Classrooms without borders : using Internet projects to teach communication and collaboration / James A. Bellanca, Terry Stirling ; foreword by David W. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson.

Author/creator Bellanca, James A., 1937-
Other author Stirling, Terry.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Teachers College Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxvi, 246 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents New promise and new practices in classrooms without borders -- Getting together: cooperation, collaboration and communication for 21st century learning -- Internet tools for 21st century classrooms -- Is anyone out there?: how to communicate and collaborate beyond classroom borders -- Last things first: putting backward planning to work -- How do projects say yes to standards? -- All together now: how to use formal cooperative learning to enhance skills -- What were you thinking?: how to sharpen thinking in the collaborative classroom -- Sharpened minds for sharper thinking -- Soaring above and beyond: power lessons and projects -- An Internet investigation project: climate change -- The problem-based project -- The innovation project -- No doubt here: a new frontier for teaching and learning.
Abstract This practical resource shows educators how to use the Internet to help students communicate electronically, reaching beyond the borders of traditional classroom walls. Emphasizing practical tools and techniques, the authors' model integrates the internet, common school software, and free online technology tools to create engaging projects that advance 21st-century skills. --from publisher description
Local noteLittle-357137--305131059700Y
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-238) and index.
LCCN 2010050858
ISBN9780807752098 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0807752096

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