When I have an older
classroom, I would love to have my students participate in an international key-pal
project. A “key-pal” is a pen-pal but
through the internet instead through pen and paper. This project will give students the
opportunity to get to know other students in a specific county and/or
state. Students can send photos/videos
(under supervision), tell each other what they do every day and how they live. Students may tell each other what they are
learning in school, and what their likes and dislike are.
This project really
gives students the opportunity to get other know other students from other
countries and/or state. Students can
understand cultures and how other students their age live. Students will love this project because it
will open their minds about the world, and give them different opinions about
how other people live.
A teacher must research
different website to use. There are many
websites that can be used for this project.
The first one is “Skype in the Classroom” by Skype. In this area, teachers can publically say
that they are looking for a classroom to Skype with. Teachers give the age group and what topic
they want to discuss. Website is: https://education.skype.com/collections/skype-penpals
The second website that
I researched is a website called “the Teachers Corner”. On this website, teachers can also find
schools all over the world by grade level and interest. Website includes different things that the
teacher might want to use (lesson plans, worksheets, etc...) Website is: http://www.theteacherscorner.net/penpals/
The last website is
called “Students of the World”. This
website has online chats, forums, and blogs with different people around the
world. This website would be perfect for
older students on the high school level because it is more of an “online chat”
than a “key-pal”. This website is
called: http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/
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