January+24,+2008

January 24, 2008**
 * EASTCONN Tech Council Minutes

Jaime Russell is looking for people to try their new video/audio conferencing system and sent a message to our Tech Council. They are interested in having other schools testing it because they are still trying to explore firewall issues. The schools have been using it within their district and have been satisfied. They have used it for audio and video conferencing for meetings when staff are in different buildings.
 * Mansfield and E.O. Smith Conferencing System**

EduCon2.0, a Science and Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, will have an online facets to the conference (Jan.25-27). Join the Wiki!
 * Online Conference**

Wisconsin Model Standards for Information and Technology Literacy PDF
 * Information and Technology Literacy**

[|Frontline: Growing Up Wired] Great program for PD and parents about how growing up connected.
 * Frontline**


 * Kathy Schrock Visits!**
 * April 24: Tech Council Special Guest
 * April 25: Second Life Workshop with Kathy Schrock
 * Visit [|Second Life]
 * If you register for the workshop, go on at least 2 weeks before the session to make sure your Second Life is updated
 * ISTE has a great spot on Second Life and Tuesday is speaker night
 * Lighthouse Learning is Kathy's site
 * Educational groups in Twitter -- Twitter is an Instant Messaging group[|]
 * Marc Prensky Don't Bother Me Now - I'm Learning


 * Student Programs - Kids Create**
 * [|Scratch software for 21st Learning Skills]
 * [|GenYES: Youth and Educators Succeeding]
 * [|The Concord.Consortium]

[|MIT Courses] RESC Alliance Technology Integration CEU Course online will be available for those needing Tech CEUs. This is not really a beginners course. To join: Contact your RESC representative.. more information to come...
 * Online Courses for Adults and High School Students**