technology is terrific!

Today was a terrific technology day for me. My Period 3 class was able to Skype with author Kenneth C. Davis about the Civil War. They were rather reticent to ask questions, partly because the Principal joined the class; but when the chat was over and turned off they livened up and had a lot to say. I was pleased that Davis confirmed everything I've taught them. I was a little nervous that I might have misinformed them of some detail or other. And I was a little nervous using this technology for the first time. But it worked like a charm and Davis was informative and interesting. Now they're all vying for his Civil War book, it's too bad I only bought one copy.