One hundred and twenty +- H.R. Moye second graders squished together today on the carpet of the library to participate in a Skype video conference with Ms. DeArmond’s class of second graders at Binion Elementary, Richland Hills, Texas. Both groups of children (and adults) enjoyed spending time learning a little about each other’s school, city, and visit with Skoob, the shelf elf.
The students at Binion performed a song with tips students can use in order to select the right book to read. The Moye students shared the details of some of Skoob’s activities while he was at our school visiting and gave a few facts about the geography of our desert home. The second grade teachers at Moye had graciously photographed Skoob’s adventures and I put them into a little PowerPoint presentation that both groups of children watched toward the end of the video conference.Both groups of children were well behaved and enthusiastic about this opportunity to make new long distant friends. A great time was had by all and I think we we’d love to make this an annual event.
Skoob left El Paso last Monday afternoon on his way to Mullen, Nebraska. I will be updating a map in the main hall of our school that follows Skoob on his travels across the United States. You can also follow Skoob's adventures at http://kidblog.org/TravelingSkoob/.
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