This week in the 20 Day Challenge to Better VC Projects, we will be talking about designing and managing projects for your teachers. But first, let’s talk about why you should run projects for your teachers. Ideas, Ideas, Ideas Have you ever been to one of these types of sessions at a conference or training? [...]
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Why Not Email I hate email. While it is so easy to shoot off a quick email to someone, it is not always the most efficient way to manage or participate in collaborative projects. In the beginning of MoNSteR MaTcH, I used email for everything. Registration was done by emailing me. Confirmations were emailed to [...]
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One of the challenges of using videoconferencing in the curriculum is the middle and high school schedules. High school structures make it difficult to be creative; and the cost of scheduling content providers for each section at the high school level is prohibitive. Many great high school content providers are guest speakers scheduled at specific [...]
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So what do you do when you send a great idea out to your teachers; 3 of them respond; but then when you contact the person who created the collaboration, they already have a partner. No worries; you can manage this too! Be a fast email checker. If you have too much stuff coming into [...]
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One of the fun challenges of collaborations on CAPspace is the large number of interested people. There are 5000+ active videoconferencing educators (ever noticed the count on the front page when you login?). This past fall, I heard that while some people found the perfect match and only one person responded, many collaborations quickly gathered [...]
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Guest blogged by Roxanne Glaser Last week, we began our challenge with how to participate in a project that has some support. This week, we will continue to focus on the Collaborations Around the Planet site, but focus on teacher-created collaborations. Collaborations begin with an idea from a teacher. Be specific when entering your collaboration [...]
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Guest blogged by Roxanne Glaser Our teachers and students love participating in Read Around the Planet. Do they really learn anything? YES! Here are some items from the National Educational Technology Standards for students and teachers that are addressed by participating in RAP. Students Examine the geography of where you partner class is located. Calculate [...]
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Now that you’ve decided to participate in Read Around the Planet, it’s time to tackle the registration process. If this is your first year, it is a bit of a challenge. If you are having any problems at all, please email me at my Read Around the Planet email for this time of year: verification@twice.cc [...]
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Guest blogged by Roxanne Glaser Participating in Read Around the Planet is NOT like signing up to participate in a program that is delivered by a content provider. It is a matching project where two classes present to each other. It is a simple concept, but you must approach it with a certain mindset to [...]
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Yesterday in our 20 Day Challenge kickoff post, Roxanne suggested that an excellent way to start off with videoconferencing is to participate in projects managed by others. So this week, we want to spend a little time thinking about how best to integrate participation in Read Around the Planet with your curriculum and videoconference program. [...]
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