I got kicked out of my break-out room. Not sure why and don't know how to get back in (only have the link to the full session). I was with Julian and Kirstey.
Not at all! These are changing times and although my classroom is considered "substantial separate" and organized around student individual IEP needs, I still must submit portfolios for my 8th and 10th graders that are baaed on the Massachusetts standards which of course are STEM subjects. So, you might think of it as more fundamentally applied academics with a dash of life skills and a good measure of technology. I use my smart board extensively and my students are very engaged by the many multimedia platforms I discover for them to use to access the internet and the wealth of knowledge available for all. We glog, blog, communicate, collaborate online and create wikis just like everyone else as I work very hard to teach 21st century skills so my students are just as prepared as their general ed counterparts to participate in a global workforce. This year we will be doing even more utilizing technology and project based learning. The more web 2.0 tools I can teach them, the more successful they will be when it is their turn to enter the job market. Best Regards, Suzan
Thank you for the kind welcome. I am just finding my way around.
Have a good evening
Sharon:)
At 6:01pm on November 18, 2010, Shamblesguru said…
Heike
Am not suggesting you change what you do ... just make it clearer to subscribers about the conditions of use.
If it is working for you then stay with it ... if it is not broken then don't fix it ... or if I'm the only hiccup then stay with the status quo.
If I was to have a preference for hosting recordings it would be to throw them all on YouTube ... have your own channel (which I suspect you probably already have) that is where the largest community is ... with comprehensive descriptions and hastags then non-attendees may well find them more easily.
Youtube provides security and peace of mind and is free ... it enables sharing in several ways ... I cannot see if you allow embedding of videos by others ... I'd highly recommend it if you don't ... it's all about the sharing as you already know.
One problem to this is that a number of countries block YouTube ... including China at the moment ... some schools are reluctant to use VPNs to get around those blocks even though they technically can.
Mind you ... some of those same countries also block Ning ....
At 12:32pm on November 18, 2010, Shamblesguru said…
If members of VRT are not allowed to Blog in 'My Page' then it might be worthwhile either switching off that functionality or stating the conditions of use on the front page ... to clarify the terms of membership.
Thanks so much for organising the round table. It was wonderful to be able to connect with colleagues from around the world and make new friends and connections ... and it all happened so nicely...
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Hi again Heike,
I got kicked out of my break-out room. Not sure why and don't know how to get back in (only have the link to the full session). I was with Julian and Kirstey.
Can you please help? Thanks.
Cheers,
Emily
Thank you for your invitation to the presentation yesterday.
Hi Heike,
thanx for the welcome ... pleasure to be here :)
Ray
Hi Heike,
Not at all! These are changing times and although my classroom is considered "substantial separate" and organized around student individual IEP needs, I still must submit portfolios for my 8th and 10th graders that are baaed on the Massachusetts standards which of course are STEM subjects. So, you might think of it as more fundamentally applied academics with a dash of life skills and a good measure of technology. I use my smart board extensively and my students are very engaged by the many multimedia platforms I discover for them to use to access the internet and the wealth of knowledge available for all. We glog, blog, communicate, collaborate online and create wikis just like everyone else as I work very hard to teach 21st century skills so my students are just as prepared as their general ed counterparts to participate in a global workforce. This year we will be doing even more utilizing technology and project based learning. The more web 2.0 tools I can teach them, the more successful they will be when it is their turn to enter the job market. Best Regards, Suzan
Hallo Heike,
Thanks for adding!
Cheers,
Ozan
Thank you Heike!
I am looking forward to it!
Thank you for the kind welcome. I am just finding my way around.
Have a good evening
Sharon:)
Am not suggesting you change what you do ... just make it clearer to subscribers about the conditions of use.
If it is working for you then stay with it ... if it is not broken then don't fix it ... or if I'm the only hiccup then stay with the status quo.
If I was to have a preference for hosting recordings it would be to throw them all on YouTube ... have your own channel (which I suspect you probably already have) that is where the largest community is ... with comprehensive descriptions and hastags then non-attendees may well find them more easily.
Youtube provides security and peace of mind and is free ... it enables sharing in several ways ... I cannot see if you allow embedding of videos by others ... I'd highly recommend it if you don't ... it's all about the sharing as you already know.
One problem to this is that a number of countries block YouTube ... including China at the moment ... some schools are reluctant to use VPNs to get around those blocks even though they technically can.
Mind you ... some of those same countries also block Ning ....
Best wishes
Mark
Elizabeth
Thanks for letting me join. You can see a little bit about me here: http://www.madsbokristensen.dk/?page_id=643
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Many thanx for organising the conference! Although I was not able to take part in all the events I wanted to, I really enjoyed it! Thanx once again!
Andrew Lian
Congratulations!! The conference was great! Thank you!!!!
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