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February_2008

 

 Nortel LearniT Logo          NewsFebruary 2008
 IN THIS ISSUE
 
  • Career Bytes Toolkit 
  • One Laptop Per Child 
  • Lesson Plan News 
  • Monthly Web Chat
  • Success Stories

    • See how exploring careers can be a fun and a technology rich exercise by using our featured resource. Learn how to involve your students in an exciting new global laptop program; search for lesson plans by grade or technology and discover how others are using 21st century approaches to teaching and learning. 

     

     Creating Career Profiles

     

     

    Working with kids to discover what it takes to be an astronaut, business person, or a rock star can be fun and full of 21st century learning. The new Creating Career Bytes Toolkit has everything you'll need to get your budding professionals started, including a step-by-step guide, downloadable handouts and videos explaining why and how to make your own Career Bytes project.

     

     

     Students Support Laptop Users

     

    Have your students join a learning team of talented kids in developing new tools to support the exciting One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program. Students from across the Americas are creating videos, animations, handouts and software programs 

     

     New Features for Lesson Plans 

     

     

    You can now browse the 6E Lesson Plan library by grade or technology. Our library has more than 100 lesson plans created by teachers using 21st century tools to enhance their student's learning.
    See how master teacher Brian Hackett made his High School history assignment come alive by integrating a digital video component. "Coming to America" is an exploration of what it means to be an American and how colonization impacted our government, society and the ways in which we work and live.

     

     

       Chat With a Real Scientist

     

     

    Join the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) as they host renowned Antarctic explorer and scientist Alan Rodgers in a free monthly Web Chat. All you need is your computer web browser, speakers and a microphone (to talk to Dr. Rodgers). 4:00 PM EDT Thursday January 31. Visit this site and click on Attend a Meeting, when prompted enter Event ID QLK177145

     

     Tech Enabled Success Stories

     

     

                           Looking for ideas to extend your lessons outside the classroom or to involve the community? Check out our
    newest resources from classroom project success stories from around the globe. See how Nortel employees join with their local teachers to help their students discover how 21st century learning empowers them to harness the power of technology and inspire learning.

     

      Engage. Learn. Inspire.
     
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