Hi,<br><br>Sorry I missed the previous times, I'm just back from Sugar Camp. Are there any volunteer opportunities this week?<br><br>Thanks,<br>Caroline<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Katelyn Foley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:katelyn.foley@gmail.com">katelyn.foley@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi Robert,<br><br>Sounds great! Here is CFS's location: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=cambridge+friends+school&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&cid=0,0,13376874810689081230&ei=608ESoSdGIOGtgfRlbT5Bg&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1" target="_blank">http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=cambridge+friends+school&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&cid=0,0,13376874810689081230&ei=608ESoSdGIOGtgfRlbT5Bg&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1</a><br>
<br>When you sign into the front desk at CFS, they will direct you to the 6th grade history classroom.<br><br>Please email me if you have any difficulty.<br><font color="#888888"><br>Katelyn</font><div><div></div><div class="h5">
<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 7:24 AM, Robert Frank <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rfrank@ccebos.org" target="_blank">rfrank@ccebos.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">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.</span></font></p><div>
<p><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Thank you!</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="blue" size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: blue;">Robert Frank</span></font><br>
<font color="blue" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: blue;">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="blue" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: blue;"></span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> Katelyn Foley
[mailto:<a href="mailto:katelyn.foley@gmail.com" target="_blank">katelyn.foley@gmail.com</a>] <br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, May 08, 2009 1:29 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Robert
Frank<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Deborah Donohue;
<a href="mailto:olpc_boston@lists.laptop.org" target="_blank">olpc_boston@lists.laptop.org</a>; MacKenzie Sigalos<div><div></div><div><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [OLPC_Boston] One For
All & Cambridge
Friends School
Update</div></div></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hi Robert and OLPC Boston,<br>
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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!<br>
<br>
Katelyn<br>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Robert Frank
<<a href="mailto:rfrank@ccebos.org" target="_blank">rfrank@ccebos.org</a>>
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<p><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; 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.</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Thank you!</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="blue" size="1" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: blue;">Robert Frank</span></font><br>
<font color="blue" size="1" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: blue;">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 style="color: navy;"> </span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> <a href="mailto:olpc_boston-bounces@lists.laptop.org" target="_blank">olpc_boston-bounces@lists.laptop.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:olpc_boston-bounces@lists.laptop.org" target="_blank">olpc_boston-bounces@lists.laptop.org</a>]
<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> <a href="mailto:olpc_boston@lists.laptop.org" target="_blank">olpc_boston@lists.laptop.org</a>;
MacKenzie Sigalos<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [OLPC_Boston] One For
All & Cambridge
Friends School
Update</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On Sun,
May 3, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Deborah Donohue <<a href="mailto:donohued@mac.com" target="_blank">donohued@mac.com</a>> wrote:</span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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</span></font></p>
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On May 3, 2009, at 12:31 PM, MacKenzie Sigalos wrote:<br>
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> 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</span></font></p>
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