Everyone likes to talk during a movie. At the same time, no one likes to watch a movie while someone is talking. To solve the problem, the students watched a Civil War movie from United Streaming while “talking” in a chat on the iPad. The students were able to watch and interact with the movie without disrupting the rest of the class. To help monitor the center, I had a parent volunteer, Mrs. Draper, make sure the students stayed on topic and keep it school appropriate. Even though there were some flaws, the students enjoyed chatting during the movie rather than sitting and staring.

The app I used was Chat Lite. This is a free app and only allows a certain number of letters. It also will randomly kick you out of the chat. This center would of worked great if I could find a dependable back channel to use. If you have any ideas please leave a comment. It would be greatly appreciated.