This week, we tested a few tools for virtual classrooms; Rumii and Owl. Although Owl was very cool in that it has so many cameras and is able to record 360 degrees and nature sound, we ran into some technical difficulties. It took some time to connect to LCCS in New Jersey and due to the way their classroom was structured, there were many conflicting voices that made it difficult to understand the speaker. Some of the middle schoolers at LCCS did not get a full understanding of a hero’s journey and therefore did not create relevant stories. However, there were some interesting stories that we could develop from. One thing I would like is to be able to make it comfortable for the shy kids to share their ideas. In New York, we formed groups and also created storyboards. My partner and I created a hero’s journey for a fish who made friends with a pearl/oyster that is able to destroy all the plastic in the ocean and goes on mission to restore the ocean. It was a fun process and I hope it will inspire projects for the Earth Day event. Rumii was fun to explore and I look forward to more characters and objects to interact with.