"Thank you all for your great ideas! Since I made this post (16 months ago), we have engaged in a number of classroom to classroom projects which have been wonderful!!! The key is to find someone at the other end as keen as you are. Last year, we…"
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I have to admit to being a newbie to Web 2.0 but I am trying to pull my school into the 21st century. One of the most exciting ideas to emerge at my school was the idea of connecting up with another…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Eric Golombek Jan 2, 2012.
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Pauline Roberts replied to Eric Golombek's discussion Classroom to classroom connections
"I initially used ePals to try and connect with another school and it proved more difficult to find a good match than I expected.It did however lead me to find Cyberfair, which is similar to a global show and tell about local…"
Sandy Hirtz replied to Eric Golombek's discussion Classroom to classroom connections
"January 6 to 11 we have a free and open professional learning event on Authentic Global Collaboration. Join in to learn about how to collaborate with classes in other countries."
Sandy Hirtz replied to Eric Golombek's discussion Classroom to classroom connections
"I found an interesting article about an elementary school teacher chatting her way across America. She has set up a web conference with a class from each of the 50 states. Read the article in Education Week. How else has technology made…"
Bruce Weitzel replied to Eric Golombek's discussion Classroom to classroom connections
"We started down this path several years ago using the elluminate live classroom software. We started within our school district and once we had some of the bugs worked out we invited others to join the parade. Several teachers and school districts…"
Sandy Hirtz replied to Eric Golombek's discussion Classroom to classroom connections
"Would you like to partner with a colleague to have your students work together on a global project?
The digital storytelling moodle meet October 1-8, 2010 is an opportunity to partner with educators across the globe to design a collaborative…"
Mark Hawkes replied to Eric Golombek's discussion Classroom to classroom connections
"Eric, there are lots of sites on the Net that are designed to bring together teachers and students from around the world to collaborate on projects. Here are a few to get you started:
The Globe Program http://classic.globe.gov/
Taking IT Global…"
Cindy Martin replied to Eric Golombek's discussion Classroom to classroom connections
"Hi Eric,
I have used ePals to connect to classes in Italy and in Colorado. I also used Tapped In. ePals has some great collaborative projects already set up. I began with a cultural exchange - works for younger students as well as older ones. Site…"
Verónica Criado replied to Eric Golombek's discussion Classroom to classroom connections
"HI there! I´m Verónica and I´m an ESL teacher. I use epals to connect my students with others and Tapped In which is a really cool place. You could also use skype ( haven´t tried it...yet )"
Carolyn Gray replied to Eric Golombek's discussion Classroom to classroom connections
"Eric if I get grade three again this year I will contact you first week of Sept. Grade 3 curriculum here is Community, BC and Canada so would be applicable both ways"
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Classroom to classroom connections
I have to admit to being a newbie to Web 2.0 but I am trying to pull my school into the 21st century. One of the most exciting ideas to emerge at my school was the idea of connecting up with another school and doing some joint programs. For example, in Ontario, grade threes study rural and urban communities. We are an urban community and thought it would be cool to connect up with a rural community. The kids could have an exchange of ideas and culture facilitated by the technology. My big…See More
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