[OLPC_Boston] One For All & Cambridge Friends School Update

Fri May 8 07:24:46 EDT 2009

Hi, Katelyn. I definitely would like to go, preferably in the 9:25 slot.
Would that be all right? I assume I can find the CFS online and get
directions via public transportation.

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

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From: Katelyn Foley [mailto:katelyn.foley at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 1:29 AM
To: Robert Frank
Cc: Deborah Donohue; olpc_boston at lists.laptop.org; MacKenzie Sigalos
Subject: Re: [OLPC_Boston] One For All & Cambridge Friends School Update

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 

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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
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