Category Archives: Global Collaboration/Skype

Kindergarteners Participate in their First Skype!

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

Mrs. Nihipali’s Kindergarten class was very excited last week Thursday as they came into the computer lab. They couldn’t wait to Skype with their new friends in Baltimore from Hillcrest Elementary School. The students are working on a book project … Continue reading →

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Fifth Graders Finish Videos for Baltimore Buddies

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

Our fifth graders have finished the videos they created for their Baltimore buddies! Check them out below. Great job being photographers and videographers. And you did well using imovie, fifth graders! I’m sure our fifth grade buddies in Baltimore will … Continue reading →

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Third Graders in Hawaii and Maine Connect via Skype!

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

The third graders in Ms. Everett’s class connected with Maine. They have made many connections using Skype this year, and we had an awesome time learning all about our friends in Maine. We learned that: Their state animal is the … Continue reading →

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“The Shark and the Milky Way” A Hawaiian Legend

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

Ms. Everett’s third grade class has been busy making digital stories for their buddies in Wales. Here is one of the stories we have created. It is a retelling of the the Hawaiian legend “The Shark and the Milky Way.”

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Illinois and Wisconsin and Indiana, Oh My!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

Our third and fourth grade students have had three exciting experiences recently. Ms. Everett’s class skyped with a class in a suburb near Chicago.  They learned all about the “ABC’s of Winter Weather!”  The students shared everything from blizzards, snowmen, … Continue reading →

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Aloha Flat Stanley!

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

Ms. Fullerton’s class said Aloha to our Hawaiian Flat Stanley as we put him in his envelope and sent him across the ocean to Massachusetts. We are so excited to see the many adventures that our second grade friends in … Continue reading →

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Hawaii/Massachusetts Collaboration Begins!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

The second and third graders have begun some very exciting projects with Heights Elementary School in Sharon, Massachusetts.  Read on to see what each class is doing! Mrs. Oyama’s class will be teaching the second graders about native Hawaiian animals … Continue reading →

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We LOVE Connecting with Others!

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

We love connecting with people from all over the world!  During the past two months our school has made so many connections with students and people in other places that it has been impossible for me to blog about each … Continue reading →

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Collaborative Poetry Project Culminates in Exciting Sharing Via Skype

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

Have you ever written a poem with someone 4,772 miles away? Well, our fifth graders have! Today the students in 5b participated in the culminating experience of a collaborative poetry project with their Baltimore buddies. We began the projects a … Continue reading →

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First and Second Graders Connect with Buddies

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

The first and second graders in Mrs. Moore’s and Ms. Fullerton’s classes skyped this past week with their Baltimore buddies. The first graders shared movies they had made about what the season of Fall is like in Maryland and Hawai’i. … Continue reading →

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