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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Fellow Educators:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This week’s BrlChat topic is “What our students want us to know. A conversation with blind students from across the country.” I hope you will bring your ideas and questions
to Twitter this Thursday at 9pm eastern. Also, if you know any blind students, please invite them to join the conversation. Note: a child must be 13 in order to have a Twitter account. Younger students who have parents on Twitter could participate in the conversation
alongside their parent/guardian. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">FYI: Starting in March, BrlChat will only occur two times a month on the 2<sup>nd</sup> and 4<sup>th</sup> Thursday of each month. The first BrlChat of March will be on the
14th. If someone else is willing to step up and moderate, we can stick to an every Thursday schedule. Over the next few months my schedule is such that I cannot moderate every Thursday. If you’re interested in moderating, please be in touch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Don’t forget to
<a href="http://withoutaclassroom.wordpress.com/brlchat/">vote in the next topic poll</a>. Remember If there are topics you would like to talk about during BrlChat, please send them along. We are always looking for new ideas!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To learn more about BrlChat, read archives of previous chats, or to learn more about Twitter (if you are new to the platform) please visit the
<a href="http://withoutaclassroom.wordpress.com/brlchat/">BrlChat Web page</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Note: BrlChat is an open forum, all people, ideas, and opinions are welcome. The more diverse the participants the more interesting our conversations will be. Be bold, share
your thoughts, and spark conversation!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Have a great week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Natalie Shaheen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">@nlshaheen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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