Global Community

One activity that I particularly liked to help promote a global community was ePals. ePal is a great way to introduce students to a safe way to social network. It is great tool for students and gives them the opportunity to have their own, safe email accounts. They are also able to post blogs and collaborate with one another in a safe and productive manner. It is also great how teachers are given school homepages for students and parents to have around-the-clock access to the events that are taking place in the class. Students would benefit greatly from having access to websites that are geared toward education and other members of the global community who are working toward the same objective. With all the corruption and dangers that come with the web, having a safe community of students and educators helps reduce the problems that would otherwise arise if students were communicating in an open network.

I also like how students are able to me mentored. There are many students now who have many issues that they do not feel comfortable discussing with their parents. Through mentoring, students are able to get the same advice and help without feeling as much pressure.