Two Minutes
October 20, 2007
If you have been reading this blog, you know that we have a lot going on in Central Texas. Shane and I have worked to build a quality videoconferencing program to assist teachers in all levels (PreK-12) to improve student learning in our region.
We have a meeting with 7 superintendents that comprise the EDLINK12 governing board next Wednesday. We have been given two minutes to share what we do.
Yes, 120 seconds to share how we built a program that three years ago was basically non-existent into a program that served 15,000 students in 500 project, collaboration, or field trip events in 2006-07. (That is in addition to the dual credit and for credit classes and other staff development sessions.)
I am an advocate for curriculum videoconferencing. I talk to the teachers and know the power of the connection. I get that it can improve student learning by engaging students in opportunities they otherwise would not get. I am too enthusiastic and tend to talk tooooo much when I get in front of a captive audience. 
So, I am asking for you help. Two minutes. 60 seconds. How do I maximize that? Photos? Video? If everyone reading will add an idea, that would really help. You know Shane has been out all week and I have been doing double-duty and need some creativity help!
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Two minutes!!! Oh yikes that’s so hard! But I think you’re right that it needs to be scripted. I wonder if you could take a curriculum standard and juxtapose with a photo for each major project/event that you do? To cram standards, example & numbers into an elegant succinct report - I’m thinking maybe the black & white Mac look - with the words of the standard, then photo, then 500 students served; then the next one etc.
Just an idea that popped into my head.