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First Webinar – October 8

September 29th, 2009 Barbara Greenstone Leave a comment Go to comments

Mark your calendars! Our first Maine121 webinar, Beginning the Process with Prewriting Activities, will be Thursday, October 8th at 3:15 and again at 7:15.

In this session we’ll explore ways to get students started in the writing process. Much of the work of writing happens before the first draft and we’ll look at ways to help students with this important step. We’ll discuss ways to use some of the software titles on the MLTI MacBooks for brainstorming and gathering ideas and look at some web tools also. We’ll share some resources for writing prompts (including images as prompts) and try out a strategy for helping students build digital word banks.
Of course, we know that many of you have ideas and strategies that have worked for you and we hope you’ll take this opportunity to share them. Please join us on October 8, either after school at 3:15 or later in the evening from the comfort of your home at 7:15.

Getting ready to write – Illustration by Ann Marie Quirion Hutton

Joining a webinar

Make sure to choose the correct time for the webinar you want to attend and click on the link provided.

Thursday, October 8 – 3:15pm Webinar: http://stateofmaine.na4.acrobat.com/mlti100809a/

Thursday, October 8 - 7:15pm Webinar: http://stateofmaine.na4.acrobat.com/mlti100809e/

Please follow these steps to connect to the meeting:

  1. Click on the link for the webinar you want to attend.
  2. Enter your name in the box when prompted.
  3. In order to listen and speak during the meeting, you will need to be connected by telephone as well as the Internet.  To help you connect by phone, a box will appear asking for your phone number so the Connect conference room can call you back. If you have a telephone with a direct-dial phone number, please accept this option, enter your phone number, and we will call you right back.
  4. If you have a telephone with no direct-line phone number (if your phone is only reached by a switchboard), please click on CANCEL when the call-back box appears, then dial-in to the meeting using this access combination:
    Dial-In:  1-800-201-2375
    Pass-Code: 714892
  5. To participate in the web conference, you will need: a computer with a broadband connection to the internet (Cable, DSL, or WiFi); Dial-Up will not work! Adobe Flash Player (Flash 7 or later) installed on your computer; most computers already have the Flash Player installed – however, if yours does not, or if your Flash Player is in need of updating (version 6 or older), you can download the player for free from Adobe by clicking on this link: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/?promoid=BUIGP; this is a safe and quick download. An open phone line; we recommend using a hands-free headset or speakerphone.
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  • Mark Spahr

    Hi Barbara-

    How long are the webinars scheduled to run?

  • Jeff Mao

    We expect most of the webinars will run for about an hour, but depending on the number of questions and the conversations that may occur, some events could run for as much as 90 minutes. In general, we are planning these events with a target of 60 minutes.

  • Karen

    Hi, Barbara -

    My school has conferences from 3-8, so I won’t be able to log on for either. Will these webinars be archived in any way?

    Thanks.

  • Barbara Greenstone

    Yes, the webinars will be recorded and links will be posted on the Webcasts page. This make take a few days, so please be patient :-)

  • Kate

    Hi Barbara,

    Do we earn CEUs with this webinar and if so, how many?

    Thanks,

    Kate

  • Barbara Greenstone

    Thanks for mentioning this. I forgot to say that, if you need a certificate (one contact hour), you should make sure you fill out the feedback form and include your name and email.