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Skyping from the Last Frontier: Educational Expedition to Barrow, Alaska

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Join us in a virtual journey to Barrow, Alaska, as we connect students in Virginia with the culture, research, and sea data of the Arctic. Explore the impacts of Skype on classroom instruction, current sea ice research, and daily life in the far north.

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  1. Skyping from the Last Frontier Erica Martin Radford University Spring 2014

  2. Purpose for Visiting • To raise student educational aspirations relating to science. • To raise student awareness relating to current sea ice research and the culture of Barrow, Alaska. • To identify the affects of Skype on classroom instruction. • To participate in the • collection of sea data.

  3. Barrow, Alaska is about 4,000 miles from Riner, VA

  4. Skype Sessions Discussion Points: • Time/Temperature • Clothing • Purpose • Local Surroundings • Science Activities • Interviews • Questions

  5. Schools Involved: 550 Students • Auburn Elementary School-Riner, VA • Radford University-Radford, VA • Basset High School-Henry County, VA • Stanleytown Elementary-Henry County, VA • Campbell Court-Henry County, VA • Ridgeway Elementary-Henry County, VA

  6. Pictures of the Skype sessions

  7. Questions from VA Kindergarten: • How many miles are you away? • At night do you hear any wolves? • How much ice do you have? • Are there any penguins? • Are there any polar bears? • What have you eaten? • What animals are there? • Are you having a lot of fun? • Will you get to go home? • What kind of fish are there • What are the birds? • Why is it so cold? How do you make igloos? Fifth Graders: • Do the kids have textbooks there? • What do you use to drill the ice? • Have you gotten cold? • What does the ice tell you? • How heavy are your boots? • Have you seen any polar bears? • Are you taking pictures with the whale bones? • How much do your boots weigh? • Are you making new friends? • Are you teaching students in Alaska too?

  8. Blogging Emartin9.wordpress.com This is the blog I created for this trip. I posted daily, taking the readers through my day step-by-step so hopefully they could get a clear picture of what it is like here in Barrow. Currently, I have had over 900 views in less than a weeks time. “Thank you for taking time out of your days to keep us updated and also for posting all of the pictures!” “Seems like you’re learning so much! Your stories and pics are wonderful! Really enjoy both.” “People tell me when they are reading your posts they feel like they are right there with you experiencing everything.”

  9. Additional Outreach • Channel 10 and 7news interviews from Roanoke, VA • Facebook page • Arctic Geophysics Website www.radford.edu/alaska

  10. Plans for the Future • Follow up research • Graduate/Undergraduate forum Presentation • Additional conferences across the state of VA • Possible Publishing of our research

  11. Time in the Schools • Fred Ipalook Elementary School • Two 4th graders gave us a tour of the school • Classrooms, Library, Gym, Music • Invited to eat lunch with them • Spoke to a few staff members

  12. Thank you • Umiaq Office • NagrukHarcharek • Fred Ipalook Elementary School • Natalie Welcome • Martha Stackhouse • Radford University • Dr. Pat Shoemaker • Research Team • Jaslyn Gilbert