Project idea / help-- India and identity

[Kelly]

I am looking into starting a project sometime in mid-February 2009. My students are studying India. I would like to do a project where the students would need to prove how identity of the nation has come about because of geography, religion, history, social levels, and government.
ie: Can you prove your identity from your background? There are some things that will always represent the country.

I was hoping to work with a school to discuss this topic and also have my 8th grade students practice their 21st century skills, especially in communication. Possibility of using email and/or Skype to communicate with each other.

Our school is located in London, England. Anyone interested?

[Vicki Davis]

Hi, Kelly. I shared this to post to my blog tomorrow and just twittered it. Perhaps we'll get some interest.

[Vicki Davis]

Another way to connect is to go to the top right corner and type India - I turned up two educators. Leave them a public message to see if you can interview their students via skype or via an educational network.
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http://flatclassrooms.ning.com/main/search/search?q=india

Good luck and let us all know how it goes!

[Vicki Davis]

I twittered it and put it on my blog also.

[Julie Lindsay]

Hi Kelly
We had a class from Banglaore, India join us last week in Qatar at the Flat Classroom Conference. The teacher is Joan Huntley and I am sure she would be very willing to talk about your project and help organise a collaboration between students.
http://flatclassroomconference.ning.com/group/stonehillinternationa... will take you to the school group where you will find Joan and students.

Good luck, and let us know what you end up doing!
Julie