Greetings from the Island
Hello All!
It is our third day of the expedition and I've been feeling quite anxious about being unable to blog or Skype. The internet here on San Salvador Island is very unreliable and all of us teachers have been extremely frustrated as we keep trying to connect. Jay and Brenda (my host classroom teachers) , I hope you understand the predicament we're in, as far as Skyping goes. We'll keep trying from this end, but I can't give you a day/time at this point. I haven't forgotten you, though.
From the time we landed here on Saturday, we have been so busy with learning about coral: the types (there are a multitude), the benefits, the threats to the reefs, etc. Today, we applied some of the scientific techniques we've learned in the classroom to gathering data specimens in the ocean. Tomorrow we are going to build concrete structures which will become an artificial reef.
After all this time trying to get on to my Blogpage, I now have to get off and be in the classroom for the 7pm lecture. After today's application of what we've learned, it is exciting to know that we will soon be translating that knowledge into real field research, like we did today.
Well, this is all I can do for now, but I'll certainly try to get back to you as soon as I can.
It is our third day of the expedition and I've been feeling quite anxious about being unable to blog or Skype. The internet here on San Salvador Island is very unreliable and all of us teachers have been extremely frustrated as we keep trying to connect. Jay and Brenda (my host classroom teachers) , I hope you understand the predicament we're in, as far as Skyping goes. We'll keep trying from this end, but I can't give you a day/time at this point. I haven't forgotten you, though.
From the time we landed here on Saturday, we have been so busy with learning about coral: the types (there are a multitude), the benefits, the threats to the reefs, etc. Today, we applied some of the scientific techniques we've learned in the classroom to gathering data specimens in the ocean. Tomorrow we are going to build concrete structures which will become an artificial reef.
After all this time trying to get on to my Blogpage, I now have to get off and be in the classroom for the 7pm lecture. After today's application of what we've learned, it is exciting to know that we will soon be translating that knowledge into real field research, like we did today.
Well, this is all I can do for now, but I'll certainly try to get back to you as soon as I can.
posted by Denise Deghi @ 3:45 PM
5 Comments:
Hi Denise- I totally understand about the tech problems. When I was in the Pantanal in Brazil the internet was VERY spotty at best- but oh what a view as you tried to log on!
My class has compiled a list of questions from our research. My co-teacher lived in Hawaii and brought all her scuba equiptment- the children were enthralled for over 1 1/2 hours. Here are kindergarten questions:
Who will be your dive buddy?
How do you write underwater?
Is the paper waterproof?
Can you touch the coral?
Does coral need to breathe? Does it need light?
How do you move coral? Will you need to move the coral?
How do you put on your airtank?
What is the temperature of the water?
Will you see any yellow headed jawfish?
The first graders added:
Why do coral reefs only live in warm water?
How is a coral reef a plant and an animal?
How can coral be alive and move around?
Enjoy your whole experience- and we all look forward to hearing more from you. Just let me know any tech info that you have so we can set up here. We have a webcam ready- is that even a possibility? Thanks!!! Brenda and the kindergarteners
Hi Denise,
It was good to hear from you.
As Brenda mentioned in her post, don't worry about the internet collaboration. Our connection here
at school is also very "tempermental":)I don't know for sure if ooVoo would work any better than Skype but you might want to give that a try as well.
Just so you and the others know, there's a very interesting article in today's New York Times about the oceans and coral reefs. This was nice to share with my students this morning together with your expedition.
All the best and we look forward to hearing from you soon.
Take care,
Jay
Hi Ms. Deghi,
Despite the frustrations, it's nice to hear that you're learning so much! In about an hour, I'll be heading over to Ms. Amoroso's class to talk to the kids about your trip and show them your blog. I'm sure they'll want to send you a big hello!
Risa, Vida, Lea, and I will be checking in here often...
Veronica
Hello Denise! I read your blog to the students and they were so excited to hear what you were doing. They had a few messages they wanted me to send...
-'We hope your having a good trip!'
-'We miss you very much!'
-'We hope you had a good diving trip!'
-'The concrete structure sounds like a good way to save the coral.'
We all you hope you are having fun! We look foward to hearing more from you!
Autumn and Your 1st Grade Students
Greetings from Ms. Amoroso's Kindergarten class! They had a few simple questions, of course...
Is the coral reef nice? (Anna & Sarah)
Is diving dangerous? (Andre)
What have you figured out so far? (Anna)
Love,
Ms. Amoroso's Class
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