List Of Videoconferences - 2012/2011
  • CITVC
  • GEM
  • MAGPI
  • GNG
  • Flash Kennels/KEA
  • CILC
  • Vanderbilt UVS
  • COSI
Yes, our own class does research and organizes several of the videoconferences that we do over the school year, during every school year.
GEM is an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) in association with the United Nations Department of Public Information.  GEM was one of the first educational organizations to focus on developing global education programs for both schools and the local community. GEM was founded by educators and is directed today by educators, servicing schools and communities throughout the United States and abroad. Click here to go to their website.

(Mid-Atlantic Gigapop in Philadelphia for Internet2) MAGPI delivers regional infrastructure in a cost-effective manner and promotes applications for the region's research and education communities through high performance network technology.
Click here to go to their website.

Global Nomads Group creates education programs and media about global issues for youth. Using interactive technologies in the classroom, such as live videoconferencing and multi-media videos, young people from around the world learn about and discuss the global issues that affect their lives. In its 10-year history, GNG has conducted programs with schools in more than 40 countries and has reached more than 1 million people. Click here to go to their website
"Adventure, Discovery, Learning: Education for Life" This is Kigulait Education Adventures motto.We are a participant in Kigluait Adventures Videoconference Special Event: Virtually Adopt a Sled Dog! Participating classrooms adopt their very own sled dog, collect data on the current health of the dog and then track them through the web for the remaining for the school year. Click here to go to their website
Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) supports videoconferencing and the use of other educational technologies to enhance teacher and student learning and results. Transforming learning through collaborative technologies.
Vanderbilt University Virtual School develops videoconferencing programs for the purpose of integrating technology and learning. Working with K-12, universities, the community and educators, this virtual school connects students and teachers to experts in the field and facilitates collaborative leaning by connecting schools on various curriculum topics.
Click here to go their website
COSI - The Center of Science and Industry is located in Columbus, Ohio. Their mission statement is to prepare the community for the future. "COSI is all about mind-blowing fun providing opportunities to play, explore, discover, and learn together." Website: http://www.cosi.org
  • 2011 Videoconferences
Our 2011 Videoconferences:
9/11: Ten Years Later
September 13 and 15, 2011
MSG Varsity
September 30, 2011
Pillars of Islam
October 4, 2011
Arab Spring
October 19 and 26
Genetic Counseling: The Faces of Genetic Disease
October 20, 2011

NNER Conference: The Classroom Beyond: Reaching Diverse Voices and Perspectives from Around the World

October 21, 2011
German School from Nuremberg, Germany
October 27, 2011
Arab Spring
November 16
Students from University of Copenhagen, Denmark 
November 21, 2011
JFK Assassination November 22, 2011
Global Economics of Cotton
December 6 and 8, 2011
70th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor
December 7, 2011
*Music for Everyone
December 7, 2011
German School from Nuremberg, Germany
December 8, 2011
*The Road Trip Crazies from Habitat for Humanity December 9, 2011
*CITVC student-designed, student-organized and student-moderated conferences.

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