[OLPC_Boston] One For All & Cambridge Friends School Update

Katelyn Foley katelyn.foley at gmail.com
Fri May 8 01:28:45 EDT 2009


Hi Robert and OLPC Boston,

There is an opportunity for a limited number of volunteers to visit a
history class at CFS on Monday. There are two possible times: 9:25-10:15 and
10:30-11:20. Please let me know if you are interested!

Katelyn


On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Robert Frank <rfrank at ccebos.org> wrote:

>  Hi, Katelyn and OLPC Boston. I’m interested in visiting one of these
> classes at Cambridge Friends. It would be great if someone could call me
> with suggestions and options for how I might do that.
>
>
>
> Thank you!
>
>  Robert Frank
> Director, Communications and Technology
> Center for Collaborative Education
> 1135 Tremont St., Ste. 490
> Boston, MA 02120
> Tel. 617-421-0134 ext. 285
>   ------------------------------
>
> *From:* olpc_boston-bounces at lists.laptop.org [mailto:
> olpc_boston-bounces at lists.laptop.org] *On Behalf Of *Katelyn Foley
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 05, 2009 6:03 PM
> *To:* Deborah Donohue
> *Cc:* olpc_boston at lists.laptop.org; MacKenzie Sigalos
> *Subject:* Re: [OLPC_Boston] One For All & Cambridge Friends School Update
>
>
>
> Hi Deb and OLPC Boston,
>
> Attached is a sampling of lesson plans that we used during the pilot. If
> anyone is interested in lesson plan development or has ideas for future
> lesson plans, please let us know!
>
> Thanks,
> Katelyn and Mack
>
> On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Deborah Donohue <donohued at mac.com> wrote:
>
> This is GREAT stuff! Any chance you would share the handouts?
> I'd love to visit but unfortunately I will not be able to get out of
> work to do so.
> Thanks, Deb
>
>
> On May 3, 2009, at 12:31 PM, MacKenzie Sigalos wrote:
>
> > Hello Boston!
> >
> > These past several weeks have been very busy at the Cambridge Friends
> > School! On Wednesday, March 18th, we first launched the pilot,
> > bringing 30 XO laptops into the classroom. All 28 sixth grade students
> > were together during their "Independent Learning Block" (ILB), so they
> > were able to work together to figure out the basics of how to use the
> > laptop. Equipped with two handouts outlining some of the more
> > simplistic activities included on the XO laptop, including Write,
> > Browse, and Memorize, students delved into the world of the XO!
> >
> > Each week, we have continued to join the Cambridge Friends School
> > students both during their ILB block and during class time hours.
> > Students have used the Memorize Activity to develop Spanish vocabulary
> > games. By recording themselves saying a word in Spanish--calcetines,
> > for example--they were then able to import these sound files into
> > their personally
> > designed matching game, pairing this media with a photo of socks. They
> > then used the mesh network to share their games with one another, in
> > preparation for their unit exam in Spanish class.
> >
> > Another activity that is coming up next week is a Chinese history
> > lesson about the Qin Dynasty. Students will use WikiBrowse and the
> > Mapping activities in order to create their own maps of Ancient China.
> >
> > In their biology class, students will work in groups to plan how to
> > open their own physical therapy clinic. They will create
> > advertisements using the Drawing activity and they will use Record to
> > make radio commercials. They will also develop a list of injuries that
> > their clinic treats, along with a description of the treatment and the
> > recovery time by researching online and on WikiBrowse.
> >
> > Thus far the pilot has been incredibly well received, both by students
> > and by teachers. Students are encouraged to use the XO during their
> > study
> > hall periods, breaks from class assignments, and even during their
> > recess hours. It has been wonderful to witness the seamless
> > integration of the XO into the every day lives of our 6th grade
> > students.
> >
> > During the next few weeks we would love to involve as many people as
> > are interested in the pilot, so please let us know if you'd like to
> > sit-in on any XO lesson days.
> >
> > Have a great weekend!
> >
> > Katelyn and Mack
>
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> Deborah Donohue
> donohued at mac.com
>
>
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