Video Link: http://blip.tv/file/4031370
Topic: VolunteerSpot: Online and Offline Strategies for Boosting Parent Involvement
Special Guest: Karen Bantuveris Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:http://www.VolunteerSpot.com/school (Karen Bantuveris' website: register with promo code 'TeachersSave' for a chance to win $100 in classroom supplies from @ClassWish
http://twitter.com/volunteerspot (VolunteerSpot twitter account)
http://www.youtube.com/user/VolunteerSpot#p/a (VolunteerSpot Youtube channel)
http://www.youtube.com/volunteerspot (VolunteerSpot video: Back to School Sign Up Sheets Boost Parent Involvement)
http://blog.volunteerspot.com/volunteer_guru/2010/04/engaging-parent-volunteers-pta-action-planning-for-back-to-school-2010-2011.html (VolunteerSpot Blog:Engaging Parent Volunteers: PTA Action Planning for Back-to-School 2010-2011)
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1cP2SswqoUlwE6aQ-K6PxQ4ixAHTu1J1FMnbSJqx-Yao (Poems compiled by Peggy George for volunteer recognition and appreciation)
http://fillthebackpack.com/enter-the-dream-classroom-contest-here.html (Dream Classroom Contest: Win one of two Dream Classrooms-$500 in classroom supplies)
http://VolunteerSpot.com/ebooks/roommom (Free Room Mom Survival Guide)
http://www.ourschool.ca/parents-get-involved-using-fundraising-solution.html (Parents as Partners Interview with Karen Bantuveris)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice094.shtml (Education World: Tips for Welcoming Parent Volunteers into your Classroom)
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=7834 (Scholastic: Top 5 Ways to Use Parent Volunteers)
http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/45-tasks-for-parent-volunteers-in-the-classroom/ (So You Want to Teach: 45 Tasks for Parent Volunteers in the Classroom)
http://www.inspiringteachers.com/classroom_resources/tips/parent_communication/parent_volunteers.html (Inspiring Teachers: Tips for Parent Volunteers in Classroom)
http://www.parent-volunteers.com/ (Book by Rhonda Jones-Turning Parents into Volunteers-$29.95-rationale, recruiting, training, rewarding, forms/letters/templates)
http://www.projectappleseed.org/npid.html (Project Appleseed-parent involvement pledge and many outstanding resources)
http://ezinearticles.com/?12-Ways-to-Reward-Parent-Volunteers&id=2013657 (Ezine Article: 12 Ways to Reward Parent Volunteers)
http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/bilingualparents.php (Everything ESL: Working with Bilingual Parent Volunteers)
http://www.ptotoday.com/pto-today-articles/article/30-10-tips-for-classroom-volunteers (PTO Today: 10 Tips for Classroom Volunteers-things parents can do to make volunteering more rewarding)
http://www.forestridge.org/uploaded/Parents.../Parent-vol_form2010-11_jan10.pdf (Sample Parent Volunteer form created by Forest Ridge School Parent Association)
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Final_Parent_Involvement_Fact_Sheet_14732_7.pdf (What Research Says about Parent Involvement in Children's Education in Relation to Academic Achievement)
http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/parent-involvement/ (Report from the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory: a synthesis of research on parent involvement over the past decade)
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/08/21/parent-engagement-resources/ (Larry Ferlazzo: Parent Engagement Resources)
http://engagingparentsinschool.edublogs.org/2010/07/30/my-most-popular-blog-posts-on-parent-engagement-over-the-past-year/ (Larry Ferlazzo: My Most Popular Blog Posts on Parent Engagement over the Past Year)
http://www.educatorsroyaltreatment.com/2010/05/10/engaging-parents-to-fund-education-technology/ (Engaging Parents to Fund Education Technology)
http://www.classwish.org (ClassWish - uniting the community, parents and alumni using social media to fund needed classroom supplies)
http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/PParents/ (Shamblesguru: Working with Parents)
http://www.shambles.net/pages/school/ParentHelp/ (Shamblesguru: Help for Parents on Internet)
http://www.ourschool.ca/5th-grade-digital-portfolios-for-student-led-parent-conferences.html (Digital Portfolios for Student-Led Parent Conferences)
http://www.embracediverseschools.com/ (Embrace Diverse Schools: Beyond celebrating: Debunking myth-perceptions to build strong diverse schools and communities)
http://ncrsc.niagaracatholic.ca/Pro/samplesurvey07.pdf (tips for preparing a community survey)
http://www.polleverywhere.com/ (Poll Everywhere: great tool for modeling use of Smartboard with parents by polling them with mobile phones during demo)
http://wiffiti.com/ (Wiffiti: also a great tool to demonstrate interactive use of Smartboard that allows for mobile phone responses)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources.html (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Archives and Resources for all recordings and links)http://groups.diigo.com/group/classroom-20-live (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Diigo Group-please join and share your links with everyone
Recording (video)
Topic: Yolink Update with Enhanced Search Engine
Special Guests: Brian Cheek, Ken Shelton, Lucy Gray
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:http://www.yolinkeducation.com/education/ (yolink in Education website)http://techedanddev.blogspot.com/ (Ken Shelton's Blog)
http://www.lucygray.org/weblog/ (Lucy Gray's Blog)
http://twitter.com/elemenous (Lucy Gray on Twitter)
http://twitter.com/k_shelton (Ken Shelton on Twitter)
http://www.yolink.com (Yolink home page)
http://www.yolinkeducation.com (Education companion for using yolink in the classroom that includes content for developing web literacy skills)
http://www.yolinkeducation.com/education/pdf/yolink_in_the_classroom.pdf (yolink in the Classroom Educator Resources-downloadable PDF)
http://www.yolinkeducation.com/education/pdf/yolink_teacher_guide.pdf (yolink Teacher's Guide-downloadable PDF)
http://twitter.com/elemenous/yolink (Follow yolink users on Twitter list created by Lucy Gray/elemenous)
http://www.facebook.com/yolink (Follow yolink on Facebook)
http://www.diigo.com (Diigo home page)
http://www.easybib.com/ (EasyBib: free automatic bibliography and citation maker)http://yolinkedu.blogspot.com/ (yolink education blog)
http://www.evernote.com/about/home.php (What is Evernote?)
http://www.google.com/educators/index.html (Google for Educators)
http://www.yolink.com/yolink/labs/ (Enhance your Google Alerts with yolink and preview relevant blocks of text by installing the widget on your blog)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100724/tc_mashable/yolink_helps_web_researchers_search_behind_links (Yolink Helps Web Researchers Search Behind Links: includes video demo of how useful Yolink can be when doing research from a Project Gutenberg text)
http://www.slideshare.net/yolinkeducation (yolink presentations on Slideshare)
http://www.slideshare.net/yolinkeducation/ken-shelton-psalesson-4697173 (Slideshare presentation by Ken Shelton: Producing a Public Service Announcement about a Teen Health Issue)
http://www.slideshare.net/yolinkeducation/julene-reed-challengebasedlearning (Julene Reed Slideshare presentation: Challenge-Based Learning using yolink in Education)
http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/tennessee/2010/07/03/yolink-and-easybib/ (Blog post by Tim Childers on DEN Blog: yolink and Easy Bib)
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1885838/tigerlogic_launches_yolink__nextgeneration_search_technology_extracts_information_from/ (TigerLogic Launches Yolink-Next Generation Search Technology, Extracts Information from Behind Links and Inside Documents)
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/google-gives-its-search-results-a-facelift/?ref=technology (Google Gives Its Search Results a Facelift by Brad Stone)http://yolinkedu.blogspot.com/2010/01/our-first-pilot-ps-254.html (Our first pilot with PS 254 in Brooklyn, NY)
http://montaperto.weebly.com/2/post/2009/12/what-do-you-think-of-yolink.html#comments (Classroom Blog from our first pilot with PS 254 in Brooklyn)
http://yolinkedu.blogspot.com/2010/01/vancouver-school-district.html (Vancouver school district staff development)
http://yolinkedu.blogspot.com/2010/01/cherry-creek-pilots.html (Cherry Creek Pilots in CO)
http://yolinkedu.blogspot.com/2010/01/marshall-elementary-pilot.html (Marshall Elementary Pilot in WA)
http://yolinkedu.blogspot.com/2010/02/heritage-high-school-language-and-comp.html (Heritage High School in WA)
http://yolinkedu.blogspot.com/2010/03/la-costa-canyon-high-school.html (La Costa Canyon High School in CA)
http://yolinkedu.blogspot.com/2010/05/pleasant-ridge-elementary-school-pilot.html (Pleasant Ridge Elementary School Pilot-4th grade class experience with yolink)http://www.sweetsearch.com/ (Search engine for students)
http://karenblumberg.com/yolink-and-sweet-search-and-research-oh-my (Karen Blumberg's technology blog)
http://www.twitter.com/yolinktweet (yolink's twitter account, hashtag is #yolink)http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources.html (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Archives and Resources for all recordings and links)
http://groups.diigo.com/group/classroom-20-live (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Diigo Group-please join and share your links with everyone)
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