Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Annual Megaconference Jr.



Mark Your Calendars for the 7th Annual Megaconference Jr. event to be held on February 25, 2010

To mark our 7th year of Megaconference Jr we have implemented some exciting changes to make the event even more interactive, collaborative and exciting for all involved.

*** NEW for 2010 ***
- VJ teams and interactive sites working together to share the development of each program segment
- Content-focused authentic programming
- Additional pre-event collaboration using videoconferencing, asynchronous planning tools and social networking
- Increased audience involvement through additional interactive seats
- A live social networking sites for all participants on the day of the event

Interactives Registration Still Open for Megaconference Jr. 2010

Don't miss this exciting opportunity on February 25, 2010 from 7am EST to 7pm EST (UTC -5) to interact with schools from around the world. The schedule of presentations in its new format is now posted on the website. Join VJ teams and and interactive sites from countries all around the world around specific content themes including:

Environment Caves led by Celje, Slovenia
Music Collaboration led by The Bolles School in Florida, USA
Read for a Change led by Scott Highlands Middle School, Minnesota, USA
Local History led by Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, Pennsylvania, USA
STEM led by Weaver Lake Elementary, Minnesota, USA
Explore the Exotic Culture of Charms led by National Dali High School, Taiwan

There are a limited number of interactive spots for each theme (registration for each session will close Jan. 27th (or when it has 10 interactive seats, whichever comes first) so be sure to sign up your school to get involved ASAP.

Join us sun up or sun down all around the world for the 7th Annual Megaconference Jr. global event.
General and Interactives Registration available at: http://www.megaconferencejr.org/

Please go to: http://www.megaconferencejr.org and review the posted schedule prior to completing your registration. If you would like to be an interactive site with one of the sessions, go to the "register" link and complete the form selecting the session of your choice at the end of the registration form. When you have completed all fields click the "Submit" button. You should then receive an email confirmation. You will then be contacted directly by the VJ team to begin collaborating and planning your session. If you would only like to view the days events and not be an interactive, you should still register but will be listed as a web-stream view only site on the participants page.

Deadline for Interactive Registrations: January 27, 2010 (or until each session fills its 10 seats, whichever comes first)
Deadline for View-Only Registrations: February 25, 2010

All registered sites (interactive and view-only) will also have a chance to win exciting prizes from this year's sponsors - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Center for Puppetry Arts, The National World War II Museum, and The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. New sponsors and prizes continue to become available as well and will be posted on the website as we have them.

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Join us sun up or sun down all around the world for
the 7 Year Anniversary of Megaconference Jr.
http://www.megaconferencejr.org/
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Jennifer Oxenford
MAGPI
jmacdoug@magpi.net
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215-898-0341 (office)

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