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2009-10 Health Career Virtual Panels

Learn about health careers from actual professionals. ACELINK has partnered for the third year with the Lutheran Health Network to feature FREE live interactive panel discussions open to K-12 classrooms each month. The 2009-10 schedule of programs is:

• Oct. 2 - A Day in the Life of a NICU Nurse
• Nov. 6 - Careers in Pharmacy
• Feb. 5 - Careers in Medical Research
• Mar. 5 - Careers in Nutritional Services/Dietary
• Apr. 2 - Careers in Nursing
• May 7 - Careers in Radiology (Rescheduled from Jan.)

Grade Level: 7-12
Subject Area: Health, Science, Careers
Time: 9:00 - 9:45 AM EST
Format: Multi-site videoconference town hall discussion with a moderator

Each program in this series is FREE and open to the first seven K-12 classrooms that submit an ACELINK Request Form and have the ability to connect via IP videoconference. To view the Lutheran career videos shown in this program, click on the image below.

Search for Interactive Videoconference Programs with Online Database

Educators can search an online listing of content providers and their programs from around the world at a site created by an education service center in Michigan. The site is located at: http://www.VContentproviders.org/ and is updated regularly with new programs and changes. The site allows educators to search by subject, grade level and other options, and contact information for each program is provided. Educators can also subscribe to the database for regular updates by email.

To request a program found on this database, ACELINK educators can complete the ACELINK Request Form (below). ACELINK will help schedule the program and set up technical support. We'll also cover the cost of the program for partner educators.

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To learn about other programs offered to ACELINK schools each month and read highlights on content providers, ACELINK teachers and school staff can subscribe to the monthly ACELINK e-mail newsletter at the link below. Many programs are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and the newsletter typically comes out at the beginning of the month. Teachers can find your own content provider, request an ACELINK-recommended program, or ask us to help you find an appropriate program. We'll make the rest easy for you!

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To receive interactive videoconferencing program for free, teachers must submit a completed Program Request Form, which can be downloaded below. Teachers can also access this form online at the following link: Copy and paste it into your browser: http://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE? SID=SV_0IcbB3ooAVgi44Y&SVID=Prod.

ACELINK Program Report 2009

The ACELINK project began officially in March 2005, and we have completed our Distance Learning Events summary for the 2009 year of programming. Here are the results:

Total Interactive Video Conference Events		224
	Professional Development	15
	Interactive Field Trips	175
	Interactive Collaborations	24
Estimated Students Impacted		8400
Estimated Classrooms Impacted		102
Estimated Teachers Impacted		160

ACENet (Allen County Education Network) serves as a high-speed education collaboration network among the partners to provide multi-media content from both within member sources, and from contracted educational sources both around the nation and internationally.

The mission of ACELINK, which has a dedicated content coordinator, is to organize activities and promote the culture of using Internet technology and other 21st Century skills in learning, sharing and collaboration both in Allen County and beyond.

We provide access to videoconferencing programs through our monthly newsletter, Tandberg Connections program, and other sources. We also sponsor original content programs that transform the classroom into an environment where interactive learning is extended beyond the classroom into a world of global learning. Students in Allen County are participating in interactive video conferences, town hall meetings, collaborations, and other special programs and events.