4th+Assignment

=Making Global Connections in the Classroom=

In this assignment, you will explore several online websites that offer an opportunity for you to connect with other classrooms and people from around the globe.

__Your Assignment:__
1. Take some time to look at each site. 2. Consider how you could make a connection within your classroom subject area. 3. Write a paragraph explaining in detail how you would use one of the sites with your students. 4. Post the paragraph, with a link to the site you prefer, in **Section 3** of your wiki page. (Use the **LINK** button at the top of the **EDIT toolbar** to create a live link to the site within your wiki page.) Don't forget to label it **Fourth Assignment**!

[|ePals -- "Where Learners Connect"]
ePals describes themselves as the "World's Largest K-12 Learning Network." The site offers teachers the ability to search for other classrooms across the globe who are studing the same concepts or investigating the differences between cultures.

[|Kiva -- "Loans That Change Lives"]
Kiva is a site that shows people in other countries who are trying to make their lives better through loans for their small businesses. The site offers the ability to loan money to individuals or groups so they may put their business plans into action and better their situations.

[|allAfrica.com]
Just as the name infers, this website is about all things Africa. Visitors can search current events, economics of the different countries, as well as many other resources centered around the continent of Africa.

[|Global SchoolNet -- "Linking Kids Around the World!"]
From the website: "Global SchoolNet's mission is to support 21st century learning and improve academic performance through content driven collaboration. We engage teachers and K-12 students in meaningful project learning exchanges worldwide to develop science, math, literacy and communication skills, foster teamwork, civic responsibility and collaboration, encourage workforce preparedness and create multi-cultural understanding." This site offers a means for collaboration, exploration, involvement and more.

[|WorldWide Classroom Pen Pals]
This is just one page out of a larger website about International Education, however, this page will give you links to other sites where you could locate Pen Pals for your students to communicate with throughout the globe.