Net Gap Preparation

Today, Miss Verplank came in and talked to us about NetGap and prepared us for a guest speaker. During that time we were given a survey sheet. Then we had a sheet with questions to ask other students. Doing that was difficult because if a person said no, you had to rush and find another person. ...Nathan

Nathan's Rules to Remember

1. Look at the person so they know you are listening.

2. Don't squirm about because the person might get distracted and mess up.

3. When a person is talking and it's boring, don't make faces so that the speaker feels uncomfortable.

NetGap is when someone comes in and talks about their history. Then the class has some questions so the person who comes in answers them. ...Carmen

Sella's Rules

1. Ask Serious questions

2. Pay attention

3. Don't fiddle with stuff

Miss VerPlank came in to our class to talk about the NetGap project. She let us play a game. She gave us a sheet of paper with 24 question on it. Each question was a Yes or No question. Some of the questions were like, "Do you like liver?" Some people never answered yes on any of them. Other said yes to almost all of them. The project goes to show that even the best of friends are different in many ways. ...Shannon

When Miss VerPlank came in we did, I think, three games, but the funniest one was the animal game. What we did was everyone got a pieceof paper that said what animal wewer. Then wemaid thatnoise, but we couldn't use words. We tried to find our group. ...Andy

Stuart's Rules for Listening

1. Don't play with things on your desk

2. Look at the speaker to show you are listening.

3. Don't talk while the speaker is speaking.

4. Be nice and make eye contact.

On June 4, 2001 a lady named Miss VerPlank came into our classroom and told us about "NetGap" and how an elderly person will be coming into our classroom. We will get to ask questions about his or her life and hope they tell a story. When they come in, the first people our person will see is ourtwo greeters: Stuart and Shannon. The next people they will see is ...well, us! It will be very exciting. ...Mary

These students had made "newspaper hats" in the previous class. they liked them so much that they wore them to NetGap Preparation class. (Thank you, Mr. Grant)

Amber and Jackie did a great job as they practiced their interviewing skills.

We played a couple games. When the game started the only thing we could do was make the sound the animal made. To find out what group we were in we had to listen and make the noise too. ...Logan

The animal game showed how oral talking is important. Another game showed how you can find out stuff about people if you ask questions. ...Brittany

Julie's Rules When Guests Come In

1. No eating or going out to the hall for a drink while a guest is here.

2. No talking to your neighbor.

3. No playing with pencils, paper or other things.

4. Try to learn something .

Miss VerPlank came in today and told us about NetGap. We played games and listened to Miss Plank talk about how to behave. She is going to bring in a lady or man named Mr. or Mrs. Brooks. They are Miss Plank's grandparents. They are going to talk about what it was like when they were little, and how the community has changed. ...Mara... (Meet Miss VerPlank)

Student wrote their questions on largesheets of paper.