Ms. C and a group of her students has been kind enough to show us how to participate in a collaborative project. Teen Talk is a wiki that we are building together to get to know each other.
This is the first international project I have participated in since 1998. Back then, I was a “one-computer-in-my-room-teacher” experimenting with ePals, trying to get my high school students using e-mail to correspond with other students their age. The attempt was a complete flop due to inaction on the other group of students we were working with. On top of that, it just was not what I hoped that it would be.
Now I am working with a one to one classroom, and we are devoting all of our energy on this one project. The kids are learning how to use wikis, blogs, and Yackpack to collaborate with our new friends.
Ms. C has a great deal of experience with these kind of projects. She has set up the entire framework of our wiki and our students are enjoying the ride. My plan is to carry through on this project and then work some more with Ms. C starting next school year.
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