Hi, Steven, I can see only 4 posts for Week 2.

Hi, Steven, I can see only 4 posts for Week 2. Considering the upsurge of activity after the first webinar, this seems odd. Am I doing something wrong?

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  1. Penny UrNovember 14, 2017 at 5:00 AM

    No, that's all there is! Maybe because my presentation this week was .... boring? nothing particularly thought-provoking? ....?
    Or maybe people exhausted themselves last week and are recovering...?

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  2. Anne HendlerNovember 14, 2017 at 5:29 AM

    Penny Ur NOT BORING! The time flew by and it was full of ideas and information. It takes time to digest all that (for slow-pokes like me). I'm still trying out week 1 activities!

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  3. Julia BlinovaNovember 14, 2017 at 5:56 AM

    Penny Ur I totally agree with Anne Hendler . There is so much information. I really need more time to reflect this week.

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  4. Penny UrNovember 14, 2017 at 6:01 AM

    Thanks for the reassurance! :)

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  5. Daniel GintingNovember 14, 2017 at 6:13 AM

    I agree with Anne and Julia.

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  6. Francesca Di MambroNovember 14, 2017 at 10:12 AM

    Yes, I've still to watch it all...sorry. It's on tomorrow's To Do list, I promise!

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  7. Elizabeth BekesNovember 16, 2017 at 8:03 AM

    Penny, it was just as solidly good and sensible as so many of your presentations. I love the success orientation principle and the no fuss approach, your attention to detail, as well as the ease with which you develop or turn around an activity to make it even better.

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  8. Hannah McCullochNovember 17, 2017 at 3:01 AM

    Hello everyone! I wanted to write on here this week but I've not found time until my day off today, so you can expect to hear more from me in the next few days! Your talk was fantastic as always, Penny, and sorry for not being as active as last week! I won't be there this Sunday as I've got a Thanksgiving brunch to attend, but I'll watch the video when I get home. Have a good weekend, everyone!

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  9. Scott GrayNovember 17, 2017 at 4:13 AM

    Yeah second that as fellow teacher has headed out to JALT so we have to cover his classes and get the attendance in, and make tests for the following week so I hope to get time to get on here saturday night or sunday morning.

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  10. Claudie GNovember 18, 2017 at 5:19 PM

    Penny Ur Presentation was lovely, took me back to younger, inexperienced, eager me, and made me remember things I used to do and try, but haven't for ages...like Grammar and Jazz chants. But like Julie and Anne I need a few days for reflection and percolation (and I have a visitor staying with me so time is even harderto find.) I did dip in once...I'm sure the silence is doubly frustrating for online teachers and leaders - at least in my F2F classroom learners are supposed to call in if they will be absent - Online there's just the waiting and watching the devices. Too bad you couldn't see Anne and I exchanging compliments about the course on Twitter!! @thespreadingoak Is my Twitter handle :)

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