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Project #16 With Laura Scott

C4K #8 - #11 Summaries

C4K #8- Zaphanata's Fantastic Animation of his Pirate Ship

This post consisted of an animation of a pirate ship by a student named Zaphanta. He added sound and movement. I commented that his animation was really good. Also, I told him that when I was in school we weren't able to do fun things like this. I said that I hope he continues to do well in his class.

C4K #9 - Welcome to A4 Avish

This post was an introduction of a new student to the A4 class. It said that he likes to play outside on the slide. He also has a brother in year 4 named Ayush. I commented that I hope he is excited about his new class. I told him that I hope he finds some awesome friends in his new class. I wished him luck and told him to have fun.

C4K #10 - Flat Adam Leaves Home


This post was part of Mrs. Conlin's Flat Stanley Project. This class has been sending pieces of paper cut into the shape of a person and colored by the students. In this post, the student begins the adventure for his Flat Adam. Flat Adam is leaving Westford, MA, and is on his way to Nashua, NH. He even hopes to to visit Santa's Village on his trip. I said that I thought that his trip sounded really exciting. I told him how I had always wanted to go to Santa's Village, and I hope that he has a fun trip.

C4K #11 - Yasmine's Favorite Deserts and Clare's "Alice in Wonderland"


Yasmine's post was a list of her top five favorite deserts. Her favorite deserts are hot fudge brownies, any kind of ice cream except pecan, cheesecake, chocolate pudding, and cupcakes. I commented that they sounded like some really delicious desserts. I told her that my favorite desert is cookies and cream ice cream. I said that her blog looked really good and I'm glad that I got to read it.

Clare's post was a description of the story "Alice in Wonderland". She told about talking animals, rabbits in waistcoats, and people who have nearly lost their minds. She explains that Alice is certain that she is in a dream, but she can't seem to wake up. I told her that she gave a great description of this story. I also told her that this was one of my favorite movies when I was younger. I said that my favorite character was the Mad-hatter, because he was so crazy and so funny. I told her that she had an awesome blog and to keep up the good work.

C4T Teacher #4 Summary Post

Beth Still

Nebraska Change Agent- Beth Still


I read Beth Still's blog for this assignment. The first post I read and commented on was about Skype. She wanted to get ten people, the most Skype allows, on a Skype video conference all at once. I told her that I thought it was a great idea. Also, I told her that I really liked how she was trying to take full advantage of the technology of our time. When it was over, she let me know how everything went. She said, "We had up to 7 cameras live at one time which was really cool. Four time zones were represented! However, there were major issues with the call kicking people out. The amazing part of all of this is knowing that through Twitter  I will always have people to turn to when I need help."

The second post of Beth Still's that I read was about how adjustments lead to major improvements. She explained how out of her thirty-eight students last semester twelve of them did not get credit for her course. The main reason for this was the quarterly project they had to complete. If they did one step wrong, every other part was affected. She decided to change it for the next semester. They started the project the first week of the semester, so they wouldn't have to do it all at once. The students aren't allowed to go to the next step without completing the one they are one. This allows them to work at their own pace. She also explained how she is trying to do more to build good relationships with her students. She seems to genuinely care about the success of her students. I commented that I thought it was very encouraging to hear stories like this one. I told her that I thought it was a great message being sent. I also said that I could tell that she is a very dedicated teacher. In her post, she posed the question, "Do I care too much?" She said that she didn't think so, and I told her that I don't think educators can care too much about their students' education. It's only when they don't care enough that it becomes a problem.
the lengths she would go to help her students.

Project #15 By Abby Smith & Laura Scott