Today was the last day of Monster Mayhem for this year (although we have two rescheduled ones next week!). XX classes participated in a collaboration between Berrien RESA, Dallas ISD, REMC 1, and Whirlidurb. Here are a few more pictures of 4th and 5th grade monsters from today. I heard great comparisons and lots of [...]
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Another 6 Monster Mayhem connections today (along with 4 TWICE ASK programs). Here are some highlights from today’s Mayhem! Whiteboard Similarities and Differences This teacher used their interactive whiteboard to display the PDF comparison sheet. Then while both classes were muted for 2 minutes, they made a list of similarities and differences. Then in sharing [...]
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Today was our first day of this year’s Monster Mayhem with Whirlidurb and Dallas. We had a busy, but learning-filled day! In addition to our monsters, we also had classes participating in the TWICE ASK programs on bullying with author Dana Lehman, and two connections with the Cleveland Zoo and the Lee Richardson Zoo. Here [...]
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21st Century Communication Collaborations Course Description: Videoconference (VC) connections between classes open up a whole new world of collaborative learning for students! These 21st century communication collaborations bring the world to your classroom. Immerse yourself in videoconference connections with partner classes. Learn about structures/templates for projects with other classes and implement them with your students [...]
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This is our second year participating in the Dallas ISD’s Weather Buddies program. While we do many collaborations, they are usually just one meeting between the classes. I’m just never sure how to make a long term collaboration work. However, Lori Colwill at Dallas ISD has been running the year-long weather buddies program for two [...]
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From the megaconference listserv, information about this upcoming training from the University of Wisconsin: Understanding and Troubleshooting Videoconferencing Networks, November 2-3, 2010 I took this workshop a few years ago, and it is excellent! Even if you’re an educator (like me), learning to be a VC technician as well, it is definitely helpful. Teaches you [...]
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Today I have a class connecting to a new provider: Brad Tassell, who is a comedian/author specializing in bullying and character education. I have a kindergarten class participating in his Character Education program. Brad is a comedian and very entertaining with a powerful message. His program consists of songs, magic tricks, and discussion with the [...]
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Today we had three 1st grade art classes participate in a videoconference with The Cleveland Museum of Art. The program was A is for Apple, A is for Art. Students looked carefully at three different paintings with apples (Renoir, Matisse, and Picasso) and answered questions by Arielle, the presenter. Students learned about shadows and named [...]
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Now that September is over, my videoconference calendar has more programs. It’s getting busier! Here’s a flavor of some of the programs we did this week: Two art classes connected to The Cleveland Museum of Art (my favorite art museum) for Aztec, Maya and More Seven 2rd and 3rd grade classes connected to the Buffalo [...]
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