After we explained offline status and @ replies we stayed outside to talk about the internet. The goal of this activity was to explain to the kids who have never been on the internet how the internet can be used to connect people all over the world.
This activity was created by my husband AJ to explain the internet and how it effects communication. Each student had an index card and wrote a country on it that they wanted to represent. One student had an index card that said ‘internet’ he was commissioned to go to anyone that needed the internet to transmit messages from one country to another country. The idea of this activity was to show the kids how easy and quick it is to communicate with people all over the world using the internet.
I’m trying to think of other cool ways to explain to children who have never used the internet how it works.
What are your ideas? Add them in the comments below.
Twitter Kids – Explaining the Internet from AJ Leon on Vimeo.
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The second day of our time teaching class 5 at Shepherds Jr. was on a Saturday. We worked with the kids for 3 hours. This was the first day we got internet and the kids we really excited! However, before the kids went online I did an activity with them to explain offline replies work [...]
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So we have returned from Tanzania and have been back for a week and a half and I’ve had some time to reflect on the trip and everything that it meant to me. It was extremely fun and inspiring to work with the students at Shepherds Jr School. However, it was more than just a [...]
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I found this recipe on epicurious and have made this cake two times it is delicious and very easy to make! The crepe are light and the creme has nice subtle orange flavor. No crepe pan necessary, just a simple frying pan and some patience. Ingredients: 6 eggs 1 cup whole milk 3 cups of heavy [...]
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Pomegranate-Mango Guacamole and Plantain Chips
Posted on 18. Sep, 2009 by melissaleon.me.
This past weekend my brother in law, Tony was visiting and we of course decided to have a rooftop barbeque. One of Tony’s favorite things to eat is guacamole so I figured I would make guacamole but with a little twist. This guacamole has a hint of sweetness from the fruit and just enough acid [...]
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The last thing I made for our rooftop barbeque this Labor Day Weekend was a salad I like to call the Summer Cream Crunch Salad. I had a salad similar to this once before at an all day conference at a school I used to teach at. This salad is perfect for the summer because [...]
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We … let me just explain when I say we I am referring to the 5 of us that live together in the East Village – Me, my husband AJ, my 2 younger brothers Brian and Cheese and my good friend Mikey. So we decided to have one of our infamous rooftop barbecues this weekend. As usual [...]
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The summer is starting to sizzle down and this weekend we are having a barbecue on the roof once again. Barbecues on the roof have become something that we do at least twice a month now. I have made sangria several time before, but this week I have made a Sangria with Rose Wine. This drink refreshing and [...]
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