Now that you have planned your project, the next step is to create a project announcement and post it where other teachers can learn about your project and contact you to join in. This should be done six or more weeks before your project begins to ensure that people will have enough time to see and respond.

The Global Schoolhouse specializes in helping you find partners, and has been doing so since 1984. We have included that form below to help you prepare an effective announcement.

Post your first project announcement or call for collaboration at least six weeks before the starting date of your project. Post your announcement again two weeks before the starting date.

We recommend that you post your project to the Global Schoolhouse™ Projects Registry (http:www.globalschoolhouse.com/pr/index.html)

When you post a project to the Project Registry you can edit and update your project announcement at any time. For instance, when you have received all of the partners you need, you can edit your project announcement and change it's status to "closed" so that you won't receive further registrations.

When you post your project to the GSH Registry, it will also be cross-posted to the Hilites Mailing list, so your announcement will receive widespread distribution.

Prepare Your Announcement

Use the planning guidelines below to help you plan, define, and promote your project.

Project Planning Guidelines

Title: Give your project a catchy name.

Dates: Starting and Ending Dates

Purpose: Brief summary of the purpose of your project. What will students learn? Indicate here how participating classes will benefit from their experience with you.

Subjects: List the curriculum areas which will be addressed by this project. If possible, correlate to standards and frameworks.

Participants: Ages of students desired (don't use grades because they differ among countries)

• Number of classrooms you want to work with
• Locations you wish (countries, states, regions)
• Special technology requirements (beyond simple Internet email)
• Other special requirements you may have

Summary: 1-2 short paragraphs which describe the project that will catch the reader's interest.

Coordinator: Your name, email, school mailing address, phone, and fax numbers

Registration: Provide complete instructions for registering with you to complete this project. Require email, complete name, school address, phone, and fax numbers. After you've selected participants, request their home address and phone.

You may also want to provide additional information. We recommend the following:

Required Resources: List resources participants must have to participate: Internet email, Web access, hardware, software, or access to required community resources.

Activities: Describe what students will do:

• Problem Solving
• Information Collection
• Interpersonal Exchanges
• Observation
• Discussion
• Evaluation

Timeline: Specific project steps, tasks, and deadlines or benchmark dates.

Complete Outline: Provide extra information relevant to project.

Examples: Include one or more examples of student products.