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Active - 2007-2008
Ms. Howard - TAK
Mr. Hanscom - CKES
Ms. Giczi - CKES
Mr. Wooldridge - EVB
Ms. Willard - EVB
Ms. Robinson - SECS
Mr, McInnes - SECS
Primary Voices - ESES
Da Costa Challenge - TCS

Annual
Student Yukon Quest
Primary Showcase

2006-2007
Mr. Kanary - VCSS
Ms. Wissner - JVC
Mr. Campana - WES
Mr. Shanahan - GTC
Mr. Greenshields - SES
Mr. Hanscom - CKES
Mr. McInnes - SECS
Mr. Clarke - GHES
Ms. Howard - TAK
Zenith Mission - JHES
Ms. Mahoney - PCS
Ms. Blanchard - GTC


2005 & older

Ms. Howard's - Takhini
Mr. Campana - WES
Ms. Wissner - JVC
Ms. Potter - KLS

Aces Bike Trip
Exodus Mission 2004
Excursion Mission 2005
Excelsior Mission 2006
Territorial Honour
TAL Weblog

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Support Files

Here are some downloadable files that you can use.

Resources

Class Writing Blogs Pilot Report (pdf) - is the final report on TAL's Classroom Writing Blog pilot project in 2005/06
 
Bloggers Contract (pdf) - a sample contract for student bloggers from David Warlick. Also avaliable in editable Word and Appleworks format.

Blog Access (pdf) - a chart outlining who can do what with a Class Writing Blog.

Student & Teacher Information Code of Ethics (pdf) - guidelines for student and teacher bloggers from David Warlick. Also avaliable in editable Word and Appleworks format.

Educational Blogging Matrix
(pdf) - a matrix of blogging skills from Scott Leslie.

Blogging: It's Elementary!  - a webquest that can be used to introduce elementary students to blogging


Research

Coming of Age: An Introduction to the New World Wide Web (pdf) - eBook edited by Terry Freedman.  Contains the experiences of some of the leading practitioners in the educational use of blogs, as well as  practical information and advice about getting started, some reviews, and lists of resources.

Tech Savy Students (pdf) - by Kim Farris-Berg, coordinator of Education/Evolving’s Real Impact: Student Opinions for a Change (December 2005). This provides a summary of available research on student attitudes, perceptions and behavior on technology and its current and potential role in K-12 education

PIP: School Internet Report (pdf) - a report from  the Pew Internet & American Life Project (August 2002). A  a qualitative study of the attitudes and behaviors of Internet-using public middle and high school students.

PIP: Teen Content Creation (pdf) - a report from  the Pew Internet & American Life Project (November 2005). An examination of Teens as content creators and consumers.

PIP: Blogger Report (pdf) - a report from  the Pew Internet & American Life Project (July 2006). A portrait of the internet’s new storytellers.

Why Reading Matters (ppt) - powerpoint presentation by Clare Brett, OISE/UT, at the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario Annual Conference, Toronto, May 5, 2006. Has many good ideas of what teachers can do to support students in developing literacy skills for reading success both online and offline.

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