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International Project Development
Each of these networks is devoted to seeding international project development...
Each of these networks is devoted to seeding international project development. The I*EARN project has encouraged telecommunications between students in the US, Eastern Europe and Latin America through an approach called Learning Circles. As a result of virtual planning, a real contruction project was initiated in a village in Latin America. Students have also collaborated on historical studies, such as the Holocaust.
For quick access to all of the UN organizations (including the NGOs) check UNSystem.
Gaia, the old root of the word earth, is devoted to building and sustaining an ecologically sound village.
Project Harmony has promoted globalism for some years. A new collaborative initiative between students in the U.S. and Armenia has been developed.
The USOE has published a guide to international telecollaborative projects--definitely a time-saver.
The existence of hunger around the globe today is inexcusable! Help your students at least learn about its impact and participate in a project for relieving it. Each of the these sites address both dimensions. One goal of Second Harvest is to connect students with local opportunities through a network of over 200 food banks.
OneWorld Classrooms charges a small fee for forging shared school partnerships in selected regions of the world. Study activities can include sharing data and digital photos or videos, virtual field trips and solving online mysteries. The technology expands the older email buddy strategy to include visual projects.
InnoCentive helps diverse groups work together or outsourcing to experts for problem-solving. Typically, the problems might be universal cateloging or figuring out how to get the rid of the remains of the Valdez oil spill. Prizes can be awarded. Often problems are solved in an interdisciplinary context and should appeal to the organizers and to the interests of volunteers. Crowdsourcing holds great promise for the world's problems.
GoToServiceLearning describes hundreds of lesson plans all across the U.S.
Many international informational databases are available for downloading. The leaders at these sites want students to engage in the life of another country as if they actually lived there rather than use telecommunications just as a vehicle for information exchange. That goal is a powerful motivator.
