Ben Wilkoff

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  Ypulse Mashup, Yahoo! and Edutopia/The George Lucas Educational Foundation to Present the Totally Wired Teacher Award to Ben WilkoffYpulse Mashup, Yahoo! and Edutopia/The George Lucas Educational Foundation to Present the Totally Wired Teacher Award to Ben Wilkoff - Educational Tuition Assistance - Eduta
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  Ypulse Mashup, Yahoo! and Edutopia/The George Lucas Educational Foundation to Present the Totally Wired Teacher Award to Ben Wilkoff
  
  > >New York, NY (PRWEB) July 9, 2007 - Ypulse.com, the leading independent blog for teen media and marketing professionals, in partnership with conference producer Modern Media, has announced that Ben Wilkoff, a 7th/8th grade language arts teacher from Cresthill Middle School, Highlands Ranch, CO, will be honored with the first Totally Wired Teacher Award during a reception at the Mashup on July 17.The National 2007 Mashup (www.mashup.ypulse.com) takes place July 16 - 17 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, CA.
  
  The 2007 Mashup Totally Wired Teacher Award, made possible by Yahoo! and Edutopia/The George Lucas Educational Foundation, honors a trailblazing teacher who successfully pioneered the innovative and educational use of social media (blogs, wikis, social networking, photo/video sharing) in the classroom.The award was promoted in the education "blogosphere," attracting nominees from around the country.
  
  "We had several amazing nominees, but in the end, we felt Ben Wilkoff, our 2007 winner, overcame the challenges of using social media in a public middle school by engaging both parents and teachers," said Anastasia Goodstein, Ypulse founder and co-producer of the Mashup.
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  "Ben has successfully used blogs and wikis to help middle school students improve their writing skills and created a podcast to share his experience with other teachers."
  
  "We are thrilled to partner with Yahoo! in giving Ben this award," says Edutopia editor in chief James Daly.
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  A lot," said Ben."This is no small understatement.My passion for teaching and learning increases with every blog post I read or write, every podcast I create or listen to.Just one meaningful comment from one student to another on a blog, or a great revision on one of our Wiki projects is something special, something authentic, something worth striving for."
  
  "When I started teaching in a middle school 3 years ago, I wanted something more for my kids, so we blogged our essay writing to harness the power of commenting and revision," Ben continued."After that, our weekly blog post, 3 Wiki projects, multiple podcasts, and a lesson planning blog were born.The students started collaborating with one another on their ideas, and a true community of writers came to fruition.We expanded the walls of our classroom to show the world what we were doing, and the world responded with over 43,000 hits on our Utopia Wiki (http://academyofdiscovery.wikispaces.com ). It is our hope that this model will become the basis for our curriculum and practice in our classrooms, creating a truly authentic learning experience for all."
  
  Yahoo! has invited Ben to become an Alpha Teacher for Yahoo! for Teachers, a new Yahoo! website that will allow teachers to find, create and share lesson plans and other curriculum.

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  I am also very thankful for the recognition that you and the other provided for Ben.
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  Finally, check out this podcast interview with our first Totally Wired Teacher Ben Wilkoff.Ben will be at the Mashup to receive his award so be sure to congratulate him in person!
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  Drumroll please ... It's Ben Wilkoff, a 7th and 8th grade language arts teacher at Cresthill Middle School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
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  It was a tough choice, but in the end, we felt like Ben was trailblazing the use of social media and skillfully navigating the challenges of the public school bureaucracy, convincing other teachers, administrators and parents that what he's doing is showing real results.
  
  We are flying Ben to San Francisco, where our founding sponsor, Yahoo! will present him with the award.I want to thank everyone who submitted nominations this year.I look forward to discovering even more innovators next year.You can learn more about Ben through his links:
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  They are building up a small army of trailblazing teachers, like Ben, that they hope will train other teachers at their schools.

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  Ypulse Mashup, Yahoo! and Edutopia/The George Lucas Educational Foundation to Present the Totally Wired Teacher Award to Ben WilkoffYpulse Mashup, Yahoo! and Edutopia/The George Lucas Educational Foundation to Present the Totally Wired Teacher Award to Ben Wilkoff - Education Information Center
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  New York, NY (PRWEB) July 9, 2007 - Ypulse.com, the leading independent blog for teen media and marketing professionals, in partnership with conference producer Modern Media, has announced that Ben Wilkoff, a 7th/8th grade language arts teacher from Cresthill Middle School, Highlands Ranch, CO, will be honored with the first Totally Wired Teacher Award during a reception at the Mashup on July 17.The National 2007 Mashup (www.mashup.ypulse.com) takes place July 16 - 17 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, CA.
  
  The 2007 Mashup Totally Wired Teacher Award, made possible by Yahoo! and Edutopia/The George Lucas Educational Foundation, honors a trailblazing teacher who successfully pioneered the innovative and educational use of social media (blogs, wikis, social networking, photo/video sharing) in the classroom.The award was promoted in the education "blogosphere," attracting nominees from around the country.
  
  "We had several amazing nominees, but in the end, we felt Ben Wilkoff, our 2007 winner, overcame the challenges of using social media in a public middle school by engaging both parents and teachers," said Anastasia Goodstein, Ypulse founder and co-producer of the Mashup.
  ...
  "Ben has successfully used blogs and wikis to help middle school students improve their writing skills and created a podcast to share his experience with other teachers."
  
  "We are thrilled to partner with Yahoo! in giving Ben this award," says Edutopia editor in chief James Daly.
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  A lot," said Ben."This is no small understatement.My passion for teaching and learning increases with every blog post I read or write, every podcast I create or listen to.Just one meaningful comment from one student to another on a blog, or a great revision on one of our Wiki projects is something special, something authentic, something worth striving for."
  
  "When I started teaching in a middle school 3 years ago, I wanted something more for my kids, so we blogged our essay writing to harness the power of commenting and revision," Ben continued."After that, our weekly blog post, 3 Wiki projects, multiple podcasts, and a lesson planning blog were born.The students started collaborating with one another on their ideas, and a true community of writers came to fruition.We expanded the walls of our classroom to show the world what we were doing, and the world responded with over 43,000 hits on our Utopia Wiki (http://academyofdiscovery.wikispaces.com ). It is our hope that this model will become the basis for our curriculum and practice in our classrooms, creating a truly authentic learning experience for all."
  
  Yahoo! has invited Ben to become an Alpha Teacher for Yahoo! for Teachers, a new Yahoo! website that will allow teachers to find, create and share lesson plans and other curriculum.

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  Ypulse Mashup, Yahoo! and Edutopia/The George Lucas Educational Foundation to Present the Totally Wired Teacher Award to Ben Wilkoff Ypulse.com, the leading independent blog for teen media and marketing professionals, in partnership with conference producer Modern Media, has announced that Ben Wilkoff, a 7th/8th grade language arts teacher from Cresthill Middle School, Highlands Ranch, CO, will be honored with the first Totally Wired Teacher Award during a reception at the Mashup on July 17.

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  Ypulse Mashup, Yahoo! and Edutopia/The George Lucas Educational Foundation to Present the Totally Wired Teacher Award to Ben WilkoffYpulse.com, the leading independent blog for teen media and marketing professionals, in partnership with conference producer Modern Media, has announced that Ben Wilkoff, a 7th/8th grade language arts teacher from Cresthill Middle School, Highlands Ranch, CO, will be honored with the first Totally Wired Teacher Award during a reception at the Mashup on July 17.

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  Ypulse Mashup, Yahoo! and Edutopia/The George Lucas Educational Foundation to Present the Totally Wired Teacher Award to Ben Wilkoff Ypulse.com, the leading independent blog for teen media and marketing professionals, in partnership with conference producer Modern Media, has announced that Ben Wilkoff, a 7th/8th grade language arts teacher from Cresthill Middle School, Highlands Ranch, CO, will be honored with the first Totally Wired Teacher Award during a reception at the Mashup on July 17.

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  I am also very thankful for the recognition that you and the other provided for Ben.
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  Drumroll please ... It's Ben Wilkoff, a 7th and 8th grade language arts teacher at Cresthill Middle School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
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  It was a tough choice, but in the end, we felt like Ben was trailblazing the use of social media and skillfully navigating the challenges of the public school bureaucracy, convincing other teachers, administrators and parents that what he's doing is showing real results.
  
  We are flying Ben to San Francisco, where our founding sponsor, Yahoo! will present him with the award.I want to thank everyone who submitted nominations this year.I look forward to discovering even more innovators next year.You can learn more about Ben through his links:
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  They are building up a small army of trailblazing teachers, like Ben, that they hope will train other teachers at their schools.

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  Drumroll please ... It's Ben Wilkoff, a 7th and 8th grade language arts teacher at Cresthill Middle School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
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  It was a tough choice, but in the end, we felt like Ben was trailblazing the use of social media and skillfully navigating the challenges of the public school bureaucracy, convincing other teachers, administrators and parents that what he's doing is showing real results.
  
  We are flying Ben to San Francisco, where our founding sponsor, Yahoo! will present him with the award.I want to thank everyone who submitted nominations this year.I look forward to discovering even more innovators next year.You can learn more about Ben through his links:
  ...
  They are building up a small army of trailblazing teachers, like Ben, that they hope will train other teachers at their schools.

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  These soliloquies are surprisingly engaging, and they belong to Ben Wilkoff, a 7th and 8th grade language arts teacher at Cresthill Middle School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
  
  Ben is only 24, but it's a wise voice that comes to me through my mp3 player (by the way, Ben--and others--remember that many of us have to convert your mp4 files every time we download them!) I invited Ben to describe his "Academy of Discovery" in this recorded interview, and I was impressed enough that I nominated Ben for the Edutopia/Yahoo! for Teachers Totally Wired Teacher Award--largely based on his stories of how he has had to work with the parents of his students to help them understand what he is teaching.Now, I may not have been the only one to nominate Ben, but I will take some credit for the fact the HE WON and will be flying to San Francisco later this month to accept this award.Turns out Ben was also and early Ning user...
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  Ben Wilkoff said ...
  
  Thank you for your kind words.
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  @Steve: All of us here at Yahoo! for Teachers, along with the rest of the YPulse panel were equally impressed with Ben and his innovative use of social media in the classroom!
  
  We look forward to meeting Ben and couldn't ask for a better educator to represent Education 2.0! Thanks for taking the time to recommend him for this award.
  
  Congratulations Ben!See you in San Francisco!

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  These soliloquies are surprisingly engaging, and they belong to Ben Wilkoff, a 7th and 8th grade language arts teacher at Cresthill Middle School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
  
  Ben is only 24, but it's a wise voice that comes to me through my mp3 player (by the way, Ben--and others--remember that many of us have to convert your mp4 files every time we download them!) I invited Ben to describe his "Academy of Discovery" in this recorded interview, and I was impressed enough that I nominated Ben for the Edutopia/Yahoo! for Teachers Totally Wired Teacher Award--largely based on his stories of how he has had to work with the parents of his students to help them understand what he is teaching.Now, I may not have been the only one to nominate Ben, but I will take some credit for the fact the HE WON and will be flying to San Francisco later this month to accept this award.Turns out Ben was also and early Ning user...

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