Welcome to day 2 of the 5th annual speaks VOLumes Virtual Online Learning Conference (VOL). Yesterday's live events were wonderful and every minute was recorded for posterity!! We have over xxxx registered! WOW
If you missed anything be sure to visit the Recordings link along the right side in the Conference Menu, or under the speaks VOLumes menu heading.
Tip of the Day: In a live session, change your view to lengthen the chat window. Click on the Chat block within the Blackboard Collaborate window and drag it out.
Today’s keynote session is at 8:30 am CDT, featuring the Leadership Panel in "SuperHero Leadership Panel".
Quite a line up today but lots more sessions for Thursday, so join on in!
Thursday - July 30th | |||
| 8:30am | *TBA | Leadership Panel | |
| 10:00am | Class as a fully realized online RPG | Chris Haskell | |
| 2:00pm | Connect with All Educators, Students and Community with TwitCasting | Dr. M. Monte Tatom | |
| * Creating Strong Classroom Culture | Ashley Spencer | ||
| Meeting Students Where they Are: Models for Online Learning | Elaine Plybon | ||
| 3:30pm | Connecting Classrooms via Global Projects in Leaps and Bounds | Kim Caise | |
| Accommodations in the Virtual Classroom | Elaine Plybon and Blaire Hancock | ||
If you would like even more detailed information on any live session along with the ability to search, visit the Live Schedule section listed in the Conference Menu and click on the presenter's name.
To access the conference:
- Go here first http://pd.txvsnetwork.org
- Login
- Click the "speaks VOLumes" menu open from the top navigation bar.
To access the live events schedule:
- Click on the LIVE SCHEDULE link from the Schedule heading in the Conference Menu located in the right column or the speaks VOLumes > Schedule selection of the top navigation menu.
- Scroll to review the events.
- Click on a presenter's name to read more.
To join a live event:
- 30 minutes or shortly before the scheduled event, click on LIVE SCHEDULE from either option above.
- Click on an event title.
- Click the "Join session" link that is top the event's pertinent information. The link will not appear until time is allowed to join the session.
To access a recording:
- Click on “Recordings” icon from either Conference Menu.
- Click on an event of interest with the exception of a Virtual Lab session, click the icon next to the title.
- Click on the" Play recording" link.
Watch a recording of the Orientation for Conference Participants.
CPE RECORD OF ATTENDANCE FOR RECORDED SESSIONS
NOTE: This credit is for recorded sessions only. Attendance for a live session presented during the conference is automatically credited.
*Credit for one conference year ends at the start of the following conference event.
RUN THE TECHNICAL CHECK
After you have joined and entered the VOL Conference Community, we recommend visiting the TECHNICAL CHECK link which is located under the Support menu.
The Technical Check tests will help you confirm that your computer is prepared for the conference. If you run into any problems on test 3, please contact Connie Swiderski at connie.swiderski@region10.org and provide as much detail as possible. We are here to assist you!
Please be patient with the technology, if your connection is dropped during a live session as soon as the connection is reestablished you will be right back in the session. If you do miss anything, remember that each session is being recorded.
LOST PASSWORD
If you have forgotten your password retrieve it from the Lost password
- Click the Lost password link directly under the Login button top right column
- Type in your Username or Email Address, not both
- A message will be emailed to you (hopefully not caught in any spam filtering) to change your password.
- If the message is not received due to filtering, please contact Connie Swiderski at connie.swiderski@region10.org and she will reset your password to VOL.
CONFERENCE CAFE
Visit the Conference Café for Introductions all around to proclaim who you are and learn about other conference participants! For added fun, add your SuperHero image of yourself.
We look forward to your participation in speaks VOLumes, and thank you for being a part of this exciting event.
Warm regards,
The VOL Team