The best surprise was when the North Carolina students learned their teacher actually graduated from our school. It's such a small world, and we are proud of our graduates. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of the next generation.
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Showing posts with label mystery skype. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Connecting with our Grads
What a wonderful morning spent with our new friends in North Carolina. We connected via Google Hangout and took turns asking each other yes/no questions to try and determine our schools' locations. This was a great way to reinforce our knowledge of states/capitals, national landmarks, and geography.
The best surprise was when the North Carolina students learned their teacher actually graduated from our school. It's such a small world, and we are proud of our graduates. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of the next generation.
The best surprise was when the North Carolina students learned their teacher actually graduated from our school. It's such a small world, and we are proud of our graduates. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of the next generation.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Challenge Yourself
Like most schools, we have regularly scheduled faculty meetings. And like most schools, we use this time for "housekeeping"- discuss upcoming special events, field trips, changes in our curriculum, etc.
A few days ago we had our faculty meeting and were asked to challenge ourselves.
Try something new. Create a new lesson. Read a new book. Explore a new piece of technology. Go outside your comfort zone and reach beyond.
Do. Not. Settle.
This discussion made me reflect on the school year thus far. My professional goal this year was, and continues to be, to share my passions with my students and look beyond the curriculum. We've learned to make soap and use a sewing machine. I've already read more books aloud to my students than previous years. We've connected internationally by participating in the Global Read Aloud and numerous Mystery Skypes lessons. We are currently writing eBooks on our national parks. We will soon start exploring digital photography. The arts, reading, writing, and technology are all passions of mine.
I firmly believe these "extra projects" have brought my students together as a class so nicely. Their communication skills have improved, and they show one another more respect and compassion.
Keep reaching. Keeping challenging. Keep growing.
A few days ago we had our faculty meeting and were asked to challenge ourselves.
Try something new. Create a new lesson. Read a new book. Explore a new piece of technology. Go outside your comfort zone and reach beyond.
Do. Not. Settle.
This discussion made me reflect on the school year thus far. My professional goal this year was, and continues to be, to share my passions with my students and look beyond the curriculum. We've learned to make soap and use a sewing machine. I've already read more books aloud to my students than previous years. We've connected internationally by participating in the Global Read Aloud and numerous Mystery Skypes lessons. We are currently writing eBooks on our national parks. We will soon start exploring digital photography. The arts, reading, writing, and technology are all passions of mine.
I firmly believe these "extra projects" have brought my students together as a class so nicely. Their communication skills have improved, and they show one another more respect and compassion.
Keep reaching. Keeping challenging. Keep growing.
Monday, November 24, 2014
Mystery Skype
Want an interactive, engaging, and exciting way to brush up on geography? What about participating in a Mystery Skype session?
That's exactly what our fourth grade class did today. We connected with another fourth grade class on Skype and took turns with them asking yes/no questions to help determine each other's location. Not only did we use our mapping skills but also deductive reasoning.
Everyone in our class was assigned specific responsibilities during the Mystery Skype, and we took these duties seriously. Some of our jobs were photographers, recorders, tweeters, question leader, mappers, welcomer, and closer.
During the Mystery Skype two students recorded all the questions we asked and the questions that the other class asked us. The recorders wrote these questions on the whiteboards so they were visible to everyone in our classroom. This helped prevent us from repeating questions by accident.
Students were highly engaged during our Skype session and worked well together. The students were able to determine the other school was in Iowa. The Mystery Skype session lasted approximately 25 minutes.
We are already looking forward to our next Mystery Skype.
Mrs. Lynch
That's exactly what our fourth grade class did today. We connected with another fourth grade class on Skype and took turns with them asking yes/no questions to help determine each other's location. Not only did we use our mapping skills but also deductive reasoning.
Everyone in our class was assigned specific responsibilities during the Mystery Skype, and we took these duties seriously. Some of our jobs were photographers, recorders, tweeters, question leader, mappers, welcomer, and closer.
During the Mystery Skype two students recorded all the questions we asked and the questions that the other class asked us. The recorders wrote these questions on the whiteboards so they were visible to everyone in our classroom. This helped prevent us from repeating questions by accident.
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| Questions the Other Class Asked Us |
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| Questions We Asked the Other Class |
Students were highly engaged during our Skype session and worked well together. The students were able to determine the other school was in Iowa. The Mystery Skype session lasted approximately 25 minutes.
We are already looking forward to our next Mystery Skype.
Mrs. Lynch
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