Today was the first day of school for the students, which, as always, proved hectic and full of running around without accomplishing much. BUT, the one class that went as planned (for the most part) was Globaloria! We managed to talk about Globaloria, explain the essence of the program, and get the students to take the survey. During the class, we also had students sign up for gmail to be able to set up their blog easier later on.
To my mind, the kids are very excited, puzzled, and intrigued. We have quite a mix of abilities and talents, but all the students can work well together, which is a key. We will probably need to slow down the curriculum, as some of the students are taking more time to do explore the content or set up an account, being more scrupulous than the others. However, it remains to be seen, as they may up the speed as we go along and they get more comfortable with all the components of the course. As for now, testing their gmail accounts, they have already added each other to their contacts lists, so really communication comes naturally for these digital natives.
Once some of the faster ones finished, Sara and I let them explore the games and the avatar gallery, which was such a hit! I honestly did not think they would get so excited over it! We'll see what tomorrow brings, but we are planning starting the course overview, getting their profile started and setting up the blogs. Should be fun!
2 comments:
I am glad to hear it is going well. Keep us posted.
It is great that you got a good response! Encourage the students to continue to edit their profiles, add more, make them better, comment on other profiles.... just to keep them engaged.
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