Reminder: MSP2 webinar today at 4 pm EST...

The Middle School Portal2 offers a professional development webinar today at 4 pm EST: Getting the Most Out of Your Students in the Networked World

Description: Students today live in a world that is filled with connections. Facebook, Skype, Twitter, and other services mean that
information is available at a lightning pace. How do we take advantage  of that as teachers and what are the caveats of working in a world where
networked learning is the norm? Join us for a discussion about the  implications of networking on teaching and learning in today's world.

Presenter MiniBio: Todd Williamson is a National Board Certified Teacher (Early Adolescent Science) at Broad Creek Middle
School in Newport, NC. Todd teaches 7th grade science and has a focus on incorporating technology into classroom instruction. He maintains a
blog about technology in education called The Technorate Teacher.  Todd is a technology trainer for the North Carolina Teacher's Academy
and primarily focuses on integrating Web 2.0 tools into the classroom at all grade levels. 

Click on http://tinyurl.com/participateMSP2 to join the webinar - the room will open at 3:30pm EST. You'll need to download the Elluminate web conferencing software which takes a few minutes the first time you access it. Here is a good tutorial on getting started and more information about the Elluminate platform - http://www.elluminate.com/Support/?id=62.