Maine Learning Technology Initiative

In addition to traditional face-to-face gatherings, the MLTI staff will also be using web-based technologies to communicate and collaborate with educators interested in engaging in conversation around teaching and learning with technology. These WebCast events will provide an opportunity to participate interactively in a live virtual environment, all right from the comfort of your own computer desktop.

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Weekly Thursday  Webinars: Offered at both 3:15 pm and 7:15 pm and will be approximately an hour long. Topics will be updated, as well as links to full descriptions, for each WebCast listed below about 2 weeks prior to the event date.

Principal Webinars: These webinars will be offered again this year on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 4:00pm (Schedule may vary due to holidays and school vacations)

Arts Assessment Initiative Webinars: The MLTI and Department of Education will be hosting 5 webinars throughout the 2011-2012 school year on the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative and how it impacts teaching and learning in our schools.  Please join visual art educator Catherine Ring and music educator Rob Westerberg, and guests for the webinar series.  You can read more about these webinars on the Arts Assessment Initiative website.

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Guidance and support regarding how to access these opportunities is available at the bottom of this page.

MLTI also offers a variety of other Professional Development events besides webinars.  You can find this information and a form to request customized in-house Professional Development on the MLTI events page.

Calendar (subscribe to our online calendar here)

Archives (view all recorded past sessions here)

Contact Hours & Feedback If you are looking to receive contact hours, please visit our Feedback Page.  Upon completing a brief feedback form, you will be given the option to submit your name and email so contact hours can be sent to you.  Feedback links will be provided at the end of each webinar or you can visit our Feedback Page.

2011 – 2012 Current Schedule

We have upgraded to a new registration system, allowing you to register directly in Adobe Connect, making the whole webinar process smoother and easier! If you have any questions, please contact Juanita Dickson.

Click on the time you wish to participate in and you will be directed to an online registration form.  Please type your email address carefully as all information will be sent to that address. After registering you will receive a confirmation email with a log in link – please use that link to log into the webinar prior to the start time.
Some attendees are experiencing problems with FirstClass – a confirmation email is received but the login link is cut off in the email.  Please note we have added the login link below.  Please remember, you will still need to register.

Looking for a previously scheduled webinar? Visit the Archives Page!

Please follow these steps to connect to a webinar:

1. Click on the link for the WebCast 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:
   1. Dial-In: 1-800-201-2375
   2. Pass-Code: 714892
5. To participate in the web conference, you will need:
   1. a computer with a broadband connection to the internet (Cable, DSL, or WiFi); Dial-Up will not work!
   2. Adobe Flash Player 10 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; this is a safe and quick download.
   3. An open phone line; we recommend using a hands-free headset or speakerphone.

MLTI provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities upon request. MLTI does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship status, age, disability, or veteran status in employment or education. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require any specific aids or services, or material in a different format, please email with special considerations requests.