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Marion McDevitt Jacob replied to Katy Scott's discussion Turn Social Networks into Learning Networks with Edmodo
"Thanks Katy! I really enjoyed the information you shared on the blog. It gave me some great ideas on ways to incorporate Edmodo into my class. I loved the Chemical Party video. That was great!   Thanks again,   Marion"
Apr 5, 2011
Aaron Maurer replied to Marion McDevitt Jacob's discussion Terrariums Around the World in the group Distance Collaborations
"This could be something that might be of interest to my 4th and 5th grade gifted students. We are spending 4th quarter on an independent research project and this could be something that we tackle as a class. Please let me further details and…"
Mar 3, 2011
Marion McDevitt Jacob replied to Marion McDevitt Jacob's discussion Terrariums Around the World in the group Distance Collaborations
"Hi Jill, I'm so glad you're interested. Things have been crazy at school this week because of the weather, but I wanted to thank you for your interest. I will get back to you over the weekend when I have more time.   Have a great…"
Feb 4, 2011
Jill B replied to Marion McDevitt Jacob's discussion Terrariums Around the World in the group Distance Collaborations
"Marion, I teach gifted 5th graders and would love to participate. We are just starting our unit on ecosystems and will be designing a bio dome that will include a terrarium. This sounds like something my students would love."
Feb 2, 2011
Marion McDevitt Jacob added a discussion to the group Distance Collaborations
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Terrariums Around the World

Hi Everyone.I teach 9th Grade Environmental Life Science at a small school in Pennsylvania. Our class just finished a unit on ecosystems and decided to research, build, and observe terrariums. We would like to include other students to join in our terrarium project. Building a terrarium is a fun and educational way to apply key concepts about ecosystems. If you are interested in joining our terrarium project, send me an email and I will provide you with more information. This is our first…See More
Feb 2, 2011
Marion McDevitt Jacob replied to Mike Uleau's discussion Help with wikispaces
"The site looks great. I love how you have provided the different current event articles for your students. I found myself reading quite a few. The other section I liked was the online quizzes. What a great idea. I'm going to try to figure out…"
Jul 17, 2010
Marion McDevitt Jacob replied to Gregory Kulowiec's discussion Digital Portfolios for Students
"Hi Cynthia, at the end of the school year our staff started to discuss creating eportfolios. I'm a newbie in the educational tech world so I was wondring if you could briefly explain how your students created eportfolios using Google Sites. Did…"
Jul 7, 2010
Marion McDevitt Jacob commented on Heidi Hayes Jacobs's group Curriculum 21
"Interested faculty members from my school created a book club and met once a week to discuss assigned chapters from Curriculum21. Our discussions were fabulous and we are planning on implementing some of our ideas for next school year. We are going…"
May 29, 2010
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May 16, 2010

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At 3:44am on May 30, 2010, Heidi Hayes Jacobs said…
Thanks for your update on the study group. Please invite your faculty to visit the Clearinghouse on our new site: www.curriculum21.com I have been putting together 'vetted' 2.0 applications to assist teachers. We have a robust ning on our learning commons. Keep me posted on your progress. Heidi
 
 
 

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