Twitter is one of the best resources for teachers. Through Twitter, I was able to connect with Kelly Hincks. She is a librarian in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She and I discussed connecting her junior kindergarten class with our kindergarten class via Skype. They had been practicing their reading skills in class and wanted to share their progress. We scheduled a date, November 9, 2016, tested our equipment, and made the call. Kindergarteners and junior kindergarteners anxiously awaited meeting each other. When the call began, our kindergarteners crowded around the laptop fascinated with the fact that it was not a movie they were watching, but other kids their ages in real-time visiting with them! Mrs. Hinks' class read The Pout Pout Fish to us. Her students joined in on the blub, blub, blub and other parts of the book. Before long, ours were reading along with them. Mrs. Nowlin read Pete the Cat and the Magic Sunglasses. She did a great job! Afterward, the classes each took turns asking questions about each other, where each other lives, and so much more. We also showed them where the other class was on a map. This was something I definitely enjoyed and want to do more of! I am hoping Mrs. Hincks' class will be able to connect with us again before the school year ends.
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