As a high school teacher just outside Chicago, I often lose track of how much my students have not been exposed to. After participating in many twitter chats, I have heard a lot of teachers talking about using Skype in the classroom. Most of the teachers I have heard (read-feels like I am really talking to people on twitter, not just typing at them!), are elementary teachers. I would love to be able to do this in my history or economics classes.
So I need some help. Are there any high school teachers out there that are located around the world, even in other parts of the United States that would be interested in Skyping during the school day? I was thinking of some ideas that could be discussed, but I would be open to almost anything.
I would love to get opinions on the 2nd amendment/gun control. I wonder how students in rural areas see this as compared to inner city.
I would love to talk about legalization of marijuana, would be interesting to talk with students in areas it is now legal, or border towns.
I would love to discuss immigration policies. We are almost 40% Hispanic, so I think this could be useful.
It would be great to talk to international students about any of the topics in history, and how they learn about them. For instance, I would love to skype with students in Germany or Japan about WWII.
I would love to talk to other Economics classes about the current state of the economy and how the recession has effected them.
These are just a few ideas. If you are a teacher, or know a teacher that would be interested, please let me know. I also would be interested in talking to other adults in the different regions of the world about these issues, and experiences.
Lets collaborate and open the world up for our students!
I'm on Twitter @NaughtonBecky.
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