@JAPANESE@#50 Teleclass Conference
THE 8th KOBE-HAWAII TELECLASS CONFERENCE
(Outline, Program, Questionnaire, Comments)
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this article in Japanese)
You can see some picutures of this conference on Waipahu HS's Homepage.
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/uluwehi/
TELECLASS THE WORLD 1998
50th TELECLASS CONFERENCE
The 8th Kobe-Hawaii videoconference
Date: December 11, Friday Hawaii
December 12, Saturday Japan
Time: 2:45 pm - 5:00 pm Hawaii , 9:45 am - 12:00 pm Japan
Place: Fukiai High School-- Kobe schools
GTE Hawaiian Tel International--Hawaii schools
Sponsored by: Teleclass International Japan
Teleclass International Hawaii
Foundation for Multi Media Communications
Endorsed by: 
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Kobe City Board of Education
Cooperated with: BBCC Education System MINE
(Broadband-network Business chance & Culture Creation
Education System
Multimedia Interactive Network for Education )
Usage of the ISDN Videoconference system
ISDN numbers: Fukiai High School:
Kyocera KV6200 81-78-230-7355
GTE Hawaiian Tel International: PictureTel swiftsite
1-808-566-6706 and 1-808-566-6707
Room tel numbers:
Fukiai High School main office:81-78-271-5612
GTE: tel:+1-808-546-8193, Fax:+1-808-523-6899
Contact: Mr.Dean Sakabe
Theme: Touch the World, Touch the Future
Topics: Part I
Topic 1: School Events (Culture Day)
Topic 2: Teen Laws
Topic 3: Teen Pregnancy and Abortion
Topic 4: Cloning
Topic 5: New Traditions
Part II Topic "Our daily life and our interests"
Time schedule:
-00:15 Greetings by keypals between Waipahu and Fukiai
-00:10 part I / Fukiai High School and Wiapahu High School
5 topics / each 12 minutes
Topic 1: School Events (Culture Day)
Kobe: N.K(g), T.T (b), T.R(b)
Hawaii: P. T, K. N
Topic 2: Teen Laws
Kobe: K.T (g), F.M (g)
Hawaii: J. D., E.R
Topic 3: Teen Pregnancy and Abortion
Kobe: R. O(g), C.E (b)
Hawaii: B. K., V.T
Topic 4: Cloning
Kobe: D. G (g), K. H (g), Y. S (b)
Hawaii: C.S. , L. D.
Topic 5: New Traditions
Kobe: E. H (g) , R. Y (g), K. M (g)
Hawaii: D. M. , K. T.
(00:30 Kamahameha students arrive)
00:50 part II Kobe Commercial HS/Rokko Island HS
Kamehameha High School
Greetings by keypals
Presentations by Kamehameha Students
1.Hawaiian Music Demonstration
by R. P, C. F, J. M
2 .Aloha Attire Fashion Show
by C. A, R. M
3 .Hawaiian Food
by K. S, J. K
Presentattion by Kobe Commercail High School
1. Introducing Japan, and Kobe -------byA. T, H. O
2. Japanese food ------by K. T, M. N
3 .Japanese sweets ------- by A. K, Y.S, A.H
4 .Tea ceremony ------- by M. K, M. K, M.K
Presentations by Kamehameha Students:
1 . School Life---------by K.I, L.C, R.T
2. Life at Kamehameha Schools: a skit
---by J. B, Z. A, K. W, B. H
Presentation by Rokko Island High School
1. Rokko Island High School------- by S. Y, M.Y
(and school life)
2. "Puri-kura" (print club) -------by Y. Y, A.Y, S.T
01:50 Q & A
02:00 end of Teleclass Conference
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MC:
part I Kobe:
Hawaii: Edmar Ramos and Kelsey Nakata
Participants:
Fukiai HS student .... 13
Waipahu HS student.........Ten sophomores:
11-12 Two former students may join our group to observe and help with presentation, F. D & D. G
Kobe Commercial HS and Roko Island HS student
Kobe Commercial .......(3rd year) 2,(2nd year) 8
Rokko Island 5............(1st year---grade 10)
Kamehameha HS student................ 15
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[ The characteristics of this conference ]
1 Two new schools in Kobe join.
2 Five presentation groups.
Each group is mixed with both Fukiai and Waipahu high school students.
3 Students' e-mail exchanges for preparation.
4 Introduction by key pal to key pal
5 Exchange each "bio poem"
6 Topics students have chosen are worldl issues and match Teleclass theme 1998
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[TELECLASS QUESTIONNAIRE]
Mo.１２ Day１１ Year ‘９８
Hawaii side
Male――5 Female――8 ?--1
What is your overall evaluation?
Interesting---10 Average---4 Uninteresting
What part of the conference left you with the strongest impression?
*When the Kobe Commercial students spoke to us about the candies
*The problems with communicating to the Japan side when we had difficulties
*The most impressive presentation was the ' candy' group because they didn't practice much but did a good job
*Speaking their language and having them speak our language-2
* Seeing our keypals' faces and hearing them. After sending all those letters I got to actually "see" who I was writing to. ---2
*the charts & the Japanese students spoke pretty good English.
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TELECLASS TV CONFERENCE QUESTIONNAIRE (For teachers)
Waipahu High School: Carol Cameron
1. What is your overall evaluation?
Disappointedly this was one of my most ill-prepared groups to date. They procrastinated and were not adequately prepared. Two disadvantages were their inexperience with videoconferencing and the GTE facility was not up to par in technical assistance.
2. Please provide your comments on the preparations and steps involved in making the conference possible.
1. Mid-Sept. - early Oct. Contact made with Kristin Hanson of Fukiai HS via email. Fukiai students posted their autobiographical collage and their biopoems on their homepage.
2. Oct. Waipahu students began their biopoems which were later faxed to Fukiai HS students. A keypal to keypal exchange began to choose a theme and topics with a Nov. 20 conf. date.
3. Early Nov. Date was changed to Dec. 11 We set up 5 Teams combining Fukiai students with their keypals(Waipahu students).
Students brainstormed ideas in the classroom and then emailed their theme: Today and the 21st Century and the subtopics concerning School Life, Family Life, Genetic Engineering, Laws for Teens, Cultural Traditions.
4. Nov.-Dec. Via email students were supposed to share their researched topics. Some success.
3. What specific problems, if any, did you encounter?
1. Email correspondence had poor results because they were not timely. ie. my students' scripts were still drafts and incomplete and the Fukiai students' summaries were not sent earlier and I did not download any mail the morning of Dec. 11 (Conference day) and so my students were "in the dark" about what was reported by their Fukiai partners.
4. How long was the class and how was the time used?
The classes at Waipahu meet every other day for approximately 80-90 minutes. I would say that my students would be given about 30-40 minutes each period before the conference to go to the library, use the on-line computer in my class, and write and discuss their ideas.
5. How were the students supported in their preparations for the conference?
As the teacher, I provided news articles about their topics, gave them class time to do research and gave instructions about how to write scripts for TV conferences. I offered to videotape their presentations so they could see and hear themselves. But because of pervasive procrastination, just two teams of students actually rehearsed before the video camera.
6. How was email used in coordinating efforts with the teachers from the other school?
Please refer to my answer to Question #2.
7. What is your evaluation of the way in which the meeting was conducted and what impressions did you have about the other school's students?
I'm always impressed with Fukiai's students use of English. Though their charts were visually difficult to see, they seem to always be informative.
Kristin Hanson and I tried something different this year by pairing up both Fukiai HS students with Waipahu HS students as a team. I think it wouldwork if we communicated more via email or actually chatted with each other more often over a long period of time.
8. Please provide your comments on how you feel the TV conference should be used.
ISDN conference should be a finale of sorts. That is, students should begin as we did with introductory writing and "getting to know each other" email and sharing websites.
It should continue with desktop videoconferencing (CU-SeeMe) and/or voice mail. My students would learn to use Standard English or Japanese! and Fukiai students could learn English. Conferencing should make them more aware of universalities and become better global citizens.
9. What do you think about future exchanges with the other school?
I'd like to participate in conferences with other schools. Perhaps connect with another site simultaneously?
10. In what way(s) do you feel the conference affected the studentsregarding:
a. language/communications study?
Made them aware of their own communication skills or lack there of. Impresses upon them the importance of good English.
b. cross-cultural understanding?
Any topic demonstrates the similarities and differences between our cultures.
11. In order to conduct Teleclass (i.e. International conferencing) more effectively, what are your views regarding prepartions, methods, etc. Please be specific.
It's most important for the instructors of the schools to establish a rapport so they are able to "experiment" with various ways of communication.
I think that Kristin Hanson and I have such a rapport.
Then I think preparation time (introductory email), visiting each others websites with interactive activities such as posting bulletin messages, photos, and use of voice mail. This should begin early in the school year.
12. In order to obtain greater participation from students within your school, country and other countries, what steps can be taken to create a greater awareness of Teleclass?.
This is a double-edged sword: Large numbers of students at a videoconference means less individuals can actually participate as an involved participant. Is it so important to have large groups participate or more effectively involve a fewer number of students. I think when each student just has 2 minutes to say something, it's not as effective.
The question-answer exchanges seem so much more informative.
I don't know how to create greater awareness except by telling others about it. At Waipahu we need to expand the computer services because technology is at a stand still!
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We have the report of Elisabeth from magazine of Kobe municipal high school teachers' assotiation.
