ProjectTypes

=Collaborative Project Types=

Videoconference Project Templates Booklet by Janine Lim, Arnie Comer, and Roxanne Glaser Collaborative Projects Presentation:

Things to think about before you collaborate:

Take a look at some of the examples below for ideas to get you started and then use the Videoconference Project Templates booklet for project templates.

Content Providers for English & Social Studies
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Academic Challenge
Students could develop questions on any topic and create a game format to review for a test. Use your favorite game show, such as Jeopardy, Match Game, etc., for the game.

Coffee House Sharing
This type of collaborative project would work well for English teachers who do creative writing projects. Connect with other classes and have students share and discuss their creative writing. Students could give each other feedback about their writing and learn how to properly give constructive feedback.

Social Studies teachers could use this project by having students research an event in history and write about it as if they are involved in that historical event. It could be presented as if it were a news show where students present their writing.

Debates
Have a debate about any topic where one site takes one viewpoint and the other site takes an opposing viewpoint. Spend time during the video conference debate the topic based on research done prior to class.

Mock Trials
Put literary characters or historical figures on trial. One class works on defense, the other prosecution.

MysteryQuest
English teachers could have students choose a character from a book and put together a box with items that represent that character. Share the items with the other class and they guess the character: MysteryBox (**ActivStudio**: ; **SMART**: )



IVC + Web 2.0
Do a project where you meet periodically by video conference and use Web 2.0 (wikis, blogs, podcasts, etc.) to share information about your project between video conferences. The FlatClassroomProject is an example of a Web 2.0 project that could easily be integrated with interactive video conferencing.