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Building Mobile Learning Communities
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Maureen Devlin Sep 2, 2011.

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GEC Summit at ISTE

The International Society for Technology in Education conference takes place this June in San Antonio, TX. We will be holding a Global Education Summit on Sunday, June 23rd.Please join this group if you would like to be involved in planning this unconference summit. We will be scheduling meetings soon. This is not our virtual online conference that we hold every November. This is a face-to-face meeting for globally minded educators to network, share ideas and plan for possible future projects…See More
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GEC Global Education Summit at ISTE 2012 at San Diego Convention Center, Room TBD

June 24, 2012 from 2pm to 5pm
ISTE has generously given us space and time to hold our first Global Education Summit. This will take place on Sunday, June 24 from 2 - 5 PM PST and will be followed by the ISTE conference opening keynote at 5:45 and the opening reception and global collaborations sessions at 7 PM. The event is open to educators and interested parties at no cost. This will be…See More
May 10, 2012
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Oak Bluff's Campground Cottage

"I love this house, too.  It is a happy house -- a place to go back into time and remember the smell of lilac and violets -- bird foot violets sprinkled in a salad.    M2"
Apr 7, 2012
Maureen Devlin replied to Valerie Becker's discussion Building Mobile Learning Communities
"I'm interested in your project.  What kinds of communities are you creating?  For what age group?  I teach in Wayland, MA.  I'm just embarking on fostering greater global connectivity for my fourth graders.  I look…"
Sep 2, 2011
Lucy Gray replied to Valerie Becker's discussion Building Mobile Learning Communities
"Thanks, Val... looks like it worked. You followed instructions beautifully! Can I delete this or is this an official proposal?"
Aug 31, 2011
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Building Mobile Learning Communities

School or Organization Name:West Tisbury School Co-Presenter Name(s): Area of the World from Which You Will Present:EST - USA Language in Which You Will Present: English Target Audience(s): teachers and administrators Short Session Description (one line):Making the global connection Full Session Description (as long as you would like):more about it here Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:http://www.flickr.com/photos/vbecker/See More
Aug 31, 2011
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"I have just returned from hospital.I am working in the field of PEACE for last more than two decades. But slow realisation is coming to me that hardly anyone is prepared to adopt PEACE POWER. Almost every one is for VIOLENT POWER not knowing that…"
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Profile Information

Title:
Director of Integrated Technologies
Location (City or Town):
The island of Martha's Vineyard
About Me or Reason for Joining the GEC:
I am an “instructional designer” at the West Tisbury School, a k-8 school on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.

I am most interested in helping students communicate, connect, collaborate, and share globally. I find the web astounding and delightful.
I am a:
teacher, tech coordinator, tech director, college or university staff
Grade Level or Age of Students You Work With (if applicable):
3-14 year olds
Web Site (if applicable):
http://www.wtisburyschool.org
Global Education Projects Sponsored By You or That You're Involved In (if applicable):
Thar She Blows: A Primary School Global Learning Project on Whales and Whaling
Islands Around the World
Apple Global Education
Rock Our World
Voices Around the World
as well as designing and implimenting multiple collaborative global learning projects with schools in the U.S., Iceland, Australia, Fiji, Japan, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, India, Israel, Mexico, Ghana, Germany and the Netherlands
Languages Spoken:
We can communicate in French, German, Spanish and Portugese
Favorite Education Resources:
http://ali.apple.com
http://spotlight.macfound.org/.
http://www.edutopia.org/
Infinite Thinking Machine
Twitter Name:
vbek
Skype Name:
valerie_becker
iChat Name:
vbecker@mac.com

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At 10:18am on October 25, 2010, Prof.Fani Bhusan Das said…
I have just returned from hospital.I am working in the field of PEACE for last more than two decades. But slow realisation is coming to me that hardly anyone is prepared to adopt PEACE POWER. Almost every one is for VIOLENT POWER not knowing that only PEACE POWER can conquer every thing in life and the world.For this my two books 1)Peace Technology2) Peace TimeCalendar are unwanted. That is why I want to sell the copyright of my two books.The life and world is miserable today because most of us depend on VIOLENT POWER.All these social networkings are virtual as PEACE POWER has not given its due position.
I think in this life I will not be able to influence the humanity to adopt PEACE POWER as a tool of growth and development.I propose to retire
At 7:14pm on March 30, 2010, Lucy Gray said…
What rock have you been under, Val??? MacKiev and Roger resurrected it! http://www.mackiev.com/hyperstudio/
At 12:21am on August 2, 2009, Farah Shafi Kamal said…
Best

Farah
At 10:15pm on April 7, 2008, Lucy Gray said…
Hey, what's going on with potentially going to Algeria?!? Do tell! Inquiring minds want to know!

Glad to see you on the video conference the other night! I'll probably be in Boston for the Alan November conference this summer and we'll have to catch up then.
At 9:28pm on January 28, 2008, Mike Searson said…
Hey Valerie,

Great to hear from you . Excited about the work you're involved in. Look forward to working with you on some of these projects.

Mike
At 10:28pm on January 24, 2008, Gaby Eyzaguirre said…
No problem we'll see what happens
At 3:03pm on January 24, 2008, Gaby Eyzaguirre said…
Valerie, I work in Middle School and the topic of whales is not part of what we do. BUT I've sent your letter to my friend in Elementary where they do have a unit on whales, I hope it works for you guys, this is the unit http://http://www.amersol.edu.pe/es/PYPUnits/Grade5/Unit6/index.asp
Gaby
At 11:42pm on January 6, 2008, Valerie Becker said…
Thar she blows! Interested in whales? Communites? Collaborations? read on....

Our multiage class (6 and 7 year olds) is studying whaling. Using a whaling chart from 1851, artifacts which sailors brought back to Martha's Vineyard, and a young girl's journal from her trip with her father in 1862, our students will re-create local history and discover how places around the world have had an impact on their community.

We would like to invite you to share your community with us, about your location now and then, your geography, your folk songs/sea shanties.

We are particularly interested in ports commonly visited by Martha's Vineyard whaling ships, but all are welcome to learn with us.

in the United States:
New Bedford, MA
San Francisco, CA

South America:
Chile
Ecuador
Peru

Pacific:
Fiji Islands
Galapagos Islands
Japan
New Zealand (especially Bay of Islands, Kaitai)
Sunday Island
West coast of Canada

Africa:
Azores
Canary Islands

If you are interested, please let me know, I am hoping we can begin working together in mid February or the beginning of March.

Thanks so much.

Languages: any - but we can communicate in English, Spanish, Portuguese and German.

Age level: 5 through 18 years old
At 3:19pm on July 3, 2007, Lucy Gray said…
Where in the world is Valerie? Share some of your Japan stuff with us!!!
At 10:50am on May 8, 2007, Karen Fasimpaur said…
It's the world's smallest mobile video player. Here it is. The only drawback is that the battery life seems very short. I love gadgets like this.:)

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