Finally, note that the video signals in the United States and Canada are not the same as those in Europe and Australia. So, before you start a video project, check with your partner to see if your video signals are compatible. But don't worry, for even if they are different, there are companies that can convert one format to another. Here we take commonly used ideas and stretch them a bit. Through writing, these projects encourage the integration of the Internet and language arts.
Children enjoy constructing the projects.
What they really love is reading to their fellow classmates what they and their Internet partners have created. Purpose To encourage students to write by making it a part of their Internet experience. Procedure Following are three ideas that will help you integrate the Internet and your language arts curriculum. Try these after students have become e-mail partners, exchanged information and have started to get to know each other. Many teachers use some sort of story starter to encourage children to write.