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Favored IM Account: Windows Live messenger is the only one I have right now. I am "jamminsoul"

About Me: jamminsoul
I am a high school special education teacher. I work with students in grades 9-12 who have mild/moderate learning disabilities and behavior disorders. I have a BS in English and a BA in philosophy and have just started my master's of education program in special education.
I have 2 children, a 17 year daughter and a 14 year old son. I am very proud of the young adults they are becoming.

Right now I am very overwhelmed with all the web spaces about 2.0 tools. I am just getting started and am just starting to learn so I can begin using technology in my classroom. I can see wonderful possibilities...it is just trying to figure out where to start!

At 9:55pm on April 24, 2009, Jack said…: Hey Jill,

Our Brainyflix video contest just ended, and I wanted to thank you for helping us get the word out. We got 800 submissions from across the country!

That said, MIT was really happy with the results and will let us run another contest, so we're going for it! But this time, we're gonna have kids create Brainypics flashcards - which are images and sentences paired up with a one of our SAT/ACT words. The contest ends May 22nd, and there'll be iTunes and a cash prize like last time. To boot, we'll double the payout if the kids can hit a certain goal. More details at brainyflix.com/main/contest_rules.

Do you mind telling students and your colleagues again?

Thanks,
Jack

At 7:21am on January 2, 2009, Jack said…: Cool! We'd be stoked to have your students participate! Thanks for the link to Wordia. It looks slick

At 11:39pm on January 1, 2009, Mark Cruthers said…: Hi Jill,

I know the myriad of web 2.0 tools can be overwhelming. I'll just recommend a couple for you take a look at, Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service. I think both tools may be helpful if you wish to work with your special ed students online some.

At 8:55pm on January 1, 2009, Jack said…: Hi Jill!

Happy New Year! I was wondering if you, your educator contacts or students would be interested in participating in a nationwide Vocab Video Contest @ MIT university. We'd really like to get more students involved from Iowa!

You can view contest details at BrainyFlix.com Please let me know. Thanks!