Now, it’s not out yet but a mobile phone that enables you to make free Internet calls to anyone who has Skype. It says it will be available the first quarter of 2006 but no mention of price. You have to be within a Wifi network but I like the idea of walking around not bound to the computer . You can get on a list to get further info when it’s available. Here’s the link.
International Edublogging Women’s Day 2006
Celebration 3
Hillary Meeler took to blogs like a duck takes to water. She observed and worked right along with me last year in The Write Weblog group. I worked with blogs at J.H. House for three years with three different blogging groups and knowing that the blogging continues with all those wonderful students ,who can so capture your heart, really makes me so thankful. It keeps me in touch with my favorite school and my favorite group of students. I love following the Blog Write group. Hillary has gotten a lot of teachers up and blogging this year. Her latest is a dynamite group of six ESOL students. Now that really makes me soar! In fact, I had to just leave this post to go post to the six students. I got so excited! I hope others will post to them, too.
Hillary has gotten these teachers up and blogging this year:
Shaw’s Shenanigans - the ESOL group I just blogged about so I’m recognizing Erin Shaw, their teacher who, I know will be an incredible blogger.
Poe’s Blog of Pride
The Buzz in Ms. Rikard’s Class
Babin’s Cool New Flavors
Mrs. McCuller’s Top Dog Blog
Dugas’ Doghouse
Get Your Blog in Shape
ARTopia - Honor Your Creativity
Get Your Blog in Tune
Counselor’s Corner
Principal’s Quest II
All of these teachers are women bloggers and need to be recognized. I’d say Hillary is getting the job done and the enthusiasm from the staff is great! I can’t tell you what a difference all this has made for me because the blogging will continue and I just know great things are going to come out of this amazing school.
Hillary also blogs about all the good things going on at the school at House Highlights. Thank you Hillary. for making a difference not only in the lives of children but many others as well.
International Edublogging Women’s Day 2006
Celebration 1
Starting my celebration off with Josie Fraser is so appropriate because she embodies what blogging is all about. Here she is again, promoting, celebrating and as usual, getting the job done! She would be a hard act to follow! She is a UK based educational technologist at Wyggeston & Queen Elizableth 1st College in Leicester. Her blog, EdTechUK always addresses relevant issues and give you lots of food for thought. Her enthusiasm is contagious and she works tirelessly to promote recognition of all the many bloggers in our educational world. She managed the Edublogs Awards this year and did so in such a way to make us all proud! She created the cool project on Frappr to map the location of edubloggers around the world. Those are just a couple of the many good things she is involved in. One of my favorite posts of hers is “Students as Creators” The article she points to argues the case that students have a wealth of untapped potential. What I like best about Josie is that she is a true advocate of seeing that student potential is realized. Then her post, Women worth less than men, tells it like it, unfortunately, still is.Her posts are so interesting and I find her images intriguing and fun. I’m so glad her voice is out there in our blogging world.