E-Pals+Kids-+Communicate+and+Collaborate

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This site allows classrooms to communicate and collaborate with classrooms from all over the world! The site has a world map which shows where in the world there are other classrooms wishing to collaborate through the site. The classrooms on the site are participating jointly in lessons and projects. One such project is about water. Classrooms research how their personal water usage effects ecosystems. They keep water use journals. The classroom then exchanges e-mails with another classroom, maybe from another country, discussing what they have learned so far. Students then create a presentation about water use in their "pal" classrooms location as a culminating activity.

The projects this site offers would be very engaging. They would give students the amazing opportunity to peek into the worlds of other children around the world. Most of the writing is done in English. I would use this site in my classroom to develop relationships with other classrooms, and to gain new knowledge about the differences and similarities between the way life is lived worldwide.

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