"The way that I have incorporated cell phone in my Spanish class, is to have the students speak with a native Spanish speaker. This helps the students focus and it takes away some of the stress from talking in Spanish with a person. In classroom or…"
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Justifiable classroom uses for cell phones
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Larry Kearns replied to Gail's discussion Justifiable classroom uses for cell phones"You might try 'Polls Everywhere', (www.pollseverywhere.com) You can set up your own classroom survey and have students vote using their cell phones. I don't know a lot about it, but have seen it work at a recent seminar."
Olivia Stewart replied to Gail's discussion Justifiable classroom uses for cell phones"I've found that students are going to be using their phones no matter what, so it's best just to embrace it. I like to let students write poetry using "text talk," and sometimes I even encourage them to text their poem to someone…"
Peter Lane replied to Gail's discussion Justifiable classroom uses for cell phones"To piggyback a bit on Greg's suggestions...
- Students have taken photos of the campus during the fall & spring - then created a compare and contrast movie of the campus as a end-of-year activity.
- Students have used their phone's…"
"Hi Gail,
My students, and myself, use cell phones in a few ways.
- With www.polleverywhere.com, students use phones as clicker response systems by texting responses to class polls.
- Students call my google voice number on their cell phones to…"
Kaviraj Goodoory replied to Gail's discussion Justifiable classroom uses for cell phones"Hi. My students (trainee teachers)use mobile phone to records sounds and voices in their classes. These files can then be added to a PowerPoint presentation that could help in teaching of languages. You will need a software to convert to wav format.…"
David Spencer replied to Gail's discussion free and safe web hosting for students?"Have you looked into weebly? It's a free webhost. You might also consider using a wiki. A free wiki can be created at www.wikispaces.com.
Good Luck!"
Betsy MacDonald replied to Gail's discussion free and safe web hosting for students?"You could have a look at Bravenet.com I use it for my personal page and even though I pay, I think the free version should be pretty kid-friendly. A few years back I used it as a place to hold a threaded discussion for a high school class and we…"
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Safe Web Site Publishing for Students
Posted on January 27, 2009 at 11:53am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Does anyone know of a site I can direct my Web Publishing students to go to to publish the web sites they make in class but with a final approval of myself before they actually go live? I need to be able to check content and links if this is going to be related to the course. Thanks!
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- At 8:57am on December 28, 2008,
Jack said… - Hi Gail. Hope you're enjoying the winter break. I was wondering if you, your educator contacts or students would be interested in participating in a Vocab Video Contest @ MIT university. We'd really like to get New York students involved. Please let me know. Thanks!
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