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Your School Could WIN a Free Skype Visit with Inspirational Frankie the Walk ‘N Roll Dog

Posted by Barbara Techel

 

Skype visit with school in Illinois last spring
Oh so easy to enter!  All you have to do is let your child’s (or grandchild’s) school teacher or librarian know we are giving away a FREE Skype presentation with Frankie the Walk ‘N Roll Dog (you can do that by forwarding this post along with a personal note).

Then all the teacher or librarian needs to do is email us with this note in the body of email:

Our school would love to win a free Skype presentation with Frankie the Walk ‘N Roll Dog!

Please include contact name, school name, address, phone and email. Send email to barb at joyfulpaws dot com.

Teachers/librarians can enter through midnight September 14, 2011. Winner will be chosen at random and notified on Thursday, September 15.  Skype presentation will need to be scheduled no later than May 30, 2012.

Open to schools in US and Canada.

For more information on our Skype presentations check out our free Skype ebook on planning a Skype visit with us.

Frankie will inspire and uplift your students to be the best they can be!!

The students had such a great time during their webcam visit with Mrs. Techel and Frankie.  They were even more inspiring in person.  Mrs. Techel had Frankie right there with her during our web cam visit.  Frankie even fell asleep on her desk.  She showed the class how Frankie got in and out of her wheelchair, explained how she cared for Frankie, gave us a first hand view of her writing studio, and explained the writing process from the gathering of ideas, to the editing, and the publishing stages. ~Karen Elz, 3rd grade elementary teacher,  Shiloh Point Elementary School, Georgia 

Authors and Technology- The Future is Now Blog Talk Radio

Posted by Barbara Techel

Join me Monday, August 1st, 2011 as Dr. Barbara Holstein interviews about my success in sharing my books and message of hope with classrooms across the US and Canada via Skype.

This show invites experts intechnology to discuss the future, which is happening now.  In this show

Barbara Techel, award-winning author of the Frankie the Walk ‘N Roll Dog book series will be sharing how she has used technology such as Skype, and how you can too!. She has shared her story of hope and inspiration about her dachshund, Frankie, who is in a wheelchair, with thousands of children and adults since 2007. To date they have made over 300 appearances in Wisconsin and many more via Skype to classrooms across the US and Canada. Barbara is also a speaker and publisher. Barbara and Frankie are avid volunteers as a therapy dog team. They routinely visit a local hospice community, hospital and senior assisted living facility, where they “walk their talk” about the inspirational nature of perseverance in the face of challenge.

Remember, authors will be virtually entering schools, libraries, book clubs, businesses, etc. beyond our wildest dreams.  They will be using Skype and other means to reach people around the world, including e-books, webinars, teleclasses and processes that have yet to materialize. 

Authors need to be ready, as the future is now.  Please join us

 

Skype Classroom Visit with 4th Graders from Spring Valley, New York

Posted by Barbara Techel

Getting reactions back from children that Frankie and I meet via Skype (and in person) is one of the most rewarding things about what I do.  I can’t even begin to describe how my heart feels when I hear back from kids… it is so priceless!  Tuesday we did a Skype call with Mrs. Gershenoff’s 4th grade class at Hempstead Elementary School in Spring Valley, NY .  They are studying nonfiction books and writing books of their own as part of their studies.  Their teacher sent me some of their reactions to us connecting with them via Skype which they put in their writer’s notebook.


Photo taken by Mrs. Gershenoff from view of the classroom while talking to me and Frankie on Skype!

By: Jonathan

Oh my gosh!  It was so cool!  This was my first time that I really saw an author.  My heart was beating so fast. I had butterflies in my stomach when I asked my question.  I didn’t know when we read the book that she was going to actually Skype with us.  I was so excited!  My brother is going to be jealous that I met and author.  So are my friends.

By: Christy

Skyping with Barbara Techel was amazing! We even got to see Frankie!  She was so cute.  Barbara even woke her up from her beauty sleep to  show her to us. She answered all of our questions.  She even said she would talk about us on TV, but only if she got back on TV.  Maybe if Mrs. Gershenoff gives me her email and Skype I can Skype her too.

By: Adelle

I really liked when the author showed us Frankie.  I would like to do it again! It was sooo cute Skyping with a real author.  I really wish Frankie and Mrs. Techel would visit us in person.  I also wish we had more time together on Skype.

By: Ryan

It was so overwhelming to see a real life character from a book!  I would love to do this again!

By: Lewis

OMG! Meeting Barbara Techel and Frankie was soooo exciting!  I was ready to hog the computer and talk to Barbara all day and not give the others a turn.

This is what they posted on their classroom website as well:

3.09.11 Wow!  Today we had an amazing experience!  We Skyped with an Award Winning Author, Barbara Techel, author of Frankie the Walk ‘n Roll Dog.  She taught us about writing our own nonfiction stories and gave us tips on what to do if we get stuck on writing a part of our story.  She also shared some of her own personal feelings and life events about her dog Frankie and her challenges.  Be sure to ask your child all about this incredible activity! Also, check out our class blog where we posted about the book.  We even received a blog post from Barbara Techel! I have also sent home a flier if you are intersted in purchasing an autographed copy of one of Ms. Techel’s books.