Videoconference+Format

PROPOSED VIDEOCONFERENCE FORMAT - ROUGH DRAFT Biddy-Schuster Notes 10-21-2010

Picture of SMS Videoconference Set-Up

Videoconference Start Time: October 28 9:43 EST

PREPARATION
 * Students make 'name paddles' (can use paper plates and markers - keep it simple, but they can hold it up when called upon so the other school knows there name.)
 * Room set up - chairs horseshoe arrangement. We will have students sitting in center on the floor too. Trying to get them all in one camera view.
 * Students in both schools will choose any 3 questions from either list.
 * We will conduct the Socratic Seminar from the questions that have been pre-selected.

VIDEOCONFERENCE SCRIPT No Teacher hello's. We are thinking that we just want all the introductions from the students (Biddy) Suffern students open the introductions - will just say 'hello' and a little bit about our school, how many students, grade levels, where we are located,
 * 9:45-9:55 - getting seated and introductions**

Kansas student hello Kansas first questions

Format will be in Socratic Seminar

SUFFERN QUESTIONS What's the difference between teasing and bullying? What's the most painful kind of bullying: emotional or physical? Do adults take bullying seriously?
 * Three questions to be posed by SMS during videoconference:**

Question: What new thing did I learn?
 * 10:15** Summary: What did you come away with and how will it benefit the school and environment; the way you deal with people


 * 10:25** Goodbyes

PLANNING QUESTIONS 1) Teacher "Hello's' and introduction of Student Reps

2) Student Hello's (Just 1 or 2 student representatives say a formal hello just to get things started. (who, what, where) Ex: name of school, where we're located - suburban, how many students etc.

3) Socratic Seminar.

4) Closures: How do we end it? What time? Do we need to allow time for a summary at the end? Barbara and Paul will have a good sense of how to do this, but I would like to have an idea so I can help facilitate the process.

Barbara wants a chance to talk to her students about the experience before their next class begins, which would mean ending around 10:30, but we are flexible and understand that may not happen, especially if the conversation takes off. We don't want to cut off something good.

What do you think of 'name paddles'? We're trying to think of how to identify names. I haven't done this before, but it sounds like a nice idea. The students would write their names on a paper plate with marker in large letters so the other side can see who's speaking - let us know what you think about this idea.