Get started on your PowerPoint or PhotoStory exchange!
To get your PowerPoint exchange started, copy and paste the letter below into an E-mail to your partner teacher. Fill in the blanks, add anything you would like to add and delete the instructional notes in red.
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Dear ____________,
Greetings from _____________________________________________ [school, city, state/province/country]! My name is ______________________ and I am ________________ [a __ grade teacher/parent]. I will be coordinating our OneWorld Classrooms PowerPoint exchange on this end.
We would like to exchange _____ [#] _____________ [PowerPoint/Photostory] presentation(s) created by and/or featuring grade ___ students. The theme for our presentation will be ____________________. Our presentation(s) will have approximately _____ [#] pages/slides (each).
[Optional -- delete next sentence if does not apply.] We are studying ____________, so we hope your presentation will help us to learn about it.
We would like to complete the exchange by _____________ [date]; so, we will plan to start working on our presentation by ___________ [date]. We will send you our PowerPoint presentation via [Email/a file sharing Web site (list specific Web site)/regular mail] by _______________ [date]. [If sending by regular mail: It may take 1-3 weeks for first class airmail delivery.] We will also send a copy to OneWorld Classrooms for posting on their Web site by _______________ [date].
Please inform me if the timetable I mentioned works for you and let me know your preferences.
We look forward to partnering with you and learning about each other through our collaboration.
Sincerely,
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