Assignment #4a                                     Interpersonal Exchange

Keypals	This keypal structure would be useful in many settings.  The keypal could be used to learn about different state or cultures.  Just like writing penpal letters to learn about a "big city" life at school.
Global Classrooms	The global classroom would be useful to use with a another class who is studying the same book as what you are trying to teach.  Students would be able to share discussion and points of view, which would be different depending on the location of the class.
Electronic Appearances	Having this structure could be the most useful and cost effective for the students.  Electronic appearances could be used with any subject.  Just think if your were studying butterflies how much students would be involved if an expert taught the lesson instead of the teacher.
Telementoring	Telementoring is a great idea to match younger with older students.  This concept doesn't have to even be linked with subjects, but it would allow the older students to feel important and the younger students proud to be talking with an older student.
Question-and-Answer Activities	Studying certain subjects this idea is very useable.  For instance if you were studying space the students could connect with NASA's  team and asked questions that were not found in the books that they are reading.  I think that this activity would keep the students engaged and wanting to find out more about the studied subject.
Impersonations	Having two classes in different areas studying the same subject/book.  Students would be able to impersonate a character and other students could ask the characters questions about the book.  This would encourage students to read the book so that they could play a character or ask the characters questions.

Assignment #5a                 Information Collection and Analysis

Information Exchanges	Students and students from different sates who are studying  about weather could make a web page or email about the different fronts that are moving across the states and how long it takes to get from one state to the next.
Database Creation/ Electronic Publishing/ Telefieldtrips/ Pooled Data Analysis	Students would then collect the data and post it on the web or email the data to the other schools.   This would give the students an opportunity to see if the weather person is right.  The students from all the states can share the finding, weather it is taking a class field trip about the weather or taking pictures of what the weather outside.

Information Searches	This structure is like a treasure hunt.  The teacher could put the students into small groups of two to three students and have the students search for various, simple areas of the internet to familiarize them with it.
Peer Feedback Activities	Younger student could be paired with older students.  If the younger students are just learning ways to write better stories, then the older students could work on reading and correcting the stories.
Parallel Problem Solving	This is a brain teaser activity.  The teacher could find a brain teaser of the week and let the students work on it all week with out giving the answer until the end of the week.
Sequential Creations	Students from different states or cities could be a tour guide and create a list of what the students should see and learn about before visiting their area.
Telepresent Problem Solving/ Simulations/ Social Action Projects	This structure bring the world to the classroom.  Students could debate problems that are happening to them as students with other students from a different state.  The students could also come up with different things to try to see if it will solve the problem or not.