Backup Plan
- We would try to find another classroom to connect to via e-pals and in the criteria discuss the timeline that they need to follow.
- If the communication piece is too challenging for each student to manage, a “Class Flat Stanley” can be created and used for communication. Teachers will then serve as the main communicators and write from the perspective of the class.
- If we cannot overcome technical issues, the project may be able to be switched to an offline project, or again, the teacher can type the letter(s) on her school or personal computer. If the computers are working, but the internet is not, students can type their letter in Microsoft Word and we can send them when the internet is working, or the teacher can send them.
- If the partnership falls apart mid-project, then students will complete a presentation using Powerpoint or GAFE Presentations that reviews things the students have learned during their communication (thus far). Things that could be covered in a presentation include culture, weather, daily living, etc.
- If a distant classroom is unavailable, Jenny has a connection to a class on an Indian Reservation located in South Dakota.
- If the communication piece is too challenging for each student to manage, a “Class Flat Stanley” can be created and used for communication. Teachers will then serve as the main communicators and write from the perspective of the class.
- If we cannot overcome technical issues, the project may be able to be switched to an offline project, or again, the teacher can type the letter(s) on her school or personal computer. If the computers are working, but the internet is not, students can type their letter in Microsoft Word and we can send them when the internet is working, or the teacher can send them.
- If the partnership falls apart mid-project, then students will complete a presentation using Powerpoint or GAFE Presentations that reviews things the students have learned during their communication (thus far). Things that could be covered in a presentation include culture, weather, daily living, etc.
- If a distant classroom is unavailable, Jenny has a connection to a class on an Indian Reservation located in South Dakota.