These activities represent collaboration between students and classrooms across distances and spaces using e-mail. This is one way we can employ technology to extend and enrich our students' educational experiences. Frequently involves intense managerial work on the part of teacher. Two or more classrooms located anywhere in the world study a common topic together sharing insights, summaries, and interpretations during a specified time period. Collections have included jokes, proverbs, agriculture information, and geographical information.
Students collect observations in their local area to assemble an online database.
Students and teachers share observations and experiences made during local field trips to museums, historical sites, parks, zoos, etc. Solutions are developed locally and then shared out among all participants. Similarities and differences are noted in solutions. Great Paper Airplane Challenge Monsters.