1. I would be interested in hearing about opportunities to volunteer.
Volunteer Project Reviewers:
We invite adult members of the e-learning community to review Doors to Diplomacy projects. Your reviews will be part of the official judging process, and they will greatly benefit the classes you review.
Register to be a volunteer reviewer at: http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsndoors/reviewer.cfm
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2. Does Global SchoolNet provide tools like blogs and web page builders?
Global SchoolNet does not provide these tools ourselves.
We recommend that you use the tools provided by one of our partners - Google tools for educators. There are many tools to choose from and they are free, such as blogs, web page creators, collaborative docs and spreadsheets, and more ...
http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html
Sincerely,
GSN Projects Help Desk
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3. I want to volunteer or lend my support.
We appreciate your offer of support. Please register as a member of Global SchoolNet so that you receive our announcements.
http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsnmembers/
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4. How can I participate in the Letters to Santa project?
The project coordinator for Letters to Santa is Dennis Cowick. Please send Dennis an email message and let him know you are interested in participating.
Send to: dcowick@sandi.net
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5. My browser times out when I'm trying to submit a project to the Projects Registry
If you have problems submitting your project at Global SchoolNet's Project's Registry you may enter your project information in the template below and send it via email to: Webmaster@globalschoolnet.org
NOTE: TO USE THIS EMAIL PROJECT TEMPLATE YOU MUST BE A REGISTERED USER AT HTTP://GLOBALSCHOOLNET.ORG
WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED ENTERING ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION SEND IT TO: Webmaster@globalschoolnet.org
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BASIC PROJECT INFORMATION (REQUIRED) ------------------------------------ PROJECT TITLE:
PROJECT BEGIN and END DATES:
NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS:
AGE RANGE:
TARGET AUDIENCE: Anyone / U.S.A. / These countries:
PROJECT SUMMARY:
PROJECT LEVEL (delete the line that does not apply): Basic (simple information exchange) / OR: Advanced (complex processing of data)
CURRICULUM AREAS: (delete all that do not apply) Arts; Business; Community Interest; English as Foreign Language; Health; History; Information Technology; International Relations; Language; Mathematics; Multicultural Studies; Physical Education/Sports; Science; Social Studies; Technology; Vocational Education
TECHNOLOGIES & INFORMATION TYPES USED: (delete all that do not apply) Exchange Technologies: Blogs; Desktop Document Sharing; Digital Portfolios; Discussion Forum; Email, List server; FTP; Live Audio/Video Conference; Live Text Conference: IRC,Chat,IM; Postal Mail; Student created Webs; Voice over IP; Web-published;
Information Types: Audio: files, clips, CDs, tapes; Cultural Packages via postal mail; Database: data, analysis; Graphics: photo,draw,paint; Spreadsheet: data, analysis; Text: stories, essays, letters; Video: files, clips, CDs, tapes
FULL PROJECT DESCRIPTION (optional):
PROJECT OBJECTIVES (optional):
PROJECT URL (optional):
-------------------------------------------------------------- --------- PROJECT REGISTRATION INFORMATION (REQUIRED) -------------------------------- REGISTRATION DATES (From - To): REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:
YOUR CONTACT EMAIL:
YOUR NAME:
YOUR SCHOOL NAME: SCHOOL ADDRESS:
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6. How do I know that the teachers who post projects are really who they say they are? Is there some sort of system in place to make sure that those who register to use this site are legitimate? Do you check to make sure that everyone who signs up is really who they say they are?
We understand and appreciate your concerns.
This service has operated since 1987 in order to serve the community of teachers and other responsible adults who wish to participate in collaborative learning projects that effectively engage their students.
Participants who post project announcements here must have a verified-working email address and we require that they provide both their school and home addresses.
While we do not verify these addresses, we ARE very particular about the kinds of project announcements we will post... every announcement is reviewed by a moderator and those that do not meet our stated criteria, or that seem "fishy," are rejected. Consequently, the apparent quality of the project proposals is generally very high. But we make no warranties about either the poster's identity or the actual quality of the project proposed.
Because these learning projects are always mediated and coordinated by the teachers involved, and there are usually multiple exchanges of emails prior to the beginning of the project, you should have plenty of opportunities to detect any "fishiness" that we did not notice.
This approach has successfully worked for almost 20 years now... we have never had a complaint that one of the announcements posted here was a "front" for a pedophile. (Although we do occasionally get reports back that a nice-sounding project was poorly run.)
Some projects announced here are in fact run by credible institutions... such as stephens institute of technology... that could give you a better sense of security if you need more assurance.
However, in our view, the best defense is to use email and perhaps even telephone (or voice-over-internet with Skype, AIM, or one of the many other free internet voice services) to talk to your prospective project host. This should help you to avoid anything that seems suspicious.
Finally, we also believe that pedophiles are unlikely to go to the trouble (and risks) of composing a phony project description and enlisting the unwitting help of a teacher to find and identify their prey. The fact that we have not encountered this problem is 20 years suggests this may in fact be the case.
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