Today we have two classes participating in Polycom’s Special Event ASK program with Amy Young. The students read Amy Young’s book Belinda the Ballerina and prepared for the conference using the ASK process. Amy Young started by reading the book to the students. Did you take ballet? Why did you give Belinda such big feet? [...]
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Today I have two classes participating in Tommy Bearden‘s Snakes, Rattle and Roll program. Tommy shared an interactive spot with us, and we have a view only school as well. I hear there are about 100 schools connected for this conference. The first thing that stands out with this conference is the constant hiss/rattle of [...]
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Lit Review: This is a post in a series focusing on the research studies on videoconferencing. Morrison, J., & Macquart, D. (2006). World’s youth connect through Global Nomads Group: An interview with GNG’s David Macquart. Innovate, 2(4). Author: Morrison, J and Macquart, D Title of article: World’s youth connect through Global Nomads Group: An interview [...]
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Lit Review: This is a post in a series focusing on the research studies on videoconferencing. Newman, D. L., Du, Y., Bose, M., & Bidjerano, T. (2006). A Content Analysis of Videoconference Integration Plans. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Orlando, FL. Authors: Newman, Dianna L.; Du, Ying; [...]
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This afternoon one of my classes did the Sea Me Read program with Mote Marine. I love this program – high energy and informative. I’ve blogged it before, so you can check that out for a full description with pictures. What I noticed this time was the intentional instruction before the Q&A time. How many [...]
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If you’re not already reading Roxanne’s blog, read her post on “Does a screwdriver make a good hammer?” Make sure you click the link to Wes Fryer’s post that she references. There’s a great graphic on there comparing web 2.0 tools for interactivity and sycnchronous vs. asynchronous. I’m too brain-fried to add any other words [...]
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It’s the third day of Read Around the Planet, and so I thought I’d write a bit about how it’s going in our little corner of Michigan. I have 72 RAP connections, but it doesn’t beat Amy Yager’s 125! Aren’t we all crazy!? This year most of my schools are doing their own test calls [...]
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Lit Review: This is a post in a series focusing on the research studies on videoconferencing. Kubasko, D., Jones, M. G., Tretter, T., & Andre, T. (2007). Is it Live or is it Memorex? Students’ Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication with Scientists. International Journal of Science Education, 30(4), 495 – 514. Authors: Kubasko, Dennis; Jones, M. [...]
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Lit Review: This is a post in a series focusing on the research studies on videoconferencing. McCombs, G. B., Ufnar, J. A., & Shepherd, V. L. (2007). The Virtual Scientist: Connecting University Scientists to the K-12 Classroom through Videoconferencing. Advances in Physiology Education, 31(1), 62-66. Author: McCombs, Glenn B.; Ufnar, Jennifer A.; Shepherd, Virginia L. [...]
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This week I’ve been facilitating three Point-to-Point MysteryQuests for Reed Middle School in Bridgman, MI. They connected to MO, NJ, and CA. It’s our first time running MysteryQuests in just an hour with just one other school. The time frame better fits the traditional middle school schedule and makes it easier for the teachers to [...]
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