NET-S+2+Communication+and+Collaboration

NETS-S 2 Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:

a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.

b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures. d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

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=Communication and Collaboration Resources= Write Someone a Letter Lesson http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=294 Rethinking Reports http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/rethinking-reports/introduction Posters: American Style http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/posters/index.html Teachers' Domain Multimedia Digital Library http://www.teachersdomain.org/ Internet Tutorials for Searching http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/ Free Calendars Tool for Teachers http://www.calendars.net/ NASA Quest - Communicate with NASA Scientists and Astronautshttp://quest.arc.nasa.gov/ Digital Communication Instructional Resources http://www.adobe.com/education/curriculum.html Global Classrooms' Virtual Learning Communities http://www.globalclassroom.org/2004/digital_classroom/communication/virtual_community_pw.html Youth Learn Video Production Lessons http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/multimedia/video.asp Teacher' Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tech/international/guide_pg6.html Global Kids' Digital Media Initiative http://www.holymeatballs.org/featured/

Links for Interpersonal Exchanges
KidLink/KidProj student registration for KeyPals http://www.kidlink.org/english/general/overview.html Pitsco’s Ask an Expert http://www.askanexpert.com/ Electronic Emissary mentor service http://www.tapr.org/emissary/smesearch.html Email Santa for Christmas http://www.santaclaus.com/email.html 100th Day Activities http://siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/100th/index.html Learning Circle - Monthly Activity Exchange (Grades 1-3) http://www.rrsd.mb.ca/circle/circle.htm

Links for Information Gathering and Sharing
The Vocal Point - Electronic Student Newspaper http://bvsd.k12.co.us/schools/cent/Newspaper/Newspaper.html Global Grocery List http://landmark-project.com/ggl.html AfricaQuest [|http://africaquest.classroom.com] Two Americas: Circumnavigation Trek http://ali.apple.com/ali/projects_list.html Phoenix Botanical Gardens Fieldtrip http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~storslee/botan.html The International Boiling Point Project http://k12science.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/boilproj/index.html

Links for Problem-Solving Projects
Geogame http://www.gsn.org/project/gg/index.html Math Forum: Problems of the Week http://forum.swarthmore.edu/pow Write On! http://www.eduplace.com/projects/writeon.html I*EARN Social Action Projects http://www.igc.apc.org/iearn/projects.html

Additional Sites with Projects
Search Global SchoolNet's Internet Projects Registry http://www.gsn.org/pr/index.cfm Houghton Mifflin Project Center http://www.eduplace.com/projects The Internet Schoolhouse http://www.internetschoolhouse.com/Projects.html Apple Learning Interchange Project List http://ali.apple.com/ali/projects_list.html Blue Web ‘N http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn NASA http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/interactive/index.html#current Kidlink/KidProj http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/projects.html#current Learning Outfitters: Adventures On Line [|http://www.adventureonline.com] The Collaborative Lesson Archive displays projects by grade level. http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA NickNacks Telecollaborate Site http://www1.minn.net/~schubert/NNindex.html I*EARN http://www.att.com/education/lcguide

Online Publishing Sites
CyberKids http://www.cyberkids.com/ Zuzu http://www.zuzu.org/ KidPub http://www.kidpub.com/ MidLink Magazine http://ncsu.edu/midlink/

NETS-S1 NETS-S2 NETS-S3 NETS-S4 NETS-S5 NETS-S6
 * Ideas for Implementation**
 * [|Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration]
 * Distance learning San Diego Zoo with Podcast or Photo Story
 * Chris Donaldson: Split them up in teams and have them play each other, making sure each teammate participate an equal amount of time. (3.2.3)
 * Lauren Benesch: Each student will run for president. They will create a speech and advertisements through a wikispace created by the teacher for the class. 3.2.1
 * Brittany Sellers: 3.3.3 Give a presentation followed by feedback and Q&A.
 * Crystal Molinar: 1.1.9 Students will work in groups to find ways to clean up the playground.
 * Tyler Young: Students will form groups and discuss places to take a field trip. 1.1.9
 * Jaclyn McClary: Students will work in groups to write thank you/appreciation letters to secretaries, custodians, etc. 1.1.9, 2.1.5