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Category Archives: Inclusion
Ran Into A Former Student
My family was given some “unused” tickets to the local production of The Nutcracker last night (which was fantastic btw). We sat in a section where most of the audience were families of children with cancer or in remission of … Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion
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A Special Anniversary – January 24, 2007
A year ago today was a special day in the lives of my students and I suspect many others. Why? January 24th just after lunch was the first time we video-Skyped Celest, a classmate with leukemia who could not attend … Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Boxes!Originally uploaded by mooosh We are at the end of our extended vacation on the East Coast – Fort McHenry and other Baltimore points of interest tomorrow and home on Friday. We got into our room tonight and thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Education, Inclusion, Skypecast, Student Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0
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More Media Coverage And Some Really Cool News!
Last Tuesday a reporter from the local paper came to spend 45 minutes to do a story about how we Skyped Celest into class, but now-she-was-able-to-return-and-she-knew-how-things-worked-in-our classroom-because-she-had-been-here-via-Skype. Two hours and 45 minutes later he left. He stayed because he saw … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Education, Inclusion, Student Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0, Wikis
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Come Join Me On WOW2 Tonight!
Women of Web 2.0, Cheryl Oakes, Jennifer Wagner, Sharon Peters, & Vicki Davis have asked me to be a guest tonight on their live webcast. On their web site they describe themselves as: “…four women who not only love using … Continue reading
Staying Connected
One of the tough things about teaching at an “At Risk†school is the turnover. In the last 4 weeks we gained a new non-English speaking student and lost 3 (almost 4) students. I’m rolling my current class to fifth … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Change, Education, Inclusion, Literacy, Student Access, Technology, Web 2.0
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We’ve Had To Stop Skyping Celest Into Class
It’s actually good news. I was finishing getting ready for students this morning when in walked our counselor, Celest and her mom. They had news, Celest won’t be needing to Skype into class anymore because as of today she is … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Inclusion, Student Access, Technology, Video Skype
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Award Winning Students
Tonight was the 7th annual Lumiere All School Film Fest here in Reno. My friend Paul McFarlane, an English teacher at Hug High in Reno, started and continues to make this superb festival happen (Yes, Hug High School, named for … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Video, Education, Inclusion, Student Access, Technology, Web 2.0
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Good News All Around
Celest was back today after an almost six week absence. She rang our Skype bell just as students were entering at nine and except for recess and lunchtime – and a short break to take a blood draw, she was … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Inclusion, Skypecast, Student Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0, Wikis
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Home Sweet Home
I got word today that Celest is home much earlier than expected from her hospital stay out of town and feeling good. I’ll report back when she makes it back to class (via Skype). We haven’t seen her in about … Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion, Video Skype
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