Resources For Project Completion:
1. You will need to teach and assist your students in using the following Web 2.0 technologies in order for this project to be a success: VoiceThread, Edmodo, and WikiSpaces.
2. Here is the suggested rubric to use for assessing your students monthly:
http://www.mcquaid.org/file.cfm?resourceid=790&filename=THE%20SPEAKING%20RUBRIC%2009-10.pdf
3. At the end of the year/project there will be a small release of participants from the project. However, teachers may still plan tele-collaborative projects with their e-pals on their own. After year one, teachers will have to register their classes but consideration will be given to new participants first. Too many initial participants may confuse the process. Thank you for your understanding concerning this matter.
4. Participating Teachers: we will use Edmodo for communication throughout this project; however, we will have scheduled digital conferences, in an asynchronous manner, on the 15th of each month. On these days, you will post questions, concerns, or successes about the project in order for us to make adjustments. Consequently, January 15th, February 15th, March 15th, April 15th, May 15th, and June 5th will be our conference dates. There is a discussion forum, under Assignments, for teachers on Edmodo that will be used for these conferences.
2. Here is the suggested rubric to use for assessing your students monthly:
http://www.mcquaid.org/file.cfm?resourceid=790&filename=THE%20SPEAKING%20RUBRIC%2009-10.pdf
3. At the end of the year/project there will be a small release of participants from the project. However, teachers may still plan tele-collaborative projects with their e-pals on their own. After year one, teachers will have to register their classes but consideration will be given to new participants first. Too many initial participants may confuse the process. Thank you for your understanding concerning this matter.
4. Participating Teachers: we will use Edmodo for communication throughout this project; however, we will have scheduled digital conferences, in an asynchronous manner, on the 15th of each month. On these days, you will post questions, concerns, or successes about the project in order for us to make adjustments. Consequently, January 15th, February 15th, March 15th, April 15th, May 15th, and June 5th will be our conference dates. There is a discussion forum, under Assignments, for teachers on Edmodo that will be used for these conferences.