Standard+2

How can learners share ideas in a global community, without geographical or language boundaries, to work together to solve problems or create. || Work with others using technology tools to convey ideas or illustrate simple concepts. Learn about many cultures through digital images and stories from around the world. ||
 * **ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students** ||
 * **Standard 2: Communication and Collaboration** ||
 * Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. ||
 * **Enduring Understandings** || * Student interacts, collaborates, and publishes with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
 * Student communicates information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
 * Student develops cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
 * Student contributes to project teams to produce original works or solve problems. ||
 * **Essential Questions** || How can learners utilize 21st century technologies to improve and enhance communication in a community?
 * **Knowledge and Skills** || Participate in online projects as a class.
 * **Assessments** || ||
 * **Examples** || Share and discuss learning using a document camera or computer with LCD projector.

Choose digital pictures with a partner to incorporate into a classroom project.

Share information from the author’s website as part of a book report.

Draw a picture story with a partner using an age appropriate software program.

Draw pictures of animals and post to classroom web page to share with others.

Collaborate with partner to create an animal habitat using drawing software.

Create a multimedia project to share learning about a particular animal.

Record the list of books read by class using a spreadsheet and post to classroom web page.

Classrooms may share/collaborate geographical information using accessible technology.

Become penpals with another classroom either nationally or internationally.

Communicate/interact with scientists/explorers/professionals around the globe.

Build a sentence "beaming" with a partner. ||
 * **Content Area Standards and Benchmarks** || ||