2014 Videoconferencing Outlines Kismet Park Primary School #2 in Victoria, Australia, and Jeonnam San-I Elementary School in Jeonnam province, South Korea

1. Schools • Kismet Park Primary School:

http://www.kismetparkps.vic.edu.au/ • Jeonnam San-I Elementary School:

http://sani.es.jne.kr/

2. Teachers • Elissa Campbell: campbell.elissa.a@edumail.vic.gov.au • Julie Zabielski: zabielski.julie.f@edumail.vic.gov.au • Naomi Watts: watts.naomi.n@edumail.vic.gov.au • Kate Zemunic: Zemunic.kate.j@edumail.vic.gov.au • Teresa Cauchi: cauchi.teresa-anne.t@edumail.vic.gov.au • Min-hee KIM: eshuilld@gmail.com M: 82-(0)10-4532-9563 • Mi-Young KIM: lady8147@nate.com M: 82-(0)10-6776-8147

3. Students

• AUS: Julie & Naomi’s Y5/6, 26 students. Kate & Teresa’s Y5/6, 25 students.

Julie & Naomi’s class and Kate & Teresa’s class will take turns. • KOR: Y5, 15 students. Y6. Their Y5 and Y6 students will also take turns.

4. Videoconferencing Call #:

• 202.158.195.138 Conf. ID: XXXX

The conference ID changes each time; e.g., 2661, 2662, 2663, etc. The Conference IDs will be given to you by Jianne, Assistant, in the next email.

5. Special events

• Great Barrier Reef virtual excursion:

12 June (Thur): VIC 11.30 – 12.10am = KOR 10.30 – 11.10am AARNET VMR#: 202.158.195.138 Conf. ID: 2662#

• Sydney Olympic Park, Environmental education excursion: 15 Oct (Wed), VIC 11.50am – 12.30pm = KOR 9.50 – 10.30am

 

 

VMR# to be given later.

6. E-pals and exchange of cultural artefacts

• E-pals: Emily and Michelle send their student names, email addresses, and gender (boy/girl) to the Korean teacher soon so that the Korean teacher can match her students with AUS students. Students’ e-pals will be introduced in VC#1.

• Cards to e-pals: The week of 13 Oct (Mon): Students write cards to their e-pals outside VC sessions.

• Exchange of cultural artefacts: The week of 20 Oct (Mon): Students bring small gifts symbolic of their own culture. Teachers put them in a box, and send it to their partner school. It takes 4 weeks from one point to the other. If the box arrives before your Christmas Party, please do not open it until the Party.

7. Edmodo online discussion: NEW 23April2014

• Edmodo room: Kismet 1_Jeonnam San-I_2014: pn6et7 (group code) • How to join:

1) Teachers give the group code to students, and ask them to join it. 2) Students log into Edmodo using their Username (or email address) and

Password. 3) ‘Groups (+)’ is in the left column. Click the plus (+) symbol. 4) Two options appear: Create, Join. Click ‘Join’. 5) Enter the group code, ‘6eran7’. Then, they are IN.

8. Class day/time

• AUS: Fridays, AUS 11.40am – 12.20pm. Always the same time.

• KOR: Fridays (only day with a native English speaking teacher.)

6April – 6 Oct: Fridays, KOR 10.40 – 11.20am 7Oct – 31Dec: Fridays, KOR 9.40 – 10.20am

9. Videoconferencing dates and topics

• VC #1: 9 May (Fri): Julie/Naomi + Kate+Teresa: Casual introduction of individual students and e-pals

• VC #2: 16 May (Fri): Julie/Naomi: Introduction to country/city/school

• VC #3: 30 May (Fri): Kate/Teresa: Food

• 12 June (Thur): VIC 11.30 – 12.10am = KOR 10.30 – 11.10am

Great Barrier Reef virtual excursion: AARNET VMR#: 202.158.195.138 Conf. ID: 2662#

• VC #4: 20 June (Fri): Julie/Naomi: Sports

• VC #5: 18 July (Fri): Kate/Teresa: Animals; KOR, Chinese Zodiac

 

 

• VC #6: 5 Sep (Fri): Julie/Naomi: School life

• VC #7: 12 Sep (Fri): Kate/Teresa: Australian colloquial; Korean survival language

• VC #8: 19 Sep (Fri): Julie/Naomi: Australian Aboriginal dreamtime stories;

KOR, Korean folktale, e.g., Kongji Patji

• 15 Oct (Wed), VIC 11.50am – 12.30pm = KOR 9.50 – 10.30am Sydney Olympic Park, Environmental education excursion:

VMR# to be given later.

• 13 Oct (Mon) week: Students write cards to their e-pals.

• VC #9: 24 Oct (Fri): Kate/Teresa: Sing and Dance; K-Pop

• 20 Oct (Mon) week: Teachers send students’ cultural artefacts in a box, and send it to their partner school.

• VC #10: 31 Oct (Fri): Julie/Naomi: Bush dance; Korean traditional music

• VC #11: 7 Nov (Fri): Kate/Teresa: Family life

• VC #12: 14 Nov (Fri): Julie/Naomi: Children’s favourite cartoons, music, movies.

• VC #13: 21 Nov (Fri): Kate/Teresa: Festivals & Celebrations: Christmas

• VC #14: 5 Dec (Fri) Julie/Naomi + Kate/Teresa:

Christmas Party! Open the box! Take photos! Send the photos to Myung.

 

 

Kismet Park Primary School: http://www.kismetparkps.vic.edu.au/

Jeonnam San-I Elementary School: http://sani.es.jne.kr/