This morning I have two special edudcation classes participating in Whirlidurb‘s Jumping Jack Challenge. After greetings, Miss Roxanne works with the two classes to predict how many jumping jack each class will do. This is adapted to the students’ math skills – and a little estimation and number vocabulary is taught also! Then the classes [...]
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“Good morning, boys and girls!” Mrs. Claus welcomes the students after they dial in for a visit. All the students sit up straighter and wonder fills their faces! It’s our annual Mrs. Claus week, and we have 54 classes talking to Mrs. Claus from her North Pole Studio (here in our office). Here’s how the [...]
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Yay! Today we have a snow day! But, I had five Holiday Hoopla videoconferences and 1 Cleveland Zoo program today. As I’m thinking about those, I thought it would be good for another post on Snow Day Etiquette! Warn. If you think you might have a snow day, email your partner class to let them [...]
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Since I had so many videoconferences yesterday, I’ve been reflecting on the patterns of busy videoconference days, and quiet times in the school year. Yesterday we had 23 videoconferences: 11 classes participating in Turkey Trade 4 ASK holocaust expert interviews with Mr. Charlie Sacavage 3 classes going to ON, Canada for an extension of their [...]
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This morning I had the privilege of presenting some of my research to the Schools Videoconference User Group in the UK. Here are a few interesting tidbits & comments. Safety and Videoconferencing I didn’t get to hear this presentation due to its early morning time, however, I checked out Heather’s slides. You should too. See [...]
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Today was our first day of this year’s Monster Mayhem with Whirlidurb and Dallas. We had a busy, but learning-filled day! In addition to our monsters, we also had classes participating in the TWICE ASK programs on bullying with author Dana Lehman, and two connections with the Cleveland Zoo and the Lee Richardson Zoo. Here [...]
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Today I have a class connecting to a new provider: Brad Tassell, who is a comedian/author specializing in bullying and character education. I have a kindergarten class participating in his Character Education program. Brad is a comedian and very entertaining with a powerful message. His program consists of songs, magic tricks, and discussion with the [...]
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Today we had three 1st grade art classes participate in a videoconference with The Cleveland Museum of Art. The program was A is for Apple, A is for Art. Students looked carefully at three different paintings with apples (Renoir, Matisse, and Picasso) and answered questions by Arielle, the presenter. Students learned about shadows and named [...]
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Now that September is over, my videoconference calendar has more programs. It’s getting busier! Here’s a flavor of some of the programs we did this week: Two art classes connected to The Cleveland Museum of Art (my favorite art museum) for Aztec, Maya and More Seven 2rd and 3rd grade classes connected to the Buffalo [...]
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Today a 3rd grade class is connecting to Andy Campbell at LEARNnco for his program on Light Science. Andy always starts off with a great funny routine to break the ice and help students realize they are on camera. Students used flashlights, a highlighter, a black light, glow sticks, and wintergreen lifesavers to learn about [...]
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