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Teachers Who Blog Engage Students on a Higher Level

As part of the Science at Sea experience, I talked about the many benefit of teachers who blog as part of their classroom experience. At one end of the spectrum you have teachers who  are using their school sponsored blogs as a way to effectively communicate with parents or to share classroom assignments with students. On the other end you have very teachers who have found ways to use their blog as a catalyst to get their students (and parents) engaged in the learning process outside of classroom time.

Lisa Heaton uses her blog (www.lisaheaton.com) during her integrated unit on rocketry and literature as her 5th grade GT students read Rocket Boys by Homer Hickham. Lisa found that her students write almost twice as much when they are blogging versus using conventional writing practices. By their very nature, blogs are an interactive forum that encourage students to become engaged in the thoughts and ideas presented by other students in their class. Instead of students merely “pushing” ideas to a teacher to grade, blog posts become a great way for students to agree, disagree
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Does the Millenium Hotel Have an Airport Shuttle?

Yes, they do.  Upon arrival at the Anchorage airport, claim your bags first, and then go to the hotel kiosk in the baggage claim area.  Find and push the Millennium button to contact them to have them pick you up.  Their shuttle is not a continuously-running one; it is on-demand only.  They won’t know to come get you unless you call them.  The hotel personnel will tell you where to go at the airport to be picked up.

Do You Have Your Passport Yet?

We are just a few weeks away from Science at Sea and the big question is… Do you have your passport? According to new federal regulations, effective June 1, 2009 cruise ship passengers are REQUIRED to have a valid passport or passport card as identification.

If you have not applied for your passport yet, time is running out. Currently, passport processing times are 4-6 weeks, which means you would need to have your passport expedited. However, expedited processing can still take 2-3 weeks. The charge for expediting is $60 plus the cost of overnight shipping. You can download the application form from the government travel website and apply for your passport at most post offices nationwide.

Carnival Cruise Documents Have Arrived

Hello everyone! For those of you that elected to have paper documents, I just received them today from Carnival. Keep an eye out for them to show up in your mail box in the next week. If you asked for electronic documents when you filled out your FunPass, then I will not be sending anything to you and you need to make sure you print off your documents from the website. The people with electronic documents are Cavett, Elmendorf, Lovelace, Kemmler, Hendren, Schaflein, Lazar, Biegel, Zinnen, and Bekkers. The most important part is to have Carnival luggage tags and your Carnival boarding pass printed from the FunPass Check In. After you received your paper documents, please look them over and let me know if you have any questions.

Bus Payment Needed

For those people that have not paid for the bus transportation from the hotel to the cruise port I will need your payment by next Friday May 15th.  You can either mail me a check or call in a debit/credit card.  The cost is $42 per person.

Please contact Gina for more information.