The state REMC Association has funded a program called the Connected Educator Series. The intent is to provide short, high quality videos to the educators throughout our state of educators in our state doing cutting edge things in their classrooms. The plan is to release one video every two weeks beginning in January 2012.
The videos will are available on the MIStreamnet site to provide filtered free viewing by all.
|
Video 1:
"Knocking Down Walls: Connecting Students with Blogging", January 13, 2012. Nick Provenzano who teaches English at Grosse Pointe South High School explains how he and his students use blogs to make connections and build communities far beyond the walls of their classroom. 10:38 mins.
|
|
Video 2:
"Wikis in the Classrom (Amber Kowatch)", February 1, 2012. Amber Kowatch (Franklin Elementary, Ludington) shares how she uses wikis with her 2nd grade students to help them connect and reflect as they write. Amber gives some fantastic ideas about different ways wikis can be used at any grade level or subject as well as some guidance to get teachers started in their own classrooms. 12:36 mins.
|
|
Video 3:
"Skyping. Connecting." - See how Kim Powell from Douglas Road Elementary in Lambertville uses Skype to connect her students to classrooms around the country, have conversations with authors of books they are reading, and learn from experts without even having to leave the classroom. 11:04 mins.
|
Visit the Connected Educator Series page on the REMC Association of Michigan website at the following address:
http://remc.org/projects/connectededucator/
If you, or someone you know, has a great educational technology topic that you would be willing to have turned into a Connected Educator Series video please contact Robert Frost at rfrost@remc10.org. A video crew will come to your school and do all of the work necessary including filming, editing, etc and you get to be the star!