Examples of the two types of basic networked projects discussed below are summarized on the Project Sites page. Students become traveling companions asking questions and providing suggestions for travel routes. Travelers perform research to report answers and enlightened students about what they learn and the resources they encounter. Virtual field trips allow students to virtually visit and learn about places, people, and events they cannot experience first hand. Some projects ask students to contribute poetry, stories, experiences, thoughts, or other writing or they ask students to investigate research questions.
Students learn to appreciate each other's cultures, contributions, and customs.
Sometimes students help experts with important research by reporting scientific phenomena in their area. Information exchanges prompt students to contribute to world-wide research. They learn that their contributions are valued, necessary, and utilized. Judi Harris' has developed a more detailed classification in her Network-Based Educational Activity Structures. Learn about networked projects.