One of the discussion guidelines discusses international participation with students. I was thinking that this would go with what I am currently working on with my students. I placed my class into pairs. I tried to match students who don't normally hang out together and also students who haven't worked together already this year. Then I let them look at a map with their partner. They needed to pick any country that they wanted to learn more information about as long as it wasn't the United States. The students did a great job of choosing countries and we have a wide range from Germany to Mexico and lots in between.
Anyway, to further this study I could set up a blog for them to gather information from students in those countries. I am not sure how to locate safe sites where only other students would participate. Any ideas? I would be a bit hesitant to do this, but it would give the students lots of new information about the country. They could send pictures of what their school looks like in the USA and pictures could come back to us. I have always felt like if people were able to get to know other people from different cultures and countries they wouldn't be so likely to have poor thoughts about the whole country. This could help my student make positive impressions and be positively impressed upon.
Kim
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That sounds like a great idea. I wonder how I could do something like that with Kindergarten students.
Maybe they could send pictures to another country. Then they could have a parent helper help them put their ideas into a sentence to tell something about the picture.
Just an idea.
Kim
Since language maybe a barrier between students communicating, what about contacting Department of Defense schools. That way, you have the safety of only communicating with other students and students can communciate only in English.
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