Yesterday we finished our almost last Holiday Hoopla Snowman Swap. This was a new TWICE collaborative project and my teachers enjoyed it. However, the snow really got in our way! The connections were supposed to be the last week in December before school was out for the holidays. The last one I have left is [...]
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I’m literally snowed under with the rescheduling of Holiday Hoopla videoconferences! Have you ever had so many calls get canceled? Then all of a sudden your email explodes with information about rescheduling, and it drives you nuts to make sense of it! That’s where I am now! Here’s how I’m trying to get a handle [...]
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Yay! Today we have a snow day! But, I had five Holiday Hoopla videoconferences and 1 Cleveland Zoo program today. As I’m thinking about those, I thought it would be good for another post on Snow Day Etiquette! Warn. If you think you might have a snow day, email your partner class to let them [...]
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Note: This post is written from my role as a member of the TWICE CAPspace and Read Around the Planet Committee. Are you participating in Read Around the Planet this year? Have you participated in the past? Either way, be sure to get the new packets for Read Around the Planet. They’ve been majorly edited [...]
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Note: This post is written from my role as a member of the TWICE CAPspace and Read Around the Planet Committee. Yesterday (December 1) registration opened for Read Around the Planet 2011. As you prepare to register, be careful of these top five Read Around the Planet pitfalls. 5. Procrastinate until the last minute. Verification [...]
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Note: This post is written from my role as a member of the TWICE CAPspace and Read Around the Planet Committee. Today (December 1) registration opens for Read Around the Planet 2011. To prepare, let’s consider top ten reasons to participate in Read Around the Planet 2011 10. You want to celebrate reading! Many classes [...]
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Note: This post is written from my role as a member of the TWICE CAPspace and Read Around the Planet Committee. Did you know Read Around the Planet registration opens tomorrow? With that in mind, here are two hidden or new features of CAPspace that are very helpful if you run a videoconferencing bridge and [...]
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Since I had so many videoconferences yesterday, I’ve been reflecting on the patterns of busy videoconference days, and quiet times in the school year. Yesterday we had 23 videoconferences: 11 classes participating in Turkey Trade 4 ASK holocaust expert interviews with Mr. Charlie Sacavage 3 classes going to ON, Canada for an extension of their [...]
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Today, among other things, we have several classes participating in Turkey Trade. This is a modification of the Monster Mayhem – which is just an all round great experience for students to practice their writing and following directions. Here are some turkey pairs from today: 2nd grade 5th grade 3rd grade Another great day of [...]
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This morning I had the privilege of presenting some of my research to the Schools Videoconference User Group in the UK. Here are a few interesting tidbits & comments. Safety and Videoconferencing I didn’t get to hear this presentation due to its early morning time, however, I checked out Heather’s slides. You should too. See [...]
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