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Kristina Dvorak

Met Any Good Authors Lately? Classroom author visits can happen via Skype (here's a lis... - 3 views

www.slj.com/...st-of-those-who-do-it-for-free

classroom skype education global technology

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  • She introduces the students, who start off quietly, a little wary of this newfangled sort of author visit. But soon they’re taking turns sharing their favorite characters and we forget the computers that connect us. It feels like we’re all in the same room, and the questions fly across the miles.
  • The video connection allows for some show and tell. I hold up the leaf collection from my school that sparked the idea for the book. The students also get a sneak peak at the outline I’m working on for my new project, a middle-grade mystery. I love the way they talk not just to me but to one another, building on ideas like readers do in any book club discussion.
  • Almost all authors have an online presence with Web sites and email links, so it’s often possible to send a quick note to inquire.
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  • Once students are used to the technology (and they adapt more quickly than we do, most often) they’re happy to carry on a conversation as if the author is sitting in the room with them.
  • Met Any Good Authors Lately? Classroom author visits can happen via Skype (here's a list of those who do it for free)
Anita Roche

Virtual Author Visits in Your Library or Classroom - Skype An Author Network - 10 views

skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com

skype author

shared by Anita Roche on 06 Jul 11 - Cached
  • Eric Lovell on 06 Jul 11
     
    Looks like an interesting activity to do in elementary classrooms with Skype.
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  • Anita Roche on 26 Apr 12
     
    Totally agree!!
  • Julie Bisher on 22 Jun 12
     
    I think this is a great idea for any class at any level - elementary or secondary.
  • Page8 Spilles on 19 Apr 14
     
    This link has changed. Here is the correct one http://skypeanauthor.wikifoundry.com/
Jane Bambrook

Skype in Schools | Diigo - 0 views

www.diigo.com/...m%2Fplay%2Fpresent%3Fid%3D8641

skype schools

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  • Jane Bambrook on 22 Jul 13
     
    Skype An Author success stories
Carl Spilles

McLaughlin: Bullying bill takes student activity monitoring too far - Iowa State Daily:... - 3 views

www.iowastatedaily.com/...ef-11e3-a776-001a4bcf887a.html

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  • Another big point is regarding the power the bill would give to the schools when it comes to dealing with bullying, especially cyberbullying. The bill allows for school officials to deal with bullying which happens outside of school, including what happens on the internet. This gives school officials the right to monitor kids’ social media and other electronics and punish them for how they use social media even when they are outside school.
  • Carl Spilles on 29 Mar 14
     
    This is a really interesting and challenging legal issue. The article is an opinion piece on current anti-bullying legislation in Iowa. The author takes a position against the bills' position that schools have authority to discipline cyber-bullying issues outside of school hours. The author's position is that the bill violates students' first amendment rights. I would tend to agree, although anytime a teacher does set up a forum through facebook, twitter, or some other public sharing place, the school does have the responsibility to teach cyber-citizenship and monitor those forums created through or by the school. For example, if a classroom teacher has students create twitter accounts for class or a facebook group for a lesson, then the school has the responsibility to get involved. The lines do get blurred, though, and it is not a 'cut and dried' situation that one bill can adequately respond to on it's own.
Sara Rael

Schools Can Challenge Boundaries by Registering for 'Mix It Up' | Teaching Tolerance - 1 views

www.tolerance.org/...-boundaries-registering-mix-it

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  • Submitted by Maureen Costello on July 18, 2012 Keywords: Diversity and inclusion Stereotypes and bias Bullying and exclusion Mix It Up At a time when the nation’s schools are becoming more segregated, teachers and students across the country have an opportunity to show the rest of the world they’re committed to challenging these boundaries by registering for Teaching Tolerance’s Mix It Up at Lunch Day. The Oct. 30 event,
Sara Rael

Mapping Out a Get-to-Know-You Project | Teaching Tolerance - 1 views

www.tolerance.org/...pping-out-get-know-you-project

education tolerance mapping supporting empathy

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  • Submitted by Sarah Anderson on July 11, 2012 Keywords: Stereotypes and bias One of the simplest ways to foster compassion and understanding in our classrooms is to give students opportunities to share stories about their lives. By communicating and listening, students can break down stereotypes and see each other as real people.
  • Celebrating diversity is not just about recognizing other cultures and ethnicities. It is also about acknowledging that we all have rich and complex stories with varied pasts and personal struggles. The more we know about each other’s lives, the easier it is to accept and understand. 
  • Sara Rael on 19 Jul 12
     
    This would be great for introducing maps plus a start of the year opener.
Stacey Wigant

Skype in the Spanish Comprehensible Input classroom - 0 views

palmyraspanish1.blogspot.com/...author-skype.html

education classroom skype Spanish Comprehensible input

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  • Stacey Wigant on 20 Mar 14
     
    For Spanish Classrooms that are taught through comprehensible input method of teaching.
  • Heidi Bellon on 20 Mar 14
     
    I found this website extremely helpful! This is what I was looking for/thinking about when I signed up for this class. :) Thanks for sharing this link!
Kristina Dvorak

10 Ways to Use Skype to Learn - 1 views

thinkonline.smarttutor.com/10-ways-to-use-skype-to-learn

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      Kristina Dvorak on 23 Jul 13
       
      Practicing Artists!
  • Interview authors, astronauts and other amazing individuals from around the world.
  • Provide additional support for students needing extra attention or unable to come to class.
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  • Access and share professional development opportunities with educators on the go.
Shaeley Santiago

Kids Who Use Facebook Do Worse in School - TIME Healthland - 9 views

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facebook Empathy education technology socialmedia

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  • Liza Alton on 09 Aug 11
     
    I really liked the last comment by the writer. His kids are the same age as mine and I am thankful that mine were older before they had access to Facebook. But just the same we as educators need to know the good and the bad so we can help our students and their parents become better cyber citizens
Marzia Benson

UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSING INTERCULTURAL COMPETENECE: A SUMMARY OF THE THEORY, RESEARC... - 1 views

www.hawaii.edu/...Norris.pdf

Global Empathy Teaching Culture

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  • Marzia Benson on 25 Jul 11
     
    This paper "summarize(s) theory and research on intercultural competence, paying particular attention to existing approaches and tools for its assessment. We also review examples of the assessment of intercultural competence in the specific contexts of general education and college foreign language and study abroad programs. [The authors] hope that these resources will provide a useful basis to foreign language (and other) educators as they seek to understand and improve the intercultural competencies of their students.
Heidi Bellon

We need to neutralize 'negativity bias' against kids' Net use - 2 views

www.connectsafely.org/e-negativity-bias-kids-net-use

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  • Heidi Bellon on 23 Mar 14
     
    This post is not about technology. It's about how we (humankind) have been wiring our brains to think about technology. We have quite a hole to climb out of. Not only are our brains already "wired to scout for the bad stuff," the Huffington Post reports, referring to what neuropsychologist and author Rick Hanson calls our "negativity bias."
mverbrugge50315

Cool Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom - 9 views

www.teachhub.com/using-skype-classroom

education classroom technology socialmedia

shared by mverbrugge50315 on 18 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • virtual author visit or other amazing guest speaker
  • screen is large enough
  • stand up and walk in front of the camera.
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  • do a “test” Skype call ahead of time
  • More Skype Tips for Teachers
  • Skype Pen Pal Projects
  • skype with partner classrooms across the country or across the world.
  • ePals
  • Skype for Parent/Teacher Conferences
  • Skype for Professional Development
  • Jenny Leudo on 18 Mar 14
     
    Tons of Skype tips!
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  • ssempeer on 11 Jul 14
     
    Great article with ideas shared from how other schools have used Skype in the classroom.
  • mverbrugge50315 on 06 Aug 14
     
    Personally I prefer Google Hangout, but it's the same concept. What a great way to get a good guest speaker from someone that may not be local and speak in person. Personally I like the idea for professional development. Can do it one-on-one with someone and get specific questions answered for your class as opposed to blanket topics/statements in large group professional development settings.
  • kindermason on 28 Aug 14
     
    I use Skype along with my husband's 5th grade classroom. His students read aloud to my kinder students as part of our literacy block. We rotate through the kids until everyone has had a turn and then we get new books and start over. It's a win, win for everyone!
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