Interactive Video Conferencing Network

Welcome back to the school year! 

The ISTE IVC PLN has a bunch of PD sessions planned for you throughout the year on a monthly basis. This is the first of many - if you have any questions about each presentation or you would like to participate and share your own knowledge please let us know in the discussion!

Live & Interactive Video as Supplemental Curriculum

• September 20
• 5:30pm EST
• Registration: https://bit.ly/2Nfm6Mr

Presenters

Doug Ashton – Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer of Streamable Learning and Live Learning Canada

Martin McGuire – Digital Media Systems Manager at Chicago Public Schools

Mark Hauk – Taught in a variety of schools and districts and is currently the virtual field trip coordinator in District 23 (Central Okanagan) in Bright Columbia, Canada

Overview

These three presenters will talk about how they have worked together to make live and interactive video programming a key, supplemental tool for their district’s classrooms and how live video integrates into their larger digital learning strategy. Read More

Peter Paccone & Mali Bickley! 

The ISTE Interactive Video Conferencing PLN awarded two deserving individuals for their outstanding contributions to video conferencing in education. There were many applications for this award and many great projects! Everyone that submitted an application has great things going on and deserves an award! It was a tough competition!

The Informal Educator Award Winner: Mali Bickley with the Connected North Organization in Canada! The Connected North Program was created to aid northern schools for not only the students, but the teachers as well. They were able to reduce the isolation in those schools by bringing in speakers, experts, and cross-cultural classrooms. Mali did an amazing job to promote the use of innovative video conferencing technology! Mali will receive an ISTE registration for next year's conference as well as a plaque to be presented at this year's conference. You can check out Connect North by CLICKING HERE. 

The Educator Award Winner: Peter Paccone of San Marino High School in California! Peter is a Social Studies who strives to use video conferencing to connect his students to the world covering a variety of topics and issues. He uses video conferencing with his students to bring Social Studies to life by connecting with people that appear in textbooks, the news, authors, subject matter experts and many others. Peter will receive free programs for his class, a CILC Premium Membership, and a plaque to be presented at this year's conference. You can find more information about Peter's adventures by CLICKING HERE.

We will host this award next year as well! If you have awesome things going on at your institution, be sure to fill out an application next year! 

Great job to this year's winners!! We look forward to seeing you in Chicago! Read More

Nominate yourself or a colleague! The ISTE Interactive Videoconferencing Network is excited to announce two award opportunities! One will be given to an outstanding educator (teacher, administrator, coordinator, etc...) and their role in videoconferencing. The second award will be for an outstanding informal educator (content provider, individual, organization, etc...) and their use of videoconferencing in the field. Register with the link below! Read More

The deadline to vote for your favorite sessions is January 26th! Be sure to vote for the sessions that you are most interested in. I've posted several IVC related sessions in the Discussions. Feel free to post your sessions there as well! Read More

Congratulations Ms. Shawn Lloyd, Library Media Specialist at Alexandria City Public Schools, Alexandria, VA! Ms. Lloyd is the winner of a $40 Amazon gift card. We hope that you enjoy this gift! Thank you to everyone that completed the survey! Read More