In the last week or so, I’ve been working on switching my email list from a simple forwarding system to an email marketing service called MailChimp. So far, I’ve only been working on my local list so I can start sending my beginning of school-year email announcements. But I also plan to convert over my [...]
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Last week I taught 3 sessions of Skype for the first time. I found it fascinating and want to share some of the comments and reactions from my teachers. What I Covered An intro to how Skype is used in the classroom: heavily dependent on pictures and videos from Silvia Tolisano. She seems to be [...]
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I’m cleaning my website still, and archiving old things here on my blog. This lesson plan was co-written with our language arts consultant. It was an attempt to scale a literature circle project done between two of our middle schools. Literature Circle Videoconferences Preparation Talk to your partner teacher via phone or email and discuss [...]
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Today I am teaching workshops all day on videoconferencing in one of my districts. In the morning, we are connecting to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, as well as The Cleveland Museum of Art. Anne Herndon at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History sent a box of materials for the [...]
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Did you know there’s a new kid on the videconferencing block? Have you learned about Whirlidurb yet? Whirlidurb is a solution that provides engaging learning opportunities for students. The Whirlidurb team loves video conferencing and collaborating. We create learning opportunities for teachers and students. Read more… Whirlidurb services include: Content for the classroom Professional Learning [...]
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Yesterday and today I’ve been teaching several sessions on videoconferencing & Skype to our annual Berrien RESA Tech Camp. I’ve been super excited because I got to teach with our new upgraded room! It’s actually not as upgraded as some of you can afford, but I’m still excited! Before So first, here’s what it looked [...]
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To my Tech Camp Around the World in 80 Clicks Session 1 participants: Here is the link to many Skype resources. Assignment: Please use the comment feature below to document your plans for using Skype in your classroom this year. What ideas do you have? Where do you want to connect? What do you want [...]
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8/20/2010 note: I’m moving this article from my website to my blog for archiving. This lesson/collaboration was written by a high school special education / remedial reading teacher. These videoconferences were an early example of powerful sharing of writing via videoconference. Student feedback to each other was excellent. Three Wishes Videoconference Series: Students Share Their [...]
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8/19/2010 note: I’m moving this article from my website to my blog for archiving. This project has continued each year since its inception in various forms as teachers and schools changed. In addition, this project marked the first installation of videoconferencing carts in elementary schools in our service area. Voices of the Twin Cities Past [...]
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I’m cleaning my website again, and archiving old things here on my blog. This is a lesson plan / planning page for an international project we did in 2008. The report from 2008 is on my blog here. Around the World: Misconceptions Resolved Description: Students will identify misconceptions they hold regarding other cultures, while identifying [...]
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