Art Critique Using Adobe Acrobat Connect

This is a good article I found about a F2F high school class having a high tech art critique. http://www.muskoka-news.com/MuskokaNews/article/54625 They used Adobe Acrobat Connect (what we are using in our synchronous meetings via RETA and NMSU), and a SmartBoard. It was exciting for me to read about it. With just a little imagination, synchronous events like this can be applied to our online courses in all different subject areas. :)

LCMS Challenges

From Elliot Masie, more on LCMS...

2. LCMS Challenges - Content Format Changes. Learning Content
Management Systems are facing some key challenges as the format of
learning content evolves. The ability to manage the creation,
publication and search capability of PodCasts, User Content such as
Video Segments and Collaboration Content (Wiki or Blog) is not core to
the capabilities of many of the Learning Content Management Systems. I
will be leading a major focus on the updating of the LCMS at our
upcoming Learning Systems '08 event in April (10 and 11) in Las Vegas,
NV - http://www.learningsystems08.com <http://www.learningsystems08.com/>

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie is published by The MASIE Center, PO Box
397, Saratoga Springs, NY

IBM and 3Dscience game

Google News Alert for: "virtual science"

IBM Launches PowerUp, a New Free 3D Multiplayer Virtual Science
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0362330.htm
CNNMoney.com - USA

IBM (NYSE: IBM) is launching a free multiplayer online game, PowerUp
http://www.powerupthegame.org, challenging teenagers to help save the planet
"Helios" from ...

Podcasting II for Educators Reminder

This is a reminder that you are invited to Podcasting II for Educators,
which is due to start at Tuesday 19 February 2008, 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM.
Below are the event details and instructions for participating:
Event: Podcasting II for Educators
Description: In Podcasting I, you were introduced to some great podcasting
tools. Now, in Podcasting II, we're going to explore a variety of strategies
to energize your teaching, engage your students, and improve learning.

During this webinar, you'll have the opportunity to learn what educators
around the U.S. are doing with podcasts as well as share ideas, tips, and
strategies with colleagues. Along the way, we'll also look into other free,
easy technologies to improve the interactivity of your podcasts!
When: Tuesday 19 February 2008, 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM

TO JOIN THE WEBINAR
Our webinars are one hour and will begin promptly at 4:30pm MST (5:30 CST;
6:30 EST; 3:30 PST).

* If you have not registered for this event, please go to the following
link to register at least 24 hours prior to the event:
http://nmsu.acrobat.com/podcasting2/event/registration.html

* If you have previously registered for this event, attend by going to
the following link and enter the email address and password you used to
register: http://nmsu.acrobat.com/podcasting2/event/login.html

Join the webinar 20-30 minutes prior to the start time to configure your
computer. To participate speakers are required; a simple computer microphone
and/or headset is ideal for complete interaction. A webcam is optional. If
you have never used Acrobat Connect Professional, please test your
connection at:

http://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

TECH ASSISTANCE
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Cissy Lujan-Pincomb
or Miley Grandjean at webinars at nmsu.edu or call us at 575.649.0768 or
575.646.6143.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please visit us at http://webinars.nmsu.edu

Have a cup of coffee, invite a colleague and raise your eQ (eLearning
Quotient) with us.

Thank you,
The RETA Webinar Team

Reporting from Feb 17 Meeting

We had a great monthly OTLO meeting. We learned about content resources, webconferencing systems, Moodle tips, and more! :) ~julz

Cool Blogger

Thanks to Bethany for this cool blogger link!

http://mscofino.edublogs.org/

FW: On Classroom 2.0: Live "Talk-casts" Starting Tomorrow

Check out the below message from the very cool Steve Hargadon. Please note
that the first talk-cast occurred yesterday.

Also, Steve inspired Holly and I to start testing TalkShoe, check out our
first TalkShoe at http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/14645
___________________________________________

A message to all members of Classroom 2.0

Howdy, Classroom 2.0 Members!

I was pretty busy this last month organizing our first live CR 2.0 workshop
in San Francisco, but I have had a couple of days this week to finally pull
together something I've wanted to do for a while: regular audio (and soon
video) virtual "meet-ups" for Classroom 2.0 members.

The schedule for these talk-casts is on our wiki at
http://www.classroom20wiki.com/LIVE+Conversations.

I've scheduled sessions
starting tomorrow (!), and you are also welcome to add and facilitate any
events you would like that pertain to Classroom 2.0. Once we have a good
grasp of the different audio/video/whiteboard/desktop-sharing programs
available, we could even do some training sessions for those who want to
moderate. (Elluminate has generously agreed to provide access to their web
meeting software for these meetings, but until that's in place I've set up
to use Talkshoe.com for our first sessions. I've also put in some notes on
the best way to use Talkshoe, which you can see by clicking on the link in
the "medium" column.)

Tomorrow's session will be just an introduction and for fun, especially
since it's Valentine's Day here in the U.S. and we might get limited
participation from the more romantic crowd! :) Friday's session will be on
"Creative Commons, Open Content, and Copyright" in education. Then I've
listed some others for next week that would start us on a series of
discussions about different Web 2.0 programs in education. My thought is to
create enough variety in topics that most of our members will find something
they want to be a part of--or listen to later (we'll record the sessions so
they are available afterwards). I've also scheduled one for next week that
should accomodate non-North-American time zones--and could use some feedback
on doing that regularly, or even having a separate organizing facilitator.

I'm particularly interested in encouraging folks who might want to start and
facilitate their own series of Talk-casts--say, ""Web 2.0 in the History
Classroom," or the like. If you think that might be you, email me
separately and we can organize that on the wiki.

Thanks for being a part of Classroom 2.0! I'll look forward to talking to
those who join the calls.

Steve

Steve Hargadon
Steve at hargadon.com

Visit Classroom 2.0 at: http://www.classroom20.com