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Collaboration & Learning• GlobalSchoolNet

• ePals

• IEARN / World Youth News

• Teacher's Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet

• Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education

• National Lab Day

A Constructivist Learning Cycle

ExperienceExperience

CommunicationCommunication

ReflectionReflectionRevisionRevision

Abstraction of Patterns - Constructing Conceptual Understanding.

Global SchoolNet Foundation (GSN), “founded in 1984 by teachers who believed that in a connected world students need a global perspective, brings together youth online from 194 countries to explore community, cultural and scientific issues that prepare them for the workforce and help them to become responsible and literate global citizens.”

http://www.globalschoolnet.org/

Simple Search

http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsh/pr/

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Teacher's Guide to International

Collaboration on the Internet Table of Contents 1.  Introduction 2.  Resources for Cross-cultural Interaction and Project Work3.  Theoretical Background for Internet Based Projects in

ESL/EFL4.  Modern/Second Language Project Examples  5.  Music and Graphic Arts Project Examples 6.  Language Arts Project Examples 7.  Science/Math/Environment Project Examples 8.  Vocational/ Work Force Readiness Project Examples 9.  Social Studies Project Examples 10.  Planning and Starting a New Project  11.  Tutorials and Guides12.  Tips for Online Collaboration  13.  Helpful Suggestions from K-12 Teachers  

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Kids' Space

Description: Kids Gallery. Launched in 1995 with the first participants from the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and Hong Kong, the project now attracts readers from over 150 countries. Students submit original art work to share with other classrooms. Some means of digitizing the art work (scanner, digital camera, or original digital artwork) is also needed for this project.

Kids' Space

Age Level: Ages 8-16 years old End Product: Publication on their websiteTimeline/Schedule: Ongoing URL: http://www.kids-space.org Contact: Submit to KidSpace Supporting Organization: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp

Longevity: Since 1995

Languages: English, Japanese, and others

“Honey Bee” by Aryan, (age 7, boy) from Tehran, Iran

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