Doing An Internet Exchange Project

Point of Departure
These pages assume that you are someone, perhaps a teacher, interested in carrying out with a group an exchange project using the internet. While some of the information is specific to people doing projects between Japanese- and English-speaking groups, there is plenty which may prove valuable for others.

Equipment
Some projects require lots of equipment, others work with next to nothing. Check this page for information and suggestions on hardware.

Using E-mail
From what kind of accounts to doing e-mail in Japanese, this page gets you started with the most basic tool of internet exchanges.

Finding A Partner School
Obviously, better than your students sending mail to each other is their getting to know folks in another country. Click here to read about the easier and harder ways to find a partner program.

Using The Web
E-mail is a great start, but why stop there? The web gives you new avenues for working with partner schools, so look here for general ideas and an example or two of what you can do.

The Numbers Game
Do we need the same number of students on each side of the project? How many teachers will I be doing this with? The answers are, "No," and, "More than one, I hope." This page tells you why.

Simple Projects
Finally, here are several ideas on the kinds of projects you might try.