This sounds like a great way to have all families connected and to make kids excited about coming to school. I love the idea of a schoolwide broadcast using a camera and going live. It's great that all students participate. Many times it is just the older kids who work on a production like this. I would like to explore something like this for my school. Right now it is only 5th graders who do a broadcast and only over the school intercom system.

What a great way to get kids excited about school. This sounds like a very important program that reaches all families. I love the schoolwide broadcast. It's great that all grades participate in the production. Many times, as in my school it is just the 5th graders who work on the broadcast and it is not using a camera-only the school intercom system. I would love to look into using a camera and doing a live production using a broader base of kids.

I was very impressed with this video. When I watched I was amazed to see the laptops on the students desk. That is great. I would love to have that.

I feel that this could be incoporated. If you have an open mind and think out the box the sky is the limit. Now the laptops that is different but there is other technology that could be incorporated.

I thought the "Tech at Home" is a great program. So the low income families will not be left behind. This was a great video.

My initial impression was that I was impressed at how heavily the technology was used at this young age. I learned that these young students are capable of using the computer and the applications to effectively accomplish their content knowledge. I noticed that the teachers recognized that all students do not have access to computer technology at home and they made accommodations for that. I think will be able to use technology in the class, however, these elementary projects are not appropriate for high school math.

Describe your initial reactions or thoughts as you watched this video.

I watched Mary Scroggs Elementary School: A Wired Education and my initial reaction WOW!
How cool is this school to have such advanced thinking. They only had 4 to 5 computers per classroom but the ticket was they also had several laptops. The student all had a user account and could access their files and from anywhere in the building. Even the little ones talked technology.

• What did you learn about technology integration from this video?

I’ve been struggling with how I would use a blog. Now I think I know, I’ll add comments from the closing section each day about what we worked on to a blog that parents can then have access to and keep informed.

• What did you learn about pedagogy (the art of teaching) from this video?

Seeing the students discover their own knowledge was inspiring – I loved the binoculars.

• Do you think these types of projects are possible for you and your students? Why or why not?
Yes anything is possible – you just have to be a little more creative with you presentation with less computers. Have the students rotate through learning centers so that each has their time on the computer.

This video was very inspiring. I enjoyed viewing the kindergarten class as they dictated to the teacher what they had done in class. You could tell it meant a lot to them, their little hands were all raised. I would imagine even a shy child would be engaged in this type of lesson.

I would love to integrate multimedia videos into my kindergarten classroom. Unfortunately our school is not equipped with multimedia tools. If anyone knows about a grant program for multimedia equipment, please let me know.

What a super, fantastic video! I love how this school put it all together. I am definitely interested in learning more about applying for our own grant to do this in our school! It is incredible to watch how the children (all ages) were involved and actively participating in all areas of the technology. The sky was the limit! I am very encouraged by the daily entry of "how the class day went" on the class website. I am going to watch this again and encourage other teachers in my school to watch also. Then we will need to see about applying for our own grant!!!

Your web page and school is amazing. I am glad to see that you are on board with how technology is shaping our society. I have read so many books that talk about how our kids are socially disconnected because of computers. The truth is that they have never been more connected. I hope that more schools will model yours in the near future. I also love how well all of the children of different grades work together. That in itself is outstanding! I hope some day I can work in a school as awesome as yours!

What an exciting school to attend and to work in daily! The students produce a daily school-wide television production with all grade levels participating. the use of a live camera, the concept of practicing / rehearsing to achieve a better product, the conveyance of up to date school activities and learning, the use of a live and interactive classroom webpage for every classroom where students, the teacher and the child's family at home may witness and actively participate is incredible. This is the way education should be executed!

I think that this is a very important and inetresting article. It is crucial that educators understand how students view the world, what is important to them, and even how they learn best. And since they belong to a digital generation, who learn better through discovery than by being told and are experiential learners, we must get to the conclusion that lectures may not be an optimal learning environment.

Therefore,they do not have to adapt to teacher's style, teachers are who need to adapt to their learning style, otherwise we will have disconnected learners.