This presentation was presented at:
Edcamp Philly - May 2013
ISTE - June 2013
Teachmeet NJ - August 2013
Edscape - October 2013
Edscape - October 2014
Edscape presentation:
Examples of Google Hangout Being Used in My Classroom:
First Annual Virtual Poetry Summit:
This Virtual Poetry Summit featured 5schools from around the US and Canada and some amazing famous poets joining us live on google hangout. For more information check out our online flyer: https://smore.com/9qf0
Four School Virtual Homework Debate:
This debate featured four schools two from NJ and two from PA debating the values of homework. Click here for a full blog post on the event: http://www.elissamalespina.com/1/post/2013/03/4-school-virtual-debate-using-google-hangout.html
Hangout with a Physics from Rutgers University:
Rutgers University Physics joined our 6 grade students to talk about astronomy, space and the universe.
Anthropologist Dr. Rebecca Deebs talks with our 8th grade students:
Dr Deebs talks with our entire 8th grade students on Mesoamerica culture.
Author Study Virtual Jeopardy Game
Students from Van Meter Iowa and South Orange Middle School created a virtual jeopardy game around authors and books that they studied in class and then completed against each other. Here is a link to a blog post by Shannon Miller with more information on the event: http://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2013/03/it-all-started-with-little-tweetand.html