Weekly Chat

Each week of the LIVE adventure learning expedition, registered teachers and students can participate in an online chat with invited topic experts. An Education Basecamp Moderator facilitates each chat.

The Weekly Chat allows students to talk about things that are important to them, while expressing thoughts and opinions, learning as they explore and expand upon the module topics.

Investigating current issues in the world today—the online chat topic is introduced on the "Your Voice" pages, within the Case Study section of the corresponding module in the Curriculum & Activity Guide for each particular week.

Though the topics might seem advanced for younger students, our experience is that by using a group approach in your classroom, students as young as 2nd grade can participate in the chat with great gain, being that the topic actually is an extension of and correlates with all curriculum and online activities of the particular week.

One chat is scheduled for one day each week, alternating bi-weekly at 10 AM and 12 PM CST. Over the course of the LIVE program, there will be the chance to participate in a chat on all weekdays, except Mondays. Each chat lasts 45 minutes.

A user name and password is necesssary to take part in the chat. Only registered teachers and their classrooms can take part in the chat, but no registration is needed to take part in each individual chat. Just log in! All chats are moderated and safe.

Transcripts or recording of the chats are made available on the individual chat pages.

Note: The chat zone is active with a test chat for you to test your system the morning of our scheduled chats. The test chat is not monitored. Please contact us with any questions or problems.