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At 2:08pm on March 16, 2009, Vika said…: Dan, I have some students who are really motivated and keen on English. I'm sure they will take interest in it and will do it eagerly on their own. However I'll monitor their work.
Unfortunately, I'll see my students only next week. I hope that this very week will be our starting point.

Cheers

At 7:46pm on March 15, 2009, Steve Hargadon said…: Go to www.elluminate.com to see what the program does, or you can watch one of the recordings of an event at http://live.classroom20.com/. I'm anxious to see more and more use this way!

At 8:13am on March 15, 2009, Vika said…: Hi Dan! I'm going to suggest my students blogging while their free time at home as an extra task. Is it possible for them to work this way or should I work together with the students?

At 11:52pm on March 11, 2009, Ariane Skapetis said…: Hi Dan,

I had a look at your site and it is quite comprehensive. My students would have no problem accessing the internet as we go to the computer lab on Mondays and have the laptops in the classroom on Thursdays. My students will have an opportunity to answer your questions on Thursday 19th March. Hope to hear from you soon. Ariane

At 1:54pm on March 11, 2009, Vika said…: Dan, I think it would be a good way of interacting. Almost all of my students have an access to the Internet but use it for fun. Let them do something both pleasant and useful. Hope to read from you soon

At 3:44am on March 11, 2009, Deborah Kerwood said…: Hello Dan,

Your site is amazing! We are on spring break, but will back in school on Sunday (our first day of the week) I will show it to my students then and talk with them about the project. Way coool, thanks for sharing with us.

Deborah Kerwood

At 7:33am on March 10, 2009, Ariane Skapetis said…: That sounds great my class would love to join in, I teach year 5 children who are aged 10-11, is that alright.

At 6:05am on March 10, 2009, Vika said…: Of course, I will! It's a great opportunity for your and my students to get into direct contact. My students are 14-16. Is it OK?

At 3:50am on March 10, 2009, Antonio Lopez said…: Dan, sounds like an interesting program. Currently I teach college age Americans, so I don't think they fit the profile of your project. Best of luck, though. If I come across someone who is working with your age group, I'll let them know about your project.

At 4:45pm on March 9, 2009, Caroline said…: Hi Dan, sounds interesting but my students are 16-19 would that be ok?

At 3:44pm on March 9, 2009, Deborah Kerwood said…: Hello Dan,
Yes, we are interested in writing with your students. We are out of school all week for the Prophet's birthday. I have a small special education class of 9 kids in grade 6 English. They are an enthusiastic group. Their spelling stinks, but writing with other students in English can help them. Let me know how to work out the plan. Thank you so much for your note.
Deborah Kerwood

At 1:35pm on March 7, 2009, Gilmar Mattos said…: Hi Dan....
Long time we have not been in touch. I left some comment in your blog - have you guys got it? My students are sill "lazy" about using the new tech. I've always known it'd take some time to change old habits but I'm still excited about the project. Hope to read from you soon.
See you.

At 7:10pm on February 20, 2009, Gilmar Mattos said…: Hi Dan..
Thanks for the message and the patience. As I said I started getting to know more about Web 2.0 and the tools last October when I did a course (Webtools4BrazilianEducators) with Carla Arena from another BiNational Center here in Brazil. At the time she was living in the US in Key West. I'm learning lot, trying to get my hands dirty(the only way to learn about it). A Ning page is very similar to a wikipage - another plataform for people to interact and there's great potential to be used in the classroom. I've already created one for our staff (http://ccbeufrancaeducators.ning.com) and another one now for our Library/ Multimedia Center (http://ccbeufranca-learningcenter.ning.com). They are both public - you could visit them and even join us. Have a great weekend. See you....

At 7:29pm on February 19, 2009, Gilmar Mattos said…: Hi Dan...
Just to let you know I have NOT forgotten our agreement. The problem is I've been extremely busy these days and we're having a week off (Thank God) because of the Carnival. I've already talked to some groups but they do need my support because this online interaction is kind of new for them. Most of them see the Internet as entertainment only so I have a long way to teach them the wonderful tool they have and its potential to enhance teaching/learning. We'll be posting soon and I'll have my groups ning pages onair very soon too. Hope to read from you.

At 6:21pm on February 13, 2009, Gilmar Mattos said…: Hi Dan...
Actually I have my own blog although it was created for an online course I did last year and it is more directed at other teachers. I have also created a ning page for my colleagues at school. I have loads to learn as I've just got into this area - using webtools in the classroom. I also intend to create ning/wikis/blogs for my groups this semester. I'll check your blog and let my students know about our ideas - I've already talked to some of them and they're really excited. Hope to read from you sooon. Viist me at http://gilteacherbrazil@blogspot.com / http://ccbeufrancaeducators.ning.com/ gilmarmattos@posterous.com.

At 6:24pm on February 10, 2009, Gilmar Mattos said…: Hi Dan... That's what connection is all about. I've spent the whole day thinking about you and our ideas to connect our students. The thing is I've been doing so much it took me long to contact you too- sorry. Well, I really like the idea. You could post the questions and I'll ask my students to answer them. I've been thinking about creating blogs or wikis for some of my groups or maybe a big one for me where I could post things for all of them. This is very new for us around here. How about you? How long have you been doing that? Hope to read from you soon.
Take care...

Gilmar

At 6:12pm on February 5, 2009, michael chalk said…: Hi Dan, thanks for yr message .. international collaboration is a great idea yes! However i'm not teaching this semester, and my students are adults (some of them possibly wouldn't have the reading skills of your 6th graders). best regards, michael

At 6:40pm on February 3, 2009, Gilmar Mattos said…: Hi Dan...
I think it's a great idea. I still have not met all my new students. This is our first week and new people may join us soon. Let's keep in touch and we plan what to do. I'm sure this experience will add a lot to our classes specially mine because I teach EFL and this is going to be a great experience for my students - an opportunity to use the language they've been studying for real - there's a real audience waiting for them. As for your students they might have a number of questions about us down here in Brazil and it'll be sheer pleasure to share as much as possible. Hope to read from you soon.

At 8:30am on January 31, 2009, Gerald Ardito said…: Dan,

Thanks for reaching out.
Your blog looks terrific. I love what your students are doing.

When you get a chance, look at my class blog:
http://pvcscience.blogspot.com

And here's my edtech blog:
http://teachingownership.blogspot.com

I would appreciate any feedback you may have.

Gerald

At 7:19pm on January 29, 2009, Gilmar Mattos said…: Hi Dan...
No problem at all. It's interesting to know about these restrictions because I've just complained to my Directors here because I can't, for example, access my gmail account if I'm in the school. But knowing about your situation it seems I'm in Paradise (lol) because I do have access to Skype, MSN... But, again, we can perfectly keep in touch via email. Next Monday I'm in the classroom and I'll organize my stuff and then I'll let you know.
Keep in touch.