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Description

Ms. Swift and I conducted Google Chats to collaborate on the lesson we used with her four classes of 9th graders.

Students were given a book to read for pleasure. Ms. Swift had enough copies for all her students. The title of the book used was //Runner// by Carl Deuker

Agenda

1. Anticipation Guide for each question.
 * Students were given the Anticipation Guide below and discussed in groups.
 * Ms. Swift called me using Google Chat
 * I asked students to raise their hands after reading the 5 statements when they voted Yes, No or Sometimes

After students voted, some students were called upon to explain their vote.

2. Book Talk (read a passage and discuss reactions) I read page 7 and 8 from the books and solicited their response to the text. The chat session ended and then Ms. Swift showed the students a this You Tube video.

3.You Tube video --Artifact

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** Anticipation Guide: ****__Runner__ by Carl Deuker **

1. Bullying is a pervasive problem in high school. Yes Sometimes No

2. I would give up something I love to help family. Yes Sometimes No

3. I admire people even if they have flaws. Yes Sometimes No

4. Hiding the truth is ok. Yes Sometimes No

5. A mystery job paying $200.00 a week is risky. Yes Sometimes No

APPLICABLE TEACHER TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS [|**Standard II: Communication**] A. Use technology effectively and appropriately to interact electronically. B. Use technology to communicate information in a variety of formats. [|**Standard V: Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction**] Design, implement and assess learning experiences that incorporate use of technology in the curriculum-related instructional activity to support understanding, inquiry, problem-solving, communication or collaboration. [|**Standard VII: Professional Growth**] Develop professional practices that support continual learning and professional growth in technology

Reflection

We conducted our Video Chat with four of Ms. Swift's classes. Session number one, Ms. Swift had to recharge her battery and we had to begin again. After I stopped reading the text, one student said he wanted me to continue. Session two was during lunch time in the library. I have a lot of traffic in the library and the student thought it was fun to keep walking behind me while getting on camera.

One the following day, neither on of us had any hipcups. The students enjoyed the interaction and appeared excited about the book. Other teacher passing through got excited about our lesson and want me to chat with their classes. I guess they show purchase their own cameras since they cost around $80.00 and are so small.

Ms. Swift will continue to have me chat with her students as they read the book. I think using the camera builds excitment among the students. It also helps them builds interest in reading. I think Google Video is a great too and hope that student achievement improves.