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7th Grade Class "We The People" Congressional Hearing Collaboration

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We are a 7th grade class studying the Constitution. There is a fantastic program sponsored by the Center for Civic Education that involves student research groups regarding various aspects of the Constitution. At the end of the day, the student groups appear before a mock Congressional committee where the hearing would take place and the committee would listen to the students' testimony with regard to the initial questions as well as impromptu questions asked by the Congressional Committee. The…See More
Brian Mannix added a discussion to the group Distance Collaborations Dec 20, 2011
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How could Google + influence 21st Century textbooks?

Today's textbooks are dinosaurs.  They reflect an age gone by.  Imagine a textbook where students can help create content, where the learning is geared toward their individual learning styles in a choose your own adventure/content/assignment type of format, complete with an integration of Google +'s new dynamic social networking platform that could allow students to work in a "Hangout" in real time with up to 10 students who can collaborate on projects with students from around the…See More
Discussion posted by Brian Mannix Jul 2, 2011

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Great Neck South Middle School
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I am a 7th grade social studies teacher who loves to reach out to my students. I have been amazed at my students complete embrace of Web 2.0 I look forward to exploring this further with the use of student built websites within my classroom.

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At 7:06pm on September 1, 2009, Mark CruthersMark Cruthers said…
Hi Brian,

Here’s a public class recording you might find of interest.

At 4:48pm on February 1, 2009, JackJack said…
Hi Brian. I was wondering if you have students or educator contacts who would be interested in participating in a nationwide SAT Vocab Video Contest @ MIT university. You can view contest details at BrainyFlix.com Please let me know. Thanks!
At 12:13am on January 9, 2009, James Edward Charles  WebberJames Edward Charles Webber said…
Welcome there !
Jim
At 9:30pm on January 8, 2009, Mark CruthersMark Cruthers said…
Hi Brian,

With your interest in Web 2.0, I recommend you take a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service.
 
 
 

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