New semester ! New beginning!

To any who would like to

So far I have 4 classes. There are about 26~28 students Each of the class.
The follwoing stages are my intercultural learning plan for next three months.

September: Getting to know each other:

In order to make the students familiar with the enviroenment, I hope they introduce themselves during the whole september on the blog "a day at my school." During the process, my students will work together on a self-introduction slideshow. It will take a week to complete it. Of course, your students can do the same things. That will help us to know you more!
I hope at this stage, students can have frequent interaction so Any feedback or questions are welcome!

October-November: Working on your own blog!

When they know the blog environment well, they can set up their own blog. Due to the time limitation, there are only two blogs in each class so that my students won't feel too stressed. It's not easy to set up a blog for my students, especially in English, which is a foreign language to them.
As I mentioned in the previous email, they will figure out what topic they will invite you to discuss.

At last, in December I hope we can exchange Christmas cards as the prefect ending for the intercultural project.

By the way, can you tell me your other email address.
I would like to invite you to coedit the intercultural blogs.

I'll update more information soon

So ...Keep in touch!

Warmest hugs

Ling

To Andrea and Carrie

Today I just sent the Chinese New Year Cards to you. Hope you would like it.:)

Ps: Andrea, did you receive the Christmas cards from my students? They mailed the cards with your students' name as the receivers, not yours, so I'm not sure if you can get cards.

Hello! We look forward to blogging with you this year

Hello!
First of all, thank you for joining the project in 2008.
And we enjoy a lot from your sharing.
This year, the last topic : School rule hasn't been discussed because of the time limitation.
In Taiwan, there are many school rules but students may don't know what the school rules is for.
So I think it is opportunity for them to reflect why we should follow some rules in school. And why are some of school rules different between schools while some are simalar!

After school rule, I think it may be interesting to encourage students to take a picture about their school life everyday or every week. And they can choose what topic they want to discuss!

What do you think?

Show students' design on A day my school!

Hello, everyone:
If you want your students' art work or other on the blog "A day at my school and to be viewed people around the world," it's time to do so!

I am planning to create some area for your students and mine to put the beautiful pictures on the blog!

So far I put Brian's picture which he designed for our header on the blog.
If you want to share your works with us. Please email me your students' files and I'll upload them soon!

My email is readygo1214@hotmail.com

Hello! Are you back from vacation?

Here in Taiwan, we'll have winter vacation from 1/19~2/11.
There are still comments and questions which haven't been replied so far.
We'll appreciate that if you can take some to give us some feedback when we are still in school.

Thank you so much:)

Hello! everyone!

Hello!
First, I really thank you for joining this project.
While the project is coming the the end, some of you may get ready to have Christmas vacation!

If possible, can you take some time to say goodbye on the blog "A day at my school" so that we can know you are leaving for your vacation.

Of course, we will wait for your coming works and posts if you will add more then because we don't have Christmas vacation and still in school.

And we also welcome to you to give comments on our latest posts.


Thanks again

Ling, Taiwan

The lunch video

Hi everyone:
Just wanna if you have no problem watch the lunch video (Mingde, Taiwan)

My students are planning to made the second video about what they do out of classroom.

Hope I upload the works before your christmas vacation.

When will your vacation begin?

Hi everyone:
The Christmas is coming.
And we want to send you Christmas cards.
So if you want to receive our cards, please let me know:)

Next week we'll show you more information about our sports day, trips and others things my students do out of classroom.

And please tell me when your students start their christmas vacation so that I can know when this perfect project will come to the end.

Thank you so much

Ling

Thanks! Carrie

Thank you for the ppts made by your students.
They really make me know more about your school lunch.
Please tell your students we love love their excellent works!
I'll show the ppts to my students tomorrow.

Speaking of Lunch, I'm wondering if you have no problem watching our video about our lunch cuz I put the video on the our school webserver.
And I would like to know how you feel about our video when my students said their lunch is bad.
Welcome to give us any comments about our lunch video.


Keep in touch

Ling

Lunch Slideshows

Hello All! I'm sure by now you are thinking Clarksville, Maryland has fallen off the Earth. I promise we are working hard over here!

I'm finally back from the honeymoon and over my illness of the flu.

One of my classes has finished their PowerPoints that share about Lunch here at our school. They did quite a good job and I'll be posting these hopefully in the next 24 hours.

Also, my other class will be finishing up their PowerPoints about Recess here at school next Wednesday. Those will be uploaded sometime the following week.

We will also have some time in the next few weeks to really comment on the posts and other comments from the blog.

This project is really coming together and my students love what they are sharing.

Our last project to share will be skits that we will be recording and editing in iMovie to show you a bit about our school rules.

--Carrie Trudden
Pointers Run ES

Learning to Change, Changing to Learn

A colleague shared this video with me and I thought it was just so great that I wanted to share it too.



Let me know what you think?

Thank you for sharing your classrooms.

Sorry! I resend the notification of new posts!

Today I add the word (NEW) to some of your post titles.
But I forgot that the new post notification system will be sent again!
Sorry if the emails bother you. @@

Thanks! Carrie.

First, I got to thank Pointer Run.
Thank Carrie and her students' reply.
Today my students concentrated on replying the comments.
But we didn't have much time.
Therefore, as for the questions on our textbook and nap time, we'll reply them next Tuseday.

Thanks again.

And we also look forward to other messages from other schools!

Hello! I added a new function to the blog

I added the function "New post notification" to the blogs

Any updated postl be emailed to you.

So don't forget to check your email :)

Discussion time

Hello, everyone:
First, I want to show my immense gratitude to you all because my students love your videos and pictures!

My students are so curious about your school life and therefore they will continue asking questions this week.

If you relpy their questions or cooments, they will record your answers in their profolios excitedly!

They really look forward to your reply.

Thank you!

esnips

First of all! Thanks so much to Ling for setting up a folder on eSnips for us to download our files. I found out this week that all the great videos that you loaded in blocker are not able to be viewed during school hours.....however the ESnips website is good to go! Woohoo! I went ahead and added my Bio Podcasts about my students there today. If you have a chance to load some of your great videos that you have been making on there before next week I would love to be able to share them with my students.

We have been working on making webpages with screenshots about all the computer applications we use in our Technology classes. They should be uploaded sometime before the end of next week.

--Carrie

iTunes

Hello All,

Does everyone have iTunes that they can download things on? I found an easy way to upload my podcasts so that they are searchable and downloadable for free through iTunes. Let me know!

This may help solve the downloading and playing issues.

--Carrie

Next Project

Since I teach technology. My students are going to be working on writing webpages that tell about the different computer applications and what they can do with them during our technology class. I'm also going to be working with a small group to chronicle our school day. I'm hoping to have those posted by the end of next week.

--Carrie

The loading problem

Hello, everyone
Thanks for your sharing.
We are so happy to see your videos and that help us understand you more!
But I find a problem: The loading speed is too low.

My students told they have to wait for several mins to watch each movie.
So far the only solution I can think of is that maybe it would be better if teachers play the videos first and then show them to students.(The movie will go smooth for the second time)
I am planing to create a place for you where you can upload and download the videos.

Do you have any other ideas?

My Second and Third week

These two weeks my students and I were planning how to present our class through videos and presentation slides. We just finish videotaping and I' ll post the materials on the blog.
They really worked hard on thinking what you might want to know.
They scanned all textbooks they use in class and organized them with presentation slides.
And they also wrote the script for videos of introducing the chinese class and physical education class.
It's interesting to observe how they use multimedia tools to present their world though they are not really sure what they can do to help you understand them.

Besides, I feel honored to see your introduction on the blog. My students might be curious about your posts and ask you some questions, which may arise a intercultral discussion then.
Hope you will enjoy their works.