Teaching Globally with My Sister's Class in Florida

Today, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to teach my sister's 1st graders in Florida, while I was in chilly Chicago!

My first step?  I decided to create a fun vocabulary video (using her current words).  My wife also joined in the fun as we quickly made the video that you can view below.



After I shot all of the videos on my iPad, I put them in the right order using iMovie for iPad, uploaded to YouTube, and sent the link to my sister.  This really did not take long at all.

She showed the video to her class and afterwards, connected her class with me using Skype.  Our 25 minute conversation included the following:

• A demonstration of what snow looks like (most of her students had never seen it)
• A brief Q and A about what I thought about the snow
• What to wear in the cold
• Information about my two dogs

My favorite part was calling on the eager students as I saw them through my computer.   What a fun experience!