To:  All HEC Members
From:  Vi Alexander
Subject:  Webcast
 
Topic: Vocabulary Instruction Book Study: Bringing Words to Life: A Robust Approach to Vocabulary Instruction, by Isabel Beck, Margaret McKeown & Linda Kucan (2002)

Effective vocabulary strategies will be modeled and the research reviewed. We also have some exciting announcements to make!

In the days leading up to the webcast, please follow the instructions in this memo to make sure that you have Real Player downloaded and can connect to the webcast.

If you have never participated in a webcast, follow the directions below to set up your computer to receive this broadcast.
1. For all viewers without a Real Player, go to: http://www.real.com/, to download free, new version. Once download is complete,
2. Open Real Player. Under "FILE" menu, go to "OPEN LOCATION" and paste this url: http://realaudio.cc.utexas.edu:8080/ramgen/redundant/channel1.rm
3. Click on "OPEN". Viewer should take about 5-10 seconds to download stream from server. That's it!
Following the webcast, please log on to HEC Online and share your comments about the webcast under the topic strand: Vocabulary Webcast Strand. If you havent received the book from HEC, we will send you one upon receiving your comment on HEC Online.

Note: The next webcast will be April 12, 2007, on Curriculum Based Measurement, facilitated by HEC member Jane Pemberton.

Vi Alexander, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Elementary Education
Stephen F. Austin State University
1936 North St.
Nacogdoches, TX  75962

Mary V. Moode
Administrative Assistant
Stephen F. Austin State University
Department of Elementary Education
Box 13017 - SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
(936) 468-2904