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March 9th, 2011 - 1:25 pm § in China

Connection #75- Hong Kong, China

Today, March 9th is Read Aloud Day-Words Changing World. A few weeks ago, Angela Maiers coordinated a Google Doc with teachers interested in connecting around the World via Skype to read aloud to and with their students. We started out this morning by connected with Neil Ringrose from the Quarry Bay[...]

November 1st, 2010 - 12:07 pm § in China

Connection #66- Wuhan, China

We were able to connect with Steve Wilmarth’s class in Wuhan, China this morning. They are boarding students at the No. 1 Middle School Attached to Central China Normal University. We were surprised that his students are still in study hall until 10:30 pm, but we were also glad otherwise we wo[...]

May 16th, 2010 - 10:11 am § in China

Connection #15- Beijing, China

We skyped with a 4th Grade class from Beijing, China. They wear red shirts as part of their uniform School is on East side of Beijing They like to play football, soccer, rollerskating, ping pong, basketball, badminton, Monopoly Their teacher, Mrs. Davis is from Canada Each student is from a differen[...]

May 16th, 2010 - 8:26 am § in Australia, China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, USA

Six schools in six countries in one hour?

Six schools in six countries in one hour? Is it possible? Over 100 participants in 23 countries have shown desire to connect with other schools and left their contact information. Time zones issues seem to be the biggest hurdle in connecting our students with schools from the Eastern Hemisphere duri[...]