It was a challenge to think about my level of intervention or interference in this process. When strange uses were made of materials, I felt that I should bite my tongue and only offer suggestions when the groups felt they needed guidance.
Otherwise I monitored and asked questions and tried not to solve problems. I felt that the groups needed to find their way through the design and build process.

I like it when the work goes in an unexpected direction. The class is not full of puppets for me to manipulate remotely and if I want to do something differently I need to build my own set.

The group had caught the scent and as soon as they got the word, they were off. From this point it was almost impossible to catch their attention or pause them for reflection and advice didn't seem to be absorbed. They approached the task with total excitement and became absolutely lost in the activity.

The class were split into groups and asked to create a poem together, looking at all the things they has in common with each other. They then performed the poem back to the rest of the class. Al of this was done in quite a short time to keep them focussed.

One of the poems was a list that repeated the first line, added a second, repeated the first and second line, added a third line, etc. It was really interesting to hear them say the poems and note the different performance styles from each group. Here is one of the poems.

We all play instruments.

The class got ready for their link-up with the school in Florida. We were working together that morning and the class were continuing to record voice-overs about their objects and take photos for their animations. Some individuals volunteered to speak to the school in Florida about their objects and what they had been doing so far this term. They were all very excited and I was sorry to have to miss the fun. Can't wait to find out how it all went.