Ideas for other
Collaborative Activities 

“Collaborative learning isn't anything new. Small group discussions and study sessions are collaborative learning activities that have been used in education and training for decades. So what is collaborative online learning? Is it simply a bunch of buzzwords or is it a valid instructional strategy?” Collaborative activities can take many forms and can involve individuals or groups. It should involve four things:

• Two or more peers with a shared learning goal;
• A workspace or learning environment that allows for collaboration;
• An interactive, facilitated process or structure for the learning experience;
• One or more electronic or computerised tools to support collaboration activities. (Adapted from: “Collaborative Online Learning” by Audrey Choden)

E-mail
In the school context, e-mail collaboration is probably the simplest starting point, either one on one, group to group, or class to class. 'Key pals' is a name used to describe 'pen pals' who correspond through e-mail. There are many sites that help teachers and learners to find key pals. Here is a key pal site:
 http://www.teaching.com/keypals/