
Professional Development
Instructional Strategies
Differentiated Instruction (Grades 6-8) - 30hr
Online
INST180.30 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COST
Facilitator: Pamela Smith
Date/Time: Mon, 1/14/08 to Sun, 2/24/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades 6-8

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Creating Units To Support Differing Learning Styles - 30hr Online
INST120.139 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COST
Facilitator: Katina Johnson
Date/Time: Mon, 1/21/08 to Sun, 3/2/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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The Art And Science Of Effective Classroom Management - 30hr Online
CM_012 Virginia's Community of Anytime Knowledge course- COST
Facilitator: Sharon Hurwitz
Date/Time: Mon, 1/21/08 to Sun, 3/2/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recertification points
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Building Critical Thinking Skills For Online Research - 30hr Online
INST125.85 PBS TeacherLine- National- COST
Facilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Connecting Family, Community And Schools- 30hr Online
INST320.51 PBS TeacherLine- National- COSTFacilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Curriculum Mapping I By Heidi Hayes Jacobs- 30hr Online
INST300.101 PBS TeacherLine-National- COSTFacilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12 

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Improving Learning Through Collaboration - 30hr Online
INST330.16 PBS TeacherLine- National- COST
Facilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Teaching For Multiple Intelligences - 30hr
Online
INST315.30 PBS TeacherLine- National- COST
Facilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Using Assessment And Evaluation - 30hr
Online
INST325.46 PBS TeacherLine- National- COSTFacilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades, K-12

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Teaching For Multiple Intelligences - 30hr
Online
INST315.32 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COSTFacilitator: Virginia's PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Mon, 3/24/08 to Sun, 5/4/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Building Critical Thinking Skills For Online Research - 30hr Online
INST125.87 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COSTFacilitator: Virginia's PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Mon, 3/31/08 to Sun, 5/11/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Instructional Technology
Capstone Introduction - 6hr Online
TECH400.96 PBS TeacherLine-National
Facilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 6 recert pts
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12
REGISTRATION & COST: EVERYONE must register and pay for this class (NOT COVERED BY THE GRANT) through the National TeacherLine website (http://pbs.org/teacherline) . If you have a group of Teachers or ITRTs interested in taking this course you can contact TeacherLine's Michelle Adams (michelle.adams@whro.org) for scheduling and special group rates.

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Contemporary Issues - Using Technology For Discussion, Debate, And Problem Solving In The Middle School Curriculum - 30hr Online
TECH190.34 PBS TeacherLine- National - COSTFacilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades 6-8

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Enhancing Multicultural Education With Technology For Grades K-8 - 30hr Online
TECH150.46 PBS TeacherLine- National- COST
Facilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-8

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Online Facilitator Training I: Mastering The Skills Of Online Teaching - 45hr Online
TECH522.1 PBS TeacherLine-National
Facilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recert pts (3 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12 REGISTRATION & COST: EVERYONE must register and pay for this class (NOT COVERED BY THE GRANT) through the National TeacherLine website (http://pbs.org/teacherline) . If you have a group of Teachers or ITRTs interested in taking this course you can contact TeacherLine's Michelle Adams (michelle.adams@whro.org) for scheduling and special group rates.

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PBS TeacherLine / ISTE Capstone Certificate Program / Capstone II - 45hr Online
TECH415.20 PBS TeacherLine-National
Facilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recert pts (3 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12
REGISTRATION & COST: EVERYONE must register and pay for this class (NOT COVERED BY THE GRANT) through the National TeacherLine website (http://pbs.org/teacherline) . If you have a group of Teachers or ITRTs interested in taking this course you can contact TeacherLine's Michelle Adams (michelle.adams@whro.org) for scheduling and special group rates.

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The Computer For Personal Productivity- 30hr
Online
TECH300.64 PBS TeacherLine- National - COSTFacilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Using The Computer For Cooperative Experiences- 30hr Online
TECH315.36 PBS TeacherLine- National- COST
Facilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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The Classroom Computer As A Learning Station - 30hr Online
TECH310.45 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COSTFacilitator: Virginia's PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Mon, 3/31/08 to Sun, 5/11/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
JMU credit available!
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-8

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PBS TeacherLine / ISTE Capstone Certificate Program / Capstone I - 45hr Online
TECH410.40 PBS TeacherLine
Facilitator:PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recert pts (3 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12
REGISTRATION & COST: EVERYONE must register and pay for this class (NOT COVERED BY THE GRANT) through the National TeacherLine website (http://pbs.org/teacherline) . If you have a group of Teachers or ITRTs interested in taking this course you can contact TeacherLine's Michelle Adams (michelle.adams@whro.org) for scheduling and special group rates.

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Designing Technology Infused Project-Based Learning Experiences - 3 graduate credits
Online
UED 502-71 Norfolk State University - COST
Facilitator:Tom Spencer
Date/Time:Mon, 2/25/08 to Sun, 4/6/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 3 graduate credits (90 recertification points)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Instructional Technology - Graphic Organizers
Teaching And Learning With Graphic Organizers: Featuring Inspiration - 30hr Online
TECH195.225 PBS TeacherLine- National - COST
Facilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time:Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
JMU credit available!
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Teaching And Learning With Graphic Organizers: Featuring Inspiration - 30hr Online
TECH195.230 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine - COST
Facilitator: Virginia's PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Mon, 3/24/08 to Sun, 5/4/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Teachers, Grades K-12 

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Instructional Technology-Internet Tools
Integrating The Use Of The Internet Across The K-12 Curriculum - 3 graduate credits
Face-2-Face - Virginia Beach Higher Education Center
UED 502-69 Norfolk State University - COST
Facilitator:Tom Spencer
Date/Time:Tue, 3/4/08 to Tues, 4/22/08 / 4:30-8p.m.
(Was scheduled for Tue, 1/15/08 to Tue, 2/26/08/4:30-8p.m.)
Points/Credit Hours: 3 graduate credits (90 recertification points)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Teaching With WebQuests For Grades K-12 - 30hr Online
TECH145.203 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine - COST
Facilitator: Tom Spencer
Date/Time: Mon, 1/21/08 to Sun, 3/2/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
***ONE JMU credit available for this course***!
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Evaluating And Organizing Internet Resources And Content- 30hr Online
TECH340.44 PBS TeacherLine- National- COSTFacilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Searching And Researching On The Internet - 30hr Online
TECH325.72 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COSTFacilitator: Virginia's PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time:Mon, 4/7/08 to Sun, 5/18/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Instructional Technology - TSIP Training
TSIP Anywhere Anytime - 45hr Online
TSIP.136 Virginia's Community of Anytime Knowledge course- COST
Facilitator: Debbie Rollins
Date/Time: Mon, 2/4/08 to Sun, 3/16/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 4.5 CEUs/45 recertification points
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Integration & Implementation Of Virginia DOE Computer Technology Standards Of Learning Into The K-12 Curriculum - 3 graduate credits
Face-2-Face
UED 502-70 Norfolk State University- COST
Facilitator: Tom Spencer
Date/Time: CANCELED (was scheduled for Tue, 3/4/08 to Tues, 4/22/08 / 4:30-8p.m.)
Points/Credit Hours: 3 graduate credits (90 recertification points) 
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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TSIP Anywhere Anytime - 45hr Online TSIP.137 Virginia's Community of Anytime Knowledge course- COST
Facilitator: Debbie Rollins
Date/Time: Mon, 4/14/08 to Sun, 5/25/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 4.5 CEUs/45 recertification points
Audience:Teachers, Grades K-12

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Instructional Technology - Web Design
Publishing On The Web - 30hr Online
TECH335.61 PBS TeacherLine- National- COSTFacilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time:Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades, K-12

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Publishing On The Web - 30hr Online
TECH335.62 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COST
Facilitator: Janice West
Date/Time: Mon, 1/28/08 to Sun, 3/9/08/ Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Teachers, Grades K-12

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Web Page Design - 45hr Online
WPD.113 Virginia's Community of Anytime Knowledge course- COST
Facilitator:Debbie Rollins
Date/Time: Mon, 2/18/08 to Sun, 3/30/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recertification points
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Web Page Design - 45 hr Online
WPD.114 Virginia's Community of Anytime Knowledge course- COST
Facilitator:Debbie Rollins
Date/Time: Mon, 4/28/08 to Sun, 6/1/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recertification points
Audience:Teachers, Grades K-12

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Math
Patterns And Relations For Grades 6-8 - 15hr
Online
MATH136.63 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COST
Facilitator: LaRay Mason
Date/Time: Mon, 1/14/08 to Sun, 2/24/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 15 recert pts (1 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
JMU credit available!
Audience: Math Teachers, Grades 6-8

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Understanding Numbers And Operations: Addition And Subtraction (Grades PreK-3) - 30hr Online
MATH250.60 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine - COST
Facilitator: Debbie Myers
Date/Time: Mon, 1/21/08 to Sun, 3/2/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades PreK-3

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Fostering Cooperative Learning, Discussion, And Critical Thinking In Elementary Math (Grades 1-5) - 30hr Online
MATH120.62 PBS TeacherLine- National- COSTFacilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Teachers, Grades 1-5

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Math In Everyday Life For Grades K-5 - 15hr
Online
MATH181.32 PBS TeacherLine- National- COSTFacilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 15 recert pts (1 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-5

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Seeing Math™: Linear Equations - 30hr
Online
MATH420.21 PBS TeacherLine- National- COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Math Teachers, Grades 6-12

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Seeing Math™: Linear Functions - 30hr
Online
MATH410.23 PBS TeacherLine- National - COST
Facilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Math Teachers, Grades 6-12

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Seeing Math™: Proportional Reasoning - 30hr
Online
MATH430.19PBS TeacherLine- National - COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Math Teachers, Grades 6-12

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Teaching Fractions Part 1: Helping Your Students Overcome Challenges - 15hr Online
MATH226.4 PBS TeacherLine-National- COSTFacilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08/ Any
Points/Credit Hours:15 recert pts (1 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Teachers, Grades 4-6

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Shaping Up: Teaching Geometry Using Technology In Grades 6-8 - 15 hr Online
MATH201.5 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COSTFacilitator:Milly Higgins
Date/Time: Mon, 1/28/08 to Sun, 3/9/08 / Anytime
Points/Credit Hours:15 recert pts (1 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Math Teachers, Grades 6-8

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Integrating Technology Into The Middle School Mathematics Curriculum - 30hr Online
INTMATH.108 Virginia's Community of Anytime Knowledge course-COST
Facilitator:Debbie Rollins
Date/Time: Mon, 3/10/08 to Sun, 4/20/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recertification points
Audience:Middle School Math Teachers

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Count On It: Number Sense For Grades K-5 - 15hr Online
MATH221.105 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COST
Facilitator:Virginia's PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Mon, 3/24/08 to Sun, 5/4/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 15 recert pts (1 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-5

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Math In Everyday Life For Grades 6-8 - 15hr
Online
MATH186.15 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine-COST
Facilitator:Virginia's PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Mon, 4/7/08 to Sun, 5/18/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 15 recert pts (1 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Math Teachers, Grades 6-8

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Understanding Numbers And Operations: Addition And Subtraction In Grades PreK-3 - 30hr
Online
MATH250.59 PBS TeacherLine- National- COST
Facilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades PreK-3 

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Reading/Language Arts
Teaching Phonemic Awareness And Phonics (Grades PreK-3) - 30hr Online
RDLA155.72 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COST
Facilitator:Gail Collins
Date/Time: Mon, 1/14/08 to Sun, 2/24/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
JMU credit available!
Audience: Teachers, Grades PreK-3

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An Introduction To Underlying Principles And Research For Effective Literacy Instruction (Grades K-8) - 45hr Online
RDLA152.10 PBS TeacherLine-National - COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recert pts (3 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-8

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Children's Authors On The Web: Online Sites That Motivate Students To Write (Grades K-6)- 30hr
Online
RDLA125.338 PBS TeacherLine- National - COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time:Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Teachers, Grades K-6

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Early Literacy Learning (K-2) Part 2 - 30hr
Online
RDLA350.4 PBS TeacherLine- National- COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Teachers, Grades K-2

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Effective Writing Instruction (Grades 4-6) - 30hr Online
RDLA215.16 PBS TeacherLine- National- COSTFacilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Teachers, Grades 4-6

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Raising Readers: Preparing Preschoolers For Success - 15hr Online
RDLA051.14 PBS TeacherLine-National- COSTFacilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time:Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 15 recert pts (1 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades Pre-K

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Supporting ELLs: Assessing Language Development - 10hr Online
RDLA366.1 PBS TeacherLine- National- COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 10 recert pts
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-2

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Teaching Narrative And Expository Text Comprehension (grades PreK-K) - 45hr Online
RDLA182.4 PBS TeacherLine- National- COST Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recert pts (3 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Teachers, Grades PreK-K

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Teaching Phonemic Awareness And Phonics (Grades PreK-3) - 45hr Online
RDLA157.15 PBS TeacherLine- National- COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recert pts (3 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades PreK-3

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Teaching Phonics And Spelling For Beginning And Transitional Readers (Grades 1-3) - 45hr Online
RDLA167.11 PBS TeacherLine- National - COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recert pts (3 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Teachers, Grades 1-3

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Teaching Reading In The Content Areas- 30hr
Online
RDLA340.131PBS TeacherLine- National- COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08/ Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Teachers, Grades 3-12

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Teaching Vocabulary: Word Meanings And Word Knowledge (Grades 3-5) - 45hr Online
RDLA177.4 PBS TeacherLine- National- COSTFacilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time:Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recert pts (3 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Teachers, Grades 3-5

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Teaching Writing In The Content Areas (Grades 6-12) - 30hr Online
RDLA220.42 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine - COSTFacilitator:Vicki Jones
Date/Time:Mon, 1/28/08 to Sun, 3/9/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours:30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Language Arts Teachers, Grades 6-12

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Integrating Technology Into The Middle School Language Arts Curriculum - 30hr Online
INTLA.108 Virginia's Community of Anytime Knowledge course- COSTFacilitator:Debbie Rollins
Date/Time:Mon, 3/3/08 to Sun, 4/13/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours:30 recertification points
Audience: Middle School Language Arts Teachers

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Effective Writing Instruction (Grades 4-6) - 30hr Online
RDLA215.18 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COST
Facilitator:Virginia's PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time:Mon, 3/31/08 to Sun, 5/11/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades 4-6

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Facilitating Oral Language Development (Grades PreK-3) - 30hr Online
RDLA200.28 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COST
Facilitator:Virginia's PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Mon, 4/7/08 to Sun, 5/18/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Teachers, PreK-3

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Integrating Technology Into The Virginia K-2 Reading Curriculum - 30 hr Online
ELEMR.110 Virginia's Community of Anytime Knowledge course - COST
Facilitator:Debbie Rollins
Date/Time: Mon, 4/21/08 to Sun, 6/1/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recertification points
Audience: Reading/Language Arts Teachers,
Grades K-2 

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Teaching Reading In Science - 30hr Online RDLA130.46 PBS TeacherLine- National- COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Reading/Language Arts & Science Teachers, Grades 3-12

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Science
Fostering Collaboration, Inquiry, And Critical Thinking In Middle School Science (Grades 5-8) - 30hr Online
SCIE130.58 PBS TeacherLine- National - COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08/ Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades 5-8

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Heredity and Adaptation - Special Collection: Teachers' Domain, Produced By WGBH Boston - Grades K-5 - 30hr Online
SCIE506.4 PBS TeacherLine- National - COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-5

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Introduction To The Earth System - Special Collection: Teachers' Domain, Produced By WGBH Boston - 30hr Online
SCIE562.7 PBS TeacherLine- National - COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Science Teachers, Grades 3-12

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Reproduction and Genetics - Special Collection: Teachers' Domain, Produced By WGBH Boston - 30hr Online
SCIE516.4 PBS TeacherLine- National - COST
Facilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Science Teachers, Grades 6-8

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Teaching About Genetics - Special Collection: Teachers' Domain, Produced By WGBH Boston - 30hr Online
SCIE524.4 PBS TeacherLine- National - COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Science Teachers, Grades 9-12

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Teaching Effective Lessons - Special Collection: Teachers' Domain, Produced By WGBH Boston - 30hr Online
SCIE558.4 PBS TeacherLine- National - COST
Facilitator: National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time:Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience: Science Teachers, Grades 9-12

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Teaching Elementary Life Science - Special Collection: Teachers' Domain, Produced By WGBH Boston - 45hr Online
SCIE500.11 PBS TeacherLine- National- COSTFacilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time:Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08/ Any
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recert pts (3 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Teachers, Grades K-5

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Teaching High School Biology - Special Collection: Teachers' Domain, Produced By WGBH Boston - 45hr Online
SCIE520.4 PBS TeacherLine- National - COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time:Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08/ Any
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recert pts (3 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Science Teachers, Grades 9-12

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Teaching Reading In Science - 30hr Online RDLA130.46 PBS TeacherLine- National- COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Reading/Language Arts & Science Teachers, Grades 3-12

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Understanding Solubility And Density - Special Collection: Teachers' Domain, Produced By WGBH Boston - 30hr Online
SCIE548.4 PBS TeacherLine- National -COST
Facilitator:National PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time: Wed, 1/23/08 to Wed, 3/5/08/ Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Science Teachers, Grades 6-8

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Introduction To The Earth System - Special Collection: Teachers' Domain, Produced By WGBH Boston - 30hr Online
SCIE562.10 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COST Facilitator:Elaine Hammond
Date/Time: Mon, 1/28/08 to Sun, 3/9/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recert pts (2 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
JMU credit available!
Audience:Science Teachers, Grades 6-12

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Integrating Technology Into The Middle Science Curriculum - 30hr Online
INTSCIE.112 Virginia's Community of Anytime Knowledge course- COST
Facilitator:Debbie Rollins
Date/Time: Mon, 3/17/08 to Sun, 4/27/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recertification points
Audience: Middle School Science Teachers 

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Teaching Elementary Life Science - Special Collection: Teachers' Domain, Produced By WGBH Boston - 45hr Online
SCIE500.13 Virginia's PBS TeacherLine- COST Facilitator:Virginia's PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Date/Time:Mon, 4/7/08 to Sun, 5/18/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours:45 recert pts (3 grad credit available for extra cost after start of course)
Audience:Science Teachers, Grades 3-12

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Integrating Technology Into The Secondary Social Sciences Curriculum - 30hr Online
INTSS.107 Virginia's Community of Anytime Knowledge course- COST
Facilitator:Pati Terry
Date/Time:Mon, 4/14/08 to Sun, 5/25/08 / Any
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recertification points
Audience:Social Science Teachers, grades 6-12

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COST KEY
Virginia's PBS Teacherline &
PBS TeacherLine-National
SPECIAL NOTE to Non-Members - Beginning March 2008, please contact Michelle Adams (michelle.adams@whro.org) for the promo code to receive the discounted rate on national courses. Discount is brought to you by Virginia's Public Broadcasting Stations. And for you local folks (C.I.I. Members & C.I.I. Services Participants), don't feel left out because you will still receive the courses for FREE until the grant funding runs out. C.I.I. Members & C.I.I. Services Participants do NOT need this promo code.
15 recertification points (1 graduate credit available for extra cost after start of course-enrollment instructions will be sent to you by the facilitator)
nC.I.I. Member-List Price: $300.00
Special Price: FREE (currently subsidized by NCLB funding)
nC.I.I. Services Participant -List Price: $300.00
Special Price: FREE (currently subsidized by NCLB funding)
nNon-C.I.I. Members - List Price: $300.00
Special Price: $169.00 (currently subsidized by USDOE funding)
30 recertification points (2 graduate credits available for extra cost after start of course-enrollment instructions will be sent to you by the facilitator)
nC.I.I. Member-List Price: $350.00
Special Price: FREE (currently subsidized by NCLB funding)
nC.I.I. Services Participant -List Price: $350.00
Special Price: FREE (currently subsidized by NCLB funding)
nNon-C.I.I. Members - List Price: $350.00
Special Price: $199.00 (currently subsidized by USDOE funding)
45 recertification points (3 graduate credits available for extra cost after start of course-enrollment instructions will be sent to you by the facilitator)
nC.I.I. Member-List Price: $430.00
Special Price: FREE (currently subsidized by NCLB funding)
nC.I.I. Services Participant -List Price: $430.00
Special Price: FREE (currently subsidized by NCLB funding)
nNon-C.I.I. Members - List Price: $430.00
Special Price: $249.00 (currently subsidized by USDOE funding)
All Virginia's Community of Anytime Knowledge
EXCEPT TSIP Anytime AnywherenC.I.I. Member-List Price: $199.00
Special Price: FREE (currently subsidized by NCLB funding)
nC.I.I. Services Participant -List Price: $199.00
Special Price: FREE (currently subsidized by NCLB funding)
nNon-C.I.I. Members - $199
Virginia's Community of
Anytime Knowledge/
TSIP Anytime Anywhere
nC.I.I. Member-$199
nC.I.I. Services Participants -$199
nNon-C.I.I. Members - $199
Consortium for Interactive Instruction/
Norfolk State University
nC.I.I. Member - $930
nC.I.I. Services Participants - $1000
nNon-C.I.I. Members - $1000
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AT A GLANCE
CII Events
Interactive Moves From Paper To Web!!

Interactive used to come to your mailbox at school, and now you will find it in your electronic mailbox and can access it online!! Note to the left are the professional development courses with the MORE button taking you to the full description and syllabus for each course. On the right of the eNewsletter, you will find stories which also have a MORE button leading to more information which may be a continuation of the story, or just a few more photos. The exciting part about the newsletter being online is that we can include SO much more, such as links to a word document or a powerpoint presentation, streaming video, larger photos, etc.
Please share your comments or submit an Educational Technology Story or Resource via email to interactive@whro.org.
The eNews will be distributed to you in a way that works best for your school division. Your C.I.I. Representative will be in charge of the distribution, which may be a link that is posted on your web page (www.whro.org/cii/enews) or they may forward the full eNews to your electroinic mailbox via email.
You can also subscribe to the C.I.I. Updates listserv which will ensure that you receive the C.I.I. eNews and other C.I.I. Updates.

Click here to subscribe to C.I.I. Updates.
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Great Computer Challenge
Graphic Arts
Level 4
1st Place Winner
Gloucester H.S.
Christa Pohorece & Patrick McFerrin
23rd ANNUAL
GREAT COMPUTER CHALLENGE
DATES FOR 2008
SENIOR - GRADES 6-12
March 15, 2008
(Deadline - February 22, 2008)
JUNIOR - GRADES K-5
April 19, 2008
(Deadline - March 28, 2008)
Never heard of the Great Computer Challenge? Here's a couple of videos to give you an idea of what happens at this student competition which teaches the students how to work together as they work on a real world computer problems.
Streaming Videos
Junior 2005
Senior 2006
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Excellence In Technology Awards
Do you know this guy?
Warren Zugler, US History 11 Teacher, Gloucester H.S.
Last year he was nominated and won High School Technology Classroom Educator of the Year.
Congratulations to Warren Zugler and all of the other 2007 Winners!!
We are currently in search of OUTSTANDING Teachers and Administrators using or leading technology in the schools.
Is that you, or one of your co-workers? Drop everything and send in your nomination today!!
Nominations being accepted NOW!!
Click here for more details.
MIDDLE/HIGH
(Deadline - February 22, 2008)
ELEMENTARY
(Deadline - March 28, 2008)
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Tech Trek 2007 Update
The C.I.I. ran 3 Tech Treks this summer. Tech Trek is full of Technology, Learning, and FUN!! Our very own President and CEO stopped in for a visit. Check out the video below for a sneak peek into the Tech Trek experience. If you were at Tech Trek this summer, you may see yourself, or others you know.
Bert Schmidt,
WHRO President
and CEO @
Tech Trek 2007
Streaming Video
Check out Bert @ Tech Trek 2007
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Norfolk Public School ITRTs @ Tech Trek: The Next Generation
Norfolk Public School ITRTs spent the week of Aug 13-17, 2007 at WHRO for Tech Trek: The Next Generation. The week included the standard content of Tech Trek the Next Generation including Digital/Multimedia Literacy, Digital Media Development, and Distance Learning, but had a special twist with specific topics requested by the division. Some of the other special sessions included instruction by Tammy Worcester, Internet Safety, Podcasting, GrantWriting for ITRTs, Blogs, Wikis, MySpace, FaceBook, and Using Camtasia to create video tutorials.
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Staff Of Hampton Roads Academy & Hampton Roads Country Day School Attended Tech Trek: The Next Generation
Patti Grayson, Rebecca Deeley, and Aaron Hill
Patti Grayson, Rebecca Deeley, and Aaron Hill spent the week of July 30th - August 3rd at WHRO in an intensive workshop focused on Project-Based Learning, with an emphasis on technology integration. This workshop was funded by a national No Child Left Behind (NCLB) grant.
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Local ITRTs Get ISTE/ NETS*T Certified With Virginia's PBS TeacherLine!
Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Newport News ITRTs complete the PBS TeacherLine/ISTE NETS*T Certificate of Proficiency Capstone Program and are now NETS*T certified!!

Norfolk has run over 30 ITRTs through the PBS TeacherLine/ISTE NETS*T Certificate of Proficiency Capstone Program

Virginia Beach has 23 CRSs currently running through the PBS TeacherLine/ISTE NETS*T Certificate of Proficiency Capstone Program

Newport News has 24 TCISs soon to begin the PBS TeacherLine/ISTE NETS*T Certificate of
Proficiency Capstone Program!!
Congratulations to Norfolk that has over thirty ITRTs that have completed the PBS TeacherLine/ISTE NETS*T Certificate of Proficiency Capstone Program and are now NETS*T certified, Virginia Beach with twenty-three CRSs that recently began the program and Newport News with twenty-four TCISs that will soon begin! We look forward to working with your district!
To discover how Virginia's PBS TeacherLine can assist in your district's ITRT and technology training plans, please visit www.virginiateacherline.org, or contact Michelle Adams at 757.889.9349 or Michelle.Adams@whro.org.
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Online Learning
Hampton Roads Virtual Learning Center
Online Student Instruction CONTINUES In Hampton Roads
Online student instruction continues in Hampton Roads. English 9, Earth Science, U.S. Government, and Survival Economics are currently available to participating school divisions. English 10 and Algebra I are the next 2 courses to be developed. The Hampton Roads Virtual Learning Center (http://whro.hrvlc.org) is funded by a number of the schools that own the Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc (HRETA), WHRO's parent company.
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Virtual Virginia
Offering online AP®, world language, and elective courses to more than 3,000 students across the Commonwealth and nation. Each course contains video segments, audio clips, interactivity, whiteboard and online discussions as well as text.
www.virtualvirginia.org
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WHRO Events
Let Your Voice Be Heard!!
WHRO Classroom Preview
You know what your students like and what type of resources you need to teach the content. Let us know by previewing instructional TV programs under consideration for next year.
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Children's Festival
Hundreds of families stopped by the WHRO booth at the Virginia Children’s Festival in October. Children had the opportunity to play our shapes and colors game where everyone’s a winner. A free children’s book went to each child playing the game. The children also got to see Arthur the Aardvark and have their picture taken with the Teletubbies. A fun time was had by all!

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Reading Rainbow Competition
14th Annual Reading Rainbow contest is right around the corner. Stories will be accepted starting in January, and are DUE Fri. March, 28th by 5pm.
Not sure what the Reading Rainbow contest is all about? Click here for some words about the contest from Megan, 2006 Winner. Please note that this is LAST year's promo, noting last year's deadline.
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Center For Regional Citizenship
-Be There, Be Counted
-The War
The WHRO Center for Regional Citizenship was created to serve as an incubator for engaging the region in addressing issues of local interest and to increase our capacity for effective civic engagement.
The Be There, Be Counted project is an opportunity to emphasize the importance of an informed and engaged citizenry, particularly among Hampton Roads youth.
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Click here to download the video stream or to subscribe to the The War podcast.
A Teacher Tool Kit will be mailed to each high school in the nation to assist teachers with WWII curriculum for the spring of 2008.
WHRO will have a limited supply of Teacher Tool Kits on a first come first serve basis. Contact Wendy Hazel at 757.889.9417 or wendy.hazel@whro.org to receive a copy.
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Online/Onair Professional Development
Monthly on air and video streamed magazine series featuring WHRO program previews, video streaming tips and local Schools of the Month.
http://www.schooltalk.org
The latest educational web tools and sites. Visits to real classrooms. Teachers' lesson plans, all links covered, and each segments are video streamed.
http://www.netfiles.org
Series funded by U.S. DOE grant. Technology integration at Colleges of Education and K-12 best practices from across the nation.
http://www.teachingnow.org
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Tech In The Schools
Blogging In The Book Club
Jennifer Edwards brings blogging to Sussex High School through the book club. The blog is being used by the club to post information on the books they will be reading and then respond to questions posted by the Library Media Specialist.
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Educational Podcasting In Hampton Roads

Audio recordings and videos on the web are nothing new, but having the capability to subscribe to them is. Along with the podcast is an RSS file written in XML.
Have you created a podcast? How are you using podcasts in the classroom?
Several Hampton Roads Schools are integrating podcasts into the classroom.
TAKE A LOOK BELOW!
Starfish Award For Creating Humanities Podcasts
Lynda Davis, the Visions teacher at Toano Middle School, and Robb Ponton, the Instructional Technology Resource teacher at Toano, recently engaged their emerging scholars and gifted eighth grade students with technology the students are most familiar with by creating a podcast that integrated World History with art, music, and technology during a unit on Paleolithic and Neolithic communities. Podcasts will be available soon. http://www.wjcc.k12.va.us/
Click here for MORE details on the podcasts below.
Isle of Wight County
http://hes.iwcs.k12.va.us/
http://hes.iwcs.k12.va.us/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=
60&Itemid=54
Hampton City Schools
TiPS (Technology in Public Schools)
http://itrttips.com
St Gregory the Great
http://www.stgregory.pvt.k12.va.us/
podcasts.html
Norfolk Academy
http://web.mac.com/dmkidd/iWeb/Site/Podcast/
Podcast.html
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PortaPortal
Have you created a PortaPortal?
http://www.portaportal.com
Portaportal is a web based bookmarking utility that lets you store links to your favorite websites online. Now your bookmarks are no longer limited to any one machine.

Robb Ponton's Tech Trek PortaPortal http://guest.portaportal.com/pontontt
Robb Ponton Tech Trek The Next Generation PortaPortal
http://guest.portaportal.com/ttng
Robb Ponton's NPS ITRT Tech Trek PortaPortal
http://guest.portaportal.com/npstrek
Tom Spencer's PortaPortal http://guest.portaportal.com/tc_spencer
Chris Wyatt's PortaPortal http://guest.portaportal.com/cwwyatt
Lynn Latham's PortaPortal - used for teaching, reviewing, and helping children in kindergarten through 5th grades
http://guest.portaportal.com/llegum
Tech Trek PortaPortal - Tech Trek participants collaborated and added their favorite websites
http://guest.portaportal.com/techtrekwhro
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Other ED Tech Events
First Lego League
"Energy Resources - Meeting the Global Demand"
On November 10, 2007, 13 teams met at ODU's Webb Center to compete in the Regional First Lego League Tournament. This year's problem had to do with understanding the elements of energy use in a world that uses more and more energy every day.
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Internet Safety
Is that Poncherello, aka Erik Estrada?
Donna Rice Hughes, Enough is Enough President, presented Internet Safety 101: Empowering Parents at the Educational Technology Leadership Conference. Eric Estrada made a special appearance at the end of the presentation. He is the spokesperson for the Blue Ridge Thunder program which is proactive and is diligently working to apprehend perpetrators, protect potential victims, and educate parents, teachers and children about Internet safety. Sheriff Brown made the arrangements for Erik's appearance and introduced him. Erik has created a couple of Public Service Announcements on Internet Safety.
Enough is Enough
Making the Internet Safer for Children and Families
http://www.enough.org
Guidelines and Resources for Internet Safety In Schools
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/
Technology/OET/internet-safety-
guidelines.shtml
Acceptable Use Policies: A Handbookhttp://www.doe.virginia.gov/
VDOE/Technology/AUP/home.shtml
Norfolk Public School's Internet Safety Manual
Click here to view the manual.
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Virginia PBS Stations Award An iPhone
Brian Callahan of WHRO awards an iPhone to the lucky winner at the Educational Technology Leadership Conference
Virginia’s Public Broadcasting Stations (MHz Networks, Falls Church; WBRA, Roanoke; WCVE, Richmond; WHRO, Norfolk; and WVPT, Harrisonburg) donated an Apple iPhone at the recent Virginia Department of Education Educational Technology Leadership Conference in Roanoke.
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Technology Showdown - Top 10 Uses For Using An iPhone In Education
Three participants of the Educational Technology Leadership Conference were chosen to come up with the Top 10 Uses of the iPhone in Education.
Check out their Top 10 Uses here!!
Rich Ingram, Karen Richardson, and
Victor Gosnall were chosen for the
Technology Showdown
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Educational Technology
Leadership Awards
The Educational Technology Leadership Award recognizes one individual in each region whose outstanding work demonstrates a shared vision with the school division for the effective use of technology to support teaching, learning,
and school administration and management. It honors those whose leadership has had a significant impact on instruction. Each region is recognized, and this year, two of the awards given were to C.I.I. School Employees.
Click here to view ALL of the winners.
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VETAC Award
The Virginia Educational Technology Advisory Committee (VETAC), which advises the Virginia Board of Education on educational technology, also presented its 2007 VETAC Leadership Award to current chairman John Littlefield of Suffolk City Public Schools. The award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated strong leadership both statewide and in their participation as a member of VETAC.
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Virginia Wesleyan College Announces Future Events For National Board Certified Teachers, NBCT Candidates And
Take One Participants
Virginia Wesleyan College National Board Certification Program is dedicated to offering information, outreach and support to candidates, NBCTs and Region II school divisions in all aspects of National Board Certification.
Click here for a pdf of upcoming opportunities at Virginia Wesleyan.
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Ed Tech Resources
Spicing Up Your Curriculum With
FREE Web-based Tools
Robb Ponton from Williamsburg always has a few fun and crazy websites up his sleeve to help spice up the curriculum. Robb is one of our Tech Trek consultants, and you may have been exposed to a few in his multimedia session during camp.
Check this out. How might you use these sites in your classroom? Robb demonstrated these sites at our CII/RSCPC December Meeting. Click here to take a peek at some of the samples he created for the meeting.
Blabberize
http://www.blabberize.com
Elf Yourself
http://www.elfyourself.com (down for the season)
Monkey email
http://www.careerbuilder.com/monk-e-mail
Jib Jab
http://www.jibjab.com
Meez
http://www.meez.com
Gizmoz
http://www.gizmoz.com
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SOL Interactive Quizzes By Tami Maloney

Are you looking for a great way to prepare your students for the SOL tests? Then you really should visit Tami Maloney's "Interactive Quizzes" website at http://www.iq.poquoson.org.
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VSTE Resources
ITRT Listserv - Send an email to vste_lists@vste.org with the subject line:
Join ITRT
Educational Technology Leadership Listserv - Send an email to vste_lists@vste.org with the subject line: Join ETL
Technology Rocks in Virginia - join VSTE's Ning site - Ning.com is a social networking site.
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Web 2.0 Terminology
What Does All Of This MEAN???
I've heard these words, but don't understand what they really mean and how I can use them as a tool in my classroom. Please share how you are using these tools. Send a message to interactive@whro.org.
WHAT'S A Wiki?
http://www.commoncraft.com/
video-wikis-plain-english
WHAT'S A Blog?
http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs
WHAT'S A Podcast?http://www.teachertube.com/
view_video.php?viewkey=
3ceb0f8bb299b1a9fe39
WHAT'S RSS?
http://www.commoncraft.com/
rss_plain_english
WHAT'S Social Bookmarking?
http://www.commoncraft.com/
bookmarking-plain-english
WHAT'S Social Networking?
http://www.commoncraft.com/
video-social-networking
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Click below for more information on the DTV Transition
and how you will be affected.

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Dates To Know
February 22, 2008
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Great Computer Challenge
SENIOR - GRADES 6-12
February 22, 2008
Excellence In Technology Nomination DEADLINE
Middle & High
March 15, 2008
Great Computer Challenge
SENIOR - GRADES 6-12
(Deadline - February 22, 2008)
March 28, 2008
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Great Computer Challenge
JUNIOR - GRADES K-5
March 28, 2008
Excellence In Technology Nomination DEADLINE
Elementary
March, 28th, 2008 by 5pm
Reading Rainbow Stories DEADLINE
April 19, 2008
Great Computer Challenge
JUNIOR - GRADES K-5
(Deadline - March 28, 2008)
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