Day 2
On this day we did a couple of "getting to know you" activities in your defined groups. Students are assigned to 3 different groups (Cobalt, Denim and Navy), and the groups are comprised of students from all our participating schools (Clark Lane/Waterford, Dual Language Academy/New London, Montville High School/Montville, Preston Plains Middle School/Preston, Regional Multicultural Magnet School/LEARN, and Teachers Memorial Middle School/Norwich). We discussed how appearances and points of view can affect our preconceived notions. Oftentimes what may appear and seem obvious is, in fact, something completely different. Take the case of the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood. Listening to the story from the perspective of the wolf in The Maligned Wolf makes you consider that he's not so bad after all. In the case of the gift box, how many times have you judged someone or something by appearances? First impressions often do not take into consideration all factors. The moral here...to give people a chance and not jump to conclusions by their appearance, their culture, or what you may think about them without getting to know them. Sometimes we have to put ourselves in another person's situation and consider what he or she is thinking or feeling.
We learned about podcasts and blogs and some of their uses. One important to thing to remember about blogs is to be cautious about what is posted. We will do some blogging and make a podcast during the course of Mousecalls.
We learned about podcasts and blogs and some of their uses. One important to thing to remember about blogs is to be cautious about what is posted. We will do some blogging and make a podcast during the course of Mousecalls.
