Internet+Projects

= Internet Projects (Online Collaboration and/or Inquiry) = 

[|ePals]
ePals is a Global Community of collaborative learners, teachers, and academic experts in 200 countries and territories. ePals provides Connections to students, classes, and school districts worldwide that are safe and secure. ePals is the safe and protected solution for linking classes, schools, and school districts globally.
 * [|People and Culture - The Way We Are] (sample ePals project) What makes me who I am? In this project, students will engage in a collaborative learning experience. Through email exchanges, students learn about the daily lives, cultures, climates and geography of children who live in other regions of the world.

[|One World Classrooms - Building Bridges of Learning Between the Classrooms of the World]
OneWorld Classrooms is a nonprofit organization that builds bridges of learning between the classrooms of the world. We offer FREE online travel and a variety of opportunities for K-12 classrooms to interact with overseas partners.

[|WebQuest.org]
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. You can search the database by title, description, author, or URL. Sample webquests:
 * [|Libro de cocina] Spanish students will use this WebQuest to create a "receta" typical to a chosen Spanish-speaking country. Using that receta, students will compile a class cookbook of Hispanic cuisine.
 * [|A Taste of Culture] Students will be planning a welcoming party for foreign exchange students who are from 4 different states in Mexico. They will need to become knowledgeable about their guest's home state and have a nice meal prepared for them.
 * [|Holidays] Compare and contrast your traditions and customs of the holidays that you are familiar with, with those that you explore in this WebQuest.
 * [|Why Study Spanish?] This is a Webquest for Spanish I students. They will first research information about the Spanish-speaking countries and then persuade their skeptical friends of the benefits of learning Spanish.
 * [|Spring Break!] Students will research various countries in planning a spring break trip. Cost, culture, and cuisine will be considered. Math, geography and social sciences are integrated.
 * [|Libro de una Familia Famosa] Students will be asked to make a book in Spanish describing the relationships of a famous family. They will be required to write in complete sentences and can print off pictures from the internet about the family they choose.
 * [|Dia de los Muertos: A Latin Tradition] This unit of study was designed for Spanish World Language students at the middle school level.This process encourages participants to research, collaborate, and report on the varied facets of the south-of-the-border Latin tradition known as "Dia de los Muertos".