CyberCamp 08

I got the email from Bud and thought I’d go through with the whole blogging thing….
I’m currently working on my first podcasting project with my 5th graders. They are researching famous scientists/inventors. I will be posting these to my new Fall River Technology blog (publicly opened last week and still in the baby [...]

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I got the email from Bud and thought I’d go through with the whole blogging thing….
I’m currently working on my first podcasting project with my 5th graders. They are researching famous scientists/inventors. I will be posting these to my new Fall River Technology blog (publicly opened last week and still in the baby [...]

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I’ll admit it – I’m already suffering some CyberCamp withdrawal.  But that’s okay – as I suspect there’s more on the way from the CyberCampers.  Plenty more, based on what I saw happening in our classroom and here on the blog.
In a sense, today is the REAL first day of CyberCamp – the first day [...]

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I learned how make a presentation on google docs and put it in the blog, imbed a video on the blog, create shelfari bookshelf, add photos and an avatar.  Here it is.
Long way to go but I guess I passed.
This has been a great class.  Looked forward to coming every morning which says alot for all [...]

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A friend sent me this link yesterday that I would really like to share with all of you.  It is from school board member, John Creighton’s blog that I really enjoy but don’t faithfully watch. 
Quote. 
“Here’s another reality.  We will invest more money in some students than we do in others and yet their academic performance [...]

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Ok. That hurt! (for those of you not in the room – the lab can be a dangerous place!)
Last night I had an amazing discovery. After doing my reading, I found a site by David Fagg about podcasting. It is a wonderful site to visit if you are starting podcasting. David has broken down the [...]

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Kevin has been a good friend and colleague of mine via the Internet for some time now – and he’s been very kind to spend as much time with us in the comments of the blog as he has.  He’s invited us all to join a weekly feature that he facilitates called “Day in a [...]

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WOW!  Thanks to Bud and Kent for trying out www.chatterous.com with me.  We just worked out some bugs (like how to text in and not have your number show up).  I’m very excited about the possibilities for using this in class!  I think with a little discussion about expectations and responsible use, kids will find [...]

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This is the seventh WiP presentation from CyberCamp.  In this presentation, Kay talks about some of her ideas around blogging and cell phones in her high school math classroom.  Here’s the link to the archive of the chat from the session.  Kay’s portion of the chat begins at 11:26 on the time code.

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I finished my first flip chart, but it doesn’t have a ton of bells and whistles.  I want to interact with it a bit on the active board before I get further into it.  In all honesty, my project is feeling a little undefined at the moment.  I am struggling to try and find a [...]

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