EPals

 Add Global Collaborative Learning Strategies and Online Communication Tools to Your Classroom using ePals __Dates & Times__:
 * July 6, 2009: 3pm - 4pm
 * July 13, 2009: 3pm - 4pm
 * July 20, 2009: 3pm - 4pm
 * August 3, 2009: 3pm - 4pm
 * August 17, 2009: Final Project Due

__Number of Sessions__: 4 1-hour sessions, plus final project due August 17 __Links__:
 * Registration: [] OR Visit the following blog and click on the registration link: []
 * Webinar Link: TBD

__Contact/Instructor__: Rita Oates, PhD: roates@corp.epals.com OR 305-669-9090 __Objectives__:
 * 1) Connect students to work on rpojects globally and share ideas
 * 2) Explore and find partners in the ePals global community and project space
 * 3) Examine how to use email, forums, and blogs to support 21st Century learning
 * 4) Know how to use the teacher features of filtering and monitoring of SchoolMail and SchoolBlog
 * 5) Understand how to adapt current curriculum and standards to 21st Century techniques using the "wisdom of the crowd" with online Web 2.0 tools and project-based learning
 * 6) Share with colleagues how to use ePals Global Community, email, forums, and blogs
 * 7) Identify the differences between safe and potentially unsafe Web 2.0 tools and issues of digital citizenship
 * 8) Have a way to assess student learning with Web 2.0 tools and collaborative projects
 * 9) Integrate Web 2.0 tools and concepts into their own classroom, including ePals, Wikipedia, and other widely available resources

__Syllabus__: Final Version: