When I think of telecommunications, I think of people
using technology to communicate with one another. The most common type that I
think of is video conferencing, however, I believe it applies to any type of
communication made with technology. Here are some projects I have found that
could possibly be used with students in my school.
Where in
Pennsylvania
This is actually a project I cam across while searching
for examples for my project. In this project schools from different areas
within a state or county learn about each other’s region through
telecommunications and research. Students work together as a class to create a
presentation about their city or region without giving an exact location. They
present their presentation using video conferencing software to another school
and the other school has to guess what region or city they are talking about.
At the end of the presentation and searching the exact location is reveled to
the other school through a videoconference. To learn more about this project
visit:
Down the Drain
In this project students collect date about the usage of
water amongst their friends and families. Students will work together to find
out the average amount of water a person uses and then compares that to other
people around the world. Through this website, teachers and students can submit
their data and then compare their results with other classes around the world.
A discussion board can also be found on the site.
The Great Bean
Race
Classrooms from different countries compete with each
other to grow the tallest bean plant. They create a controlled experiment to try and grow a bean plant.
Classrooms communicate with one another through emails. At the end of the race
the winner is announced to everyone. This particular site has many different
kid friendly and safe projects dealing with telecommunications.
These are some great examples! I especially like the first one and think that the kids could really get creative with the "hints" they came up with to give during their presentation in order for the other team to guess their location - so fun! I also think introducing the kids to video conferencing is great!
ReplyDeleteI love the Great Bean Race! What a great way to get kids connected to other cultures while also allowing them to learn about the effect of soil nutrient density on plant growth, especially since soil composition varies so vastly from country to country. I would be very curious to see what conclusions the kids came up with or if they even went that deep with the exploration.
ReplyDeleteDiana,
ReplyDeleteI am sorry for the late feedback.
I love the Where in Pennsylvania site. If I was a students, I would have been very interested in the project. I think it is a great way for students to learn about other places!