Comments on: When a Substitute Teacher Knows Skype, Missing School is Easy (video) http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/27/when-a-substitute-teacher-knows-skype-missing-school-is-easy-video/ More learning. Less schooliness. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:17:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 606SaudiSpr09's Bookmarks on Delicious http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/27/when-a-substitute-teacher-knows-skype-missing-school-is-easy-video/comment-page-1/#comment-7896 606SaudiSpr09's Bookmarks on Delicious Mon, 04 May 2009 04:35:40 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/27/when-a-substitute-teacher-knows-skype-missing-school-is-easy-video/#comment-7896 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] When a Substitute Teacher Knows Skype, Missing School is Easy (video) | Beyond School SAVE [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] When a Substitute Teacher Knows Skype, Missing School is Easy (video) | Beyond School SAVE [...]

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]]> By: “So Off I Flew to Seek a Newer Land” - Notes Beyond Schoolteaching | Beyond School http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/27/when-a-substitute-teacher-knows-skype-missing-school-is-easy-video/comment-page-1/#comment-4399 “So Off I Flew to Seek a Newer Land” - Notes Beyond Schoolteaching | Beyond School Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:55:34 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/27/when-a-substitute-teacher-knows-skype-missing-school-is-easy-video/#comment-4399 [...] teachers no longer have to come to the physical building to do their jobs so much - see the “teaching from home with Skype” post, or simply think about how much tech coordinating can be done from home, instead of [...] [...] teachers no longer have to come to the physical building to do their jobs so much – see the “teaching from home with Skype” post, or simply think about how much tech coordinating can be done from home, instead of [...]

]]> By: GingerTPLC http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/27/when-a-substitute-teacher-knows-skype-missing-school-is-easy-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2512 GingerTPLC Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:19:43 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/27/when-a-substitute-teacher-knows-skype-missing-school-is-easy-video/#comment-2512 I too often use Skype and iChat for when I'm away from school. I've finally found a sub who feels comfortable running an entire school for me. The kids set her up with Skype, so now she and I can also have convos at any place/time. In fact, with Skype, when the rest of the area schools have a snow day, my students automatically know to log on at 9am, where we meet in audio, I share a plan for the day and gather feedback for their ideas, then they have a few online lessons. I always give them a few "do at home projects" and by 1pm, we're done with school. I have their completed products in hand so we'll never have to deal with "make-up days!" Online teaching is becoming more and more desirable at this time of year. ;-) I too often use Skype and iChat for when I’m away from school. I’ve finally found a sub who feels comfortable running an entire school for me. The kids set her up with Skype, so now she and I can also have convos at any place/time.

In fact, with Skype, when the rest of the area schools have a snow day, my students automatically know to log on at 9am, where we meet in audio, I share a plan for the day and gather feedback for their ideas, then they have a few online lessons. I always give them a few “do at home projects” and by 1pm, we’re done with school. I have their completed products in hand so we’ll never have to deal with “make-up days!”

Online teaching is becoming more and more desirable at this time of year. ;-)

]]> By: Clay Burell http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/27/when-a-substitute-teacher-knows-skype-missing-school-is-easy-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2445 Clay Burell Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:58:54 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/27/when-a-substitute-teacher-knows-skype-missing-school-is-easy-video/#comment-2445 @KARA, I'm with you on the potential of home-schooling <i>without</i> the "schooly" approach of simply teaching mainstream curriculum at home. There's a movement called "unschooling" that I've written about frequently over the months. Do a search of this blog with that term and you'll find some leads. Also try a technorati search for "unschooling" and "home schooling." I recommend <a href="http://relaxedhomeskool.com/" rel="nofollow">Relaxed Homeskool</a>, <a href="http://lifewithoutschool.typepad.com/lifewithoutschool/" rel="nofollow">Life Without School</a>, and <a href="http://daybydayhsing.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Day by Day Discoveries</a> as starters. They're all blogs by unschoolers. Also search "Mydlack" in my blog search bar to learn about the Fairhaven Sudbury School approach. Good luck! Report back! <em>Clay Burell's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cburell/~3/242428437/' rel="nofollow">Boundaries Blurring, Writing Getting Real at School</a></em> @KARA, I’m with you on the potential of home-schooling without the “schooly” approach of simply teaching mainstream curriculum at home.

There’s a movement called “unschooling” that I’ve written about frequently over the months. Do a search of this blog with that term and you’ll find some leads.

Also try a technorati search for “unschooling” and “home schooling.” I recommend Relaxed Homeskool, Life Without School, and Day by Day Discoveries as starters. They’re all blogs by unschoolers.

Also search “Mydlack” in my blog search bar to learn about the Fairhaven Sudbury School approach.

Good luck! Report back!

Clay Burell’s last blog post..Boundaries Blurring, Writing Getting Real at School

]]> By: Kara Whittingham http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/27/when-a-substitute-teacher-knows-skype-missing-school-is-easy-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2443 Kara Whittingham Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:17:51 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/27/when-a-substitute-teacher-knows-skype-missing-school-is-easy-video/#comment-2443 I have been reading your blog with interest. As a teacher, the ideas are inspiring and as a parent of small children they are disturbing (because my children are in school). Do you know of any on-line learning communities for children (especially primary-age children)? As was commented here, if the children can reach the teacher via the net, why go to school at all? This is something that I have been thinking for a while. I suspect that many children are sent to school so that they can be supervised while their parents go out to work. I love the idea of taking my children out of school and getting them involved with on-line learning communities, but is there such a thing for young children? Is there such a thing for high-school age children? I know that distance learning is an option for children who don't attend school, but that option imposes the same old stifling requirements on the child and what is expected of them that they get at school. I would rather pick and choose from various open-minded and creative-thinking on-line communities that my children could connect to via Skpe, forums, wikis, where they could share ideas with other children from all over the world and be challenged by teachers who are experts in their field, and in creative thinking. To your knowledge, do such communities exist? Maybe I should try to start one? Cheers, Kara I have been reading your blog with interest. As a teacher, the ideas are inspiring and as a parent of small children they are disturbing (because my children are in school).
Do you know of any on-line learning communities for children (especially primary-age children)?
As was commented here, if the children can reach the teacher via the net, why go to school at all? This is something that I have been thinking for a while. I suspect that many children are sent to school so that they can be supervised while their parents go out to work.
I love the idea of taking my children out of school and getting them involved with on-line learning communities, but is there such a thing for young children? Is there such a thing for high-school age children?
I know that distance learning is an option for children who don’t attend school, but that option imposes the same old stifling requirements on the child and what is expected of them that they get at school. I would rather pick and choose from various open-minded and creative-thinking on-line communities that my children could connect to via Skpe, forums, wikis, where they could share ideas with other children from all over the world and be challenged by teachers who are experts in their field, and in creative thinking. To your knowledge, do such communities exist?
Maybe I should try to start one?
Cheers,
Kara

]]> By: Kara Whittingham http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/27/when-a-substitute-teacher-knows-skype-missing-school-is-easy-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2417 Kara Whittingham Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:24:08 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/27/when-a-substitute-teacher-knows-skype-missing-school-is-easy-video/#comment-2417 What a fantastic and inspiring idea! I have never seen this kind of thing done before. My mind is going wild with the possibilities. Thanks for sharing. Kara What a fantastic and inspiring idea! I have never seen this kind of thing done before. My mind is going wild with the possibilities. Thanks for sharing.
Kara

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