New Webinars on Digital Literacy Essentials
Author: Rick Phelan
Published: 04.12.13
Webinars can be an effective way to bring people together on relevant topics. Those involved in a webinar don’t have to travel much further than their school or home to participate. Any quiet room with an Internet connection and a computer or tablet will do. Webinar technologies can afford group interaction through voice, polling, writing, and presentation sharing. I get the most from webinars when they’re offered in short time blocks, say 30-90 minutes long. For those educators who have multiple duties and responsibilities, webinars can be especially useful because they allow for networking and professional development without car travel.
Digital Literacy Essentials is a new series of 40-minute webinars for superintendents, principals, and teachers that have been designed and organized by the California Department of Education in conjunction with the California School Libraries Association and California Technology Project. Led by different experts every Thursday from 3:30 to 4:10pm, one or more of these sessions may be relevant to you and your work.
April 25 | California’s Education Vision
State Superintendent’s Office
Craig Cheslog, Chief Advisor to the State Superintendent
May 2 | Privacy Protection
State Attorney General’s Office
Joanne McNabb, Education and Outreach
May 9 | College Readiness
California Higher Education
Annette Marines, Instructional Librarian, UCSB
Christina Cicchetti, Education Specialist, UCR
Lesley Farmer, Media Leadership, CSULB
May 16 | Digital Citizens
Governor’s Digital Literacy Executive Order
California Technology Agency
Brenda Kempster, iCalifornia
May 23 | Curriculum and Assessment
Common Core and Digital Literacy
Tom Adams, CDE Director of Curriculum
May 30 | Intellectual Property and Copyright
Communication and Creative Industries
Jill Lesser, Executive Director, Center for Copyright Information
June 6 | Best Practices Around California
County Offices of Education
Elementary, Middle, and High School
Dennis Deets, CTAP Director
Glen Warren, CSLA Vice President
June 13 | Digital Citizens and Bullying Prevention
California State Parent Teacher Association
Brian Bonner, VP of Parent Involvement
Register for these webinars at http://tinyurl.com/CA-Digital-Literacy
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