We do a lot of collaboration over the Internet. Many times that means showing a map, an illustration or a drawing among the students. That was distracting and took a lot of time. The students find it easy to work with and that's important. It's great for sharing work and collaborating on new projects.
Visual aids help students explain and understand better.
It makes them better communicators. The Global Schoolhouse also offers a wide variety of speakers in addition to their collaborative projects. Featured guests have included Dr. C. Everett Koop, Dr. Jane Goodall, Senator Feinstein, Former Vice President Mondale and many others. We recently had a psychologist do a presentation on learning disabilities to teachers in Illinois, New Jersey and California. To make the video presentation more entertaining and informative, he brought several visuals.