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21st Century Learning #111: School Communications

21st Century Learning #111
October 13, 2009
A Conversation about School Communications.

Public or private, open source blog or vendor hosted community space?  Grass roots or top down?  What is your communications strategy?

17:05 minutes (7.86 MB)


21st Century Learning #110: H1N1 and School Communication

21st Century Learning #110
September 29, 2009 --
H1N1 Preparedness

After a recenty NYSAIS Professional Development seminar, NYCIST held a meeting discussing H1N1 preparedness.

Alex and arvind discuss what schools are doing to be prepared for closures and high absense rates. 

Resources to find information include Flu.gov, ISTE.

We also discussed the importance of connnectedness of the community.  The importance of creating an online space for students and faculty to continue to keep the community intact.  We asked if Facebook could be that space?

Plus some edtech news from our schools... 
Photo from CDC.Gov


19:06 minutes (8.78 MB)

21st Century Learning #109: Goals

21st Century Learning #109Goals
September 22, 2009 --
Goals!

Vinnie and Alex get back to it and spend some time reviewing their goals for the year!

 

photo from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeoliveri/524238889/


17:50 minutes (8.2 MB)

21st Century Learning #108: 21CL Brainstorm Call in...

21st Century Learning #108Rotary Phone
June 4, 2009 --
A 21st Century Learning Brainstorm Call in...

Alex and arvid reflect on the end of year and plans for the summer.  They discussed professional development in open space and summer social media projects in Flickr and Shelfari. 

Jose Rodriguez joined us to discuss a the protesters who were hunger striking in the Spring. 

Mark Lauria, Executive Director of NYSAIS joined us.

Bill Stites from Montclair Kimberly Academy, in Montclair, New Jersey discussed the use of social media on their  Irish Studies 2009 trip.
 


24:19 minutes (5.61 MB)

21st Century Learning #106: Bill Campbell on Tablet PCs

21st Century Learning #106
Bill Campbell on Tablet PCs
May 21, 2009

Bill Campbell, Associate Director of Technology at the Dwight Englewood School joined us to share his experieces at a Tablet PC School.

Do you use Tablet PCs?  Are you considering them?  Let us know in the comments below.  

Click here for the chat transcript

 


33:43 minutes (7.76 MB)

21st Century Learning #103 - Pandemic Flu And How Our School Are/Should Be Thinking About The Challange

Alex, Vinnie and arvind discuss the pandemic flu and how our schools and we are thinking about providing education/support for students if we were not able to meet with them in real, physical space.


25:35 minutes (23.45 MB)

21st Century Learning #105: Fred Bartels on N1H1 Flu School Closing

21st Century Learning #105
Fred Bartels on the Rye Country Day School N1H1 Flu School Closing
May 21, 2009

Fred Bartels, Technology Director at Rye Country Day School joined us to share what he and his school learned when they had to close for a day because of a possible case of N1H1 Flu.

Do you have a story?  How would you handle this?  Let us know in the comments below. 
 
Photo from CDC.gov

Click here for the chat transcript


33:00 minutes (15.14 MB)

21st Century Learning #104: NEIT Teaching With Technology Conference Debriefing

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21st Century Learning #104
Teaching with Technology 2009 a NEIT Production
May 7, 2009

A conversation debriefing the NYSAIS Techning with Technology 2009.  TWT2009 was a teacher lead technology professional development conference.  Check out the session information at the wiki here: TWT2009 Schedule and notes

What is your favorite technology professional development?

Photo from BudhasBreakfast:

Click here for the chat transcript

 


22:18 minutes (10.25 MB)

21st Century Learning #102: Checking in

21st Century Learning #102
Checking in with arvind, Alex and Vinnie
April 23, 2009

arvind, Alex and Vinnie chat about what's going on at their schools; what the rest of the year looks like; and plans for the summer and next school year. 

Photo from: beatkueng


Click here for the chat transcript


31:44 minutes (14.56 MB)

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