http://questatlantisblog.org/2010/03/bridging-the-gaps/ The Official Quest Atlantis Blog Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:23:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://questatlantisblog.org/2010/03/bridging-the-gaps/comment-page-1/#comment-139 dstevens Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:54:51 +0000 http://questatlantisblog.org/?p=609#comment-139 I agree, Lucy. We've seen a lot of valuable exchanges in the chat space. I recall an day back during the U.S. presidential primaries when students from New Zealand, Canada, North Carolina, New Jersey and Chicago were all talking about the Democratic nominees, Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton. The students were explaining their positions about why this was such an important election, and later, citing that they were watching history being made as our first African American President was elected. The chat space became a forum where it was still "cool" to talk politics with other interested students from around the world. This all happened after school got out here in the U.S., so these were not teacher-directed discussions, but rather, opportunities that the students recognized and seized on their own. I agree, Lucy. We’ve seen a lot of valuable exchanges in the chat space. I recall an day back during the U.S. presidential primaries when students from New Zealand, Canada, North Carolina, New Jersey and Chicago were all talking about the Democratic nominees, Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton. The students were explaining their positions about why this was such an important election, and later, citing that they were watching history being made as our first African American President was elected. The chat space became a forum where it was still “cool” to talk politics with other interested students from around the world. This all happened after school got out here in the U.S., so these were not teacher-directed discussions, but rather, opportunities that the students recognized and seized on their own.

]]> http://questatlantisblog.org/2010/03/bridging-the-gaps/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Lucy Barrow Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:56:56 +0000 http://questatlantisblog.org/?p=609#comment-135 I think sometimes we can forget how valuable the chat facility is in Quest Atlantis. We focus so much on the Missions and Quests themselves but your post illustrates perfectly the valuable learning (and fun!) that takes places everyday simply via the chat facility. Thank you for sharing your experiences. Lucy :) (I'm from "the future" ;) I think sometimes we can forget how valuable the chat facility is in Quest Atlantis. We focus so much on the Missions and Quests themselves but your post illustrates perfectly the valuable learning (and fun!) that takes places everyday simply via the chat facility.
Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Lucy
(I’m from “the future”

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