Yesterday I posted updated information about Read Around the Planet 2008 on the TWICE blog. I will be posting information related to RAP over there instead of here. So if you’re subscribed to this blog and want to participate in Read Around the Planet 2008, you really should subscribe to the TWICE blog too!! If [...]
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Please help out the content providers who offer us great content. Take some time to complete this survey: Dear Colleagues: I invite all K-12 practitioners involved with decision-making related to interactive videoconferencing to participate in a survey entitled “Understanding the Utilization of Interactive Videoconferencing in the K12 Setting.” This survey has been designed to provide [...]
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Have you ever had your collaborative videoconference projects take on a life of their own? Recently several projects that I’ve been involved in have spiraled (out of control?) to create even more events for students. Here are a few examples: Monster Match. Roxanne Glaser was kind enough to use us to fill a few “leftover” [...]
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I hope you’re thinking about attending Elevate 2008 in Banff, Alberta. Registration is open now and limited to the first 300 participants to sign up. Also, don’t forget you can submit a presentation proposal as well. The conference runs August 24-27, 2008 and is shaping up to be an amazing event. Check out the website [...]
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Today we have nine classes participating in our first ASK program of the year, on the book Ice Bear and Little Fox. Students have read the book, journaled, and written great questions, following the ASK process. Four of the classes are from Region 12, TX, as we are mentoring Region 12 in doing their own [...]
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So, who could your students talk to today? There are some really creative ideas floating around on the vc blogosphere! How about Mrs. Dewey Decimal? Yeah for library skills, Joan! Mrs. Claus is popular with the K-2 crowd every year. How ’bout a real live musician masquerading as a school bus? A civil war soldier, [...]
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Are you still thinking of how you can get to Elevate 2008 Conference, August 24-27 in Banff, Alberta, Canada next year? This will inspire you. Check out the new promo video they have on their site. Great work, Danny!
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So, when you did your fall shopping this year, did you look for “videoconferencing clothes?” It struck me funny this year how much videoconferencing has affected my life; down to the choice of clothing. I looked for solid colors that look great on camera. Not too dark; not too red; not too distracting. My favorite [...]
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One of the issues on my mind this fall is the essential role of the building coordinator in a successful implementation of K12 curriculum videoconferencing. As I look across my county with 70 units in buildings, I see a wide variety of ways to support videoconferencing within the building. But we do have at least [...]
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Did you get this in your email already? I hope YOU are planning to send them a little blurb about your use of videoconferencing. Let’s make sure they remember VC as a type of distance learning! (From Paul Wurster, L&L Assistant Editor) Is Distance Learning Effective? There are many effective ways to teach and to [...]
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