Megaconference Jr. = mega success.

Megaconference Jr. = mega success. It was "truly chicken skin," rave Lynne Sueoka's students at Hawaii's Moanaluao High School. Sueoka's cybernauts Cybernauts were a David Bowie cover band featuring Def Leppard members Joe Elliott and Phil Collen, former Spiders From Mars members Trevor Bolder and Mick "Woody" Woodmansey (the Spiders From Mars were once David Bowie's backing band), and a keyboardist, Dick Decent. awoke at 1 a.m. on May 6 and later felt goose bumps goose bumpsor goose pimples:see gooseflesh. of excitement when they took part in Megaconference Jr., the first Web-based videoconference for K-12 students. Pupils at 125 schools from around the globe, including Iran, Turkey and China, joined the event. Megaconference Jr. emulates Megaconference, the colossal Web-based videoconference for the higher education higher educationStudy beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. and research communities. Kim Breuninger, instructional technology There are two types of instructional technology: those with a systems approach, and those focusing on sensory technologies.The definition of instructional technology prepared by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Definitions and Terminology specialist at Chester County Intermediate Unit, says the goals of the conference include locating Internet2 schools, increasing understanding of videoconferencing and high-speed networks and fostering discussion and cultural awareness. "Without a doubt, this impacted students," Breuninger says. "It's really a way for them to connect." Student teams played organizational roles by updating the Megaconference Jr. Web site, coordinating video streaming, and troubleshooting technical requirements. During the event, students at 42 schools took center stage and shared video performances, such as reciting poems, giving musical performances, and singing multicultural songs. The impact was immediate with students exchanging e-mails and planning for the next Megaconference. Moanalua High School Moanalua High School is a public, co-educational college preparatory high school of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and serves grades nine through twelve. students even posted an online conference album by day's end. Lisa Fratt www.megaconferencejr.cciu.org