tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075193.post112619457876525628..comments2023-10-26T03:16:22.548-07:00Comments on PC's Blog: Help for Katrina TeachersPC Casthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18445701723999919409noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075193.post-1132761556387139742005-11-23T07:59:00.000-08:002005-11-23T07:59:00.000-08:00vSKOOL (www.vskool.org) is a consortium of organiz...vSKOOL (www.vskool.org) is a consortium of organizations and institutions - including education associations, virtual schools, technology, media, and instructional software companies, for-profits, non-profits and foundations - all working together to provide education-related relief to K-12 students, educators, and families displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.<BR/><BR/>vSKOOL was launched September 7, 2005 by Cable in the Classroom, the cable industry's education foundation, and the North American Council for Online Learning.<BR/><BR/>Other initiative organizers include the Consortium for School Networking, the Education Industry Association, the International Society for Technology in Education, Elliott Masie's Learning Consortium, the Software & Information Industry Association, and the State Educational Technology Directors Association.<BR/><BR/>In offering help for schools and students affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, vSKOOL also is working in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education.<BR/><BR/>Specifically, vSKOOL is:<BR/><BR/>* Finding traditional and virtual school programs to offer course enrollments and tutoring to affected students;<BR/><BR/>* Locating highly-qualified teachers to volunteer to teach or tutor affected students in face-to-face and online settings;<BR/><BR/>* Soliciting and identifying corporate and foundation support (e.g., through scholarships) to help provide students access to valuable educational products and services;<BR/><BR/>* Organizing computer hardware, software, and infrastructure providers to provide computers and broadband internet connectivity to create learning centers to provide access to online courses and other educational technology products and services; and<BR/><BR/>* Coordinating with providers of other, related educational products and services to offer schools serving displaced students a variety of choices to tailor instruction to their unique needs and circumstances.<BR/><BR/>For general information and news about education-related hurricane relief and vSKOOL consortium activities, please visit www.vskool.org.Cable in the Classroom (www.ciconline.org)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17386731458171481751noreply@blogger.com