About
Seems that having a name to reference is important to some people so I’m Kelly Christopherson. I’m was administrator of a K – 12 school in rural Saskatchewan but have recently been upgraded to a vice-principal of a highschool in a small city in Saskatchewan. I have been blogging now for almost 2 years. In that time I have met some wonderful people, been involved in numerous learning discussions and each day has become a PD day as I learn a new thing or two.
I am looking for ways to help the teachers in my school use the tools of web2.0 as they expand their knowledge and that of their students. During this process, I hope to make many contacts and expand what I am doing for myself and for the staff and students in my school.
I am a father of 8 lovely children and married to a wonderful and sharing person who helps me to be the person that I am. Together, we have changed locations 5 times, remodeled 6 houses and shared numerous adventures. Each day in our house is has a new adventure and I’ve learn daily from my children, mostly how to be humble! It is an awesome task, parenting and one that comes with no manual or set of foolproof steps.
That’s me. I enjoy many different hobbies but don’t always get to do them as much as I like. I’m looking forward to a change of school scenery and the new challenge and, if I’m open to it, will be a great opportunity for learning.
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Given you interest in e-learning, you might find it interesting to take a look at Kerika: there’s a 2-minute demo on how Kerika can be used in teaching and student projects at http://www.kerika.com/kerika_for_school.html. This shows Kerika’s use in an university environment, but I would be curious to know if you think there is potential for using it in K-12 as well.
The software is free for academic users.
I enjoyed reading your recent posting on Pageflakes regarding teaching and wanted to update you on a couple of new additions that Pageflakes.com is actively working on within education and socially, if you’re interested in writing about them:
About Pageflakes:
With Pageflakes, you just sign in quickly to the website, add url’s (’flakes’) to your page (‘pagecast’), shuffle them around in priority of importance, create a snazzy background and off you go. This is now your new home page instead of having to rummage through many websites on a daily basis. You can see all your favorite websites on one page and can create additional pages based on themes i.e. cookery, sports, fashion, celebrities or your own enterprise & business updates etc. Upload videos, use the ‘anything flake’ to add personal messages, calendars and more. Users can chat with other pagecast users directly or through the community section, copy flakes and discuss like-minded topics.
Education:
Pageflakes are working with local schools and educational boards to help them organize their class schedules. Teachers are using Pageflakes as the main site for their students to see update calendars, exam timelines, research study information, grade trackers, message boards and the list continues… Check out a few below:
1. Homepage platform to set up all educational needs: http://teacher.pageflakes.com
2. Class Schedule: http://www.pageflakes.com/Community/Content/Flakes.aspx?moduleKey=6028&filter=0
3. Grade Tracker: http://www.pageflakes.com/Community/Content/Flakes.aspx?moduleKey=757&filter=0
4. Message Board: http://www.pageflakes.com/Community/Content/Flakes.aspx?moduleKey=3877&filter=0
Socially:
In addition, Pageflakes have now created a series of ‘open’ Pagecasts for the consumer to use as an ongoing campaign – whether you’re a Pageflakes registered user or not. Some of the themes are below and more are to come throughout the year (Mothers Day, sporting events, national holidays etc). Anyone can see these from clicking the links or signing in and looking in the community section. These theme pagecasts have been produced by Pageflakes using both new flakes and incorporating flakes from existing pagecast users:
• http://www.pageflakes.com/superbowl
• http://www.pageflakes.com/valentinesday
• http://www.pageflakes.com/carnaval – Mexican Carnival
Please let me know if you’d like me to send you screenshots of either/both education and social pagecasts.
Kind regards
Heddi Cundle
Consort Partners Ltd
US Cell: +1 818 693 9779
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Skype: heddi cundle
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Kelly,
If you want to add Facebook or email sharing buttons to your blog posts, there’s a plugin that does it for you:
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Hope you find it helpful!
Cheers,
Jerry