Re: [LM_NET] David DiGregorio's good idea

[Jennie <jennieteacher@GMAIL.COM>]

Being in Belgrade, Serbia, I am very interested in this idea, but told David
that my admin is nervous about the "uncontrolled" nature of this kind of
communication.

We are an International Baccalaureate World School with *"aims to develop
inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better
and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect".*


An international "Open Mic" creates an environment for some great
intercultural understanding!


*PLEASE* share all of your ongoing experiences on the LM-NET with this idea
(the good and the bad).


Thanks,
Jennie



Jennie Scott-McKenzie
EY-12 Library Media Specialist
International School of Belgrade, Serbia
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On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Cheryl Youse <cyouse@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yesterday David and I set up an 'open mike' sort of link with Tandbergs
> between our schools. It was a lot of fun for the kids. I heard snowfall
> comparisons (20 inches in NJ last snowfall and 1/2 inch in south
> Georgia--first time in my students' lifetimes it snowed here), dialect
> comparisons and discussion, what college are you going to, a spontaneous
> singing of Happy Birthday by GA students to one in NJ whose birthday it
> was,
> do you want to come up and take me to the prom--I don't have a date yet,
> want to be facebook friends and lots of other interesting conversations.
> (They were probably tired of hearing my MovieMaker lesson after 3 or 4
> rounds).
>
> David hasn't posted yet but he has a great idea--let's set up a directory
> of
> school libraries and specify some IP addresses and days to let kids connect
> like this in the future. And we talked about collaborating on lessons. I
> like the idea of a joint North/South Civil War unit.
>
> Last week at a conference I heard Vicky Davis speak. She is located at
> Westwood Academy in nearby Camilla, Georgia. Vicky is the author of Cool
> Cat
> Teacher blog http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/ and was featured in the
> book The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, describing her experiences in
> setting up collaborative lessons between her students in south Georgia and
> students in India, China, and Qatar. As David said yesterday, we aren't
> fully utilizing our technology. And, in our more wired world, this is the
> kind of thing we should be introducing our students to. My sister works for
> aol in Florida and coordinates with the help desk located in India. More
> and
> more jobs are going to demand cross country, cross cultural collaborations
> (they already do) and we need to do a better job of getting our kids ready
> for it.
>
> So, David, I'm ready to help with this great idea and on board for
> suggestions! I'll be happy to help coordinate it.
>
> --
> Cheryl Youse, MLS
> Media Specialist
> Colquitt County High School
> Moultrie, GA
> cyouse@gmail.com
>
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