I changed my mind and decided to cover our ePals assignment in the podcast to make sure one of our "big" assignments gets covered. I only spoke about the ePals though. There isn't enough time to discuss ePals AND google maps at the same time. Although if either of you disagree I can certainly address that as well. Here's the first draft. It takes about 1 min even to read...
Students will also be participating in an ePals program which will connect our class with another 6th grade class in Australia. Groups of 4 will be paired up with groups from our ePals class and they will then choose an aspect of local history to compare and contrast. To do this, the students from both classes will have to study their own local history in relation to their chosen aspect, while building their effective communication skills. Effective communication is a 21st century literacy described by educational researchers Suzi Boss and Jane Krauss, and it can be built through teamwork, collaboration, and exposure to new social situations. We will end our experience with a 10 minute presentation from each of our groups that compares and contrast our local history with Australia's. By the very end, our class will have gained new skills, and will have an increased awareness of our own local history, as well as the history of our new Australian friends...
I tried to tie in the text as smoothly as possible. Thoughts? Comments? Feedback? I plan to record it tomorrow.
I really like this Jessica! Very nice job tying in a concept from the text. I will look again at mine and try to fit one in also. Nice job!
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