Session+Reviews

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__ [|http://k12onlineconference.org] __ This was 16 minutes long and was used to teach reluctant English second language learners about the book The Outsiders. This book is above any of our current student levels, but it does give some great ideas that could be used for tech and novel studies or guided reading in our classroom settings. //It's a must see//
 * Using Web 2.0 Tools to Teach the Outsiders**. (review by wendy)

[|**http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=438**] This is 20 minutes long. It's produced quite nicely, so is not difficult to watch. The setting is an American public high school, so not particularly relevant to us, but many of the discussion points are interesting. I think this has potential to generate some good discussion about the hows and whys in the classrom. //It's a maybe.//
 * Probing the Prospects of Paperless Pedagogy** (review by Mike)

[] 17 minutes long, well produced and very watchable. Focusses on blogging with Edublogs in a high school art environment. Again not a relevant school focus for us, but some interesting discussion points. //It's a maybe.//
 * Show and tell: Exhibit, Reflect, Critique with Blogs** (review by Mike)

Going Global: Culture Shock, Convergence and the Future of Education** (review by Mike) [] 39 minutes long. Several volume jumps between various segments, but otherwise good to watch. I think having a keynote that everyone watches is a good thing, but I'm not sure this is the right one. It makes some interesting points, but focusses a lot on Asian schools, and is probably not relevant enough for our purposes. //Probably not.//
 * 2009 PRECONFERENCE KEYNOTE:

I watched LITTLE KIDS, BIG POSSIBILITIES. It was 19 minutes long, a bit staticy to start but still easily understandable. It deals with web 2.0 for kids under 13. Lots of great ideas and easy ways to get started if you are not really familiar with web 2.0. There was an idea that I want to do with my kids - today!! I'm pumped abotu what I saw and want to check out all the possibilities the video talked about. I think it is a must see ||
 * || [|wmacwilliam]