Project+Planning


 * Technology Enhanced Collaboration: A Cross School Initiative**
 * __Getting Started:__**


 * 1) Project Construction**
 * Ensure alignment with legislated, Provincial curricular objectives by reviewing the Alberta Social Studies and Language Arts programs of study.
 * Brainstorm/plan ideas for project
 * Review research related to collaboration, online learning, global citizenship…
 * Review online collaborative learning tools
 * Meet with CBE specialist to discuss features and possibilities of the CBE Innovation Wall at the CBE Ed. Centre
 * Create Wiki
 * Review CBE polices, collaborate with CBE Stakeholders to ensure we have appropriate consents
 * Compose letter to inform parents of the project

2) Explore the [|Cyberschool Bus] website [] with the students and have them complete an activity using R&W Gold where they highlight words they do not understand and import them into a Word document. - Model with whole class first, then students work in partners to group the new vocabulary words under categories (poverty, survival …). The objective is to move learning into higher levels of Blooms Taxonomy whereby students are classifying, organizing and making connections. (consciously thinking about the information they are finding) to increase their understanding of the concepts. - Discuss the importance of the eight goals
 * Develop Student Understanding the Millennium Goals:**

Cyberfair – a website that might provide some exemplars of projects created by other students: []
 * Resources:**

1) Discuss the purpose/objectives/goals of working collaboratively with another school 2) Create an About Me page (facts about self, and discuss a current inquiry project or learning activity etc.). Use Artrage (drawing program to create picture and post in Voice Thread/D2L (should we create a joint one for our project). 3) Students can introduce themselves to a partner, ask questions and make a comment about each other’s work
 * Build a Community of Learners Across Schools:**