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Is the World Shrinking or is it Just Videoconferencing?

Over the years of connecting and observing different groups through interactive video conferencing, I have a profound appreciation for what this type of communication has to offer. Early on when the...

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Making Friends

It is that time of year again for Read Around the Planet student collaborations. If you haven’t had your students participate in events like this, you may want to visit their web site for additional...

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Let their voices be heard!

Watching hundreds of video conferences and webinars over the past few years, I’ve become increasingly aware of a missing element…the voice of students. Some teachers have the students practice,...

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IVC traffic jams

In order to get to video conferences, webinars, and web-access tools in the cloud, your requests leave your network and are pulled in from who knows where. The “road” leaving your local network can...

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Distractions, Distractions, Distractions…

      I have been noticing how society is being bombarded with different forms of communication. Next time you are out at a restaurant, take notice of people around you that just have to pick up the...

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iOS and Video Conferences

You may have heard the terms like mobile learning, mobile connectivity, BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), etc. being tossed around. Universities have been involved in this for a number of years and we are...

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 GET READY FOR LEARNING in OCTOBER Events from across the state for your students.  All information from www.tetnplus.net...

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“Oh, the times they are a-changin’…“

About nine months ago I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to work in the Distance Learning Department at the Region XIII Education Service Center. Over that time period I’ve learned a great...

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Through a looking glass

A few weeks ago my parents came to visit from Rochester, NY and my wife and I had a great time showing them our favorite parts of Austin. One of our site seeing stops was the Bullock Texas State...

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Up, Up and Away … moving forward

It’s been a busy month watching lots of Read Around the Planet presentations, getting set for the GEOchasers in May, starting a grant application, getting ready for summer staff development, setting a...

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The Right Tools for the Job

The Distance Learning Team at Region 13 is wrapping up another successful school year. It was exciting to see how districts used some of the connectivity tools we have available such as ClearSea and...

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123 IVC

The Distance Learning Team at Region XIII ESC is coming off of a successful week long, collaborative learning experience during which a group of teachers from a variety of districts and schools were...

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Are we there yet? Rambling thoughts on IVC

I remember seeing the demonstration video phones at the 1960s World’s Fair in New York.  (Yes, I am THAT old.)  There were basically two phone booths back to back and you could see the person in the...

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Going mainstream?

While attending a small conference a while ago, I was in a discussion on collaborative student connections.  Once we got through the list of hurdles that face us, both technologically and...

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Fall Re-ViTaL-ization Meeting

Join us on September 25 from 9:00-12:00 for an information packed networking session of Visionaries in Technology and Learning.  We will be sharing information about changes in the distance learning...

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eRate changes

While the modernization of the eRate filing system is in progress there have been many questions and the answers are starting to flow.  One big change is that ALL filing will be online so that...

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NEW Elementary Collaborative Writing Matches

  MONSTER MATCH  OCTOBER 31 and NOVEMBER 3 For one of the most memorable descriptive writing lessons that also builds listening skills, join another class via video conference for a Monster Match....

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NEW FREE connections for classes

Looking for some quality programming that can add depth and understanding to learning in your classroom?  Check out the calendar at Distance Learning to find a program that meets your curriculum....

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The Robots are coming! The Robots are coming!

8 Kubi carts have arrived in Austin and will be available to schools immediately.  The carts are provided at no cost to any school in the ESC Region 13 area that has a student who is homebound or out...

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FREE and WORTHWHILE Video Conferences for the Classroom

The old adage is that you get what you pay for so how good can a FREE video conference be?  You’ll be pleasantly surprised!                 Start with NASA! Providing quality programming for more than...

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