Yee Haw! Jump in that band wagon and get a movin'. Teachers around the world are working with other classrooms "telecollaboratively." Meaning that they are using technology to participate with other classrooms on projects. Think of Moose Jaw teacher Kathy Cassidy and her work with a classroon in New Zealand. Or maybe the compiling of theme web pages done by multiple classrooms in Alberta for Christ the Redeemer Schools. What they did was create a website that multiple classrooms could link to. From there they have added to their own pages, but all on the same topic, one for example being endangered animals. Thus, compiling a great deal of information and activities on one subject.The classrooms can view what the other students are doing in the other classrooms.
I would use this with any age group for any subject. Personally, I would take it a step further and maybe use video communication or blogging to make students feel and be more connected. Snail Mail or E-mail could also be used here to send things (ideas, materials, information, artifacts, etc.) back and forth. Foster that idea of a "Global Community" by putting real children into the project, not just there names and products.
Till next time...
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