Give and it shall be given unto you… (Luke 6:38).
This week for my studies I’ve been thinking about collaboration, and I’ve been getting ready for the beginning of 5 weeks of MysteryQuests and HistoryQuests starting April 20.
The “quests” started with us participating in Where in the USA with LearningSpace, an organization that closed its doors [...]
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This TxDLA session is by Shirley Boyd and Debbie Alston. (Wednesday afternoon; posted Thursday due to lack of Internet access.)
Videoconferencing is all about making connections. Their early connections included a videoconference with students in Iraq.
Podcasting benefits students by finding a way for them to respond to the curriculum, improves their writing schools, improves their self-esteem [...]
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Here are links to resources and projects mentioned in my Designing Quality Videoconference Projects hands-on session at TxDLA.
Designing Quality VC Projects PPT for TxDLA (without clips)
More results from my spring 2008 “Top Teachers” Survey
Featured Projects
EcoConversations
MysteryQuest USA
HistoryQuest5
MysteryQuest World
HistoryQuest8
Monster Match
TWICE Resources
TWICE Website
Read Around the Planet
RAP Flyer
2009 RAP Stats
Collaborations Around the Planet
CAPspace Flyer
CAPspace [...]
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Lit Review: This is a post in a series focusing on the research studies on videoconferencing.
Abbott, L., Austin, R., Mulkeen, A., & Metcalfe, N. (2004). The global classroom: Advancing cultural awareness in special schools through collaborative work using ICT. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 19(2), 225-240. doi:10.1080/08856250410001678504
Summary: This article reported on a qualitative study [...]
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This post has been simmering in my brain for a while, especially after another season of Read Around the Planet and all the dialing challenges that come with it. I know that my technical knowledge is not complete, and this may not be accurate within a few months or years. Still, I think it needs [...]
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This morning we’re off to Wales to share a teddy bear match. The two kindergarten classes have created a 2D teddy bear, and then sent each other instructions to make each other’s teddy bears.
One thing they noticed was that we measure differently – in inches vs. centimeters. That made the project a fun challenge and [...]
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This post is cross-posted at the MACUL conference blog.
Another jam packed TWICE room (W2-66), this time with Danielle Letter, from Atkins Elementary in Saginaw, MI. We videoconferenced with 6th graders back in Atkins Elementary.
Here’s Danielle’s handout.
Danielle is giving us an experience with the type of videoconference called Math Maniacs. The kids read some math problems [...]
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Follow-up from my Collaborations Around the Planet and Read Around the Planet session at the 2009 MACUL Conference in the TWICE room.
CAPspace MACUL 2009 PowerPoint
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 Collaboration Sites and Listservs
Projects Featured
Berrien RESA Distance [...]
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This post is cross-posted at the MACUL conference blog.
It’s the first session after Alan November, and the TWICE room (W2-66) is jam packed with participants anxious to learn virtual field trips. Greg Marten, Lenawee ISD is presenting How Do I Find A Virtual Field Trip? Look TWICE!
After an introduction to videoconferencing, we connected to Lynsey [...]
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Lit Review: This is a post in a series focusing on the research studies on videoconferencing.
Arnold, T., Cayley, S., & Griffith, M. (2004). Videoconferencing in the classroom: Communications technology across the curriculum. In T. Arnold (Eds.). Available from http://www.global-leap.com/casestudies/book2/index.htm
Summary: This book of 97 pages is still one of the best resources for an overview to [...]
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