In a Mystery Skype, two classes meet via Skype, but neither is aware of the other's location.
Before the session, each class writes several clues as to the location of their state. One by one, clues are exchanged as the students hope to figure out the mystery location.
Here were some of the clues our class provided:
- We are southwest of Maine.
- Our state capital is Austin.
- Our state flower is the bluebonnet.
- We can be found along the Gulf Coast.
- We are the state where "everything is bigger and better"!
During the call, 4A students had several Skype jobs:
One student was the Timekeeper: he noted the elapsed time of our call. (19 minutes)
Four students worked in the Atlas group, ready to look through atlases as they heard clues.
Two students were ClueKeepers (writing clues for the other class). Two students served as spokespersons taking turns providing the clues.
The rest of the students responded to the conversation via TodaysMeet, sharing ideas for solving the mystery.
We are in the Great Lakes Region.
We are home to the Ford Motor Company and Kellogg's.
Our state capital is Lansing.
Our state animal is the wolverine.
As a class, we guessed the location:
MICHIGAN!
We were so happy when they guessed our location correctly, too!
Mrs. Powell's class is in fourth grade, too!
They have 29 students!
We enjoyed meeting via Skype, and we hope to connect again!
How exciting - did you notice how bit the classroom is in Michigan. Can you imagine fitting 29 kds in your room? Keep up the Skyping
ReplyDeleteDear 4A,
ReplyDeleteI am sure impressed with your class!
GREAT BLOG!
I will be commenting on your blog often.
Ya'll are REMARKABLE & MAGNIFICENT!
Keep up the great work!
-Mr. Mac
I love to Skype! I wonder who we will Skype with next!
ReplyDeleteMystery skype was fun and exiting because we do not know who we are talking to.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait till we Skype next time!I also want to see who we will Skype with next!
ReplyDeleteI was amazed when we found out that they were in Michigan! I think we should do that more often.
ReplyDeleteSammi has been to Michigan may times. Her grandma and Aunt live in the suburbs of Detroit and that is where I grew up. There are many beautiful parts of the state that many people don’t know about or even heard of. Each summer Sammi flies up to send almost a month there. Her favorite place to go is at the very top of the state; a town called Charlevoix. Charlevoix is on Lake Michigan which is one of the great lakes. The lake is so big that if you were in the middle of it on a boat, you couldn’t see land no matter which direction you looked. The water is very blue as you will see in some of the pictures. During the winter it gets very cold there; the lakes turn to ice and snow can get very deep. When I was a kid, my dad would take us out on the ice in our car and spin in circles. It was always so much fun….. I plan on taking Sammi to do it one day.
ReplyDeleteBe good to your friends and family, learn as much as you can in school and have a fantastic day!
Mr. Allen (Sammi’s dad)