How to use this site

This site contains all the information required to support schools partnerships and foster the use of new technologies in the classroom.

As a starting point, teachers should begin by looking at Starting a Sister School Partnership, which describes both the benefits and complexities of working with another school.

Next, the Training Materials, Collaborations and Online Tools directly support teachers to interact with a partner school.

Training Materials

Instructive materials to assist teachers and students with the use of new technologies in the classroom.
Includes 'How to' sheets and some of the theory underpinning school partnerships and cross-cultural interactions.
All materials are freely available for download.

Collaborations

A suite of information and online collaborative activities developed for the BRIDGE Project to support schools in the region to collaborate.
Collaborative activities range from 4-10 weeks in duration and focus on a variety of themes to suit many learning areas.
Format of collaborative activities templates provides teachers with a ready-made lesson plan that incorporates new technologies in the classroom. There is even a template to assist teachers in designing their own collaborative activity.
We suggest teachers start with the Getting Started activity.

Discussion Forum

A meeting place for BRIDGE Project participants to discuss key issues and share learning experiences.
This is a closed discussion group for BRIDGE Project participants only.

Online Tools

Guides to assist teachers and students to use online tools to undertake collaborative activities and online interaction.