Distance Education Learning Activities To Promote Interaction

Activity Title: The Light Bulb meets Mr. Bluebird

Materials:

• Pencil
• Paper

Directions:

• Divide each site into 2 groups.
• This is a forced relationship problem, have fun, and let your imaginations go.
• You are going to have 3 minutes to brainstorm. Remember all answers are okay.
• Select a recorder. The recorder is allowed to add to the list.
• Question - How is a light bulb like a blue bird?
• You have 3 minutes. Go
• After 3 minutes - Stop.
• The recorder at each site is to read the list. Zoom camera in on the recorder when they are talking.

Activity Title: Epiphanies of the Moment

Materials:

• Pencil
• Paper

Directions:

• Divide each site into 2 groups.
• On document projector, show the epiphanie of the moment
  • As I stared at the screen on my computer, I was suddenly transported to the magical realm of ...... or
  • As I looked at the picture in the magazine, it seemed to come alive and speak to me saying or
  • Make up your own
• Alternate back and forth as the writing evolves
• Zoom in on each person as they share their sentence.

Activity Title: Now Where Did I Put That Picture

Materials:

• 9X12 blue paper
• Dark marker or black crayon
• Crayons
• Markers

Directions:

• Each person will work by themself.
• You will be creating a scribble picture.
• You will shut your eyes and scribble on the blue paper with a black crayon or marker. Don't scribble to long, just some nice ones.
• When you are done, use crayons or markers to find a picture that relates to what you teach. Color that picture in. You will be sharing with each other at the other sites.
• Scribble and then find the picture.
• Share showing your picture at the document camera.

Materials:

• Paper
• Pencils

Directions:

• Divide into 2 groups at each site
• At each site, ask what kind of programs do you hear on the radio - get response from each site
• Verbal response only.
• Each site should now write something for the radio that is about distance learning
• Select by using 'tongue depressers'.
• Have the selected person share their radio item.

Materials:

• Ruler
• Regular piece of white paper
• Markers or pencils

Directions:

• Work in pairs or triads
• Your magical assignment is to design a picture using 15 lines.
• At least 8 lines must be and even number measurement - ie 2" 4" etc.
• Have fun drawing
• Name your drawing.
• Using the document camera, show your work.

Materials:

• Paper
• Markers or pencils

Directions:

• Work in pairs or triads
• I am going to read numbers that you need to add. I will only read them one time. They are - 274, 366, 728, 123, 244 (1735)
• Now divide the answer by 5 (347)
• Now write the answer using the name of the number (three hundred forty seven)
• Group 1 add 25 (372)
• Group 2 add 43 (390)
• Group 3 add 96 (443)
• Each site report your answer
• Record each answer using a different marker color. (1205)