Tool # 7 - Part 2

Some possible contacts to Skype:

1. Sarah in London teaches workshops.
http://education.skype.com/users/31344-showstoppersarah
2. Adam in Australia teaches drama and wants to collaborate.
http://education.skype.com/users/12260-adam-cribbes
3. Esther in The Netherlands wants to collaborate.
http://education.skype.com/users/27835-esther-cornelissen

I am curious to know if all of the contacts in Skype for Schools are up to date.  I did see a project that is a year old.

Tool # 7 - Reaching Outside the Classroom

I didn't find any online collaborative projects that applied to drama--not surprising.  I'm sure there are projects out there.  I will keep digging.

Education World has some Readers Theater scripts (like Cinderella), but they are geared for a younger age. http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/ReadersTheater/ReadersTheater001.shtml   It would be fun to use these scripts for a young audience either live or online.  Bear Boulevard loves to come to our fall musicals, so I'm sure we would have a willing audience.

And as soon as I have the right computer, I would like to use Skype.  I would love to contact performers that could tell students about their journey to the stage.

Tool # 6

I set up a Diigo account.  I am excited to have a tool that will help me keep online information organized.  Theatre research includes history, literature, monologues, costumes, sets, makeup, etc. I chose the Diigolet button instead of the toolbar, but I may regret that decision.  I have to click to show the tools on each new webpage.  I was unable to set up an Edmodo account until I have a code.  I am curious how it is different than Blogger. I noticed that some of the tools, like Twitter, have a minimum age of 13, so I would not be able to use these tools for my middle school students.

Tool # 5

I am exploring the web 2.0 tools.  I made a movie poster in Big Huge Labs.  I could use this tool to create posters of the cast and crew of our shows.  FUN!

I would like to use Stupeflix or Animoto to show the progress of the Tech Theater class when they are creating a big project--like when they stapled and stuffed 20 "mattresses" to the bed frame for Once Upon a Mattress.  And we could also create a video diary of  rehearsals.  Actors should have the opportunity to see themselves perform so they can improve on their performance and understand what they are doing correctly.

Tool # 4 - Google Docs

I hope to use Google Docs to organize my parent volunteers.  I also like the calendar templates for creating rehearsal schedules.  I'm sure there are other applications, but I wasn't able to access the Atomic Learning tutorials. Grrrrr.  Much to learn in the future. . .

Tool # 3 - Copyright

As a drama teacher I am often confronted with copyright issues.  I always order enough scripts for every cast member, even though it costs much more.  I was happy to learn about fair use, especially for all of those gray areas.

Tool # 3
As I was looking around for videos, I had trouble navigating TeacherTube.  SchoolTube was easier to navigate, but the quality of videos seemed sophomoric compared to YouTube.  Here are some videos of the Violet inflation scene in other productions of Willy Wonka, Jr.  I love the different ideas and approaches in each of the scenes.