- INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONFERENCING
- Content Resources--Classroom Projects
Video converencing is a great medium for developing a project in any subject matter area or between any grade levels with classes from across your school system, state, nation, or around the world. These sites will help you find other classrooms.
CAPspace--Gds--?. Length--?, Fee--? A social networking tool for educational videoconferencing built into the new Read Around the Planet registration system.
Creative Connections--Gds—2-12. Length--?, Fee--?. Classroom Connections, part of Creative Connections, features the formation of "sister class" partnerships between 8-to-18-year-old students from the United States and countries around the world.
ePals--Gds—K-12. Length--?, Fee--?. Connects learners around the world for sharing and exchanges that foster literacy, language and critical thinking skills in a fun and safe environment.
Global Leap—Gds--?. Length--?, Fee--?. Resource for finding other classrooms (international) and bookings for lessons. Must join the organization; there may be a cost.
Global Nomads Group--Gds--?. Length--?, Fee--? GNG coordinates international video conferences. Sessions often have two parts: the first session connects students to students for discussion of the topic; the second session connects students with a guest speaker.
Global School House International Project-- Gds—K-12. Length--?, Fee--? The original clearinghouse for collaborative projects from across the globe.
iearn--Gds--?. Length--?, Fee--? The International Education and Resource Network is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to collaborate on projects.
IECC--Gds--?. Length--?, Fee--? The International Email Classroom Connections is a free service to help teachers link with partners in other cultures and countries for email classroom pen-pal and other project exchanges.
Kidlink--Gds—8-12. Length--?, Fee--? A place for kids to collaborate and network with friends around the world.
Megaconference Jr--Gds—1-12. Length--?, Fee—Free. While connecting directly with other classrooms is not the primary purpose of Megaconference Jr, on the left, pick a year and look at the participants. There is often an Internet link to the schools. This project is designed to give students in elementary and secondary schools around the world the opportunity to communicate, collaborate and contribute to each other's learning in real time. Presentations and activities focus on both academic and cultural issues. Participants will be able to address questions to other presenters.
People to People School and Classroom Program--Gds—K-12. Length--?, Fee--Free. service that connects teachers and their students with classes in other countries for pen pal exchanges and projects that improve cultural understanding and encourage friendship.
Read Around the Planet--Gds--?. Length--?, Fee--? TWICE provides a matching service for point-to-point videoconferences between schools based on registration information and provides support documents.. This is a celebration of NEA’s Read Across America. Classrooms connect with other classrooms “around the planet” and read to each other. Check the website to see the timeline of events and the registration deadline. See the flyer.
Two Way Interactive Connections in Education (TWICE)--Gds—K-12. Length--?, Fee—None for use of database. A searchable database of opportunties for collaboration.
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