Two Great Online Events!

Below are announcements for two online events that might be of interest.

Ink Link's first Computerside Chat

May 10, 2011 at 7 PM EDT

Passionate Voices: Science, Math, and 21st Century Skills with Vicki Cobb, the "Julia Child of Kids' Hands-on Science"

David M. Schwarz, of How Much Is a Million Angela Maiers, the passionate expert on 21st century literacy skills

We are trying something new. Come experiment with us. This is not a webinar, it's much more personal. We want to share our stories to put the joy of learning back in your classroom and set your mind at ease about those !@#$%*() assessment tests! You'll be able to see us live via streaming video and ask questions with Twitter #authorsoncall. Space is limited to forty endpoints so please make your reservations by clicking here. In the registration form, we want to know something about you. So have fun filling out the textbox!

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A Live Webcast with Gary Schmidt

Join two-time Newbery Honor-winning author

GARY SCHMIDT for a live webcast event!

Monday, May 9, 2011 1:00pm EST

Join author Gary Schmidt as he talks about his writing, discusses his books including The Wednesday Wars and his new book Okay for Now, and answers questions, live from the Rare Books room of the New York Public Library.

For those of you interested, go to http://www.visualwebcaster.com

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