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Coming soon for Fall 2007, the computer classrooms will accommodate more computers because of purchases made this summer. New tables and backup computers will increase the number of computers in rooms 346, 348, and 356 to 14. In addition, another 8 stations can be added to any of the classrooms. A new cart and 8 laptop computers will make it possible to accommodate up to 22 computers in any of these three classrooms. Questions? Please contact Chris Dowling.

Posted by Chris Dowling on July 1, 2007

June 2007, UW-Madison was recognized as a "Center of Excellence" from the New Media Consortium (NMC). NMC is a non-profit consortium working in collaboration with college campuses, museums, and centers for Art, Science and Research across the country. The NMC's mission is to "explore and promote innovative applications of technology for teaching, learning, and creative expression." The NMC was founded in 1993 and UW-Madison is a charter member.

The award goes out to "Campus Technology Partners" to recognize Madison's "systemic and comprehensive approaches to faculty support." The award reflects work across campus digital media centers, as well as cross-campus efforts to promote innovative approaches to technologies for teaching and learning.

NMC is well known for its annual Horizon Report which charts the landscape of emerging technologies for teaching, learning, and creative expression. Last Fall Larry Johnson, the CEO of the NMC, visited UW-Madison to lead a ComETS event examining Learning Technology Horizons and consulted with several campus groups. Larry introduced many of us to Second Life - and UW-Madison continues to be a strong partner on the NMC Second Life campus.

To learn more about the NMC, visit http://nmc.org/ online or contact Catherine Stephens.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on July 1, 2007

CIMC instruction staff offer help and support to SoE faculty in learning how to use online course management systems. We offer a variety of tools in order to help faculty arrive at the eLearning solution that meets your goals for teaching online.

A quick snapshot of course management tools available from the CIMC includes:

Learn@UW – CIMC staff help guide and teach faculty in the use of Learn@UW. Learn@UW is a widely accepted tool at UW-Madison, and helps facilitate posting of lecture materials, links to web resources and ereserves, online discussions, chat, submissions of assignments and feedback, a student blog, and quizzing and grading online.

Moodle – CIMC staff offer Moodle as an alternative course management platform. Moodle’s features include a forum for online discussions, (3) choices for formatting the course navigation, chat, posting of lecture materials, links to web resources, and a wiki and blog tool that can be incorporated into assignments. Moodle is patterned after a social constructionist pedagogy, and can be a nice choice for online group work and peer editing of assignments.

Webboard – CIMC staff also offer a Webboard, an easy to learn tool designed for online threaded discussions.

Mailing list (listservs) -- Faculty and staff can request mailing lists for courses and other special-interest groupings (advisees, research projects, committees, etc.). The mailing list comes with an administrative web page to manage list membership, message archives, and other settings.

CIMC staff can also offer help with Concept Map software, Podcasting, Learning Objects, and integration of online curriculum. CIMC staff are ready to help design solutions, and help with instructional design. We encourage you to contact us.

Chris Dowling, Instructional Network Manager
Catherine Stephens, Instruction/Outreach Coordinator

Posted by Catherine Stephens on July 1, 2007

As we move into this third week of the summer season, the CIMC continues to spotlight items of interest in the areas of learning through physical activity, the SoEd Department of Kinesiology, and new items being added to the CIMC collection each week.

With the July 4th holiday upon us, staff also thought it might be fun to feature CIMC items that share the common term “USA” in their title. These featured items incorporate a variety of subjects and formats --- from an impressive encyclopedic volume of American history for children and young adults to the CD-ROM (+ teacher’s guide), Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? (which helps students grade 4-8 learn geography while tracking Carmen and her gang who are stealing national treasures as they travel through the United States).

Everyone here at the CIMC wishes you a safe and happy Fourth of July celebration and we look forward to seeing you this month!

Posted by Patricia Eschmann on July 1, 2007

Summer 2007, CIMC staff look forward to working with individuals and class groups to offer instructional help and assistance across a variety of information and technology literacy topics. Staff specialties and instruction topics are posted online.

To request a session in conjunction with a SoE course or program, begin by reviewing our guidelines for course-related instruction.

Summer may also be the time to review skills and strategies. We provide a variety of online tutorials targeted at information and technology literacy in conjunction with SoE course work.

Tutorial links include:

Library Guides
CIMC Collection of Technology Tutorials
CIMC Instructional Resources

We welcome your questions, and suggestions about the CIMC instructional program. Contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu or 263-5949.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on July 1, 2007

Potent Biology: Stem Cells, Cloning, and Regeneration [videorecording]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2007
LTy QH588.S83 P68 2007
The potential of stem cells to generate fresh, healthy cells generates a huge interest in cultivating them for medical uses. This year’s Holiday Lectures explore progress toward harnessing stem cells to treat diabetes, nerve damage, and heart disease.

The Miracle of Life [videorecording]
WGBH Boston Video, 2004
LTy QP251 M57 2004
Magnification of up to half a million times actual size shows the moment of conception and how a single new cell forms first an embryo, then a fetus.

Learning About Numbers [videorecording]
Sony Music Entertainment, 2004
LTy QA113 L43 2004
The Sesame Street Workshop's Count shows children how to count.

The Virtual Lab Series [CD-ROM]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2006
LTy RB37 .V57 2006
Five interactive virtual lab projects: identify bacteria, examine heart patients, probe the nervous system, assay antibodies, and create a transgenic fly.

A Tour of the Cryosphere: The Earth’s Frozen Assets [videorecording]
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, 2005
LTy GB2401.72 .U55 2005
NASA Earth observing satellites are providing scientists with unparalleled insight into how the cryosphere behaves, changes, and influences the Earth’s global systems, including weather and climate.

The Velveteen Rabbit [videorecording]
Sony Wonder, 2003
LTy PZ3 .W6672 Vev 2003
The velveteen rabbit has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real. When he turns to the skin horse for help, he begins to understand that one becomes a real person through relationships that are loving, positive experiences.

The Keeping Quilt [videorecording]
Spoken Arts, 2000
LTy PZ3.P751 Ke 2000z
A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.

Hola Amigos: A Gentle Introduction to the Spanish Language (vol. 1-3) [videorecording]
Monterey Movie Company, 2004
LTy PC4112.7 .H65 2004
Kids learn numbers, letters, colors, and everyday words in Spanish with Paco and his friends from Veracruz.

Bonjour les Amis: French Made Easy for Children (vol. 1-3) [videorecording]
Monterey Media Company, 2004
LTy PC 2112 .B66 2004
Moustache (the French cat, of course!) has exciting adventures with his human and animal friends. A gentle introduction to the French language for children ages 4-9.

Posted by Vince Jenkins on July 1, 2007

The Metlife Survey of the American Teacher: Expectations and Experiences [pdf]
"This year's MetLife Survey examines the expectations of teachers upon entering the profession, factors that drive teacher satisfaction, and the perspectives of principals and education deans and chairpersons who lead college education programs concerning successful teacher preparation and how to support teachers over time."

Jamestown Online Adventure
In this interactive game about Jamestown, students play the role of the captain of Jamestown and make decisions regarding the food supply, health, finances, and morale of the colonists.

Traditional Children's Games from Around the World
"Discover how children from Venezuela, Mexico, Korea, China, Germany, and many other countries play different versions of the same traditional games such as jump rope, marbles, tag, top spinning, hopscotch, jacks, card games."

PreK-12 @ UW-Madison
A directory of more than 250 programs and resources developed by faculty, staff, and students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for PreK-12 educators, parents, and students. The directory is searchable by title, keyword, subject and grade level. Published in conjunction with the print resource: UW Handbook of PreK-12 Resources: A Guide to Educational Programs and Resources from the University of Wisconsin--Madison.

SIIA Software Implementation Toolkit [pdf]
Provides information, guidelines, and tools to help facilitate effective software implementation in K-12 educational institutions.

AudioBooksForFree.com
Offers fiction, non-fiction and children audiobooks in MP3 format for free download (higher quality downloads are also available for a fee).

Biodiversity Heritage Library
Joint effort of 10 major natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries, and research institutions developing a strategy and operational plan to digitize the published literature of biodiversity held in their respective collections.

Works4me: Practical Classroom Tips from Teachers Like You
Features a collection of tips from teachers on teaching techniques, subject area content, classroom management, educational technology, and more.

Cogito.org: Connecting Young Thinkers Around the World
An online community for academically talented youth, with a special focus on topics in math and science. Includes interviews, news, feature articles, listings of competitions and education opportunities, annotated links to related resources, etc.

National Teachers Hall of Fame
Official Web site of the National Teachers Hall of Fame, an organization in Emporia, Kan. founded in 1989. The organization is committed to drawing public attention to exceptional PreK-12 teachers through a museum, teacher resource center, and recognition program.

Kidnetic.com
“Kidnetic.com is a healthy eating and active living Web site for kids ages 9-12 and their families. The site is intended to encourage kids and their parents to begin the process of behavior change toward healthy lifestyles.”

LibriVox
LibriVox intends to "make all public domain books available as free audio books."

Posted by Vince Jenkins on July 1, 2007

Teaching Young Children Social Studies, by Gayle Mindes.
Praeger, 2006
Prof LB1139.5 S64 M56 2006

50 Social Studies Strategies for K-8 Classrooms (2nd ed), by Kathryn M. Obenchain and Ronald V. Morris.
Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall, 2007
Prof LB1584 O24 2007

Handbook for Teaching Secondary School Social Studies, by James W. Stockard, Jr.
Waveland Press, 2007
Prof H62.5 U5 S758 2007

Research Methods in Social Studies Education: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives, edited by Keith C. Barton.
Information Age Pub. Inc., 2006
Prof H62 R453 2006

How to Teach the Holocaust to Middle School Students: Increasing Empathy Through Multisensory Education, by Rhonda Dawn Farkas.
Edwin Mellen Press, 2006
Prof D804.33 F37 2006

DVDs for social studies instruction

Unfinished Business: The Japanese-American Internment Cases
Docurama, dist by New Video, 2005
PreK-12 LTy D769.8.A6 U54 2005
The stories of three Japanese-Americans who resisted internment in 1942, resulting in their conviction and imprisonment.

America’s Black Warriors: Two Wars to Win
A & E Television Networks, 2004
PreK-12 LTy D810.N4 A44 2004
Features African-American WWII veterans speaking with brutal honesty about the prejudice they encountered and the battles they fought, and how the advances they made during World War II paved the way for integration in America.

Masai Women: The Masai of Kenya
Granada Television International; Shanachie Entertainment Corp., 2003
PreK-12 LTy DT443.3.M37 M37 2003
An ethnographic view of Masai culture and society, focusing on the preparation of young Masai girls for marriage and life in their society.

Posted by Vince Jenkins on July 1, 2007

CIMC staff extend a special welcome to youth programs from UW Outreach, the People Program, summer MSPE students, and area teachers. Summer program highlights include:

The week of June 18th CIMC staff host the Technology and Arts program in CIMC labs. Coordinated through SoE Outreach, the program is designed for students in grades 6-9, and offers exploratory classes ranging from Storytelling and Art Journals, Digital Storytelling, Music and CD Recording, and Cartooning and Computer Animation.

During June and July, we welcome instructors and students with UW Madison's People Program. The PEOPLE Program (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) seeks to increase enrollment and graduation by ethnic minority and low-income students in institutions of higher education, particularly at UW-Madison.

June 26 through July 12, College for Kids resides at the CIMC as well as other locations around campus. Administrated by SoE Outreach, College for Kids serves over 300 children from over 35 school districts and private schools in Dane County. Students choose from a series of workshops, demonstrations, tours and discussions. For additional information, see http://www.education.wisc.edu/cfk/.

Beginning in June and running through the 8 week session, CIMC staff also provide technology and instruction support to MSPE (Masters of Science for Professional Educators). MSPE students also spend class and project time at the CIMC over a 10-day resident period.

For additional information about summer programs at the CIMC, or to arrange a group visit to the CIMC, please contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu .

Posted by Catherine Stephens on July 1, 2007

3 week Intersession 2007 (May 19-June 17)
Monday - Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
May 28: CLOSED

Eight Week Session 2007 (June 18-Aug 12)
Monday - Friday: 8am-5pm
Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
July 4: CLOSED

Intersession 2007 (August 13-Sep 3)
Monday - Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
Sep 3: CLOSED

Posted by Anna Lewis on July 1, 2007