Category Archives: Inclusion

A Grace – Full Visit

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Brian

Update: 4/29/07 Find a link to the podcast below (my first ever podcast btw). Friday, Grace Corrigan “graced” our classroom with a visit, and that might seem like just a cute play-on-words, but if you had been there you would agree. … Continue reading →

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Inclusion Update 4-25-07

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Brian

I’m afraid this week’s update is not good news. Celest has been sick from her Chemo for weeks and that has developed into an infection that has progressed to the point that she was airlifted to a San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Video, Education, Inclusion, Video Skype, Web 2.0 | 5 Comments

Send Celest A “Cyber Get Well Card”

Posted on April 13, 2007 by Brian

Celest has not been feeling well for weeks now. The doctors have changed her chemo and apparently it is not sitting well with her. Thusly we have not had her “join” us via Skype on a very consistent basis lately … Continue reading →

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Can It Be True? Free WiFi?

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Brian

I heard about this earlier today. Google is offering free wifi that is easy enough that you can install it yourself (or you can opt for professional installation for a price). What implications will this have for schools and learning? … Continue reading →

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Youthbridges Audio Skype Interview Experience Podcast

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Brian

Ten days ago we had the opportunity to link up for an interview with the 8th grade students in Lee Baber’s class at YouthBridges in Virginia. The participants included Lee’s class, my class in Sparks, Nevada – Elderbob Brannan in … Continue reading →

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From The Mouths of Babes – Our Contribution To Stop Cyberbullying Day

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Brian

Click photo to see video “Don’t Laugh At Me” Four years ago my class of fourth graders was struggling. After almost every recess there was anger and tears about teasing and exclusion from games. We spent too much time in … Continue reading →

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TeacherTube, Free, Easy To Use … But Is It Blocked?

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Brian

Thanks to Vicki Davis and David Warlick I tried TeacherTube by uploading our “Inclusion” video there. It was viewed 30 times in about 30 minutes. As so many Web 2.0 applications it is free, easy to sign-up for, easy to … Continue reading →

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Just Passed 30,000 Views and Downloads of “Inclusion” Video

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Brian

I don’t check my blog statistics very often, but after seeing some recent numbers on downloads of some popular videos – like Karl Fisch’s “Did You Know” (2 million + views) – I looked up the stats on our “Inclusion” … Continue reading →

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Skype Web Site Blocked … But Not Skype … I Can’t Wait To Find Out Why!

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Brian

Last week part of each my 3 presentations at The Nevada Education Technology Leadership Conference was about Skype audio and video-conferencing. So this week I got emails from a teacher in my district wondering how I bypassed school district filters … Continue reading →

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The Inclusion Story Continues

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Brian

Even though she doesn’t want any of the credit Wendy Damonte co-anchor from KTVN Channel 2 who reports this story made the contact with Renown Health that got Celest an iMac computer. The Children in Transition Program of Washoe County, … Continue reading →

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