Multicultural Project Resources: Internet Based Multicultural Collaboration

Resources for Other Projects:

• Service Learning Projects
• Classroom Unit of Practice

Internet Based Multicultural Collaboration - General References:

Judi Harris links Articles about designing an activity, locating & choosing an activity, and participating in an on-line activity

Interpersonal Exchange" in Judi Harris's Telecomputing and Activity Structures A variety of completed and ongoing keypals projects written in a conversational tone.

NickNacks Designing Tips
Information about design, template for assessing hardware and software needs, project planner, sample projects and how to exchange information.

NickNacks Project plan format; once completed, projected can be tested. Sample plans provided.
   
Teacher's Guide to International collaboration on the Internet Tips, Questions and answers from minilectures and Vandervelde's Web page, used with teachers in online classes.

Internet Projects Registry Allows teachers to collaborate with other educators and provides lesson plans, online field trips, and research resources.

The MAD Scientist Network In a one-to-many or many-to-one project, a lot of the collaboration may take place offline.

Internet Based Multicultural Collaboration -Beginning

Join an On-Line Project" - West Loogootee site
More than 50 existing projects for review.

You've Got Mail: 10 nifty ways your teachers can use e-mail to extend kids' learning Practical ways to use e-mail to help students speak, listen, read, and write for purposes that seem meaningful to them.

Kidlink A one-to-one project can be easy to set up, but may require intensive monitoring and management.

Kidlink Tips Tips for managing subscriptions to Kidlink's archived mailing lists (conferences).
   
Kidlink Policies Access to Statement of purpose, motive, rules for kids', teachers and others.

Tips on Finding Keypals and Suggested Topics
Besides finding keypals, gives safety tips, topics/activities, and a guide to developing a timeline

Global Grocery Project In this project, students visit their local grocery stores, then share prices online with students from all over the world. The students can use calculators and the computer to interpret the information in charts and spreadsheets, and the data generated from the project is easily integrated into different subject areas over many grade levels. Classes can join the Global Grocery Project at any time, since it is ongoing, with no timeline restrictions.

Internet Based Multicultural Collaboration - Intermediate

The Global Schoolhouse The Global Schoolhouse site features educational resources for teachers and students in addition to Global School Internet projects and educational listservs. You can register class projects, see projects from other schools around the world, or create and publish Web pages for your school for free.

Internet Based Multicultural Collaboration - Advanced

I*EARN The International Education and Resource Network enables young people to undertake projects designed to make a meaningful contribution to the health and welfare of the planet and its people. The project has member schools in 30 countries throughout the world. Those involved are committed to using telecommunications to make a meaningful difference in the world as part of the educational process.