On-Line Meeting  Final (Japanese)

Thursday, February  9, 2006  7:30am - 8:30am Japan time
__________________________<---------------------------------------> Wednesday, February  8, 2006 4:30pm - 5:30pm USA Central time

Network /Software, Equipment: School Network, MSN Messenger (2, for Video), Talking Communities (for Audio), PC (2), Web cam(2),  Microphone, Speaker, Projector(2), screen

GVC05-18 18 students, Japan, - three ALT (Assistant Language Teacher, from Australia, France and USA)  helped them -
<------------------------> American Institute of Monterrey, S.C. (Mexico), Dawson Middle School (Tex, USA)
Teachers: Sugimoto, Japan (sugimoto@wakoku-h.spec.ed.jp) <----------> Ms. Quezada (Mexico), Ms. Presley (USA)

Purpose: To talk about work Progress on each topic  (Language: English)
We had the final On-Line Meeting with our classmate in Mexico and USA. At the first of all I have to say that we solved problems on Network and MSN messenger, which had been blocking good communication with classmates. The network's one was solved by changing the router and the MSN messenger's one also was solved by changing webcam.  So we had a good communication in this Meeting.
At this time, we needed to discuss how each team is going and also we needed to know that we don't have much time to work. Especially we, Japan team will be closed class at the end of  February. (No classes  in March, only school years end exam)
Ms.Quezada was a MC and she asked each topic group at each team how it is going and accepted questions. She also said to us we have not much time to work together and get win.
As you know, it is very difficult for our team to discuss and communicate in English at every Meeting. Three ALTs, Assistant Language Teacher from Australia, France and USA, , helped my team.  They did good job and my team had better communication and understanding. We have to say thank you very much for great job to them in such early morning. I hope they grow up in getting a lot of experience.
Written by Sugimoto, teacher