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Communication across the Internet

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Project Description
 
Since September 11, 2001, businesses and government entities have changed the way that they communicate within their organizations and with the people they service.  Business air travel is down. And because of the anthrax scare, Congress has asked us to e-mail them rather than send regular mail. In today’s armed services, Internet access is available for military personnel to communicate with their families back home.

 

Using the Internet for e-mailing and chatting, each student will take on the role of a service man or woman far from home who wants to communicate with loved ones back home.

 
Project Goals
 
Essential Question:
How will the Internet replace more traditional forms of communications?
 
Specific Questions:
1.What is e-mail?  
  • How do people use e-mail? 
  • Can it help me contact my loved ones?

2.What is Chat?

  • How do people use Chat?
  • Can it help me contact my loved ones?
 
Illinois and CPS Learning Standards
 
 STATE GOAL 3:    WRITE TO COMMUNICATE FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES.           

CAS A  

Produce documents and other written works that adhere to Standard English conventions.

   CSF  

  1. Use Standard English conventions of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
  2. Spell words at grade level correctly.

CAS B

Write with focus, clarity, organization, elaboration, and coherence in a manner that conveys a clear understanding and interpretation of ideas and information to the reader.

     CSF  

  1. Edit, revise, and proofread all work.
 

Unit Prerequisites
 

  • Having Internet access

  • Basic keyboarding/typing

  • Basic word processing

 
Performance Tasks
 
Access:

Access the Internet

Open an e-mail account

Send an e-mail to one of your loved ones

Reflect on the e-mailed letter that you received from your teacher, friend, or loved one in the service

   

Interpret:

Check your e-mail at least one time during the day

Critique and respond to the e-mail received

Determine your response to the e-mail

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of traditional mail vs. e-mail

 

Produce:

Construct a letter to one of your e-mail friends using Standard English

Print out a copy of one of your e-mails

   

Communicate:

Communicate one of the e-mailed correspondences with your group

Reply to at least one of your e-mails

 

Evaluate:

Report on your success using e-mail such as sending, receiving, and corresponding with others

List some advantages or disadvantages using traditional forms of communication

Evaluate some of the advantages or disadvantages of using e-mail

 
Performance Assessment Plan
 
Performance Indicators Assessment tools
Language arts Teacher observation
State Goal, CAS, CFS  
3 A1, 3A2, 3 B1, Teacher rubric
 

Teacher Resources
 
This site explains how the Internet works

www.internet101.org

This site specifically deals with e-mail issues

www.learnthenet.com/english/section/email.html

This site answers e-mail questions

 http://everythingemail.net

 

Teacher made handouts

Current newspaper articles dealing with communication

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