20:10:11  ajennings -> hi kelly
20:10:28  JoseR -> Pilot Episode... Cool my best.. kind
20:10:40  mrsdurff -> detention!
20:10:45  kellyd -> hi audra, unfortunately my audio is not working
20:10:50  ajennings -> oh no!
20:10:51  mrsdurff -> now that's innovative
20:10:55  ajennings -> so you can't hear us at all?
20:11:04  JL -> Kelly, you can call 603-574-4923
20:11:05  kellyd -> no, i'm good at reading lips
20:11:09  mrsdurff -> kelly d on ustream
20:11:14  JoseR -> I did an EFL Best Practices Webcast for Webcastacademy last summer
20:11:22  ds -> just realized it was ustream
20:11:24  ds -> for audio
20:11:32  ds -> duh
20:11:35  JoseR -> Take a picture of Maria and her Webkin
20:11:36  ds -> and d'oh
20:11:53  JoseR -> ditto....
20:12:07  JoseR -> There is a conference call
20:12:29  JoseR -> Back up ... Plan B.. We modeled that today
20:12:51  mrsdurff -> or lack thereof
20:13:38  JoseR -> They are going to lock Maria in.
20:13:57  mrsdurff -> drum roll please
20:14:16  JoseR -> ..........drum......drum......drum......drum.....drum....drum..
20:14:23  mrsdurff -> excellent
20:14:31  JoseR -> Thank you.
20:15:06  mrsdurff -> manchester, which state?
20:15:12  JL -> NH
20:15:16  mrsdurff -> ty
20:15:28  JoseR -> 1st year teacher.. It's all a blur to me know.. in my repressed memory somewhere
20:15:40  mrsdurff -> one has too
20:15:52  mrsdurff -> the original cabgirl
20:15:58  ajennings -> oh you're trying to scare me
20:16:18  JoseR -> careful Maria last time you were in a pilot show you stuck around.
20:16:28  mrsdurff -> shhh!
20:17:50  MariaK -> where did you go lisa?
20:17:56  MariaK -> cab?
20:17:58  mrsdurff -> i don't know
20:18:03  mrsdurff -> yonder
20:19:26  mrsdurff -> maiden webcast voyage has 12 listeners on ustream! pretty good!!
20:20:19  ajennings -> yay!
20:20:43  ds -> that is good--wooohooo
20:21:04  JoseR -> gmail +
20:21:10  JoseR -> for teachers
20:22:08  JoseR -> Same here... https works for us also.
20:22:42  mrsdurff -> i don't think so
20:22:53  mrsdurff -> but i've been wrong before
20:23:04  JoseR -> How about a classroom blog? with RSS to keep track
20:23:17  mrsdurff -> discussion boards
20:23:33  ds -> re moodle chat http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=734
20:23:40  Mr. Shelhart -> Hey all...I made it back.
20:23:47  JoseR -> great
20:23:52  mrsdurff -> ha! told you i was wrong
20:24:05  mrsdurff -> hi mr. stelhart
20:24:17  ds -> not sure how well moodle chat wrx, based on discussions....
20:24:20  Mr. Shelhart -> Hello...
20:24:25  ds -> at link
20:24:26  JoseR -> yep 21st Century Pen Pals are definitely blogging.. I like to use http://classblogmeister.com
20:24:34  mrsdurff -> did maria mention how famous she is?
20:24:53  JoseR -> She is being shy,.... today
20:24:57  mrsdurff -> did she mention the award she is getting during necc?
20:25:14  JoseR -> The one and only
20:25:21  mrsdurff -> the cabgirl!
20:26:14  JoseR -> I am curious on learning about the background of your students.
20:26:34  JoseR -> I teach ELL's in the inner city in Los Angeles.
20:27:12  dang -> is / was there a link for gmail + for teachers?
20:27:28  JoseR -> My students are native born.. all primarily from the same place... Mexico and  Parents are Spanish Speaking
20:27:32  mrsdurff -> pray!
20:27:41  JL -> Please feel free to join the conversation by skyping 'worldbridges'
20:28:14  JoseR -> Take students where they are at and take them 9 months
20:28:46  mrsdurff -> @dang don't understand your question
20:29:40  PeggyG -> @dang Are you wanting to know how to create gmail accounts for students using teacher name + something for them?
20:30:24  dang -> ah, I thought there was a separate gmail for programs, sorry
20:31:00  dang -> er, gmail program for teachers, that is - sorry for obtuse IM's
20:31:14  PeggyG -> No it's just a way to create student accounts through the teacher's account
20:31:29  mrsdurff -> obtuse? what a vocabulary word!
20:32:03  PeggyG -> Good for you Scott!!!
20:32:51  Mr. Shelhart -> Thanks...I wish I would have found my calling years ago, but better late than never
20:32:58  PeggyG -> Sounds like a great summary of the issues for tonight :-)
20:34:48  dang -> ah, yeah, is there a "how to" for the teacher + student gmail account thing?  I've never tried that but could certainly use it in our computer labs and classrooms
20:34:55  PeggyG -> Co-teaching requires a different set of skills :-)
20:35:38  ajennings -> yes, we are hoping that changes next year.  not that I don't love it, but I'm ready to try it myself
20:36:15  JoseRodriguez -> I am going to head out.. Thanks for the invite.
20:36:39  ajennings -> thanks jose!
20:36:59  JoseRodriguez -> Good luck with the new school year.
20:37:08  JL -> Thanks Jose - ttys
20:37:21  mrsdurff -> that is an eye-opener for Americans
20:37:33  mrsdurff -> we do the same and don't realise it
20:39:49  PeggyG -> This is a good resource site for co-teaching models if you end up co-teaching this fall. http://coe.jmu.edu/esc/Consortium_Co-Teaching.shtml
20:40:03  ajennings -> thank you PeggyG
20:40:19  PeggyG -> The co-teaching site is for mentor teachers/student teachers but it works the same for 2 teachers sharing a room.
20:40:30  PeggyG -> I lost my audio-did anyone else?
20:40:57  ds -> still have audio here
20:41:09  JL -> started streaming on ETT A as well
20:42:03  mrsdurff -> ustream fine for me
20:42:31  ajennings -> hi sheila
20:42:50  sheila -> hi there!
20:43:07  mrsdurff -> @ajennings you are an expert webcaster - you're hired!
20:43:29  ajennings -> haha! thanks but I might respectfully decline the position :)
20:43:36  PeggyG -> I can't get audio through iTunes-channel A or the stream. Boo hoo!
20:43:53  mrsdurff -> ah but this is detention - it lasts forever
20:44:14  mrsdurff -> @Peggy did you try realplayer?
20:44:57  sheila -> @peggy - I'm on ustream
20:45:18  PeggyG -> I reloaded the page and am getting the stream now. Thanks.
20:45:22  mrsdurff -> @Peggy if that doesn't work try realplayer
20:45:23  MariaK -> @sheila - are you sheila a?
20:45:47  sheila -> I've seen teacher use BEth's technique in Belize with students learning English!
20:45:55  sheila -> yes MariaK
20:46:09  MariaK -> hehe
20:46:17  sheila -> :)
20:47:00  MariaK -> NH is well represented in this chat room
20:47:14  ajennings -> gotta love it!
20:47:19  PeggyG -> Do you use the SIOP model? That's the primary model we use in AZ
20:47:30  mrsdurff -> what an accent
20:48:09  JL -> http://pdonline.ascd.org/pd_online/multipleint/el199509_olshansky.html
20:48:28  PeggyG -> SIOP is really an instructional strategy that works with all curriculum content.
20:48:53  mrsdurff -> the learners hit a wall and suddenly become unmotivated
20:49:21  ajennings -> yeah, we try to incorporate it with the picturing writing curriculum as well
20:49:22  PeggyG -> @JL thanks for that link
20:49:39  mrsdurff -> dangerous to close eyes with kindergarten
20:49:57  ajennings -> i guess i just feel like our curriculum options are limited when we are held to this picturing writing method at this time
20:50:33  PeggyG -> It does seem somewhat limited. There are so many senses to use
20:50:33  mrsdurff -> i feel like the only teacher looking at the curriculum - the big picture
20:51:42  PeggyG -> Do you teach the required grade level curriculum in your self-contained ELL class?
20:51:51  sheila -> @MariaK - another listserv for NHSTE?
20:52:08  ajennings -> we try, but it's hard to always keep up
20:52:10  MariaK -> I think so - sheila- let's do it
20:52:37  MariaK -> another group in our ning
20:52:59  PeggyG -> Are your students tested on grade level standards? In AZ students are required to be tested on grade level standards regardless of whether they are ELL or not.
20:53:12  kellyd -> there's a listserv in NH for ELL teachers
20:53:37  sheila -> @kellyd - ok . . .
20:54:02  sheila -> @kellyd - is it used frequently
20:54:04  mrsdurff -> that's maria
20:54:32  kellyd -> In NH formalized NECAP testing begins in Gr. 3. Beginnng in Gr. 1 students do daily NECAP warm-ups to get them used to/help prepare by doing math and writing exercises
20:54:34  PeggyG -> Maria would be a fabulous mentor for you :-)
20:54:56  MariaK -> thanks PeggyG
20:55:35  kellyd -> Oops the NECAP testing I'm talking about is at my school, Beech Street. We are a school in need of improvement and this is a program that's been implemented to help prepare students for the testing and to improve their scores ...
20:55:54  PeggyG -> I was so impressed and touched to listen to you describe what you do--was it on the WOW2 show?
20:56:42  mrsdurff -> i think so
20:57:04  PeggyG -> I think a Ning network would be a great way to go.
20:57:15  JL -> http://eflclassroom.ning.com/
20:57:25  PeggyG -> You can have threaded conversations on a ning
20:57:34  ds -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ning
20:58:24  JL -> http://www.classroom20.com/
20:58:30  mrsdurff -> here is the one for necc http://necc2008.ning.com/
20:59:04  mrsdurff -> how many points?
20:59:11  sheila -> Do you use the skype chat?
20:59:29  mrsdurff -> we all do
20:59:50  mrsdurff -> that maria - the cabgirl
20:59:57  sheila -> :)
21:01:13  sheila -> Alan Novemeber Summer Institute this summer . . .
21:01:37  sheila -> Oops! spelling . . . oh, well
21:02:10  mrsdurff -> that is expensive
21:02:19  mrsdurff -> BLC is
21:02:24  MariaK -> I mentioned that earlier not BLC
21:02:41  mrsdurff -> no? which one?
21:02:49  sheila -> @MariaK - good job!  ;)
21:03:14  ds -> too true re tool vs focus and tech
21:03:20  ds -> thanks for great convo all
21:03:29  mrsdurff -> poor scott
21:03:43  MariaK -> http://nhste.org/index.cfm#November
21:03:52  mrsdurff -> see how he is!
21:04:16  mrsdurff -> is maria paying?
21:04:26  sheila -> that's what I heard!
21:04:34  mrsdurff -> then i'm there
21:04:45  mrsdurff -> i'llcall a cab
21:05:05  mrsdurff -> yes she does
21:05:09  sheila -> lurkers.com
21:05:18  mrsdurff -> she is a co-webcaster
21:05:19  sheila -> kidding!
21:06:00  Mr. Shelhart -> I need to get back to homework.  Thanks for including me tonight.
21:06:01  JL -> http://www.edubloggercon.com/BLC2008
21:06:20  ds -> thanks all, take care--great debut!
21:06:40  sheila -> Nite!  Great beginnings!
21:06:47  kellyd -> thank you!!
21:06:59  mrsdurff -> a future 'caster!
21:07:16  PeggyG -> Sorry My technology failed me-dropped me out again. :-( Great show! Let's do this again.
21:07:17  mrsdurff -> cheerio!
21:07:32  JL -> Thanks all
21:07:46  PeggyG -> Thanks everyone!
21:07:49  MariaK -> now i have to go home and work on progress reports
21:08:00  MariaK -> or just go to bed - there is always tomorrow
21:08:06  MariaK -> thanks jeff
21:08:12  PeggyG -> The real world calls, huh? Good luck Maria!
21:08:19  MariaK -> peggyG - see you at NECC?
21:08:30  JL -> Thanks Maria - sorry to keep you at work until after 9pm
21:08:33  MariaK -> reality is so cruel!
21:08:37  PeggyG -> Yes, definitely. I'll be there to help you celebrate your award :-)
21:08:49  JL -> that's part of what makes you such a superstar, I suppose.
21:08:50  MariaK -> Great - can't wait to meet you!
21:09:05  PeggyG -> Me too!! Looking forward to meeting you!
21:09:42  PeggyG -> Night all.