This document describes projects that connect students to the world by allowing them to communicate with foreign pen pals through a safe and monitored blog, develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, and share videos, audio recordings and photo slideshows on platforms like YouTube, Vimeo and Fotobabble. It provides contact information for Noreen Lam from IH Santander who oversees these projects.

1. Projects to connect students
to the world
Noreen Lam, IH Santander

2. Gateway to the world

3. Foreign penpals!

4. Foreign penpals!
Safe, secure blog
Students can personalize
Monitor usage of students
Motivational!
Skills:
✓Reading
✓Writing
✓Listening
✓Speaking

5. Communicating with strangers
*Option for group membership
*Random addresses!

6. Communicating with strangers
Skills:
✓Reading
✓Writing

7. Video and audio!
Endless options!!
Youtube—music & lyrics
Vimeo—upload
recordings
Fotobabble-photo
slideshow
Skills:
✓Listening
✓Speaking
✓Reading
(✓Writing)

8. Projects to connect students to the world
Noreen Lam, IH Santander
Email: lam_noreen@yahoo.ca
Twitter: @noreen_lam