We are continuing our Texas History Mystery sessions. Feed back from teachers has been positive and the presentations have showcased creativity by our teachers and students.
Here are some good examples of sharing clues that I saw today.
1. This class embedded their clues in a skit about a family going on a vacation to the “mystery [...]

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Today was the first day of our Texas History Mystery (based on the MysteryQuest format) and the first session was great! This year we have 67 classes during our 5 days of connections representing schools from across the state.
One school had a back drop and acted out their clues.

Sometimes when the clues are embedded in [...]

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As Janine live-blogged several sessions from the USDLA conference, this comment in her Mash-up or Crash-up post caught my eye.
Interestingly, he asked the audience if they have tried GoogleDocs. 15 people raised their hands. Then he asked, who is using it still? Only 3 raised their hands. I wonder how many people actually seriously collaborate [...]

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Yes, it is our good friends Angela Conrad and Paige Parker from Humble ISD at it again. They will be showcasing Texas History Mystery and all cool vc stuff going on in their district.

Session Description:
Lean how fourth and seventh grade classes across the state are connecting with one another through videoconferencing to share and solve [...]

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