Required+inputs+and+Optional+inputs

// Required Inputs: // > //Each participant is expected to contribute information about what he or she has learned about the teacher-selected historical topic.//
 * //During the "handshake phase," students will learn about the tools they will use, the project requirements, cultural sensitivity, netiquette and the final products.//
 * //The overall project platform will be a Ning for workflow information and refection blogging.//
 * //Each student will reflect on his or her understanding of this reexamination of history throughout the process and at the end on a reflection blog on the Ning.//
 * //School A will contribute to a wiki with original thoughts, selections of text, videos, images, cartoons, personal testimonies etc. on what students know about or have learned about the topic. School B from another country will do the same. If there are more schools involved, then they, too, will share in the same way.//
 * //Then, students will compare/contrast these perspectives on the topic and evaluate the similarities or differences by adding to the wiki.//
 * Finally, students will create (if they are the first group) or add to a Weebly website to synthesize and create a balanced perspective on the topic, taking into consideration the different points of view that may exist. //The Weebly should also include a written summary of the synthesized historical topic in writing.//
 * //Also, each student will create a segment for inclusion into a class-wide video or multi-media product of their chioce. One section of this video or project should be outsourced to the collaborating team from the other country.//
 * //Each subsequent team that becomes "Perspective Detectives" will add content of another (or same) historical event, crisis, figure, war or time period to this globally collaborative website, thereby revisiting history based on all perspectives.//

//Optional Inputs://
 * //In the beginning, each class should be prepared to create an introduction about themselves, their school, region and country for the other classes. This should include creating avatars, personal pages, visuals and audio.//
 * //Specific extra roles could be delegated to students. For example, each team should have a team member who is responsible for making sure . There would be another team member who is responsible for updating the project blog for their team. Another team member could be the reporter to the teacher who is watching the process to help solve any problems.//
 * //Students might need to use Google Translator if partner schools speak different languages.//