Tonya Swisshelm's Colleagues

Tonya Swisshelm's Discussions

Started this discussion. Last reply by Nancy Bosch Jan 5, 2009. 5 Replies 0 Likes

About Me: Hello. I am a Media Specialist and in my 11th year of teaching. I have begun a new job this year and am learning new things everyday. I look forward to using this site to learn about many of the Web2.0 tools and how to use them in collaboration with classroom teachers.

At 9:53am on April 24, 2009, Jack said…: Hey Tonya,

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 passing my message along to your HS colleagues again?

Thanks,
Jack

At 7:25pm on February 10, 2009, Jack said…: Cool thank, Tonya! We actually let anyone participate, but of course, it depends most on the teachers' judgment and kids' initiative.

At 6:54pm on February 1, 2009, Jack said…: Hi Tonya. I was wondering if you have students or educator contacts who would be interested in participating in a nationwide SAT Vocab Video Contest @ MIT university. You can view contest details at BrainyFlix.com Please let me know. Thanks!

At 2:27pm on January 4, 2009, Mark Cruthers said…: Hi Tonya,

With your interest in Web 2.0 Tools, I recommend 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.