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Rationale |
Listservs or
Forums
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IECC |
Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections is a free service
to help teachers link with partners in other countries and cultures for
e-mail classroom pen-pal and project exchanges. |
| Wa-be-me-do |
This is a discussion group established to encourage dialogue
among K-12 Business Education, Marketing Education, and Diversified Occupations
teachers and students and the larger educational community. This
site aspires to help improve learning for students of all ages. |
| CCB-C |
Cooperative Children's Book Center provides opportunities
for spontaneous as well as guided discussions of literature for children
and young adults. It includes multicultural literature and award
winning books. This listserv also informs the subscriber about book
publishing, school library media centers, and public libraries. It
allows opportunities for all subscribers to dialogue with educators, librarians,
and critics. |
Telecollaborative
Projects
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iEARN |
In this telecollaborative web site, students are invited
to write about a place that is important to them. They select one
location that gives them a very special feeling and write a story about
it. They can select any writing genre (creative, informative, humorous,
ect...) to explore as their imagination takes them away. Students
are permitted to write very short stories (just a few sentences) which
should be no longer than one page. A book of student/teacher/family
stories is mailed to each participating school. It is hoped that,
in thinking about their own special places, children will take action to
preserve these places, and strengthen their commitment to preserve the
earth. I feel that this would be a good web site to use for any writing
activities. It targets all ages and can be incorporated across the
curriculum. This would make a great project for Geography Awareness
Week, as the students choose a target location or specific region to explore
and share its unique qualities with others. |
| Favorite
Foods From Around the World |
Students will compile information on favorite foods from
all the regions of the world. The hope is to hear from students in
many different countries to learn what others enjoy. Students in
all grade levels can participate in this project and it would be particularly
interesting for a thematic language arts or social studies class.
Teachers may register their classes by contacting the Project Coordinator
and providing school name, grade level, email address, and a list of students'
ten favorite foods. It would also be fun to share in a culminating
activity by having students bring in a variety of international foods and
having a tasting party. |
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Search Tools
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Lycos |
This web site is an invaluable search engine for both children
and adults. You can find quick and updated information referencing
weather, holidays, travel, etc.... |
| Excite |
This web site makes learning fun and easy for children.
It has well organized categories such as "Homework Helpers," "Ask an Expert,"
and "Interactive Projects" to aid in the educational process. |
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Lesson Plan
Sources
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Education
World |
This site is a fabulous resource for teachers. It
is set up so that you can view lesson plans by grade, subject, or topic.
New lesson plans are submitted weekly, and an endless amount of resources
are recommended to further enhance the topic at hand. I have used
this for Social Studies when we are discussing "Current Events." |
| The
Academy Curriculum Exchange |
The Curriculum Exchange is a site where teachers can find
a variety of lesson plans. These lesson plans, written by a consortium
of teachers, share ideas in subjects including Language Arts, Social Studies,
Science, and Math There is also a "Miscellaneous" topic which highlights
special activities from Chinese Kite Making to interactive classroom game
shows. There is definitely a wealth of information on this site and
there are applicable lessons for ALL. |
Data Sets or
Online Tools
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| National
Geographic's Family Expedition |
As the Social Studies coordinator for Geography Awareness
Week, I was eager to find some interactive geography activities for our
students to check out. National Geographic's Family Expeditions offers
students information while challenging them with a variety of engaging
scenarios.
The mission that I chose was entitled "Quest for Gold."
Students are invited to discover the importance and value of gold while
traveling all around the world. Their starting location is Rome,
Italy and their final destination is Xi'an, China. The mission is
to make it through sandstorms, food and water shortages, and raiding parties
without running out of gold. "Travelers" are forced to make immediate
and educated decisions to ensure their safety.
This adventure not only helps to teach students geographical
locations, but mapping and directional skills as well. I would recommend
this site for Social Studies classes with students 4th grade and above.
It would also be beneficial for children to work in groups of three or
four so they can make joint and cooperative decisions. |
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