WE DID! Today our two classrooms talked on Oovoo, a live video discussion website. There were all the Liberty kids smiling and gazing at the computer! There was wonderful Maureen sitting with all of them. My students here greeted the other class saying, "Hello from Austrayyylia! G'day, mate!"
It was definitely emotional for me, seeing the class I said good bye to just two months ago. Seeing Maureen and meeting American children was very very exciting for my Macksville kids! We all gathered around my laptop that was perched on a chair. It was informal, but it worked anyway! My principal came, with his detention student in tow (!), snapping photos and talking to the children.
The wide-angle webcam was a gift from the Room 5 parents, and today that gift created an amazing experience for 50 children and more than two teachers. Macksville's staff room was abuzz with the news that our two classrooms were talking today. Now that we've started, the possibilities are endless. As my students were practicing informational paragraph writing about Australian animals, I encouraged them to do their best and perhaps read their work "to the Americans." Their eyes got big, and their heads bent over their pages to keep going. I think both classes will have to sing "Waltzing Matilda" together. What about sharing artwork? I picture solving math problems in real time together. Don't you know that the children will come up with the best ideas for this whole thing? I can't wait!
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