Agenda+for+Day+1

a) Share the revised UbD template for our class with Essential Questions posted on the wall!-- create on a poster

**B) Prior to our first class, teachers will read Ray and Zanetis, Chapter 1 from Interactive Interactive Videoconferencing with K-12 lessons that work**

=**Day 1- Monday, February 7, 2011, TIS Lab**=

1) Share examples of videoconferencing and collaboration classroom relationships

a-- Share examples-- share videos of projects from Videos page on this wiki

b-- Introduce definitions of terms relating to online collaboration


 * 1c) Special Presenter-- Alex Peterson will come in and talk about his **
 * Polycom equipment videoconference equipment... **
 * and what makes a successful conference **

= Share video from Rebecca (CSD and CILC) =

and Alex!
While students are watching the videos, I'll check on their skype versions and make sure they can use webcams...

2) Teachers will read the ==**Skype and Videoconferencing articles ** == from the Resources page, then comment in the discussion tab about what makes an effective videoconference?

3) Throughout the course, we will use this class wiki to share ideas

4) Practice Skyping and check up on Skype versions-- while they are watching videos

5) Introduce Epals-- collaborative space

6) Set up teacher and student accounts and a teacher profile on ePals; teach them the logistics of using Skype and Epals

7) Skype with an expert-- Have someone who uses skype regularly as part of their work skype in and share about how they use skype to collaborate (moved to March 7!)

Assignments: Read Ch.5 in our book, use skype with a family member or friend-- not with your students, plan a curriculum-based idea for using Skype with your class; post the Skype idea on our class wiki