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Video-conference Integration Training 2001
261 Teachers Participate in Training
During the summer
of 2001, Project VIEW hosted the first of several summer
institutes. Between July 9th and August 30th,
261teachers from fifty-two schools
within New York State
participated in the Video-Conference Integration Training
program. The program, focusing on the integration of
videoconference programs into standards-based curriculum was
instructed by Diane Wilkinson, Project VIEW's Instructional
Technology Coordinator.
The summer
training included a number of components including:
- Interactive
Videoconference Demonstrations
- Strategies for
an Effective Interactive Videoconference
- Making the
Content Connection
- Showcasing of
Content Provider Connections which included the Albany
Institute of History and Art, the Ocean Institute, Buffalo
Zoo, the Schenectady Museum, National Baseball Hall of Fame,
COSI-Toledo and many more.
- Preliminary
Integration Planning
- Classroom
Integration Planning
- Content
Integration including strategies and tools. (Strategies to
integrate content for standard-based instruction included
activities that have methodologies of guided web-based
projects, Venn diagrams, logic maps, multimedia presentations,
graphing data, Internet Research, Assessment etc.)
The training also
provided teachers access and connections to museums and museum
personnel, resources and support products, numerous teams of
teachers, collaborating classrooms and the Project VIEW team
members.
Following the
training, the teachers use the videoconference programs and the
integration plans they each developed, as an integral part of
their curriculum. Many schools and districts also received
funding to receive ,install and support videoconference systems
and programs. Project VIEW continues to provide support for the
program and equipment.
After the use of
the videoconference program, teachers reflected upon the process
of their own experiences as well as the experiences of their
colleagues. They've made suggestions for improvement and
retooling as needed.
Project VIEW
Summer Trainers
Diane Wilkinson
Instructional Technology Coordinator
wilkinsond@schenectady.k12.ny.us
518.857.7418
Fred Festine
Title III - Technology Mentor
festinef@schenectady.k12.ny.us
518.230.0925
Sal DeAngelo
Technical Services Coordinator
deangelos@schenectady.k12.ny.us
518.370.8100 Ext. 120
Training Facility
Directions
Woodlawn Elementary School
Phone: 518.881.3838
Fax: 518.881-3839
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