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Video: After the Mystery Skype Call

Pernille Ripp

Another video in our Mystery Skype series.  In this one students briefly discuss what they do after the call, including the very important supervisor led discussion that wraps the call up.  In this discussion, the supervisor speaks to the strengths and weaknesses and the problems of the call, while the rest of the group brainstorm solutions.  This is all led without the teacher and a major ownership opportunity for the students.

Make sure you check out the other Mystery Skype resources

 

I am a passionate (female) 5th grade teacher in Wisconsin, USA, proud techy geek, and mass consumer of incredible books. Creator of the Global Read Aloud Project, Co-founder of EdCamp MadWI, and believer in all children. I have no awards or accolades except for the lightbulbs that go off in my students’ heads every day.  First book “Passionate Learners – Giving Our Classroom Back to Our Students Starting Today” can be pre-bought now from Powerful Learning Press.   Follow me on Twitter @PernilleRipp.

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Video to Help Prepare for Mystery Skype and Jobs

Pernille Ripp

My amazing students have been shooting videos to help others start with blogging and Mystery Skype.  I am excited to reveal our first video in our Mystery Skype series; how to prepare and ideas for jobs.  Please feel free to use this video with whomever you see fit.  More videos are coming before the end of the school year.

Be sure to check out the Mystery Skype page for more resources

I am a passionate (female) 5th grade teacher in Wisconsin, USA, proud techy geek, and mass consumer of incredible books. Creator of the Global Read Aloud Project, Co-founder of EdCamp MadWI, and believer in all children. I have no awards or accolades except for the lightbulbs that go off in my students’ heads every day.  First book “Passionate Learners – Giving Our Classroom Back to Our Students Starting Today” can be pre-bought now from Powerful Learning Press.   Follow me on Twitter @PernilleRipp.

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Well Hello Adobe and Thank You For Coming To Our Room!

Pernille Ripp
Being a teacher with pretty tech savvy 5th graders means I am constantly on the look out for ideas of how to integrate technology into our lessons.  And while I do love technology, I never want to integrate it just for the sake of the tool, but rather to ensure a deeper level of exploration and inquiry for my students.  We use Flip video cameras quite a bit in our room whether to record our learning, create video projects, or even make presentations for other students.  Yet whenever we had recorded footage we always ran into a major obstacle; no editing software other than Flipshare or Windows Movie Maker.  And sure these programs work alright, they just are not that kid friendly and definitely not up to what our students want to create.  So when Adobe contacted me and wanted to know if I would be interested in trying out some of their software for them and then review it, I jumped at the chance.  Maybe, just maybe, their Premier Elements software is exactly what we have been looking for.

So I told my students about this opportunity and they got as excited as I did.  I am in constant awe of their fearlessness of new technology.  Talk about a huge lesson we as teachers should learn!  Yesterday the software was finally installed on my computer at school thanks to my awesome tech integrator Linda and I cannot wait to have the students use it.  So far the first project we will use the software for will be creating 5th grade survival videos for the incoming 4th graders as a way of working on our script writing and fluency/expression.  I cannot wait to share our honest opinion about the Adobe software and how it worked in the hands of my talented 5th graders.

So from time to time, you may see a post about Adobe and as always it will feature my unbiased opinion – or even better, that of my students. I am as curious as many other elementary educators whether Adobe software can be used at our level, so there will be no holds barred when it comes to reviews.  For now, if you already have access to Adobe software at your school, do check out the Adobe Education Exchange; super great resource for ways to integrate their technology created by other teachers.  I have been exploring it and finding it easy to access and search for grade specific resources.

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    Let Them Film – Another SimpleK12 Webinar Presentation

    Pernille Ripp
    I am thrilled to have been asked back to do another webinar for SimpleK12 entitled “Let Them Film – Promote Student Ownership in Learning with Video Cameras.”  The description is as follows:
    How would you like to get rid of the packets and worksheets and offer students an interactive way to learn? Would you like to have students participate in the learning conversation, becoming more aware of their goals and challenges? Then join this webinar and discover ways to integrate video cameras into your curriculum. With this simple tool, students can go on grammar hunts, report their science findings, and teach other students how to do math. We will explore how to integrate the cameras without changing your learning goals, as well as discuss some meaningful activities that you can begin with.


    This webinar will take place on January 12th at 12:30 – 1:00 PM ESt and is free!  All you have to do is register so to register just click on this link.  I hope to see you there.