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Web Communication

The internet serves as a vital communication tool in today's age. Such internet functions like email, newsgroups, chat rooms, instant messaging, video and audio connections, and blogs have been widely popular and used throughout the world making communication from distances both near and far very simple.

Communication Activities:

Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections

http://www.teaching.com/IECC/lists/iecc-K12.cfm

By clicking on the link above you, along with a either a partner or a group will be able to connect with secondary students from around the world in hopes of establishing a regular email and information exchange. Possibly the greatest aspect of this assignment would be through this contact, you can eradicate the generalizations and stereotypes of Americans and also become fully aware of another country and its culture. By learning about a country and culture from one of its members, you too can learn the truths from the myths that may exist about a certain type of people.

WEB Discussion via Blogs

http://blogsearch.google.com/

Another feature of this website is a forum for various discussions, comments, and suggestions. This type of webpage is known as a BLOG, and has been very popular in its usage and the functions that they serve. Look at some of the inputs already posted and take all of these into consideration. Once you open a topic forum, click on post a comment. You can add to the ideas and discussions already posted or try to begin a new topic. Through the blog you can exchange ideas about these topics or try posting a new one!

Create Your Own Blog for FREE!

https://www.blogger.com/start

Free blogs for any purpose and/or topic created in three easy steps.

Educational Chat Rooms

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/edu/chat.htm

When opening up this page, before you do anything else, read over the eight chat room rules and safety tips. These are some important tips to abide by when chatting in any chat room. With your group, select a chat of your interest. Keep it clean, keep it fun, and hopefully you can learn lots from the people you are chatting with.

Video Conferencing for Learning

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/index.html

By using video conferencing, two people or two groups of people at two different locations can see and hear each other at the same time. Click on some of the information below in the table introducing and familiarizing yourselves with conferencing. With the use of a web camera, you can begin your adventures of interacting with other using video and sound.

From Marbles to Instant Messaging

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NQM/is_1_41/ai_90190483/pg_3

Instant messaging is one of the most popular forms of communication that the internet has to offer. By using multiple computers in either the computer lab or remote locations, sign on to your instant message account or create one for yourself if you do not have one. By using instant messenger communicate with your fellow classmates at the same time trying to guide each other through a worksheet provided by your teacher. Through communication on instant messenger only, complete the problem solving worksheet.

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