“Collaborative Research via the Web”
1. How have the developers of the GLOBE Project connected teachers and researchers to develop research and learning experiences for students? What are the potential benefits of this approach?
Your Answer: The developers connected teachers and researchers through the hands on lessons which incorporate active student learning and processess.
2. How might you involve students in your classroom in a project similar to GLOBE? What issues would you need to address as you prepare for this type of Internet activity?
Your Answer: In order to involve my student in an activity similar to this, I would need to gather information on my students interests and what they would find most applicable to their lives. The issues I would need to address would include availablity of technology and administration support.
3. How is the Internet integrated into the global projects that you have seen in the video? Are there Web 2.0 applications like social networking sites that might also be useful?
Your Answer: The internet is needed to submit the data the students have collected to the GLOBE website. Yes, the students can use google docs to collaborate on the data.
4. What resources, strategies, and procedures would you need to have in place for your students to fully participate in a global project?
Your Answer: Resources: Computer hardware and software programs, information on what data to research Strategies and procedures would completely depend on which project I chose to participate in.
