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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you!<br>
<br>
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<p><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:blue'>Robert
Frank<br>
Director, Communications and Technology<br>
Center for Collaborative Education<br>
1135 Tremont St., Ste. 490<br>
Boston, MA 02120<br>
Tel. 617-421-0134 ext. 285</span></font><font color=navy><span
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olpc_boston-bounces@lists.laptop.org
[mailto:olpc_boston-bounces@lists.laptop.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Katelyn Foley<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, May 05, 2009 6:03
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Deborah Donohue<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> olpc_boston@lists.laptop.org;
MacKenzie Sigalos<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [OLPC_Boston] One For
All & Cambridge Friends School Update</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi Deb and OLPC Boston,<br>
<br>
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!<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Katelyn and Mack<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Deborah Donohue <<a
href="mailto:donohued@mac.com">donohued@mac.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This is GREAT stuff! Any chance you would share the handouts?<br>
I'd love to visit but unfortunately I will not be able to get out of<br>
work to do so.<br>
Thanks, Deb<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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On May 3, 2009, at 12:31 PM, MacKenzie Sigalos wrote:<br>
<br>
> Hello Boston!<br>
><br>
> These past several weeks have been very busy at the Cambridge Friends<br>
> School! On Wednesday, March 18th, we first launched the pilot,<br>
> bringing 30 XO laptops into the classroom. All 28 sixth grade students<br>
> were together during their "Independent Learning Block" (ILB),
so they<br>
> were able to work together to figure out the basics of how to use the<br>
> laptop. Equipped with two handouts outlining some of the more<br>
> simplistic activities included on the XO laptop, including Write,<br>
> Browse, and Memorize, students delved into the world of the XO!<br>
><br>
> Each week, we have continued to join the Cambridge Friends School<br>
> students both during their ILB block and during class time hours.<br>
> Students have used the Memorize Activity to develop Spanish vocabulary<br>
> games. By recording themselves saying a word in Spanish--calcetines,<br>
> for example--they were then able to import these sound files into<br>
> their personally<br>
> designed matching game, pairing this media with a photo of socks. They<br>
> then used the mesh network to share their games with one another, in<br>
> preparation for their unit exam in Spanish class.<br>
><br>
> Another activity that is coming up next week is a Chinese history<br>
> lesson about the Qin Dynasty. Students will use WikiBrowse and the<br>
> Mapping activities in order to create their own maps of Ancient China.<br>
><br>
> In their biology class, students will work in groups to plan how to<br>
> open their own physical therapy clinic. They will create<br>
> advertisements using the Drawing activity and they will use Record to<br>
> make radio commercials. They will also develop a list of injuries that<br>
> their clinic treats, along with a description of the treatment and the<br>
> recovery time by researching online and on WikiBrowse.<br>
><br>
> Thus far the pilot has been incredibly well received, both by students<br>
> and by teachers. Students are encouraged to use the XO during their<br>
> study<br>
> hall periods, breaks from class assignments, and even during their<br>
> recess hours. It has been wonderful to witness the seamless<br>
> integration of the XO into the every day lives of our 6th grade<br>
> students.<br>
><br>
> During the next few weeks we would love to involve as many people as<br>
> are interested in the pilot, so please let us know if you'd like to<br>
> sit-in on any XO lesson days.<br>
><br>
> Have a great weekend!<br>
><br>
> Katelyn and Mack<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<br>
Deborah Donohue<br>
<a href="mailto:donohued@mac.com">donohued@mac.com</a><br>
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