What: Computer Pen Pals
How: The teacher would be responsible for setting up the communication with another class and teacher. This could start as early as level one because the e-mails between pen pals would be guided and specific enough. Obviously, the e-mails would be monitored by the teachers on both ends. As a model, the two teachers could also become pen pals in order to show the students what the assignment is supposed to look like.
When: This should happen in the beginning of the year so that assignments can correlate with the emails. This could happen at any level 1-5. Depending on the goals and objectives for the year, the teachers could set it up so that the emails are weekly or bi-weekly.
Why: Students should be engaged in authentic writing with native speakers. It is important that students be able to write and speak. They will also become more aware of a different culture. Authentic e-mails also touches upon all of the 5 C’s if the assignments allow for it by the teacher.
the importance of a key pal is for students to be able to communicate with students their own age who are experiencing learning an second language. Students would have guided assignments that would assess grammar, language, ability etc. I think that it is also important for students to learn how to use the internet and set up a personal e-mail account. This would be doen through the school, but each student would be able to make a personal connection with another student in a different country. Students should also start to become aware of different cultures and people and the way that they live.
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/
This website is a safe website that allows for communication to happen
http://www.epals.com/
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=8103
How: The teacher would be responsible for setting up the communication with another class and teacher. This could start as early as level one because the e-mails between pen pals would be guided and specific enough. Obviously, the e-mails would be monitored by the teachers on both ends. As a model, the two teachers could also become pen pals in order to show the students what the assignment is supposed to look like.
When: This should happen in the beginning of the year so that assignments can correlate with the emails. This could happen at any level 1-5. Depending on the goals and objectives for the year, the teachers could set it up so that the emails are weekly or bi-weekly.
Why: Students should be engaged in authentic writing with native speakers. It is important that students be able to write and speak. They will also become more aware of a different culture. Authentic e-mails also touches upon all of the 5 C’s if the assignments allow for it by the teacher.
the importance of a key pal is for students to be able to communicate with students their own age who are experiencing learning an second language. Students would have guided assignments that would assess grammar, language, ability etc. I think that it is also important for students to learn how to use the internet and set up a personal e-mail account. This would be doen through the school, but each student would be able to make a personal connection with another student in a different country. Students should also start to become aware of different cultures and people and the way that they live.
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/
This website is a safe website that allows for communication to happen
http://www.epals.com/
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=8103
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