Scott believes someone has to grab the future and work out the bugs. Everything was done by goofing around, done by accident. Teacher Ed Clark's communications technology class at John Paul II is at the forefront in making videoconferencing work in a school setting. Students spend part of each class linking up with elementary kids across the province for on-line coaching. In fact, Clark's class functions more like a club.
Students take turns presenting chapters from the textbook, followed by a discussion.
He's proud they learn from each other as much as they do from him. If they only learned what I know they would be pretty limited. It's a system that suits the teacher's collegial approach. Marie has taught at John Paul II for eight years. He says the material is so new there aren't many graduates in the workforce yet and his current students may be headed for jobs that haven't even been created.