Technology brings two schools, two countries together

Contact: Lisa Deffendall • First Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Students at Tates Creek High will get a chance to meet and chat with their French counterparts during a videoconference on Thursday, March 15 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the library/media center at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. 
 
The videoconference is the culmination of several shared projects between the Tates Creek students and students from College Jules Ferry in Beaune, France. For the last several months, students from the two countries have been comparing the eating and health habits of each other.
 
“We’ve tried to foster the idea that we live in a global community that is more interconnected now through technology,” said French teacher Nicki Shelton, whose class has been participating in the exchange.