Archer Street School students were selected to connect with students hundreds of miles away in Newark, N.Y. via the Internet to work on a learning program facilitated by the New York State Distance Learning Consortium.
The Smart Board in the school's computer lab served as the portal for Jessica Polikoff's third-grade dual language class as they connected with Lora Prebalick's
third-grade class at Kelley Intermediate School in Newark for a learning exercise called "Monster Match Collaboration 2013."
The classes exchanged, via email, their own description of a make-believe monster and then set about building the monsters based only on the written descriptions. When the monsters were finished, the classes videoconferenced to compare and contrast their creations.
There was also time for a question-and-answer period, where students had the chance to share information and learn more about each other's home community. Many students hope to continue to communicate with their new friends.
