Connecting Locally from GVHS to GVE

Ms. Megan Lowe and Ms. Deanne Stephan connected their classrooms by using Ustream. Ms. Stephan's high school, Nonwestern cultures, performed a debate on the problems in African cultures. Ms. Lowe's 4th graders looked on and listened from their classroom using Ustream. It was an exciting experience for all the students. Take a look at the experience below.


link to watch the debate 
ustre.am/:5HO0W @Ustream


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