Online Community Project
Author
Name: Ms. Erica Lyons
Organization: Loyola College in Maryland and Harford County
Public Schools
E-mail address(es):
Erica.Lyons@hcps.org;
elyons23@hotmail.com
Project Summary
The goal of this project is to introduce elementary school students to the global community through telecollaboration with peers across the world. Classes will submit original work to share with the global community. Based on the original work submitted, students will be able to identify how the common characteristics of community can be different and how communities depend on each other.
Participants
· Grades Targeted: Grades 1 through 5
· Number of Classes/Participants: Limit 25
· Locations: World wide
· Special Characteristics: preferably from different areas so students can clearly see similarities and differences of communities around the world.
·
Recruiting:
Posting sites/lists:
- Global SchoolNet’s Online Project Registry
- The Connected Classroom
· Posting date: August 28, 2006
· Deadline: November 30, 2006
Contact Person
· Coordinator: Ms. Erica Lyons
· E-mail: Erica.Lyons@hcps.org; elyons23@hotmail.com
· Web Page: http://www.studentpersonalpages.loyola.edu/~ellyons/webpage/index.html
· Organization: Loyola College in Maryland and Harford County Public Schools
· Phone: 410-638-4175
· Postal mail: 900 S. Main Street, Bel Air, MD 21014
Objectives of Lesson
·
Outcomes:
At the end of the project:
Each class will have community projects from around the world and
their own projects posted to a common Web site for anyone to view.
Each student will have an understanding of the similarities and
differences of communities from around the world. Also, each student
will have an appreciation of how interdependent communities are of one
another.
Each instructor will have extension activities from participants
and feedback on effective strategies employed while participating in
this project.
·
Skills
encouraged:
Subject Area:
Social
Studies
skill 1 – Define Community
skill 2 – Understanding of Different Cultures
Subject Area:
Reading
skill 1 – Read a variety of text formats
Subject Area:
Writing
skill 1 – To Inform
skill 2 – Compare and Contrast
Resources Needed
·
Telecommunications:
Required:
- World Wide Web
Optional:
·
Hardware:
Required:
- Personal Computer
- Internet Access
Optional:
· Scanner
· Printer
Time Frame
Time Commitment
· Project Span: Start: _August 28, 2006_______ End: _November 30, 2006_______
Schedule of Activities
o
(date):Monday, August 28, 2008
Activity: Participants are invited to begin submitting community
projects.
o
(date):Thursday, November 30, 2006
Activity: Last day for participants to submit work.
Evaluating Student Outcomes
Outcomes:
Each student
will have an understanding of the similarities and differences of
communities from around the world. Also, each student will have an
appreciation of how interdependent communities are of one another.
Criteria: By the end of the project, each student will have
created original work about a characteristic of his/her community,
discussed and analyzed aspects of other communities, compared and
contrasted other communities, and presented their findings to an
audience.
Class Management
Strategies
Observation: Students will be able to view the Web site with the
posted work from around the world individually, cooperatively, as a
class, or even at home.
Creation: Students can work individually or cooperatively to
create writing samples, draw illustrations, or take pictures of
characteristics of their community.
Exchange: The teacher will be responsible for uploading the
information to the site and communicating the host (Ms. Erica Lyons).
Project
Evaluation
By whom: All participants
Format: Discussion Board on project Web site
Timing: Nov. 30, 2006 – Jan. 1, 2007
How to Register
How: via email
Who: Ms. Erica Lyons
Deadline: November 30, 2006
Information to Include: Teacher name, grade level, number of
students, city, state, country, teacher email.
info@telecollaborate.net
http://telecollaborate.net/education/
