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Day 19: So You Think You Can Multitask?
Once you get involved in the videoconference world of collaborations and projects, your work life speeds up tremendously. The more people you meet and the more connections that you begin making, the more you will do. Connections multiply quickly. Many things are grabbing at your attention: Twitter, Facebook, meetings, reports due, trainings to conduct, test [...]
Day 18: 7 Steps to Better Collaboration
Today’s post about better videoconference projects has absolutely nothing to do with networks or hardware. Collaboration skills can definitely be learned and developed. Here are seven ways to become a better collaborative partner for projects for your teachers. Read Your Email And respond to your email in a timely manner. Just do it. So many [...]
Day 16: Type Unto Others
As we enter our final week of this year’s challenge, we will share email tips and tune ups for you to use to better support teachers with collaborations. Email is quick and convenient, but can also be the source of frustration and miscommunication. Email Signature Some organizations have standardized email signatures and some do not. [...]
Day 14: Key Communications for Project Success
Once you have a wiki set up with all the elements of your project, you will need to think about how to communicate with your partner(s). Confirmation Letter This letter is important to begin communication with partners. Timely and succinct communication is imperative. Always include the time zone. I try to always copy the technical [...]
Day 13: Wikis for Teachers: The 4-1-1
I can remember when I first heard the word wiki. I giggled and thought, “That is the goofiest sounding word” and went on about my business of emailing something or another. Then one day someone invited me to write on their wiki and it was so easy! When I also discovered how to track changes [...]
Digital Workflow
As I worked through this process, I realized that there are many sub-processes (such as managing my email!) This digital workflow is related to finding and sharing material online. I am trying to move most of my work into systems that can be scaled and managed through tools other than email. So, here is my [...]
How to Join K12IVC Mailing List
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Day 17: Your Lifelines
Videoconference coordinators come in all forms in our schools. We have teaching assistants, librarians, campus technologists, technology directors, classroom teachers, and administrators. As we have mentioned earlier, the one commonality is that the majority of them have full time responsibilities in another capacity. Bottom line: Everyone is busy. How can you help a teacher during [...]
Day 9: Cancellations
Sometimes life interrupts the best laid plans. You have worked with teachers and found content that fits with their curriculum. You submitted the paperwork. You have conducted test calls. You follow up with the teacher and you hear this, “I cannot do that videoconference.” What do you do? Let’s start with what not to do. [...]
Day 5: Time Management
In any survey that we conduct, one of the main roadblocks to implementing videoconferencing in the curriculum is the time crunch felt by building coordinators. Most coordinators are classroom teachers, campus instructional technologists, media specialists, or even the district technology director. 10-Minute Organization 1. Create a binder to keep organized. Divide it by months. Print [...]