Our next live session of TLP-C is coming up on Thursday, February 20th from 4-5pm EST (Click here to find out when the event is in your timezone!). The topic will be Mystery Calls, also known as Mystery Skype or Mystery Location. Anyone is welcome to join the session. Just click on this link at the date and time above to join us:
Click Here: TLP-C Sessions #6 – Mystery Calls
Kyle Dunbar, middle school Technology Integration Specialist, will be presenting this time, sharing her ideas and experiences conducting Mystery Calls with 5th and 6th graders. Simply put a Mystery Call is when one class “calls” another, usually through video conferencing software, and tries to figure out where the other class is. This is a super-engaging way to get students more familiar with map and geography skills, to promote higher level thinking skills and to build empathy and understanding by connecting with schools in other places.
Join us to learn more about how to conduct Mystery Calls or to share your own experiences with connecting with other classrooms. Kyle will discuss:
- How to conduct a Mystery Call
- Mystery Calls she’s done
- How to find other classrooms to connect with
- The benefits and challenges of Mystery Calls
- How to prepare your students for a call
If you can imagine a class full of students intently studying maps, refining Google searches, writing and rewriting questions and clarifying responses, you can imagine what a Mystery Call classroom looks like. Come learn about how to make it happen in your class – or share what strategies you’ve tried!
Here are some game links that may be of interest to you all. They look really great!
Possibilities!!!! You could create the games with your content or have students work in groups of 2 or 3 to create several questions each. Then put all together for a class game for a fun review!!! Make sure you moderate the questions before publishing.
Here are the links. I opened them before including them.
http://teach.fcps.net/trt2/links/powerpointgames.htm
I even tried one of the samples about food chains! COOL!
Here is another link.
http://powerpointgames.wikispaces.com/PowerPoint+Game+Templates
The last one I checked… Had suspicious popups so I wouldn’t suggest this one.
http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/…..
Google has more! Have fun and hope your students learn a lot!!!
Susan Kenney