What this site is:

This website is a virtual convener. It facilitates a 'handshake' between teachers interested in cross collaboration project. The comforts in connectivity, constructivism, and collaboration make this 'handshake' more intelligent. This virtual convener is based on connecting teachers using more than simply the grade level or location of classrooms.

What this site is not:

This site does not host tools for cross classroom collaboration projects. These tools change fast and are best left to specialists in these areas (e.g., classroom blogging, voice & video conferencing, and real time collaboration on documents, presentations, & spreadsheets). On this site you can find a collaboration partner to use these tools with!

This site does not promote a limited menu of projects. Instead browse other projects, find a collaboration partner, and develop a project simple or complex, one time or ongoing, customized for your own students, curriculum, and comforts.

Where did this site come from?

This site was developed by Ben Hazzard as part of his thesis at the University of Western Ontario about cross classroom collaboration. He used design research that included the generous work of a development panel of educators who provided feedback. The process of building this website is archived in his development journal. The thesis was supervised by Kathy Hibbert. The committee included Mike Katchabaw from the Department of Computer Science and Rebbecca Coulter from the Faculty of Education.