MysterySkype

Yesterday (12.9.14) Room 11 participated in our first Skype chat. This is a concept that was pitched to me by Sonya (@Vanschaijik). She had been approached by Craig Kemp (@mrkempnz) who wanted a class at his school in Singapore to connect via Skype with a class in another country. I had told the students about this ‘Mystery Skype’ and there was a lot of excitement. Friday was the day.

 All went well (thanks to a great team). Our new friends figured out where we were from well before us (note – next time we should come prepared with atlas/ipads). 

After both classes had figured out each other's locations we had some spare time to ask further questions. It was great to hear the student's questioning. Our class' focus recently has been on transport and more specifically trains. It was good to hear the student's questions about transport and now we have more to learn/research about Singapore's MRT system.  

What a fun opportunity! The students were totally engaged and excited to investigate and find out more. It was good hearing my very multi-cultural class use some of their knowledge/experience. It was also a great learning opportunity for me and has provided a great spring board for future learning.

Through this process I saw 'walls' being broken down for my students as they took another step towards seeing themselves as connected global citizens. I was very grateful for the support of both Craig and Sonya. This was a seemingly easy experience to organise and had huge impact. We are definitely excited about our next ‘Mystery Skype’.