Next to my work as a Deputy Head and teacher, I deeply focus on Web 2.0 applications. Additionally, I´m responsable for promoting European Projects like Comenius (Schoolprojects) or eTwinning (electronic partnerships between schools) for Bavaria/Germany. Moreover I´m a "FuturEnergy-Teacher" at the European Schoolnet and be in charge of competitions in Germany, e.g. www.futurenergia.org. At the moment I´m the coordinator of an eTwinning project called DigiSkills: www.e-digiskills.eu. Since September 08 I´m in charge for the EU funded project Web2Class as a coordinator. And I care about trainees from University of Regensburg (Faculty of Geography).
Hi Hans! I checked out your etwinning project. Looks very interesting. When I was the principal of an elementary school, I had the desire to do some webconferencing with other states/countries to enhance our social studies outcomes. We didn't invest in the right tools and we didn't seem to have the knowledge to make it work. Looks like you have a great thing going.
WOW!!!! thanks for "hooking up." You have so much to check out. I just lost two hours this morning. Well not really lost, I should have been grading projects, but just could leave your sites, just kept digging and digging. What can I say, but, amazing!!!!
I have been using YackPack with my students as well, it sure is a time saver and fun!! Still trying to find a really good way to do video conference stuff with my online students. Tried lots of ways, but some have old computers or poor internet connections, so that is still proving to be a challenge at this point. But, YackPack really cut through the ice and gave me a personal connection with my students in an easy way.
I am now looking at your friends and getting lost in their stuff too. Can't wait to show this to my students and include it when the new semester begins.
Will you be a NECC in Atlanta this summer? www.iste.org/necc
Hi Hans,
One of my dear friends is in Dresden right now. She's working with an ESL/EFL project with Kent State. I'm looking forward to working with this group.
Thanks Hans. I've just added you as my first "friend" in Classroom 2.0. This is a great place on the web, but I'm not sure yet how much time I'll be able to spend here. There are never enough hours in a day. I will definitely take time to check out Digiskills.
It looks as though edublogs is off line this weekend, but when it is back up, I invite you to visit my blog at http://paulhami.edublogs.org. In this "hobby", I highlight and share free internet resources available to educators.
Hey Hans!
You have a wealth of great things here! As for my template, I just chose the style and grabbed the header from my website, ( I had to tweak it a bit ) and stuck in an embedded movie. Be well! : )
Hello Hans
Thank you very much for your message. I am really interested in your work - especially the e-twinning. I am a Primary teacher here in England, having retrained from being a German/Spanish/French teacher at Secondary. I am really into promoting the teaching of languages in Primary schools in the UK - something that has taken a long time to catch on. e-twinning is definitely something I would like to involve my school and my colleagues in. How can I find out more? Jo
Thanks Hans,
I grew up an Army brat in Germany -- Mannheim. Went to the University of Maryland in Munich, and worked for them out of their Heidelberg office. Most of my family is in Germany (Frankfurt) and France.
Hans, I'm looking for a high school in Germany to participate in our Innovation Academy program this coming year. We have some exciting tools we'll be working with from IBM and the MIT Media Lab. Can we talk via Skype? (My skype name is swilmarth) Give me some date and time options. Thanks.
Many thanks Hans.....I am a "new recruit" so just feeling my way around "ning".
I am a former head of music at high school level now working as a music coordinator in Primary schools.
Thanks for the welcome. Are you a teacher or a technologies resource for other teachers (or both)? I am specifically interested in way teachers teach and generate fiction writing in elementary grades.
Sorry I didn't get back earlier. This week is tough,,, lots of travel. Can we talk (via Skype) on the weekend, either Saturday or Sunday, or I could do something on Monday, as well.
Cheers,
Steve Wilmarth
The Center for 21st Century Skills
(Skype - swilmarth)
Hi Hans! Thanks for the invitation. Ms Dewey is hysterical. I hope we can share lots of great tools and resources. Recently, I've been experimenting and playing with Wikispaces, Freewebs, Toondoo, Bubbl/us, and my students have been involved in the "Rafi Ki" global project this year. (My parents are both German by the way. Mein vater bist geboren in Butzbach)(but, that's about it for my German). Cheers.
Hello Hans,
I thought I would introduce myself ... since I joined DigiSkills. I am going to work my way through the members pages and get to "know" everybody. I am committed to Web 2.0 as "a social phenomenon embracing an approach to generating and distributing Web content itself, characterized by open communication, decentralization of authority, freedom to share and re-use, and 'the market as a conversation' ". - from Wikipedia's definition.
Cheers!
Thnaks for your invite. I look a lot in your links, blogs and so on. And it looks intresting. I wonder about the possibilities to use digiskills in the comic art education, in distance learning, and with communications with other comic art schools.
Vielen danke,
I collecting videos at Youtube with screencasting, when great artist draws in different programs. They are great.
Because your link to how to do one myself, I made my first test.
Hello Hans
I've been into computers in schools since 1979 but it's these web 2.0 tools that I think will really unleash the true power of ICT.
A whole new way of thinking and mirrored in our leadership groups where collaborative responsibility is becoming the norm rather than specific "tasks"
Hans;
Thanks for the welcome. I have had numerous exchange students from Germany and Austria. I am looking forward to hearing your ideas and sharing your expertise.
Thanks for the greeting. I'm taking some time checking out some of the resources you have identified. Looks like there is plenty I can learn from you. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Hans. Yes, I have noticed the lack of Europeans. Well, this is all new to be at the moment but I am hoping to learn alot from the site.
Best wishes, Cath
Tamara Konrade
Apr 24, 2007
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn
I have been using YackPack with my students as well, it sure is a time saver and fun!! Still trying to find a really good way to do video conference stuff with my online students. Tried lots of ways, but some have old computers or poor internet connections, so that is still proving to be a challenge at this point. But, YackPack really cut through the ice and gave me a personal connection with my students in an easy way.
I am now looking at your friends and getting lost in their stuff too. Can't wait to show this to my students and include it when the new semester begins.
Will you be a NECC in Atlanta this summer? www.iste.org/necc
Apr 25, 2007
Gina Bianchini
Apr 26, 2007
Nadine Mac
May 1, 2007
Phil Pound
Thanks for the invite.
Looks like plenty to investigate here and discuss.
May 21, 2007
Phil Pound
Sounds interesting... will check out your digiskills link...
regards
Phil
May 22, 2007
Mary Hricko
One of my dear friends is in Dresden right now. She's working with an ESL/EFL project with Kent State. I'm looking forward to working with this group.
May 23, 2007
Daniela Rappitsch
May 26, 2007
Josie Fraser
Best regards, Josie
May 27, 2007
Paul Hamilton
It looks as though edublogs is off line this weekend, but when it is back up, I invite you to visit my blog at http://paulhami.edublogs.org. In this "hobby", I highlight and share free internet resources available to educators.
Thanks again. --Paul
May 27, 2007
Kevin
You have a wealth of great things here! As for my template, I just chose the style and grabbed the header from my website, ( I had to tweak it a bit ) and stuck in an embedded movie. Be well! : )
May 28, 2007
Jose Luis Cabello
May 28, 2007
Frances Bell
May 29, 2007
Tracey Gould
Jun 3, 2007
Linda Sullivan
Nice to meet you!
Jun 3, 2007
Siobhan Ramsey
Thanks for the welcome.
I have joined the digiskills group I think.
Jun 3, 2007
Lee Ann Spillane
Thanks for the welcome. The digiskills look fascinating. I'm looking forward to exploring all of the tools you've posted. Thanks!
Jun 4, 2007
Jo Rhys-Jones
Thank you very much for your message. I am really interested in your work - especially the e-twinning. I am a Primary teacher here in England, having retrained from being a German/Spanish/French teacher at Secondary. I am really into promoting the teaching of languages in Primary schools in the UK - something that has taken a long time to catch on. e-twinning is definitely something I would like to involve my school and my colleagues in. How can I find out more? Jo
Jun 4, 2007
Nick Falk
Thank you for the invite. I have been promoting eTwinning since the beginning of the project. I look forward to exploring this group.
Nick
Jun 4, 2007
Nick Falk
Nick
Jun 6, 2007
julz
:)
~julia
Jun 13, 2007
Melisa Kifer
Jun 15, 2007
Nancy Sharoff
I grew up an Army brat in Germany -- Mannheim. Went to the University of Maryland in Munich, and worked for them out of their Heidelberg office. Most of my family is in Germany (Frankfurt) and France.
Jun 19, 2007
Nadine Norris
Jun 19, 2007
Barrie Owen
I used to live in Hanau Germany. Where I worked for the Department of Defense Schools :> Nice to meet you!
Barrie
Jun 21, 2007
Steve Wilmarth
Jun 23, 2007
brian melville
I am a former head of music at high school level now working as a music coordinator in Primary schools.
Jun 23, 2007
brian melville
That would be good...thanks!
Jun 24, 2007
Amy Koegel
Jun 25, 2007
Steve Wilmarth
Sorry I didn't get back earlier. This week is tough,,, lots of travel. Can we talk (via Skype) on the weekend, either Saturday or Sunday, or I could do something on Monday, as well.
Cheers,
Steve Wilmarth
The Center for 21st Century Skills
(Skype - swilmarth)
Jun 25, 2007
Ton Zijlstra
Danke! Looking forward to participating in the group here.
VG
Ton
Jun 26, 2007
mary devries
and that is bout the limit of my german. I do Spanish and French. Your page is great. I am happy to join it.
Jun 26, 2007
Lara H.T. Niles
Lara
Jun 27, 2007
Chris Edge
Jun 28, 2007
Betina Sho
Jun 28, 2007
Hilding Lindquist
I thought I would introduce myself ... since I joined DigiSkills. I am going to work my way through the members pages and get to "know" everybody. I am committed to Web 2.0 as "a social phenomenon embracing an approach to generating and distributing Web content itself, characterized by open communication, decentralization of authority, freedom to share and re-use, and 'the market as a conversation' ". - from Wikipedia's definition.
Cheers!
Jun 29, 2007
Hilding Lindquist
Thanks for the response! As with Mark, I am excited about being in your group.
Hilding
Jun 29, 2007
Esbjorn Jorsater
Thnaks for your invite. I look a lot in your links, blogs and so on. And it looks intresting. I wonder about the possibilities to use digiskills in the comic art education, in distance learning, and with communications with other comic art schools.
Jun 30, 2007
Esbjorn Jorsater
I collecting videos at Youtube with screencasting, when great artist draws in different programs. They are great.
Because your link to how to do one myself, I made my first test.
Jun 30, 2007
Amy Tucker
Die Einladung waere toll! :)
Vielen Dank!
Amychen
Jul 2, 2007
dave garland
I've been into computers in schools since 1979 but it's these web 2.0 tools that I think will really unleash the true power of ICT.
A whole new way of thinking and mirrored in our leadership groups where collaborative responsibility is becoming the norm rather than specific "tasks"
Jul 2, 2007
dave garland
Jul 2, 2007
SusanTsairi
Jul 4, 2007
Chris Clementi
Chris
Jul 5, 2007
Todd Leed
Thanks for the welcome. I have had numerous exchange students from Germany and Austria. I am looking forward to hearing your ideas and sharing your expertise.
Jul 5, 2007
David Black
Jul 6, 2007
Catherine Johnson
Best wishes, Cath
Jul 9, 2007
susan
Jul 10, 2007
Ricart Prats
btw, love the song you chose for your page, I always had a thing for italian pop.
Best,
Rick
Jul 11, 2007
Kim Schneweis
Jul 13, 2007