Posts Tagged ‘ Community ’

Moving a Community Forward

Moving a Community Forward

0Cross-posted on Always Learning Last week Jeff and I presented one of the final keynotes, entitled Moving A Community Forward, for the 2009 Webheads in Action Online Convergence. Not only was it a blast doing the presentation with Jeff, but it turned out to be a great reflection on what we’ve accomplished at ISB this...
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Make Them Laugh While They Give You Money

0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeaEczMry_4 You want to make them laugh while they give you their money. This is Andy Dorn’s approach. For IST’s latest Community and Service project, a Movember fundraiser for students in our sister school in Tibet, he created this promo video and shared it with our school community during both the elementary and secondary school...
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Google to Moodle

Google to Moodle

1Patrick Truchon, one of our math educators, came up with a nice way to help students support each other regarding their courses and responsibilities. He has the Institute III students (grades 11-12) group-manage a shared Google calendar where they list upcoming projects and tests. Students are not the only ones who benefit from the...
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Using Technology to Support New Staff Orientation

Using Technology to Support New Staff Orientation

0Whether you are a veteran of international schools or a first timer, lots of questions come to mind as you plan to move to your new country and school. Technology can help the process by building community as well as making the information sharing more efficient while introducing new staff to some of the...
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