Distance Learning

http://bb.desales.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_5168_1

The above address is the address that can be used to access the distance learning link that I prefer. This link allows you to explore various opportunities to speak with students and teachers from various countries through epals. It is school specific; therefore, it is a safe and easy to use.
In order to speak with someone from somewhere else, you must first be registered. You will need a username and password to make the activities work properly. However, you can explore before you register. The site provides an educational video that demonstrates the benefits of working in this capacity. The site also provides a colorful map that will be appealing to students. The students can pick on an area of their choice.
The link also provides you with the ability to be specific during your search. You can do a search on specifics such as location, age, grade, etc. You can read what various teachers have posted. These postings give specifics to activities they are interested in participating in and many are open to suggestions.
Other benefits to this link is that it provides machine translation that allows students and teachers from various cultures and languages to speak with one another.
This link opens endless opportunities for learning. You could use it in the classroom as a way to discuss diversity. It could be used as a learning tool to learn various languages. It could be used as a means to learn about various geographical regions and structures. It could be used to learn about various cultural ideals. We talk about providing our students with real world experiences. What better way than to connect them to the real people who live and experience these various ways of life in the other countries.
It also provides a cross-cultural prospective of global discussions and project sharing. Students and teachers can access various professionals and other students who may be experimenting with the same ideas.

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