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Introductions

Hello Wisteria, I like your sense of humour and welcome to classroom20. You will find lots to keep you busy here, so enjoy your time looking around and enjoying all the online material that can be ... Continue

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Video Conference Help

You are limited to two people on video with skype, it drops out to be just chat and audio once you invite more in. The video remains with flash meeting for up to 24 people. Elluminate has great int... Continue

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Video Conference Help

I think Flashmeeting can hold up to 24 members. I am like Steve, and still prefer elluminate due to its ease of interactivity, but one benefit that flash meeting has is that you have a live video i... Continue

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Anne Mirtschin replied to the discussion Introductions May 10

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Anne Mirtschin added the blog post 'Where to start with web2.0' May 9

Anne Mirtschin replied to the discussion Let's share links to our blogs! May 9

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Hometown:: Hawkesdale, Australia (a small country town in a farming community)

School / Work Affiliation: Hawkesdale p12 College

About Me:: Hi, I am an IT/commerce teacher. In 2007 I teach IT to grades 3 through to year 12. I love web 2.0 and am trying to used it as much as possible with my classes but am on a steep learning curve. My other interests include podcasting, multimedia and the creation of digital movies.

Blog:: murcha.wordpress.com http://backyard.globalstudent.org.au www.murch...

Skype Account:: anne.mirtschin

Twitter Account:: www.twitter.com/murcha.

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Where to start with web2.0

I was asked to present at a conference for regional teachers in SW Victoria, Australia today. The conference was called "It is a digital thing" and was held at Deakin University in Warrnambool. My topic was 'where to start with web2.0' so I am sharing the powerpoint presentation that I spoke along to, for any interested parties. Please note that these are my personal opinions and based on my relatively brief experience in its use.

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Posted on May 9th, 2008 at 2:53am — 2 Comments (Add)

Video album from teachertube

This is just a short post, as I am trying to catch up with everything online before school starts back tomorrow. I have been camping for 10 days. However, I was really excited to find I could put my video album onto my website. I wanted to checkout the teachertube videos that I had uploaded for both myself and student work last year, but I clicked on the wrong link, thinking that I was going to read the messages that were awaiting for me to read. Instead, it took me to my home page and showed co… Continue

Posted on January 27th, 2008 at 6:24pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Happy New Year and thanks to everyone

Just to say thank you to everyone for a wonderful 2007. I have mad…

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Posted on December 31st, 2007 at 7:07pm — No Comments (Add)

My top 10 web 2.0 sites for 2007

Being an absolute beginner at web 2.0, I started in June, 2007. So, I am going to reflect on the 10 web 2.0 sites that I have enjoyed using most this year. I am following the lead of my friend Chrissy, Teaching Sagitarrian who helped start me on this amazing journey. NZ Chrissy decided to blog about her favourite 5 web 2.0 in the classroom for 2007 so I will share mine with those who might be relatively new to all this.

Mine are as…

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Posted on December 29th, 2007 at 11:28pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Vegemite, blue tongue lizards and cricket

A year 9 boy was carrying a box with some straw in it, down the corridor after morning recess. There was a blue tongued lizard in it. (I think it is unique to Australia). So, I asked him if he could be granted leave of absence from class to show the lizard on skype to the Korean students at Uijeonbgu Science HS near Seoul. So, after logging on, the lizard was duly shown and the Korean students could even see his little blue tongue going in and out.

Next question was what the weather wa…

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Posted on December 8th, 2007 at 2:52am — 4 Comments (Add)

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At 2:59pm on May 6th, 2008, Barbs1 said…: Thanks Anne. My twitter name is barbs1.

At 1:20pm on May 6th, 2008, Barbs1 said…: Thanks for the welcome Anne. Between this and the comment challenge I will be really busy.

At 3:56pm on May 5th, 2008, Remona Estep said…: Thanks for your reply, Anne. Mostly, the kind of thing that I am looking for is subtle rules of conduct and behavior that take time to learn and is usually learned from sustained interaction with others. Unspoken rules of conduct.

At 2:19pm on May 5th, 2008, Anne Mirtschin said…: Hi Courtney. As yet, my students do not have individual accounts, but I am seriously considering doing so. The google docs were all in my name. The link to the google form was copied and pasted in a shared file on our school network server. Students copied the link and pasted it into an internet window tab, accessed it online, filled in the form and submitted it live. The results were shared between the teachers. The teacher in Florida just watched the results come in live.
I exported the raw spreadsheet results, (once all three schools had completed the forms) into excel back onto our shared folders (on school server). Students accessed them, saved them back in their folders, summarized the results, and charted them. They made a screen dump of the charts into MS Paint, converted to a jpg file and just uploaded the resultant image. I am about to try and embed the actual google data into my post.
I love using the google apps and would love to know how you get on. Google docs would be the easiest app to start with. If you want to share with someone our year 7 literacy teacher would love to work with someone. She is reasonably new to all this, but very enthausiastic and I could help her.

At 11:47am on May 5th, 2008, Courtney Rodgers said…: Hi. I was reading your post on using google docs. I am planning on starting a literature unit with my 7th grade students using google docs. Did you have each student create a gmail account? If not, what method did you use?

At 6:44am on May 3rd, 2008, Remona Estep said…: Dear Anne,

I am working on an ethnography for a graduate class and am having trouble coming up with answers to questions abouit rules and mores on CR20 as well as how decisions are made. Any light that you could shine on these topics would be greatly appreciated by me.

At 10:20pm on April 29th, 2008, Or-Tal Kiriati said…: Hey Anne from Australia! Let's keep in touch here!
Oh... I'd love to visit Australia one day... :-)

At 3:49am on April 25th, 2008, Vincent Mespoulet said…: Hi Anne !

What's new about Brian's video project ? We have created in School Beyond the Walls a group "Quiet days in my school" for your project, with geographic riddles to localize each school involved... Check out please

Hev a good day !
Vincent

At 3:59pm on April 24th, 2008, Steve Hargadon said…: Boy, you have been amazing in welcoming people! Good work, and thanks!

At 9:55am on April 19th, 2008, Vincent Mespoulet said…: Hi Anne,

i have sent you a friendship request for Brian's Video Project :)

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