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Tele-collaboration ?Tele-collaboration ?Let me Let me hope you hope you are ready!are ready!

What is telecollaboration?What is telecollaboration?§ This is communicating & working This is communicating & working

with other people in a different with other people in a different location using location using Internet Internet Technologies. e.g Electronic mail.Technologies. e.g Electronic mail.

§ It involves sharing and It involves sharing and exchanging information, working exchanging information, working together towards a common together towards a common goal hence building a goal hence building a Community. Community.

Then, what is the INTERNET?Then, what is the INTERNET?• This is a global connection of computers using nodes and This is a global connection of computers using nodes and

Servers.Servers.

• It is also a vast network of computers from all over the It is also a vast network of computers from all over the world communicating to each otherworld communicating to each other..

What do we do during What do we do during collaboration?collaboration?

A particular A particular Project Topic Project Topic is advertised on is advertised on different websites as adifferent websites as a ““call for call for participation”participation”

This invites all those who This invites all those who would like to participate would like to participate in the in the Project.Project.

Types of Types of Telecollaborative Telecollaborative

ProjectsProjects

A n In terpersonal exchangepro jec t

A n In form ation co llec tionpro jec t

A prob lem so lv ing pro jec t

P ro jec t type

What is needed for What is needed for participation?participation?

• Technology like Technology like computers, digital computers, digital cameras, a telephone line cameras, a telephone line a modem, projectors e.t.c. a modem, projectors e.t.c.

• Knowledge about the Knowledge about the subject or topic,subject or topic,

• skills such as computer skills such as computer literacy, creativity, literacy, creativity, research & discussions.research & discussions.

Telecollaboration in SchoolsTelecollaboration in Schools

• There are so many There are so many projects going on in our projects going on in our School.These include:School.These include:

• Waste management in Waste management in Schools projectSchools project

• The Refugee ProjectThe Refugee Project• Global arts Project e.t.cGlobal arts Project e.t.c

The Waste Management in The Waste Management in Schools Project (Part 1)Schools Project (Part 1)

• The objectives were to: The objectives were to: to to create global awareness to create global awareness to the problem of waste the problem of waste management, management,

• to collaborate with students to collaborate with students worldwide and find out how worldwide and find out how waste is collected in waste is collected in schools,schools,

• to suggest the most efficient to suggest the most efficient methods for waste methods for waste management and how to management and how to implement themimplement them. .

• This was a problem This was a problem solving project that solving project that was carried out by 2 was carried out by 2 Ugandan Schools i.eUgandan Schools i.e

• Lubiri Secondary Lubiri Secondary School (20 students) School (20 students) and and Namagunga Girls Namagunga Girls School (20 students) School (20 students) together with together with Jefferson Jefferson High School - U.S.A (20 High School - U.S.A (20 students) students) in California.in California.

• It was carried out from It was carried out from Oct. 15Oct. 15thth - Nov 23 - Nov 23rd 98rd 98

‘‘The Call for Participation’The Call for Participation’Greetings from Uganda!Greetings from Uganda!

• Is waste management a problem in your school? Is waste management a problem in your school? Have you ever been disturbed with the abundance of Have you ever been disturbed with the abundance of paper and plastic waste on the school compound?paper and plastic waste on the school compound?

• This has raised concern among Ugandan schools This has raised concern among Ugandan schools which suffered a recent outbreak of cholera due to which suffered a recent outbreak of cholera due to poor waste management.poor waste management.

• The E-mail addresses for the Coordinators: The E-mail addresses for the Coordinators: lubiriss@infocom.co.ug, kisaakye@hotmail.com, lubiriss@infocom.co.ug, kisaakye@hotmail.com, labongob@hotmail.com, labongob@hotmail.com, rsweeney@lausd.k12.ca.usrsweeney@lausd.k12.ca.us

• URL: www.gsn.org/proj : www.iearn.org/projURL: www.gsn.org/proj : www.iearn.org/proj :www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Jefferson_HS :www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Jefferson_HS

A few reports of the Waste A few reports of the Waste Management Project.Management Project.

Some of the measures Some of the measures suggested by the suggested by the students to overcome students to overcome the mess.the mess.

• Talk to the school Talk to the school administration to sweep administration to sweep the Dining Hall daily.the Dining Hall daily.

• Encourage proper use Encourage proper use of dustbins & garbage of dustbins & garbage pits which should be pits which should be burnt daily to avoid the burnt daily to avoid the accumulation of paper accumulation of paper waste.waste.

From their research &From their research &

observation students observation students reported as follows:reported as follows:

““A lot of papers littered in A lot of papers littered in our dinning hall & our dinning hall & compound come as a compound come as a result of a result of a ‘lady’‘lady’ who who sellssells fried ground nuts fried ground nuts, , chapatischapatis, , bunsbuns wrapped wrapped in papers”.in papers”.

‘‘Other papers are found Other papers are found around the School around the School Canteen’Canteen’

The African Refugee ProjectThe African Refugee Project( Its going on )( Its going on )

• In this project we expect Students to examine and In this project we expect Students to examine and highlight the African refugees in their Countries, highlight the African refugees in their Countries, participants will write articles in form of poems, participants will write articles in form of poems, short stories, features, songs, cartoons and short stories, features, songs, cartoons and pictures to reflect the life of a refugee in Africa.pictures to reflect the life of a refugee in Africa.

• Participating Schools include: Participating Schools include: Lubiri S.S.Lubiri S.S., , Kings Kings College Buddo, College Buddo, and and Ararat Community College, Ararat Community College, Victoria, Australia Victoria, Australia (araratcc@mail.netconnect.com.au)(araratcc@mail.netconnect.com.au)

• Coordinators addresses: Coordinators addresses: lubiriss@infocom.co.ug, lubiriss@infocom.co.ug, ssekyeru@hotmail.comssekyeru@hotmail.com

• URL: URL: www.araratcc.vic.edu.au/users/jot/fow/faces.html

‘‘The Call for Participation’The Call for Participation’OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

• To analyze the causes of the To analyze the causes of the refugee problem refugee problem

• To find out more about the refugee To find out more about the refugee Camps in Africa and how different Camps in Africa and how different countries handle that issue. countries handle that issue.

• To highlight the problems faced To highlight the problems faced by refugees in countries of by refugees in countries of asylum.asylum.

• To encourage creative writing .To encourage creative writing .• To come up with possible To come up with possible

solutions for refugees in the solutions for refugees in the African setting in the next African setting in the next millenniummillennium

• Ever thought about Ever thought about being a refugee? being a refugee?

• Ever considered Ever considered what life would be what life would be like away from like away from home without your home without your own will? own will?

• Ever lived a life of Ever lived a life of abandonment and abandonment and confinement? This confinement? This telecollaborative telecollaborative project fromproject from Uganda - The Pearl Uganda - The Pearl of Africaof Africa..

Benefits of TelecollaborationBenefits of Telecollaborationto studentsto students

• It is a resource center.It is a resource center. - - students learn different students learn different

perspectives on an issueperspectives on an issue

• It is a community builderIt is a community builder - - students acquire valuable students acquire valuable

social skills by learning to work social skills by learning to work collaboratively in a groupcollaboratively in a group

• It is a component ofIt is a component of education education reform reform -- students develop real world skills students develop real world skills and learn best by doingand learn best by doing

Benefits of TelecollaborationBenefits of Telecollaborationto Teachersto Teachers

• It is a resource center.It is a resource center. - - Teachers find valuable resources Teachers find valuable resources and training materialand training material

• It is a community builder It is a community builder -- Teachers share best Teachers share best

practices & become part of a practices & become part of a greater community of educators.greater community of educators.

• It is a component of education It is a component of education reform reform -- It It changes the dynamics of the changes the dynamics of the classroom & creates side by side classroom & creates side by side learning.learning.

Welcome to the end of my Welcome to the end of my story!story!

• I urge you to get connected & we I urge you to get connected & we shall telecollaborate with you!shall telecollaborate with you!

• Special thanks go out to the Special thanks go out to the WorLD Links - Bob, Buddy, WorLD Links - Bob, Buddy, Ntambi, Labongo, Ssekyeru Ntambi, Labongo, Ssekyeru Richard,Victoria, H/M Lubiri Richard,Victoria, H/M Lubiri S.S.& the AdministrationS.S.& the Administration, Compiled at Lubiri S.S. Compiled at Lubiri S.S. Computer LaboratoryComputer Laboratory

Thank you for giving me your time!Thank you for giving me your time!