What color is your iPod ® ?

A collaborative communications project between two countries, two schools… …Real students

What countries, where? Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA Bangor, Northern Ireland, UK

What schools? Kempsville Middle School Priory Integrated College

Objectives of the communications project To develop a world class/global school division in Virginia Beach. To recognize our diversity – Respect for all people. To gain a better understanding of other world/global cultures.

Objectives cont … To share instructional strategies that foster teaching and learning. To integrate 21 st century technology skills into the curriculum and instruction between our pen-pal schools. To strengthen student writing skills.

What makes it different today? 21 st century technology makes communication easier and more possible by many different ways. Our world is a much smaller place because of technology Ways exist today that did not exist back in 2001 when the partnership was first formed to share information.

What makes it different today? Because of technology advancements the students themselves can be much more a part of the project than just an average “pen pal” writing letters. Students today are online, wired and far more technology savvy than their parents or their teachers. Today’s students can create, produce and contribute. Today’s students can take ownership of the project by becoming the…

Authors of… Snail Mail Blogs Creators of… Wiki Sites Podcasts Virtual Slide Shows Videos Participants in… Video conferencing Skype Phone Calls Online chats Instant Messaging videos

Resources Kempsville Website KMS Avid Site KMS Avid Wiki (Public & Private)KMS Avid Wiki (Public & Private) KMS Avid Blog Priory Website International Links Google Earth Virtual Visit backup

KMS Wiki

What is a…? From Wikipedia.com Wiki - A wiki is software that allows users to create, edit, and link web pages easily. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websitessoftwarelinkcollaborativewebsites Podcast - A podcast is a collection of digital media files which is distributed over the Internet, often using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers. The term, like "radio", can refer either to the content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster. The term "podcast" is a portmanteau of the acronym "Pod"—standing for "Portable on Demand"—and "broadcast". The iPod name was coined with Pod, prefixed with the "i" commonly used by Apple for its products and services. The first podcasting scripts were developed for the iPod (see history of podcasting). These scripts allow podcasts to be automatically transferred to a mobile device after they are downloaded.[1]digital mediaInternetsyndicationfeedsportable media playerspersonal computersradiohostauthor portmanteauPodbroadcastiPodPodAppleiPod history of podcasting[1]

What is a…? From Wikipedia.com Blog - A blog (a portmanteau of web log) is a website where entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (), photographs (photoblog), sketchblog, videos (vlog), music (MP3 blog), audio (podcasting) are part of a wider network of social media. Micro-blogging is another type of blogging which consists of blogs with very short posts.portmanteau online diariesartphotographsphotoblogsketchblogvideosvlogmusicMP3 blogaudiopodcastingsocial mediaMicro-blogging Skype - Skype (IPA: [ska ɪ p], rhymes with type) is a software program created by the Swedish and Danish entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. Skype allows users to make telephone calls over the internet to other Skype users free of charge, or to landlines and cell phones for a fee. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer, short message service, video conferencing and its ability to circumvent firewalls.IPAsoftwareentrepreneursNiklas ZennströmJanus Friiscallslandlinescell phonesinstant messagingfile transfershort message servicevideo conferencingfirewalls