les. It is also a robust open source product. Moodle can be housed on site =
or hosted off-site. I'll have to check out Mahara.
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From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Matt Burkhardt
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:41 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: MS Scheduling: Extra Help Options
To keep it out of the box - I just wrote up a story about Mahara - free
and open source eportfolio and social networking. Won best open source
application for education in New Zealand -
http://www.imparisystems.com/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&task=3Dview&id=
=3D50#mahara=20
You can get a virtual box for about $90 / year and install if you're
short on funds.
On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 10:21 -0400, Linda Swarlis wrote:
> This is a bit out of the box, but I read somewhere recently that some sch=
ools are taking advantage of online connections to have teachers digitally =
store classroom presentations (powerpoint with audio, streaming video, etc.=
). Students are expected to access and go through the content during the ti=
me that they would normally do homework (it is their homework assignment fo=
r that day). The next day they would come to school and work on their "home=
work assignment" after they had viewed the class content from the digital p=
resentation. That way the teacher can work with the students who might stru=
ggle and the ones who do not need the extra help could work independently o=
r help tutor their classmates. I do not think that this is something that =
could be done every day (and you would have to convince some teachers of it=
s value) but the system got great reviews in the article I read.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SY=
R.EDU] On Behalf Of Lynn Sanborne
> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:10 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: MS Scheduling: Extra Help Options
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> Greetings! I found some archived posts on this topic, but would welcome=20
> some fresh input.
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> I'm trying to help our MS Head think more creatively about scheduling in =
a=20
> way which would help struggling students get extra 1-1 or small group hel=
p=20
> from their teachers in a more meaningful and supportive way. Right now ou=
r=20
> teachers expect students to seek them out before and after school (not=20
> good times for many students due to transportation issues and afterschool=
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> sports), during their 25 minute morning break (when they currently have a=
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> snack and hang with their friends), and during study halls (which fall at=
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> different times of the day and thus don't always coincide with the=20
> schedule of the teacher they need to meet with). My argument is that from=
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> a developmental point of view, MS students can't be expected to actively=
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> seek out extra help, and we need to find a better system to "embrace"=20
> them. Ideas please?
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> (We have a traditional 8 period day, 55 minutes per period)
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> Thanks in advance for your help!
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> Cheers
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> Lynn Sanborne, MSW
> MS/SS Counselor
> Sewickley Academy
> Sewickley PA
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> lsanborne@sewickley.org
> tel. 412-741-2230 x 3363
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Impari Systems, Inc.
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