Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, Technology, Art, English Language Arts, math
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Digital Citizenship
In the Digital Citizenship task, students will learn about Digital Citizenship and develop responsible on line behaviors through focused awareness raising activities. The project aims at making students aware of their responsibility while working online. Students will understand the term ‘Digital Citizenship’ and what it means in their context. They will learn Digital etiquettes, make conscious efforts to practice them and spread them amongst their friends and family. They will become aware of e-safety by learning about common web threats such as computer viruses (spyware, malware, adware, phishing, & pharming) and web issues such as copy right laws, cyber bullying, and plagiarism.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, Technology, History/Social Studies, English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
My Hero Project
In the My Hero Project task, students will use MY HERO, an interdisciplinary, online, interactive Web site that celebrates the best of humanity through essays, artwork, audio, drama, and short films. Students will publish essays and submit multimedia online about their heroes. The project seeks to promote cultural awareness, activism and understanding through global storytelling that honors the heroes in our families, the community and the world.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, Technology, History/Social Studies, English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
One Day in the Life
In the One Day in the Life task, students will write about, photograph, and discuss their daily lives. Students will exchange messages and images describing days in their lives with students around the world, and then make cross-cultural comparisons. Students may document aspects of a typical day (like visiting the market or going to school) or they may document special days (like vacations, birthdays, celebrations, or holidays.)
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, Art, Technology, English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
In the UNESCO World Heritage Sites task, students will explore and research the heritage of their country. In the forum, they will present their country and Unesco heritage sites, it's history, the tales about the place, and its meaning in their country's and the world's history.
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Source Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (Australia)
Subject Interdisciplinary, English Language Arts, Technology, Information and Communication
Grade Level 9, 10 |
Victoria's Water
The Victoria's Water unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 6 teaching and learning activities, additional activities, assessment criteria, and resources.
Unit description from source: In Victoria’s water students focus on developing understandings and skills which will allow them to prepare for, and participate in, a debate around the issue of what the government can do about Victoria’s water problem. Students also prepare a persuasive writing piece on the issue.
Procedurally, students access a range of views from different sources on how to resolve Victoria’s water problems. Using ICT visualising thinking tools and techniques, students conduct their analysis of the issue, and synthesise the facts and opinions in preparation for a debate, with the specific topic being teacher or student initiated. After the debates, students formulate a personal view and express it in a persuasive writing piece.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, Technology, History/Social Studies, English Language Arts
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Youngcast Project
The Youngcast Project task is a tandem exchange project in English-Spanish and just in English which provides a structured program of student activities using audio and video podcasting to help students to exchange their ideas and to improve their second language. The task includes a description of the phases of the project.
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Source Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (Australia)
Subject Interdisciplinary, Interpersonal Development, Art, English Language Arts, Technology, Information and Communication
Grade Level 9, 10 |
Zines
The Zines unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 5 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources.
Unit description from source: In Zines, students discuss, investigate and evaluate popular print and online media and publish their own work. Building on their interests, students develop skills in researching, gathering information, and writing and presenting different kinds of texts and images through the publishing process. Students use information and communications technology, including the Internet, for researching and for publishing their own work online or in ‘hard copy’ publications.
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