I learned that other countries have different ways to communicate than the United States. The thing that I liked the most was getting together with friends to come up with ideas for the website. I would do it again because it was a great experience to learn about other countries and staying fit.
By: Julia

I did not make any new friends because I really didn't talk to anyone that much, but I am sure if I did I would make a new friend! No, I would not like to do a project like that again because I personally think that it was not fun.  And last but not least, I did not learn that much about other cultures.

By: Adam

Doing this Edmodo website was super fun. I learned that not all counties have the best computer connection. The thing I liked the most was hanging out with my friends while working on the project. I really wanted to learn about another culture, but they could not respond as much. I would do this project again if I could.

By: Caroline T.

I learned that technology can have many more effects on people than I ever thought. I think that I got better at working together with other people. I don’t understand any other cultures because our partners weren't as active as we hoped. I liked that I didn't have to do it alone.

By: Patrick

In the healthy lifestyle project, I learned how to make surveys by using a website called www.surveymonkey.com. In other countries, some people do not have access to many resources as other people do. I liked how I got to meet new people from a different country and working with my friend Kyle on the survey part of the healthy lifestyle project. It was hard, but it was worth it.

By: Gabe

When we did this project I knew it wasn't going to be easy. One of our partners didn't get a chance to work with us, and we didn't learn much about their culture! It was also a challenge because our other partners had a hard time connecting through the internet, and we had a tough time communicating. I learned that not everything is going to be easy in situations like this, especially when you are working with people from around the world! Besides all the hard times, I had fun, and I really want to get a chance to do this project next year!

By: Tyla

In the healthy lifestyle project I learned that some schools don’t have as many good resources as we have. If I had the chance to do this project again, I would. I did like that we worked with partners from a different country. I think that this project encouraged me to be healthier than I am. That is my reflection of this project.

By: Caroline

In this Healthy Lifestyle project I learned how to work as a team with other people.  I wasn’t able to understand another culture better because the people we worked with couldn’t get in touch with us. What I liked about the project is that we had to work harder than anything else we did this school year.  If I had a chance to do it again I would because it was a new experience. That is why I liked that project.

By: Matthew

I learned that schools in other countries learn about different things then we do. I also learned that in schools in the other countries they aren’t as lucky as us to have the resources we have. If I had the choice to do it again I would pick yes.  We made healthy posters, and we also made a video including exercising, sleeping, and eating healthy.  I hope we can do it again and again.

By: Peter

During the Edmodo project, we got to take videos, pictures, and have buddies from Russia. It was really fun because I never did this before. When I heard that we had buddies from Russia, it was like my mom telling me we were going to Disney World. I would do anything to do this again soon. We didn’t do this to win the contest.  We did it because we wanted to have fun and try something new. We met some great people, and that is what made this experience worth it!

Thank you

By: Olivia

During Edmodo I did many things. Sure our partners weren't as active as we wanted, but we had fun and tried really hard.  I learned that some countries and states don't have as many resources as we do, and we are very lucky for that. Even though that is true we still had a blast making our projects!
  Even though it didn't quite go as we had hoped, I still had quite some fun, and it was even better with my best friend Jaclyn! When she came over we started *working*.  By working I mean having fun messing up in our video, then playing a little basketball, then messing up again, then hula hooping. We even got to dance in the middle of the living room. Even though I wanted to learn about Thailand and Russia, I still had bunches of fun and hard work. 
  I loved doing this project especially with my best friend. I hope to do this next year. Yeah, it wasn't easy, but I'm up for a good challenge. 

By: Rylee

I learned so much from The Healthy Lifestyle Project! I didn't make any new friends due to technical difficulties, though I did have one of my best friends by my side! I would love to do this project again and again. Now I will try as much as I can to stay fit and happy for the rest of my life!

By: Jaclyn

I learned some things are healthier than others.  Also, I learned other countries may not have as good stuff as us, so it’s okay if they might not respond sometimes. I want to do this next year.  It was very fun, and I want to do it on another subject too. My favorite part was doing all the research and typing it. I loved doing this, and again, I hope we do this next year. That’s my reflection on Edmodo!

By: Dylan

From our survey I learned that lots of students like fruits and vegetables. My partner Gabe and I loved doing this report together and were happy to be partners. I also learned that other schools have fewer supplies than our school, and we feel really bad. I would do this again because my best friend and I loved doing it together. I hopefully will stay healthy for the rest of my life because of my knowledge of what eating fruits and vegetables do for you.

I liked making the survey and asking people questions because it showed me how kids cared about being healthy. I hope we can do this over and over again!

By: Kyle

Doing this project I learned more about the culture in Russia. I made new friends and had a lot of fun. It was hard to talk to our partners because they didn’t have the same technology. But I still loved this project. I hope I can do this project again and make more friends!

By: Emily

I like doing the healthy lifestyle project because it brings two different cultures together, and we get to learn about each other. It's actually really fun and educational too. I wish that someday I get to do this project again.

By: Ava

In this project our class (Mrs. Kirk's class) did a lot of healthy things! But I learned that not everything is healthy.

During the project, I made three new friends! Their names are Kate, Julia, and Jenae. They were very fun to work with, and I hope that it could be the same group next time!

I think I would do this project 50 more times! This project was filled with excitement, joy, and much more.

By: Anuja

Aside from learning what foods are healthy and what foods are not, I learned a lot. One thing I learned is that other countries don’t have as good electronic resources as we do. I would do it again. I would also like to work with Mathew and Peter again. So, if we can do it again, “yes” is my answer.

By: Alex

I thought that the Edmodo project was very fun.  But the bad part about it is that our partners didn’t have great Internet connection, so they couldn’t help us with the project that well.  Because of that, I didn’t learn anything about Russia or Thailand.  The only thing that I learned was that they have very poor Internet connection, especially in Thailand.  But lJJk on the bright side, I still got to have a lot of fun with my friends, learn more about eating healthy, and make my first website!  I loved the Edmodo project, and I would do it again if I could!

By: Kate

I learned new things like some other places don't have as good technologies as us.  I really liked making a video with my group in my class. Yes, if I had the opportunity to do this again, I would. I would have loved to learn more about another culture, but unfortunately it didn't work out as well as we wanted it to.
By: Jenae

I like the project that we did because it was fun. I learn that not everything is healthy.  My teacher is so much fun because she let us do that project.  We also worked with groups.  My group was Tyla and Caroline C.  We did a healthy video.  I also would like to do the project again.  It was very fun.  Thanks to Mrs. Kirk.

By: Alexa

I do not want to do this project again because it gives you stress and too much thinking about paragraphs and healthy activities.  That's a lot of work to do if you get two assignments that are due on the same day. I would not like to do this project again because you meet new people that you may not know and never get to see.

By: Aidan

I really liked our topic this year.  I thought that there was a lot we could do with it.  We already had so many activities at our school that fit in with our healthy lifestyles topic because our physical education teacher really promotes health and fitness at our school.  The students had a lot of fun creating videos and taking pictures.  It was also great to see them build friendships with students in the class that they may not have really talked to before.  

The challenge was that this year we struggled to communicate with our partners and ended really doing the project alone.  We never heard from our partners in Thailand at all and really lost touch with our partners in Russia until we had basically finished the project.  I think this took a lot of the excitement out of the project for my students because they really wanted to communicate and learn about these new cultures.

By: Mrs. Kirk