I hear you about being busy. No problem. I'll try to get some stuff outlined that you can respond to. Good luck with your start this week.

Hello Mindy. I am a middle school general music teacher in Memphis, TN, and new to Classroom 2.0. I found your page while browsing the members area. I am also working on developing global relationships for my students. I would like to invite you to participate in an online classroom/cultural exchange - your students and my students communicating with each other, sharing their work and developing that "global relationship." Please let me know if you would like to try this. It has proven to be a successful way for my students to develop their communication skills and strengthen their appreciation for other cultures - nationally and internationally. I have a sample Voicethread posted on my page if you want to have a look - this would be an easy way for our students to communicate IMMEDIATELY. You can also check out my students' projects on our music web page at http://web.me.com/knrgreene/RMSMusicMediaNetwork/Welcome.html. We created a film on diversity a few years ago, which you can watch at http://web.me.com/knrgreene/RMSMusicMediaNetwork/Diversity_Film.html. Hope to hear from you!

Hi Mindy. I just posted a vociethread project that features my 8th and 6th grade general music students. Take a look when you get a chance and, if you're interested, have your students add their comments - text, audio, or video. Voicethread is extremely easy to use and facilitates conversations across distances and time zones! This link will take you to our "Hello, world!" project: http://voicethread.com/#u406170.b674819.i3567443
This link will take you to Voicethread's tutorial video: http://voicethread.com/#u406170.b409.i848804
Hope to hear from you. Ken