Pen Pals in WI

We've been busy writing to pen pals in LaCrosse, WI. I did this last year with the same teacher last year. First, we started with whole class emails, then we hooked up each student with a pen pal and a picture to tell a little bit about each other. Next, the North Woods International School sent a movie they created that showed and told about their school. Then the students wrote about an answer to my students' questions, something about their school, and a question for us. It was neat how they made their letter match up with their video. Their letters also had a photo of the place along with their pen pals and they showed and talked about on the movie. The first grade teacher and I are in the process of taking the photos and making the movie. It has been difficult to find the time to record and find a camcorder that picks up good sound. Hopefully we will get this finished and then at the end of the year, we will do a video conference where each pen pal will ask each other one question and answer it. It's been neat to hear the kids mention the similarities and differences as they watch the movie and the DVD.

Will update later.