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CoSN Conference 2011
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Cloud Computing with the News: MacNeil Lehrer's Interactive & Engaging Current Events Project
Track : Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Program Code: 840
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Time: 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM  EST
Location: Grand Salon Section: 24
SPEAKER (S):
Mary Schlegelmilch, eLearning Supervisor, Omaha Public School, Omaha NE
Karen Jaffe, Manager, Education Projects, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, Arlington VA
Description
This project brings interdisciplinary learning-based current events videos to classrooms for student and teacher use, evaluation, and feedback. Teachers from the Omaha Public Schools, in collaboration with MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, share how to engage students using current events as a springboard for learning, blending technology with content to give teachers an effective and engaging learning asset. Presenters share how to access the web portal and provide examples of student work including student-created and mash-up video projects.


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