During weeks three and four of the module the students will take an online journey into the places where other participants live and look at the living things in those places. Who are the people who live in our areas? How do they make their living and spend their recreational hours? What animals and plants are found where we live? How are they surviving in the environment?

During weeks five and six the kids will focus on their education, in a school, at home, or in their environment. The students will describe a typical learning day and their feelings about school, education and what they feel educates them. They are encouraged to collect information from each other and to compare learning situations around the world. A graphic representation of this data is suggested and encouraged so that the students can make some analysis of the data and gather new insights.

In the last two weeks of the module the students look around them and define themselves as human beings in their global village and celebrate our diversity through a deeper understanding and appreciation of our unique cultural richness. An International Dinner event to be held at participating schools is a suggested culminating activity.

 You will find many discussion questions and classroom activities in each weekly lesson. No one is expected to do them all! We give you many ideas but feel free to use those that are appropriate for your class.

Teachers are encouraged to use their own imagination and ideas within this module. The description is only a guide but other things related to the topic are always welcome.

Module Goals:

Goals for participants are:

1. To identify themselves in their own surrounding as well as a part of a bigger environment.
2. To collaborate with and learn from other students online
3. To gather and evaluate information from electronic and printed sources
4. To become creative and critical thinkers
5. To develop a sense of inquiry and thirst for knowledge
6. To learn from and celebrate our cultural diversity and learn about common issues

Objectives: - Connecting to your curriculum

Students will be able to:

1. Read e-mail messages and respond to peers
2. Work together in groups within their classrooms and also within groups of online students
3. Use the writing process to inform, express personal ideas and to persuade.
4. Engage in real time interactions using IRC or Kidspace
5. Search for information on the World Wide Web
6. Analyze and interpret data using charts and graphs
7. Classify information into categories
8. Compare and contrast information from several sources
9. Apply information for problem solving in new contexts
10. Evaluate the reliability of WWW resources
11. Express ideas using art, drama or music as well as text
12. Justify and defend their opinions
13. Gather information about their cultural heritage and present it to others

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