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Hello everyone!

I attended a great PM and APM meeting last night so I would like to share some of the things we discussed. It would be very beneficial to start a discussion on the wiki for each week so that we can keep in contact with our team mates about the edits we made for the week. This way people can comment and give you advice on how to improve your edits or even praise you for your effort! Also, we are getting to the video stage and the people who put more effort in and…

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Hey! I'm Madison and I'm in eighth grader this year. I play club volleyball and I absolutely love it. I'm interested in math and science, mainly chemistry and biology. Next year, I hope to go to Ursuline Academy and take physics freshman year. I want to go to TAMS when I'm older and study chemistry. Check out the video I made introducing myself.

 

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With help from Vicki Davis, I just posted this through the wiki messaging system (look at the mail icon in the top right corner and you'll see mail from me.) But in case you haven't seen it - here is the main part of the message.  Thanks to Vicki for blogging about this before. 

What should I be doing?

Right now you should be editing the subtopic of…

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One of the main issues I see on the wiki currently is the way we are hyperlinking. Writing on the internet should be concise and meaningful, and hyperlinks should be CONTEXTUAL. Here are some examples



Wrong way Example #1

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There was a news article that more wireless companies are providing chips to connect to the Internet at higher speeds. You can read the article here -… Continue

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Read the Full details at …

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Applications are invited now for a selection of… Continue

Setting: Photo

Plot: An active volcano that caused people to panic

Characters: focus on the Song Family. Main character is the daughter in the Song Family (Sally)

Conflict: Volcano eruption

Point of View: from Sally's Point of View

Theme: In Vietnam

The…

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Hello all. I'm here in India and taking in the culture,it's all very exciting.Today we had a field trip we went and visited (non-government organization) NGO schools. The school we attended was Akansha mean ray of light or hope. It was really humbling to se these kids work so hard and want to learn. I can really appreciate how much we have in america . As americans we have a habit of taking a lot for granted.Our schooling systems give us so many opportunities to better our selves and we are… Continue

Last week Vicki Davis and me (Julie Lindsay), along with other dedicated educators and excited students travelled to Mumbai, India and be part of the… Continue

Hi im Dillon Giancola i go to palisades high school im a senior and planning on going to college at pennstate im 17 and i will be turing 18 on april 2nd i work everyday but when im free im always with my friends chilling and playin vids. but i am excited to work on this project with who ever is in my group.

My name is Brandy I am 18 years old and I am currently enrolled as a senior at Palisades High School. I am in the academy technology course, meaning we incorporate technology in our learning by using electronic books, edmodo( a website were we hand in our class assignments), and etc.. Being in the Academy helped me learned to communicate more with class mates and teach myself before I ask my…

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Flat Classroom Conference 2011

Latest News!

Beijing (BISS) International School are pleased to be hosting the next Flat Classroom Conference, to be held in Beijing, China, February 25-27, 2011.

“Join us at the W.A.L.L. - We All Learn & Lead”…



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Just posted this through the wiki messaging system (look at the mail icon in the top right corner and you'll see mail from me.) But in case you haven't seen it - here is the main part of my message.

What should I be doing?

Right now you should be editing the overview of your topic - add hyperlinks and EDIT WHAT IS THERE -- each student doesn't write a piece and add it - it is time to get COLLABORATIVE and edit each other's work. Help each other - talk about things on… Continue

To get acquainted with the theme of the Flat Classroom project, the tenth grade class at Westwood Schools watched a video of a lecture of Thomas Friedman, a columnist for the New York Times. Mr Friedman spoke at an MIT meeting on November 28, 2007, about his new book, Green is the New Red, White, and Blue. Mr. Friedman is the author of the Pulitzer Prize… Continue

Hello and welcome to all students in the Flat Classroom Project 2009-1 collaboration! I am not sure if you realise this but we are more than half way through the actual hard work part of the project. However, you have just completed the EASY half so far! Don't get worried, the next half is HARD, but much more FUN!



By now you should have added your research and ideas to your… Continue

Greetings 21st Century teachers and students.

As someone who has been involved in several Flat Classroom projects in the past I thought I would have a look over your work to date and provide some input from one who's been there.



Some reflections

- this project always seems confusing at times because it is so new, so inter-connected and so 'out there' But the value for learning in so many new ways always makes your efforts worth it. So keep going.

- don't try… Continue