NEW! Webinar Wednesdays are FREE!

The Virtual Learning Center’s New Links Program is pleased to announce a free line up of webinars during the 2011-2012 school year.  These brand new webinars will be held on Wednesdays from 4-5pm and are free to anyone.  To sign up for a webinar, click on the title of the webinar below. Even if you can’t participate in the live session via the web, go ahead sign up, and you will receive an email notification when the most recent webinar is archived for later viewing. To see past webinars,  select View Event Recordings on our WebEx page. If you have additional questions, contact Rebecca Morrison at

Dates and topics are as follows:

Sept. 21 (Changed from Sept. 28)              CSD: Who We Are

What is the Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis and what does it have to offer me?  Find out in this informative webinar.  Learn how easy it is to become a member of CSD and how your school or district will benefit.

Oct. 12 SMART Board Tips & Tricks: My Content & Gallery Collections

Collected a lot of  “stuff” for use with you SMART Board, but having a hard time organizing it?  Come learn how to quickly and easily create folders in the Gallery for storage that you can use again and again.  Find out how to export your “stuff” from one computer to another and how to find other people’s collections that you can add to your own.

Oct. 19 Advanced Discovery: IWB Media & Creation

Discover how DE streaming digital media resources can be used with your interactive white boards (IWB). Engage today’s learner by using images, videos, and audio files with your IWB lessons and by creating multimedia projects with your students.

Nov. 2 CSDVLC ISTE Affiliate

This informative webinar will familiarize you with the Virtual Learning Center at CSD, its mission, its services and its personnel.  In addition, you will find out how to become a member of the newly formed ISTE Affiliate and what its benefits are. 

Nov. 16 Using Your SMART Board with Marzano Strategies

Familiar with the nine instructional strategies associated with Classroom Instruction that Works, but not sure how to integrate them with technology? Come find out how to incorporate some of these strategies with your SMART Interactive Whiteboard.

Dec. 7 Free Cool Tools for Educators 

Do you want to make your life as a teacher easier? Are you wanting to integrate technology into your lessons, but don’t know where to start?  Join us in this webinar and fill your technology toolbox. You’ll be amazed how many free online tools are out there for you to use.

Jan. 18 Digital Citizenship: Being Aware of Your Digital Footprint

Do you know what type of digital footprint you are creating?  Anyone using the web or a mobile device leaves a digital footprint. Being a Digital Citizen means learning how to properly use the Internet and other technology resources. In this webinar we will discuss how to be safe in the digital world.

Jan. 25 Midwest Education Technology Conference Q & A

If you are going to METC, participate in this webinar and learn how to make the most of your conference experience. Discover how to find the best sessions to meet your needs using the METC conference planner. Learn about networking opportunities in the Connections Lounge and Exhibit Hall, plus, after hours tweet-ups.  Leave this webinar feeling mo

March 14 Google Tools for Education

Save time and become more efficient! During this webinar we will spend time learning about Google’s Hidden Treasures. Participants will be empowered by their new knowledge about Google Apps.
 

March 21 Promethean ActivBoard Tips & Tricks

Already a Promethean user but want to learn more advanced features, this webinar is for you!  Then this webinar is for you!  Learn how to create containers and actions on your board and have a chance to ask questions of a Promethean certified trainer.

April 18 Show Me a Movie Contest: Preparing to Enter

Find out from the contest’s program manager and a digital storytelling specialist how to prepare your students to enter this Missouri digital storytelling contest.  Learn what you need to do to organize your classroom and create curriculum based units that require students to create videos that they can submit to the contest, along with rules, rubrics, examples and much more!

May 2 Summer tele Classes Preview

Find out what the CSD VLC has in store for summer tele (technology enhanced learning environment) classes and how you can earn Lindenwood University graduate credit for them. Learn what types of classes are offered and what type of assignment you are required to do to earn University credit.