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- Webinar: How to start global collaborative projects on October 27, 2009 from 7:15pm to 8:15pm
- Webinar: How to use global collaborative projects in your school on October 30, 2009 from 9:15am to 10:15am
Panel Discussion, Global Awareness in 21st C. Learning at Learn Central
September 10, 2009 from 8pm to 9pm
Steve Hargadon and Lucy Gray lead a panel discussion on global awareness with an all-star line up. The primary focus will be to highlight the work of many organizations including ePals, iEARN, and the Asia Society and to discuss the concept of glo...
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- ePals Inc.
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- Vice President, Education Markets
- NCTE Member?
- Yes
- How long have you been a member of NCTE?
- joined as an undergrad in 1971 or 72 (Rita Haugh)
So glad to see NCTE "plugged into" this technology!
In July 2008 I ran a small conference for my company where teachers shared how they use web 2.0 tools to increase K12 student communication and collaboration. The head of ICT for the Kenya Ministry of Education was a keynoter, talking about the power of blogs and student email in a country where not all schools have electricity. (We had 125 people from six countries, 20 states and Puerto Rico.)
I'm very interested in teachers documenting best practices with new technology in myriad ways to increase communication, cultural transmission, and a variety of 21st century skills. Instant language translation speeds communication (with some attendant imperfections, always a challenge). Issues of student safety and security abound, yet as educators in language arts, we must continue to help students evaluate information, think critically, present information in engaging and coherent ways. How do we leverage the power of mobile devices such as iPods and cell phones to extend the school day and student learning? How can ELL students in Bosnia or China help our US students become more interested in writing clearly? Can literature circles go not just outside the classroom but outside the country?
I straddle the worlds of language arts education and communication technologies. I've taught high school English and journalism, been a high school publications adviser, and led the education team at the first online service in the US with color and graphics: VIEWTRON (1983). For almost 8 years, I was in charge of ed tech for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. There, I got a huge grant to create computer-delivered ELL materials, which became the award-winning Steps to English Language Development from Jostens. More recently I was program chair for Educational Computing and Technology at a Catholic university in south Florida. When I was very young, I led a panel discussion in 1979 on computers in teaching English at the San Fran NCTE convention...first session in NCTE history on that topic. WOW have things developed since then! Mila Fuller is such a wonderful addition to NCTE!
I'm on Twitter: @RitaOates and welcome questions and comments from language arts teachers and book lovers!
In July 2008 I ran a small conference for my company where teachers shared how they use web 2.0 tools to increase K12 student communication and collaboration. The head of ICT for the Kenya Ministry of Education was a keynoter, talking about the power of blogs and student email in a country where not all schools have electricity. (We had 125 people from six countries, 20 states and Puerto Rico.)
I'm very interested in teachers documenting best practices with new technology in myriad ways to increase communication, cultural transmission, and a variety of 21st century skills. Instant language translation speeds communication (with some attendant imperfections, always a challenge). Issues of student safety and security abound, yet as educators in language arts, we must continue to help students evaluate information, think critically, present information in engaging and coherent ways. How do we leverage the power of mobile devices such as iPods and cell phones to extend the school day and student learning? How can ELL students in Bosnia or China help our US students become more interested in writing clearly? Can literature circles go not just outside the classroom but outside the country?
I straddle the worlds of language arts education and communication technologies. I've taught high school English and journalism, been a high school publications adviser, and led the education team at the first online service in the US with color and graphics: VIEWTRON (1983). For almost 8 years, I was in charge of ed tech for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. There, I got a huge grant to create computer-delivered ELL materials, which became the award-winning Steps to English Language Development from Jostens. More recently I was program chair for Educational Computing and Technology at a Catholic university in south Florida. When I was very young, I led a panel discussion in 1979 on computers in teaching English at the San Fran NCTE convention...first session in NCTE history on that topic. WOW have things developed since then! Mila Fuller is such a wonderful addition to NCTE!
I'm on Twitter: @RitaOates and welcome questions and comments from language arts teachers and book lovers!
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Well, I'm one that usually reads but sometimes continues on despite what it says. I'd like to change that, because in most of my circles, it's not a big deal. I'm teaching a number of 10-12 year old writers, who want to use Nings and Blogs and suc...
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Here is the link you Appleseed Writing Project. I am planning on creating a Voice Thread soon with NCTE photos from San Antonio. It was a great experience in San Antonio.
I just got your message--it would have been nice to meet you! I am back in Lawrence now but had a great time at NCTE. I hope you are enjoying the conference and San Antonio.
It was very nice to meet your mother this fall...I now notice the plaques in J.R. Pearson Hall with your father's name on them. I have felt fortunate to know some of the history of the English Ed program at KU.
Hopefully we can meet at the next NCTE conference.
Best, Heidi
I am staying at the Emily Morgan Hotel--but I am starting to worry whether I will even get out of my office. ALSO I am presenting at sessions C.54 and H.05--if you are free during those sessions come by!
We have 30 full-time faculty and 90 adjunct faculty--and the college is going through a major reorganization effort. So learning to handle a rather frightening budget and 120 faculty has been a challenge. Most of the last two days have been spent handling various students interrupting classes with rude behavior. (I confess I feel somewhat like Mr. Stewart--at least I don't have to police the bathrooms like I did in high school.)
I am staying at the Emily Morgan Hotel--and have not even C.54 and H.05.
We had a great session on EPals at this years KATE Conference.
I need to get busy--I haven't even packed. Hope to see you soon! If I can, I will maybe see you at Nellie's Pub? Andy
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