So you’re a Kindergarten teacher and you want to do a videoconference this year? What are the best interactive programs for kindergarten level? One of my absolute favorite programs is Let’s Go to the Show from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Highly interactive. Students sing and dance during the program. It’s excellent! You have to [...]
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If you’re participating in the Keystone Conference this year, register quick before the early bird registration ends on September 1! You can participate onsite in Indianapolis, via videoconference from your school, or via web streaming! Don’t miss it! Looks like a great lineup of sessions again this year. This is THE premier videoconference conference in [...]
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I’m just today filling out the paperwork for an exciting new class we’ll be offering starting November 1. Kid2Kid Videoconference Connections or K2K VC. 2 graduate credits. 5 months (November to March) with one week of readings/discussion and one K2K videoconference with a partner class each month. Stay tuned for more details. Registration will open [...]
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I was just exploring Alberta’s VCAlberta.ca website, and ran across a nice collection of Frequently Asked Questions. They are more creative and useful than the usual run of the mill FAQs out there, including the one on my site! I quote Question #3: Question: Do I spell it: videoconferencing or video conferencing or video-conferencing? Answer: [...]
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I’ve been in a workshop yesterday and today with Diane Paynter, learning about Classroom Instruction That Works. Today we delved deeper into the Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers strategy to look at complex reasoning strategies such as Constructing Support and Analyzing Errors. See Dimensions of Learning p. 162-179 or so. As always, I’m thinking about [...]
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I’ve been at the Macomb Summer Technology Academy for the last three days presenting The World is Your Classroom with my good VC friend Arnie Comer. We’ve done the usual demo with a content provider to show teachers how videoconferencing works. We’re also talking about collaborative connections, and another great VC colleague, Ken Conn from [...]
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