In the project, students work together within their class and with students in other classes from cities around the world. They explore different aspects of the society in which they live and share the information with their partners overseas. The students communicate mainly via e-mail although collections of artifacts from each city can be sent through snailmail. Video and discussion on specific topics are encouraged. At the end of the task, a final cities project is presented by each group consisting of students from each of the cities.
Students venture out and learn about their city.
Students learn about other places of interest, which increases their interest in the interaction between the classes. Within structured writing options, students are free to write on whatever interests them. The second example, English Through Internet, is given by Mofet Institute in Israel. It is a special virtual course which aims to teach the Internet and at the same time improve reading and writing skills. The students have to complete assignments with different partners or key pals.