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About Me:: I'm brand new to technology, especially Web 2.0. I've always used computers as a glorified typewriter and sometimes research tool. After having children, it also became a way to record those "kodak" moments digitally and archive them. However, my newest endeavor is learning how to use technology effectively in my 5th grade classroom to promote both better communication and more enthusiasm.

At 11:39am on January 5, 2009, Wesley Fryer said…: Melanie I think your Twitter account has been hijacked. I received the following twitter spam from your account. You might log in and change your password. Please let me know if you figure out what happened. I'd suspect a malicious website masquerading as a twitter service captured your user password and is using it.

At 4:37am on July 3, 2008, Dr. Rita Oates said…: Super! I hope that you can see some info there and also in our website, www.epals.com. Also our teacher forums have some ideas. Let me know if you have specific questions. I am also asking my colleague, Kari Stubbs, to share some YouTube and other resources that are created by some of our ePals teachers.

We are having an ePals conference in Boston on July 15, and after that we will post some presentations and podcasts that should also be very helpful to you. Stay in touch!

At 10:19pm on July 2, 2008, Becky Brouillard said…: Hi Melanie -
Thanks! He's almost 3 months now and he's a sweetheart.
This past year I received a small grant and so I had my students animate events from the Revolutionary War. Students were in groups of three and they planned and sketched out their animation - down to who was creating which characters and what they would look like. Actually creating the clay figures took longer than I had anticipated, and by then most groups had lost/misplaced their planning form including the script. So, unfortunately, due to maternity leave, only one made it to the creation stage. I anticipate things will go better next year as I will have more time to see the project through.
The websites my classes have created are linked to my school website (click on "CASE/COMPUTE" - the CASE sites are all science based and COMPUTE sites are math based).
I'd love to share ideas this next year. Do you by any chance use epals with your students?

At 11:43am on July 1, 2008, Becky Brouillard said…: Hi Melanie
I hope you are finding useful sessions and great ideas at NECC. I also teach 5th grade, but a new baby kept me home this year. I'm online trying to keep up this way.

At 8:34am on June 30, 2008, Mark Hines said…: Hi Meanie - sessions I have penciled in for review (some with feedback from my Elem rincial):
Digital Literacy in the Elementary Classroom
Web 2.0 Meets Grade 2.0: The New Web in Primary Grades
Ida B. A.W.A.R.E.: Supporting Effective Evaluation of Online Sources
Dragons: Good or Evil? A Telecollaborative, Media Literacy, VoiceThread Project
21st-Century Brain: Compatible Teaching for Science and Social Studies
P.O.P. Around the World: Participating in Global Online Projects

At 1:17pm on June 29, 2008, Mark Hines said…: Hi Melanie - I am still going over sessions to attend including Elementary sessions - will get back to you later today. I am blogging on my summaries as well.

At 11:54am on June 27, 2008, Alan Tamayose said…: hi mel,
great seeing you here!
apple will be posting podcasts of the keynotes at
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/collection.php?collection=2956

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