My Family and Friends emphasizes comparisons of families and collaboration of ideas about friends. Students work on discovering ways that the family structure is similar in many countries. They also share grandparent stories with their online friends as well as thoughts on being a good friend. The students spend time discussing family traditions and holidays and share the ways those are celebrated in their country. My School involves the students in a comparison of school life in many different countries.
Students compare what is learned, the length of the day and the roles within the school community.
Students also journal the activities of a typical school day through role playing with an online friend. Welcome to My Community Welcome to My Community prompts students to make connections between their community and neighborhood to other communities. Students spend time locating their community and the communities of their online friends on world and local maps. They also spend time giving a virtual tour of their community and recognizing the people who work in the community. Students continue their discovery by collaborating on the construction of a virtual community.