Hillary Clinton Videoconference

On June 6th we successfully connected with Senator Hillary Clinton for a question and answer session. Among the distrcits participating were Beaver River, Indian River, Carthage, Lowville, and Watertown.

Video Conference for LOTE Members

On April 27, Todd, Christy, and I setup a videoconference with Lowville, General Brown, and Thousand Island French teachers so that their students could talk to each other. Each site took turns asking and answering question about themselves. Conducted over three periods we had a three way conference setup and then 2 two way conferences after that.

LaFargeville VEI Day

On April 17, I spent the afternoon n Lafargeville showing members of the staff that were participating in a computer camp the ins and outs of video conferencing. We went over the various facets of videoconferencing like sites to look for programs and the possible collaborations available for teachers in other districts. Also I went over the hardware and software associated with video conferencing and showed them some different room layout and things that they have to be conscious of when they are conducting a video conference.

IHC Tech Audit

On April 13th, Scott Carpenter and I went to IHC and performed a tech audit to establish where their T1 line was coming in. It appears that their T1 line is not going anywhere so we have to get some representatives from Westelcom to show us where everything is at.

Video Conference with South Jefferson

On April 12th we conducted a video conference at Mannsville to the Lee Richardson Zoo for Becky Randall’s Classroom. The presentation was about adaptation and how animals adapt to their environment, there were a variety of animals shown by the zoo and the characteristics of each animal that help it adapt to their habitat.

Web Page Preparation

On April 11th, I went to Case Jr. High School and worked with Karen Ringwald on her webpage. She is creating a resource that will provide her English teachers with access to all of the ELA standards and practice worksheets that were created to show the standards in action.