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Global Connections in Education 2008

Barbara King
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  • Belle Harbor, NY
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About Me - What you should know about me...
I am a teacher with the Office of Instructional Technology in Queens
gender
female
What is your favorite food?
I love all types of food, but I love seafood!
What is your favorite type of music? Who is your favorite musician?
I love all types of music, but my favorite musician is Bruce Springsteen!
What is your favorite place? why?
My favorite place is the beach. I forget about everything on my mind there and just appreciate the beauty of the beach.
What is your favorite holiday? why?
Thanksgiving Day is my favorite. I cook and everyone comes to my house. It's all about family, good food and being together.
What do you teach?:
I teach teachers how to use technology in their classrooms
Where do you teach?
Queens
What would you advise others about teaching?
You have to love it!

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Cultural Appreciation from Ireland (Claddagh Ring)

My husband and I (both being of Irish descent) decided to exchange claddagh rings as wedding bands. There is a beautiful poem associated with this ring that goes like this:


"The hands are there for friendship,
The heart is there for love.
For loyalty throughout the year,
The crown is raised above".

Posted on November 4, 2008 at 9:42am —

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At 11:09pm on October 15, 2008, Iris Zheng said…
Hi, Barbara, I am reading your blog and that's really great. What we are doing are really similar. We are helping teachers to use a social software named Haokanbu, which is developed in China, and on which information technology teachers can conduct their teaching. They can set up a group on it, then students participate by conducting research, then posting stories and pictures about their research, in order to clutivate students' information literacy and their collaborative ability. There are really some problems existed in it, for example, it is not compulsory for teachers, so many teachers just would like to look what others do instead of practice themselves. Have you ever encountered similar problems, and how did you deal with it?
At 11:22pm on October 14, 2008, Iris Zheng said…
Hi, Nice to meet you! I am really happy to know about you. I am still a graduate student, and some of my projects is about using information technology to facilitate teaching and learning. We are now conducting a program, in which teachers are encouraged to using social software in their teaching. I often help teacher conduct their instructional design, and participate in their online activity.
 
 

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