Hope

On Wednesday, April 30th, students from over 50 schools around the Globe will be gathering via Video Conference to help raise awareness and funds for the building of a school for street children in Esteli, Nicaragua. Students will come together to listen to experts, debate issues, share personal stories, sing, dance, and celebrate and promote education, free of persecution and hardship. We will have a remote connection direct to the school in Esteli through which the students can interact directly with the kids for whom they are raising money.
For more information and registration, visit our web page, http://www.changeforchildren.org/vch/vch.html or contact Terry at, terry.godwaldt@epsb.ca.

INFOhio: Reports to Promote Your Library *FREE*

April 10, 2008

3:30-4:30 p.m.

FREE

Reports for public relations - Share ideas on what data to include in your annual reports to administrators, methods for obtaining that data, and ways to present the data effectively.

This session will focus on running SirsiDynix/INFOhio reports to obtain information such as circulation statistics, titles used in the library, average publication year of your collections, value of your collections and more.

Hear from INFOhio experts with SirsiDynix software, discuss unique situations and needs, and come away with some tools to promote your library program.

Presenters: Greg Perciak, Support Specialist, Library Systems, LNOCASuzanne Johnson-Varney, INFOhio Liaison, HCCA

Cost? Nothing!

Contact:
Melissa Higgs-Horwell
Curriculum Integration Coordinator
SCOCA
175 Beaver Creek Rd.
Piketon, OH 45661
800-634-8828
Cell: 740-352-6820
Fax: 740-289-2082
melissah@scoca-k12.org

Buckeye Bicentennial: Roots of American Music

The Roots of American Music (ROAM) will be hosting programs focusing on the "Buckeye Bicentennial" (grades K-5) and the Civil War, "Unchained: From Slavery to Reconstruction" (Middle School).
Join us for a celebration of America's heroes via distance learning and music. Roots of American Music is dedicated to ensuring that our diverse communities remain connected to the history and spirit of our country through preservation, performance and education using traditional American music.
Please share this information with your K-8 Social Studies and Music departments. Do not miss this great opportunity for your students to participate in FREE and great educational opportunity.
Schools interested in participating in this program should contact my office by April 10. Thank you. John R. Ramicone Director of Distance Learning Services-WVIZ/NOTA 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 phone: 216-916-6360 fax: 216-916-6361 email: jramicone@ideastream.org

Grades 9-12: At Your Service: How Government Works

How many chances does a high school student have to ask a direct question of the Governor of the State of Ohio or to pose a query to a state Supreme Court Justice? The answer: Few to None. Thanks to interactive video technology, WOSU is raising the odds for local schools. In collaboration with Instructional Technology Services of Central Ohio (ITSCO), WOSU has organized a series of four one-hour videoconferences via the Internet between state government officials and high school social studies classes. The project, At Your Service: How Government Works, will connect students with state leaders in a "live" discussion of how different branches of state government function; how they interact with each other; and their impact on issues affecting the citizens of the state.


The executive, legislative and judicial branches of government are represented in this series. The videoconferences are scheduled as follows:

Thursday, March 27 - 1:00 p.m. Supreme Court Justice Robert Cupp
Tuesday, April 1 - 11:00 a.m. Attorney General Marc Dann
Tuesday, April 1 - 1:00 p.m. Speaker of the House Jon Husted
Tuesday, April 8 - 11:30 a.m. Governor Ted Strickland

Schools that wish to participate in this exciting series of videoconferences should sign up with ITSCO by calling (614)-247-8400 or email at david@itsco.org

David Hayward, ITSCO
2400 Olentangy River Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210
614-247-8834

FREE: Grades 4-7 Ask An Author: A Loonie for Luck

Special Event Partnerships: Trent Evans, main character in, A Loonie for Luck

April 2, 12:00-1:00 EST (Group 1)

April 2, 1:30-2:30 EST (Group 2)

Cost: Free, compliments of Polycom, Inc.

Grades: 4-7
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.

A Loonie for Luck is the story of Trent Evans, the Edmonton Oilers icemaker, and how he became part of a wonderful fable at the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Required Book: A Loonie for Luck

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.

ASK Information
What is ASK?
Step-by-Step Process for Teachers
Making Your ASK Connection a Success

To request a free 15 min. video about the ASK process, email Jim Wenzloff at jwenzloff@misd.net. Or view online. QuickTime 30M. QuickTime 50M. (If this doesn't play, right click and choose Save Target As..., save the file to your desktop and play it from there.)
Books: You are responsible for acquiring copies of the book(s) for your students.

Remembrance through Three Voices

Wednesday, April 2nd at 9:15

The Virtual School will “broadcast” a special live Holocaust remembrance performance from Hume Fogg Academic Magnet School on Wednesday, April 2nd at 9:15. The program will run 45-50 minutes. This special videoconference has spaces for only SIX schools, so register soon. We plan to do “test” calls and a “run through” of the program on Friday, March 28 at 9:00, so we hope that you can register early and then join us for this test connection.
This program is part of Hume Fogg’s Scholars in Residence Program. The performance/program is called Remembrance through Three Voices and will feature these three voices: a Holocaust survivor’s story; then, one telling the story of Olivier Messiaen, the composer of the Quartet for the End of Time; and then a few movements of the Quartet for the End of Time will be performed by Alias, classical musicians from the Nashville Symphony. Messiaen wrote the Quartet for the End of Time while captive in a German interment camp.

Register online at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm

Series: Witnesses and Voices of the Holocaust
Topic: Remembrance through Three Voices
Date: WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2008
Target Audience: Students in grades 5 -12 (and limited to only SIX schools)
Time: one session at 9:15 AM (CENTRAL time zone)
Format: 45 - 50 minutes
Cost: $75 per site
Registration: Register online at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm
Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email Chandra at chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu