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Connecting Native American Children
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Invitation: The Martha's Vineyard Wampanoag tribal headquarters are located in the southwest portion of the island in the town of Aquinnah. We would like to connect with Native American children to share cultural heritages, languages, and customs....
We use Call Recorder for years - inexpensive, easy and is as good as your connection http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/
I think this project is a great way to bring students together for a common cause. Unfortunately. my students may be too young to understand the importance of such a project. I am, however, very interested in hearing the experiences of different t...
Quick project - Inernational Peace Day September 21
http://www.pinwheelsforpeace.com/pinwheelsforpeace/home.html
Last year we shared pictures and thoughts about our participation in Pinwheels for Peace in a VoiceThread created by Christine Southar...
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Last year we shared pictures and thoughts about our participation in Pinwheels for Peace in a VoiceThread created by Christine Southard. After September 21, 2009 please share your classe...
http://www.pinwheelsforpeace.com/pinwheelsforpeace/home.html
Last year we shared pictures and thoughts about our participation in Pinwheels for Peace in a VoiceThread created by Christine Southard. After September 21, 2009 please share your classe...
Wow~~ It's exciting time in winter!!
Profile Information
- Location (Country, State, District):
- The island of Martha's Vineyard
- I am a:
- teacher, tech coordinator, tech director, college or university staff
- Title:
- Director of Integrated Technologies
- Grade Level or Age of Students You Work With
- 3-14 year olds
- Web Site:
- http://www.wtisbury.mv.k12.ma.us/
- Global Education Projects Sponsored By You or That You're Involved In:
- Thar She Blows: A Primary School Global Learning Project on Whales and Whaling
Islands Around the World
Apple Global Education
Rock Our World
Voices Around the World
as well as designing and implimenting multiple collaborative global learning projects with schools in the U.S., Iceland, Australia, Fiji, Japan, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, India, Israel, Mexico, Ghana, Germany and the Netherlands
- Languages Spoken:
- We can communicate in French, German, Spanish and Portugese
- Favorite Education Resources:
- http://ali.apple.com
http://spotlight.macfound.org/.
http://www.edutopia.org/
Infinite Thinking Machine
- About Me/Reason for Joining the GEC:
- I am an “instructional designer” at the West Tisbury School, a k-8 school on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
I am most interested in helping students communicate, connect, collaborate, and share globally. I find the web astounding and delightful.
- Skype Name:
- valerie_becker
- iChat Name:
- vbecker@mac.com
- Twitter Name:
- vbek
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Whaling
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Learning About Whales
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Comment Wall (11 comments)
- At 12:21am on August 2, 2009,
Farah Shafi Kamal said… - Best
Farah
- At 10:15pm on April 7, 2008,
Lucy Gray said… - Hey, what's going on with potentially going to Algeria?!? Do tell! Inquiring minds want to know!
Glad to see you on the video conference the other night! I'll probably be in Boston for the Alan November conference this summer and we'll have to catch up then.
- At 8:28pm on January 28, 2008,
Mike Searson said… - Hey Valerie,
Great to hear from you . Excited about the work you're involved in. Look forward to working with you on some of these projects.
Mike
- At 9:28pm on January 24, 2008,
Gaby Eyzaguirre said…
- No problem we'll see what happens
- At 2:03pm on January 24, 2008,
- Valerie, I work in Middle School and the topic of whales is not part of what we do. BUT I've sent your letter to my friend in Elementary where they do have a unit on whales, I hope it works for you guys, this is the unit http://http://www.amersol.edu.pe/es/PYPUnits/Grade5/Unit6/index.asp
Gaby
- At 10:42pm on January 6, 2008,
Valerie Becker said…
- Thar she blows! Interested in whales? Communites? Collaborations? read on....
Our multiage class (6 and 7 year olds) is studying whaling. Using a whaling chart from 1851, artifacts which sailors brought back to Martha's Vineyard, and a young girl's journal from her trip with her father in 1862, our students will re-create local history and discover how places around the world have had an impact on their community.
We would like to invite you to share your community with us, about your location now and then, your geography, your folk songs/sea shanties.
We are particularly interested in ports commonly visited by Martha's Vineyard whaling ships, but all are welcome to learn with us.
in the United States:
New Bedford, MA
San Francisco, CA
South America:
Chile
Ecuador
Peru
Pacific:
Fiji Islands
Galapagos Islands
Japan
New Zealand (especially Bay of Islands, Kaitai)
Sunday Island
West coast of Canada
Africa:
Azores
Canary Islands
If you are interested, please let me know, I am hoping we can begin working together in mid February or the beginning of March.
Thanks so much.
Languages: any - but we can communicate in English, Spanish, Portuguese and German.
Age level: 5 through 18 years old
- At 3:19pm on July 3, 2007,
Lucy Gray said…
- Where in the world is Valerie? Share some of your Japan stuff with us!!!
- At 10:50am on May 8, 2007,
Karen Fasimpaur said…
- It's the world's smallest mobile video player. Here it is. The only drawback is that the battery life seems very short. I love gadgets like this.:)
- At 4:40pm on May 2, 2007,
Peter Lelong said…
- Gretings from Hobart Valerie,
Wewbbing the islands has been now taken on by the University of Tasmania
http://www.webbingtheislands.com/
It ws a good project but hard to sustain when the festivalthat inspired it was ony every two years. It is nice to have the univeristy invlved.
I am in the US from June 16. Arriving in San Francisco on and leaving for Aneheim on June 19th. Will then travel to NECC on June 23/24.
Will you be about at this time?
Best wishes
Peter
- At 11:07pm on May 1, 2007,
Kim Cofino said… - Hey Valerie,
Would love to do something collaborative next year!
On a personal note, my parents used to take us to Martha's Vineyard every year for summer holidays - they would be so jealous knowing that you get to live there!
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