Today, the first classes came to read their poems in our poetry cafe. We broadcast the poetry readings via Adobe Connect. The room was setup with paper tablecloths, paper confetti, lanterns, and flowers in vases. The microphone was surrounded by fabric and lights with a poet step & stool to read from. Students read their poems and snapped to celebrate each reader. Each student got a lollipop when they left. We had online visitors from: Athens GA, Lexington KY, Buffalo NY, Hinsdale IL, UGA, Jasper GA, Cook County IL, Mason City IA, West Central MN, Bogart GA, Dacula GA, Hall County GA, Colbert GA, Gowrie IA, Fremont IA, and more.
As in the past, the comments from an authentic audience fueled the energy of the students. They loved hearing shout-outs about their poetry. An interesting thing that happened was that classes within our school were watching and students in those classes sent shout-outs to brothers and sisters. It was so sweet to hear words of encouragement between siblings. Thank you teachers for making that happen. Each year unexpected, wonderful things happen. This has become a day we all look forward to.
You can enjoy all of the readings again at the following links:
Join us tomorrow, too.
Friday April 12, 2013
| Time | Class |
| 8:00 | 5th Cross |
| 8:30 | K Carney |
| 9:00 | K Boyle |
| 9:30 | K Li |
| 10:00 | PreK Doneda |
| 10:30 | 3rd Spurgeon |
| 11:00 | 4th Olin |
| 11:30 | K Vertus |
| 12:00 | 5th Slongo |
| 12:30 | PreK Clarke |
| 1:00 | 2nd Ramseyer |
| 1:30 | 3rd Griffith |
To login to Adobe Connect, follow these instructions:
- Go to http://clarkecounty.adobeconnect.com/barrowmediacenter
- Click “enter as guest”
- Type your name
- Click “enter room” & wait to be approved
- Enjoy listening to the poetry and type your comments for students in the chat box.
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