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International pen pal programme for students Helen Meyrick
Background Information • Second year Beginning Teacher at New Lynn School • Year Five and Six class of 28 students • Overall school focus for 2011: Asia Awareness • During Term Two and Term Three, I set up and ran a pen pal programme via email between my class and a class in Selangor, Malaysia
Have you ever had a pen pal? • “” – Margaret Laurent
Why do this? • Primary Reason: School Focus 2011: Asia Awareness • Secondary Reason: Basic computing skills
How did I start? • www. studentsoftheworld. info • www. epals. com
Student Buy-In
Student Buy-In
Student Buy-In
Form for Parents • • What are we are doing in class Why are we doing this Address privacy concerns Make yourself available to discuss the programme
First Emails • • On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 4: 11 PM, Tengku ariff zaquan
First Emails • Dear Shania, Hi my name is Sophia and I am 11 years old girl. I live in Malaysia. My hobby is playing computer game. My ambition is doctor. I like to eat chocolate. My father's name is Nor Hisham. My mother's name is Zuriati. I have a sister, one little sister and one little brother. My favourite subject is Math. The weather at Malaysia now is hot. That's all for just now
Next Steps • We send our emails to Malaysia • Each child is set up with a pen pal buddy and charted • Malaysian students email back • My students reply with photos
DO NOT PUT IN YOUR EMAIL: Your home address Your home phone number Any email, Facebook, Skype or on-line contact details Any intimate details about your life Too many details about your family's life, eg: where mum and dad work, where family members live
What was gained by this programme? Malaysian students: Room 13: • Opportunity to practice their English • Opportunity to learn about New Zealand • Opportunity to connect with someone in another country • Opportunity to learn more about Malaysia • Opportunity to learn basic computer and email skills • A real connection to Asia Awareness
Key Points • • Commitment from both teachers Buy-in from students Model everything! Regular and extended computer access
What did I learn? (what would I do differently? ) • Limit the emails to three paragraphs to ensure emails are typed on time • Create a chart to track which students have sent an email to their pen pal buddy and which have not received one yet • Ensure there is plenty of regular access to computers
In student’s own words: • “I liked the idea of having a friend in another country that I haven’t seen” – Iris • “You can meet other people in a different country and see what its about, we should Skype them” – Ali • “Its strange that we are posting to someone we have never seen – but it’s a cool feeling, it’s a cool journey”- Anuncia