Category Archives: Global Collaboration/Skype

In Hawaii… A Digital Story from Mrs. LittrellĘ»s First Grade Class

Our first graders are excited to start meeting students from other places. We will be skyping with a number of other first grade classes as the year goes on. We have prepared this digital story to share with them! Watch … Continue reading

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Article published in ISTE’s Learning and Leading with Technology

I recently wrote an article that was published in an educational technology magazine called Learning and Leading with Technology. The article talks about the awesome projects that our fifth graders did last school year with our friends in Baltimore, Maryland! … Continue reading

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Kumu Crabbe and Fifth Graders Share our Culture

During the last week of school Kumu Crabbe and the fifth graders were able to share different aspects of the Hawaiian culture with a small group of native Cree students in Canada. The fifth graders, led by Kumu Crabbe, shared … Continue reading

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Third Graders Skype with Idaho

The third graders participated in a Skype with Idaho today. And guess what? They do eat a lot of potatoes in Idaho! Check out our Wallwisher below to see some of the other things we learned and enjoyed about our … Continue reading

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Kindergartners Participate in Awesome Collaborative Project!

The kindergarten students in Mrs. Littrell’s class participated in a skype session today that was the culminating activity for a wonderful project that we have been calling “The Mitten Project.” This project was based on two different kindergarten classes, one … Continue reading

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It’s a Mystery Skype with our……….Kindergartners!

Our youngest students took part in “mystery” Skypes this past week. Each student in Mrs. Nihipali and Mrs. Litrell’s classes drew a picture of something special about our home and culture that they shared with fellow kindergarteners via Skype. Then, … Continue reading

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This Week’s Skyping Adventures

Our lucky students have participated in a number of skypes in the past few days. Here is a summary of some of them. Mrs. Nihipali’s Kindergartners loved sharing their digital story “The Boogie Board” with their Kindergarten friends in Baltimore, … Continue reading

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Third Graders Continue Skype Adventures with PA and SD!

Our lucky third graders continued their exploration of other places during Skype sessions this week with students in Pennsylvania and South Dakota. We loved sharing with them and we learned so much as well. From our friends at Evergreen Elementary … Continue reading

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“The Boogie Board” by Mrs. Nihipali’s Kindergarten Class

Our Kindergarten classes are participating in a wonderful digital storytelling project with a few schools in Baltimore, Maryland. We have read “The Mitten” by Jan Brett and are creating our own local versions of the story. Mrs. Nihipali’s class is … Continue reading

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Skyping with Wales!

Ms. Everett’s third graders participated in an amazing opportunity on Thursday. We got to finally meet our friends in Wales face to face via Skype! We have been working with Mr. Jones and his student over the past year on … Continue reading

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