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Let’s Go Global!Making Connections Online Collaborative Learning Projects
Why Go Global?
We need globally-minded educators
Skills and Competency-building
Models and inspiration
Global Projects begin.....
...with Globally-Minded Educators
Where to begin?
Making connections outside of ourselves
“When you shake another’s hand, that is the time you truly feel your own.”
- Martin Buber
At 59 million, teachers are the largest professionally-trained group in the world
100 million children do not go to school, 66% - girls
850 million illiterate adults
HIV-AIDS infections, domestic violence, the sex trade, military gangs are dominated by the undereducated
…and the key to social and economic development
Getting Connected
Skills Built
Relevance
Engagement
Cool Tools
Award-winning examples from ordinary teachers
Project Opportunities and Portals
What did this globally-minded student have to say?
From a Neveh Channah student after receiving peer review from a student from LCC:
"Thank you for taking the time to read my paper. I was touched by your warm words and the gentle criticism. Yes, some of the spelling should be edited and I didn't want to
burden the reader with too many details and information....
I would love to host you here in Jerusalem and to join you personally on a walking tour through the streets of
Nachlaot."
Getting (and Keeping) Globally Connected
iGoogle - RSS feedsSkype
WebcastingPodcastsBloggingTwitter
Skills Built
Multiple Literacies: digital, cultural, media
Cross-cultural communication
Critical thinkingSynthesis and summaryInfo literacy, research,
validation, authentication of facts
Negotiation and collaboration
Whereas previous generations value loyalty, seniority, security and authority, the NetGen’s norms reflect a desire for creativity, social connectivity, fun, freedom, speed, and
diversity in their workplaces.
(Tapscott)
Cool Tools & Online Social Spaces
Wikis
Skype - Webcasting - Podcasting
Blogs
Google Docs
Content-Learning Management Systems
Personal Learning Environments
Full descriptions
Award-winning Global Projects
• GVC Team 06 Wikispace - (2007 Silver Award Global Virtual Classroom Web Design Contest)
• From Jerusalem to Montréal - (2007 Silver Award ISTE SigTEL )
• Flat Classroom Project - (2007 Gold Award ISTE SigTEL)
• Technospud Projects (2006 Global Schoolnet Award)
Karen Guth - teacher at Neveh Channah School in Etzion Bloc, Israel:
"I would say that this became a project that engaged the minds, skills, and hearts of our students. It turned the English
Bagrut project into an international research, writing, thinking, and teaching opportunity."
"From all of the work that we have done with other students, I have learned how to look over other people's
work and let them edit my own.”
Other Portals
• Global Virtual Classroom
• Global SchoolNet
• iEARN
• Taking IT Global
• Teachers Without Borders
takingitglobal.org
Books of Influence
The World is Flat - 3rd ed. (Thomas Friedman)
Wikinomics - (Don Tapscott & Anthony Williams)
A Whole New Mind (Daniel Pink)
Knowing Knowledge (George Siemens)
Three Cups of Tea - (By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin)
Sharon [email protected]
mtl-peters.net/blog
Global Projects begin.....
...with Globally-Minded Educators
