"Chatting It Up Online"
By Pamela Livingston
I found this article to be interesting and very informative. Because I am so new to the internet and all its offerings, I would never have considered using a chat room as an educational tool until I read this article. The students that were allowed to sit and have a live chat with one of their favorite authors must have been thrilled to see their own personal questions being answered live by the author herself. Not only did this chat teach the students about technology, but it also encouraged the students to read the author’s books.
It was also informative to read about all the work the teachers and technical staff had to complete prior to the live chat. I thought the recommendations the author suggested throughout the article would be beneficial to any teacher working with technology. It is important to teach your students about online etiquette. She also suggested testing the connections several times prior to the event as well as keeping the technical support of the school aware of the event too. It was also recommended that the instructor check the room/environment where the event was to take place to make sure that all would be perfect on the day of the event.
Q1: How receptive would teacher be to helping with a project like this?
A1: From what I have observed and seen at my own children’s school, I would like to think that the teachers would be very receptive to the idea. I think they would help out as much as possible and it would definitely need to be a team effort.
Q2: What other areas could a teacher use a chat room in the classroom?
A1: I am still new to the technology world, but if it is possible it might be interesting to se up a chat room between classes within the same school. Possibly do group projects between the classrooms and the kids can communicate with each other. I don’t know the feasibility of this but it sounds interesting to me.
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Not only could classes chat to each other but what about chats across the district. One class at a low performing school could chat with a high performing class to interact and get learning tips.
--Rocky Salmon
I agree with you that I would hope also our children's teachers are receptive to these kinds of experiences. An event like this is something they would remember for ever. Hopefully it would encourage them to read more or even write.
In response to your second question, I believe a chat with another class across the country, or even world, would be an interesting idea. Specifically, another class that also set up an author chat with Livingston. This way the classes could compare notes and experiences. Truly interactive!
Lisette Wuebben
I enjoyed reading the article too. It is a good idea to get students to work on computers. Young students learn quickly and pick up things easily. There are lots of software for young students of kindergarten age.
Marilyn Johnson
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