Global+Awareness

ePals Lesson Plan on Global Communication **
 * Reflection of Global Communication Lesson Plan **

To help students and teachers become more familiar with global awareness we were asked to work colaboratively in a group of 2 or 3 to create a lesson plan that we could incorporate into our classrooms. The lesson should be designed to show students how communication around the world is possible through the use of technology.
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Process: ** To begin this project we all started by working together to research topics such as ePals, International Cyber Fair, and Global nomads, and decide on a lesson that would teach students about global awareness. We chose the International Pen Pal site called ePals because we thought it would be a great way for students in our classrooms to communicate with students around the world. Before we began the lesson we looked up the technology standards to make sure our thoughts and ideas would support them. Dianna and I worked on planning the lesson with some input from Laura. As we were working on the lesson template Laura worked on the reflection portion of the assignment. After Dianna and I finished a section of the lesson, we would discuss with Laura what we had come up with and how to word our reflection. Reflection: ** I felt good about creating this lesson plan, and enjoyed working on it collaboratively. It's nice to get ideas from others especially in the same grade level. Having students in my classroom communicating with children in different countries is an amazing idea. Students will not only learn about language differences, but they will learn about different cultures. What their mannerisms, customs, and beliefs are will be good topics for discussion and then to share with the class. Next year, I have been told that I am moving to 4th grade, so this is a lesson that I hope to be able to incorporate into my weekly activities. Since ePals has classrooms in 200 countries and territories, I should have no problem putting my students in groups of two and letting each group choose a different country to communicate with and share what they are learning from their pen-pal with the class. 
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