This is a great way to embed presentations on your blog:

This year the scholars have blogs and they are embedding voicethread critiques of many of the books read during SSR on Mondays.

First they post weekly entries after their reading by using these active reading strategies https://turtola.edublogs.org/ssr-reflection-log/

Then when they finish reading the book, they cull the entries into a voicethread critique like this one:

this is kelsey’s blog.

other voicethread presentations may be viewed on each scholar’s blog, which can be found here:

https://turtola.edublogs.org/english-1/

and here:

https://turtola.edublogs.org/language-and-literature/

This post has been written on using tools like VoiceThread with students and embedding in blog posts as part of The Edubloggers birthday celebrations.

     Whenever I get the chance to present CyberEnglish to educators, I try to include what my scholars have to say about it. This was the powerpoint I showed in New York City in 2007 and Arlington VA in April 2008:

cybersaid

Some students are not ready for college classes after high school. Learning disabilities, laziness or bad study habits are problems. Reading and math are critical. These videos can develop a better attitude about your future.

• Students Unprepared for the Real World
• Students.Unprepared.For.College
• Tests_Reveal_Students_Unprepared_for_College
• Most Students Unprepared for College
• The Accounting Cycle: Students Then and Now
• Too many students come unprepared
• NH Register Editorial: Students Aren’t Ready for College

six of the scholars from the fall creative writing class have been selected to have their poems published in an anthology called “A Celebration of Poets”.  While guaranteed to be published, these students are also eligible for a cash prize if they are selected as a “top ten poet” in their age bracket. 

here are the winners:

lindsay a.  grade 12   “planet”
tyler d. grade 12 “tornado”
sara m. grade 11 “the color of democracy”
gina s. grade 12 “i love you”
rachel w. grade 12 “a phone”
kelly z. grade 12 “struck by surprise”

i’ve been talking to my colleagues here in milford ct and they don’t see our schools going to the same places as they are in san diego ca. look at what they are doing at High Tech High.  Why can’t we go there?

kali showed this to me. tunes while you blog– brilliant!  

I received this email yesterday. i love getting messages like this because it validates the work we do with cyberenglish.

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