Running another MysteryQuest Western Hemisphere today. One of my favorite formats for presentations is news shows. You can see some examples in the MysteryQuest video. Today’s most entertaining presentation was from O.W. Best Middle School in Dearborn, MI. They had a news show with all kinds of interesting facts and lines while giving their clues. [...]
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Lit Review: This is a post in a series focusing on the research studies on videoconferencing. WMHO. (2002). Videoconferencing exposes students to new worlds. T.H.E. (Technological Horizons in Education) Journal, 29(8). Author: Ward Melville Heritage Organization (or THE Journal staff? it isn’t clear) Title of article: Videoconferencing exposes students to new worlds. Publication year: 2002 [...]
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First MysteryQuest World Geography of the year today. (I still have openings in the March sessions!) MysteryQuest sessions are really fun to do because the students are so engaged and earnest about their work and learning. My favorite presentation today came from Bell Academy, NY, one of Andrea Israeli’s schools. The students had woven their [...]
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I was delighted to find this blog from the Havering and Redbridge Boroughs of London, UK in my Google Alerts. Welcome, Dave Smith and Anthony Evans, to the VC blogging community! It appears to be reporting on a partnership between two districts to form their own network and collaborative projects. A quick review of recent [...]
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I’ve blogged about this Understanding and Troubleshooting H323 Networks workshop from the University of Wisconsin before here and here. It’s excellent. Now they are offering it again and this time via web/phone conference. If you can possibly scrape the dollars together, I highly recommend it for your networking and technical videoconferencing support staff. Even videoconferencing [...]
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This morning one of my lucky classes is connecting to one of the KC3 programs as part of the competition. Our class is one of the test audiences. This program is on the Mound Builders and is presented by a school in Oklahoma. Their program included a Moodle site with activities. All of our students [...]
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Lit Review: This is a post in a series focusing on the research studies on videoconferencing. Ba, H., & Keisch, D. (2004). Bridging the Gap Between Formal and Informal Learning: Evaluating the Seatrek Distance Learning Project. Retrieved Febuary 11, 2008, from http://cct.edc.org/report_summary.asp?numPublicationId=177 Author: Harouna Ba and Deborah Keisch Title of article: Bridging the gap between [...]
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If you are interested in doing collaborative projects, you may want to join my online class, Kid2Kid Videoconference Connections, starting up on February 11. Get assistance planning and implementing a videoconference collaboration from start to finish! Discounts available for bulk purchases. Click the link for more details. Hope you can join us!
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Today we’ve had four sessions of ASK with Canadian author Eric Walters. This program is the fulfillment of about 3 years of trying to find a book and author or specialist for our 6th grade students who study Canada. I am ever grateful to Gillian Patrick of York Region District School Board in Ontario for [...]
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I’m running the Planning Interactive Curriculum Connections class again. Here’s a comment you’ll enjoy. This from Karen Ennesser, Dowagiac Middle School, who participated in Eco-Conversations in December. Dowagiac Middle School is one of our RUS grant buildings too. I personally feel that every school should use VC. The benefits to my special education and Title [...]
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