Multi-faceted Refractions

Thoughts and Reflections from Vinnie Vrotny

Multi-faceted Refractions

Entries from July 23rd, 2007

Collaborators Sought for Class Project

July 23rd, 2007 · 4 Comments · teaching and learning

Normally, I do use this blog to advertise for connections. However, we were hoping to connect one of our Senior History electives with another school via the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Challenge 20/20 project. The Challenge 20/20 project creates connections between classrooms around one of the 20 problems outlines in J.F. Rischard’s High [...]

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Another Great Resource

July 17th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized

At the Global Collaborations session, there was a librarian who was with a team from her school, the University School in Normal, Illinois, who created a wiki for the team to capture their notes from the conference. I had the chance to meet with her at lunch and found out how to access their Memphis [...]

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[Live Blog] – Global Collaboration

July 17th, 2007 · 4 Comments · laptop institute

[Live Blogged - please ignore misspellings and awkward phrasing]
[Simul-blogged on Multi-faceted Refractions - my home blog]
Julene Reed
Why Global
Referenced World is Flat and A Whole New Mind
Students need to be global communicators
Workplace requires global collaboration, project based activitities
Engages and motivates for authentic experiences. Promotes creativity and empowers
Use Challenge 20/20 from National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Global [...]

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[Live Blog] – Hubs and Spokes

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments · laptop institute

Jonah Howland
English Department
Urban School of San Francisco
[Live Blogged - please ignore mispellings and awkward wording]
Was a skeptic, but now sees many more advantages than the problems that they had.
Skeptical that students are not as different, maybe more changes in media.
Students practice acquire knowledge and make sense of it, just the media has changed. Subject is [...]

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[Live Blog] – Laptops, Libraries, and Collaboration

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments · laptop institute

[Live blogged using note taking capabilities of the new tablet. Really excuse the spelling errors and awkward phrasing]
Alice Bryant
Harpeth Hall School
 
Presentation (old school)
 
Has done presentation
in Photo Story
 
Has created a PowerPoint
 
 
Has attended Internet
for Libraries
 
Rutgers presentation
and research. she will shave.
 
Has.
 
Past
 
-students go
through.
 
 
Present
Now work with teachers
 
 
 
Future
 
Student Focus
 
Main focus.
 
Meet the needs of our students.
 
 
old model [...]

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