Category Archives: Video Conference

Transfer of Modern Skills, Literacies, Fluency & Independence 4th Grade Style

February 14, 2015 - Assessment, Communication, Featured Carousel, Learning, Modern Learning, Social Networking, Video Conference

I am currently in Argentina getting ready to work with a cohort of teachers at a German school here in Buenos Aires. Andrea Hernandez, a former colleague of mine and…

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Skype Translator Opens the Classroom to the World

December 18, 2014 - Featured Carousel, Video Conference

Microsoft launched a preview of its Skype Translator service, a real time translation service supporting over 40 languages. The preview was filmed at Colegios Peterson in Mexico City, an AASSA…

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Be the Fly on the Wall: Mystery Skype

May 10, 2014 - Featured Carousel, Geography, Global Learning, Middle School, Model Lesson, Video, Video Conference

There can never be enough examples from the classroom to share. The benefits are many, from creating a ripple effect  of digitally documenting and sharing to a glimpse in someone else’s classroom by…

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Amplifying Learning Opportunities- Part III of Literature Circles

November 20, 2013 - Featured Carousel, Modern Learning, Video, Video Conference

In Part 1 of Literature Circle Discussions, I shared 6th Grade Humanities teacher, Emily Vallillo‘s well structured and organized Literature Circle lesson. In Part 2, I shared the upgrade of…

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Thinking Differently about Learning- Bringing in an Expert

September 14, 2013 - Featured Carousel, Modern Learning, Storytelling, Video Conference

I am working hard at being a “connector” at my new school. I want to help shift the culture to thinking differently about learning. Bringing in experts from around the…

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