Trainings will provide your school district with educational opportunities that are available through video. The NESC will be hosting trainings that will assist your district in becoming involved with using video in the classroom.

Did you know that expensive video equipment isn't required for a district to participate in videoconferencing? For example, Web cams are an alternative way to get connected. By participating in trainings, educators can learn how to be involved in these opportunities. Other trainings will focus on integrating video in the classroom.

To Participate: If you would like to participate in any video events, please contact Melissa Cox at the NESC at 218-748-7609 or via email at mcox@nesc.k12.mn.us.

Here's an opportunity to connect with other schools in the region regarding a history project. If you are not prepared to try it this year, please consider it for the fall: http://mnhistorymysteryquest.wikispaces.com/Registration

FREE VIdeo opportunities:

HISTORY, COMING TO YOU LIVE …. ON TV!

Help the Minnesota Historical Society test a new FREE Interactive Video Conferencing Class! In exchange for receiving this free program we ask that teachers and students fill out an evaluation to help us develop our class.

Will Nobody Speak for Me?: Dred Scott and the National Debate over Slavery (Grades 9-12)

 Explore the issues leading to the U.S. Supreme Court’s infamous Dred Scott Decision (1857). Students will exercise their critical thinking skills as they examine artifacts, documents, artwork, and newspaper articles to gain insight into this country’s early social, political, and legal history. Learn how a family’s simple desire to secure its future collided with a nation’s simmering debate over slavery and became one of the catalysts involved in bringing the country to the boiling point of civil war.

Dates Available:

May 14^th-18^th, 2012

 Scheduling:

To schedule Will Nobody Speak for Me?: Dred Scott and the National Debate over Slavery please go to the link listed below. If you have any questions please contact Tami Moehring at tami.moehring@mnhs.org or by phone 651-259-3423.

  To Schedule a Class: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/865490/IVC-Dred-Scott-Prototyping-Registration-copy-December-16-2011-copy-March-21-2012

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HISTORY, COMING TO YOU LIVE …. ON TV!

 Help the Minnesota Historical Society test a new FREE Interactive Video Conferencing Class! In exchange for receiving this free program we ask that teachers and students fill out an evaluation to help us develop our class.

 Media Literacy: 1968-A Year that Changed America (Grades 9-12)

Travel back to the groundbreaking sights and sounds of a tumultuous year. Students analyze various media messages in photos, print ads, TV commercials and more. They’ll also gain insights into today’s media by evaluating messages related to the political and social upheaval of 1968.

Dates Available:

May 21st-25th, 2012

 To schedule Media Literacy: 1968-A Year that Changed America please go to the link listed below. If you have any questions please contact Tami Moehring at tami.moehring@mnhs.org or by phone 651-259-3423.

To Schedule a Class:

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/865544/IVC-Media-Literacy-1968-Prototyping-Registration-copy-March-21-2012

Annual Interactive Video Projects

Event: Minnesota Mystery Quest
When:  Fall
Information: http://mnmysteryquest.wikispaces.com
Audience: Grades 4 to 6 studying Minnesota geography and history
Overview: Through video conference technology, students meet other students and learn about various parts of the state. Prior to the video conference, each classroom creates a presentation with clues about a Minnesota state park. The other classroom while try and discover the state park by using maps, the Internet, texbooks and other resources.

Event: Megaconference Jr.
When: May 3, 2012
Information: megaconferencejr.org
Audience: Elementary through secondary schools
Overview:  Megaconference Jr. is designed to give students an opportunity to communicate, colaborate and contribute to each other's learning in real time, using multi-point video conferencing technology. VJ teams and their interactive partners will develop and share activities focused on both academic and cultural issues. The teams will collaborate with geographically diverse peers on authentic learning activities, which in turn builds international cultural awareness.

Event: Read Around the Planet 1
When: February 23 - March 11
Information: www.twice.cc/read/
Audience: K-12
Overview:  Read Around the Planet is a celebration of NEA's Read Across America. Classrooms use interactive video to connect with other classrooms and celebrate reading. the activity is sponsored by TWICE and Polycom. TWICE provides the registration tool, matches classrooms with partners, and provides support documents. Participating classrooms are responsible for their video connection and developing their own reading activities.

Event: Kid's Creating Content (KC3)
When: December 6 – March 31
Information: http://kc3.cilc.org
Audience:  Grades 6-12
Overview:  Circling the globe from east to west, urban or rural, we each live in a unique community.What can we learn from our area, from our varied citizens or natural resources? Thisstandards 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. Students in grades 6 - 12 create an engaging and dynamic videoconference content program about their community to be offered to classrooms internationally.