1. Why Virtual Teaching and Learning? Webinars

2. Watch! http://www.foxbaltimore.com/newsroom/features/cover_story/videos/vid_474.shtml

3. What is a webinar? LIVE web-based seminar (course, presentation or conference) Flexible Communication: It can include: Interactivity White board (doodle board) Polling Chat Room Screen Sharing Media & Documents (Videos, PPT, Word, Excel) Private or Public Archived/Recorded Video and/or Audio

4. Where can I find some examples online? ETLO-Education Technology Leaders Online http://www.edtechleaders.org/Resources/chat/default.asp ISTE http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ProfessionalDevelopment/WebinarSeries/20082009Webinars/Webinar_Series.htm Classroom 2.0 http://www.classroom20.com/

5. How can knowing how to create a webinar be helpful? The rise of virtual schooling Michigan Virtual High School Job opportunities for teachers Include home-bound students Create professional development opportunities Conferencing Committee work

6. Ideas for using webinars in teaching and learning? Study/review session for interested students before big tests Give students who miss school (illness, etc) a chance to make-up a class presentation assignment Recordings of webinars can be used to re-teach material as needed. Allows for students to teach other student - have them attend webinars as homework assignments Students can develop their own webinars on a particular research topic.

7. Our needs for a webinar tool Free Accommodate at least10people in one webinar Archiving/Recording of webinar Ability to create webinars easily Audio and chat features Private Web-based Screen sharing (refer to websites) Upload materials (PPT, WORD, PDF)

8. How to create a Webinar http://dimdim.com

9. Benefits of DimDim

10. User-friendly (e-mail gets you to exactly the right chat room)

11. Great for days when class is impractical

12. Ability to incorporate power-point, share desktop, etc.

13. Convenience (participants do not have to be in the same place during the webinar)

14. Can communicate with people in many ways/at any time

15. DimDim: Drawbacks

16. The audio problems/technical difficulties… doesn’t always work 100%

17. Need to have reliable (and fast) internet connection – still can be a problem for some people.

18. 5 Second Delay

19. Hints and Tips

20. Identify yourself when you enter

21. Assume users will not read instructions before the webinar begins

22. Have some music playing as participants enter the webinar room.

23. Have a co-host or Wingman

24. Make sure the volume on your computer is muted to avoid echo

25. PRACTICE!!

26. Have a plan B…

27. Other Webinar Tools http://eluminate.com Free only for 3 participants at a time http://www.scriblink.com/ Free for all! Use cell phones or VOIP for audio https://www.yugma.com/ Up to 20 participants at a time for free http://meeting.zoho.com Free for 1 to 1 meetings only http://www.mikogo.com Free for up to 10 participants at a time. http://www.wiziq.com Free for all

28. ForNext tuesday… Participate in computer at Madonna or at Home (with Internet connection). You will receive an email invitation from DimDim at 5:00pm. Enter the virtual classroom. Class will run virtually from 5:00-6:30pm Virtually Present your PowerPoint and Digital Animations (Liz will give you the mic or you can chat).