I just finished reading Eric Jensen’s book, Enriching the Brain: How to Maximize Every Learner’s Potential. Eric Jensen is a leading educator in the area of applying neuroscience research to practical classroom applications. As I read, I kept reconsidering my reluctance to use the word enrichment in talking about videooconferencing. I prefer “curriculum videoconferencing” to [...]
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Today we have a couple more sessions with Frank Garcia at the Pedro Zaragoza Foundation. Today’s classes were middle school exploratory language classes. They were treated to several dances, interspersed with some question and answer time. Our students asked: How old were you when you started to learn the dances? (5 years old) How long [...]
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Today’s the first day of Read Around the Planet. I had 9 RAP connections and didn’t get to see any of them! They did all work, except for one that will be rescheduled due to circumstances at the partner schol. I’ve been monitoring/watching our ASK programs with author Eric Walters on his book Trapped in [...]
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Just a quick heads-up for those of you who like to participate in the Berrien RESA MysteryQuest events: MysteryQuest World, MysteryQuest USA, and the new US HistoryQuest5 and US HistoryQuest8 (websites almost done). Registration Registration for these events will be in CAPspace. We’re piloting a new type of registration in CAPspace. So, you’ll need to [...]
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This morning I received an exciting alert in my inbox. Another dissertation has been published on videoconferencing. This one is by Debra Piecka – who organized the connection we did with Namibia a couple summers ago. I’m sharing the abstract here, and will read and post more about it later. Here’s the direct link to [...]
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Greetings to my Nebraska ESUPDO audience. Here are a collection of links and resources mentioned in my presentations. Breakout Session Collaborations Around the Planet CAPspace Login CAPspace Scavenger Hunt CAPspace Flyer Read Around the Planet RAP website RAP flyer TWICE blog – subscribe in RSS or email Information for Collaborations Projects Booklet CollaborativeVCs Wiki More [...]
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Today we participated in an exciting interview with Dr. Ben Carson, Director of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins. Students read one or more of his books, and prepared questions based on their reading and scientific study. Some students prepared questions on the new movie Gifted Hands. The program was coordinated and sponsored [...]
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Did you know TANDBERG is running a Video Champions Award? The Video Champion Awards will honor organizations that are demonstrating positive impact and influence in video communications. Entrants will be awarded for innovations that break through conventional processes and highlight new ways of using video communications to help organizations, teams or individuals achieve their goals. [...]
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Did you get this announcement in your email? If not, check out this podcast! Can’t get enough about Video Conferencing? Take a listen to the latest edition of the Twenty Minutes for Tech podcast, Episode 22: Video Conferencing options for your classroom. In this episode we chat with Julia from CILC and Kathleen from e-Missions [...]
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Today I have two last minute planned videoconferences with Mexico. We had planned to have a Jr. High class connect yesterday, but they lost power. Their kids were so excited they wanted to talk to someone today. So last night I sent out an email to my schools and found two classes to connect and [...]
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