Ways to Flatten Your Classroom

Global Projects Ways to Flatten Your Classroom Theresa Allen Technology Teacher and Coordinator Cathedral of St. Raymond School, Joliet

Projects to Present (in any order)
Global Read Aloud
The Global Classroom Project
The Global Monster Project
Moon Over Us Project
Hero Voicethread Project
Digiteen Project
iCollaboratory
Quadblogging
Student Blogging Challenge
iEARN Learning Circles
Landmark Games
Mystery Skype
A Week in the Life Project
Virtual Vacation
Quest Atlantis

Some Tools Used for Global Connections
Skype
Google Docs
Typewith.me
Voicethread
Edmodo
Wiki
Blogs - Edublogs, Kidblog, Blogger
Twitter
Voicethread
Email
Video of Google Docs and Skype

Global Read Aloud
Goal of Project: To share the read aloud with other students
Teachers and students read the story during the same time.
Students use Edmodo to share what they've learned and
connect with other students.
Teachers use email and skype to communicate with other classrooms.
Blog: globalreadaloud.blogspot.com
Wiki: http://globalreadaloud.wikispaces.com/
Who runs the program:
Oldschoolteacher jyk730 MarilynP Chris Francik Gill-Ville Mrs Ripp aka @pernilleripp
Grades 1-3 read Flat Stanley and Grades 4-7 read Tuck Everlasting. The project ran from Sept 19-Oct 14, 2011.

The Global Classroom Project
October 2011-June 2012
The Global Classroom Project is a space for teachers and students around the world to share, learn, and collaborate across international borders. (Founders: Deb Frazier Michael Graffin)
Several projects will be hosted on this site. Projects now:
A Glimpse Around the World (8-10yr)
Authentic Global Voices (12-18yr)
Edmodo Pen Pal Project (K-3, 4-6, 7-8th)
Flat Stanley (Flat Kids) (primary)
Kids Speak (5-9yr)
Seasons Around the World (5-9yr)
Global Hero Voicethread (7-18yr)
Wiki: http://globalclassroom2011-12.wikispaces.com/
Blog: http://theglobalclassroomproject.wordpress.com/

The Global Monster Project
Founder: Terry Smith
Website: http://www.smithclass.org/proj/Monsters/
Runs in October
Elementary classes from the United States and around the world collaborate in this standards based project.
After choosing a Monster part, each class writes a description of that part.
After all descriptions have been sent in, each class builds its own MONSTER using everyone's descriptions from a table. Kids get deliberate practice in collaboration to construct their class MONSTER .
1. ARMS - Jenny Kopp's Class, Miriam School, St. Louis, Missouri: Right: bony 2ft arm; Left: shorter, chunky 1ft arm. Right arm has a bracelet made of skulls and cross bones. Both tie-dyed, sharp pointed, funky spiraled tattoos, bendable, hairy, slimy scars.
2. HANDS - Mr. Simonsen's 4th Grade, Indian Wells, California: Right hand - rectangular prism, left hand - roughly spherical. One hand has eye in middle of palm. Eye has horns for eyelashes, and eyebrows of flesh-eating worms. Snails emerging from tear-ducts in the eye. Other hand has a toothy, menacing mouth in center of palm

Moon Over Us Project
Ongoing project
"Students aged 10-16 and their teachers from around the world share information about the moon and discuss this information by commenting on each others web pages.
This project is a collaboration with schools in Beijing, USA and Brasil." (Bonnie Thurber)
Founder: Bonnie Thurber
Website: http://www.kidlink.org/kidspace/start.php?HoldNode=29210&HoldNav=29209
A Kidlink and iCollaboratory project

Hero Voicethread Project
Founders: (Argentina)
Marta LaVista and Alejandra Quaglia
(last year's project)
What type of person comes to mind when you hear
someone talk about a"Hero"?
What qualities do they possess?
What deeds have they done?
How do you think one becomes a Hero?
Students write about a hero and share in the Voicethread .
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/sanandres.esc.edu.ar/myhero/

Digiteen Project
Website: http://www.digiteen.org/
Founders: Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis
Goal: Global Citizenship, Collaboration, Education
From the Website:
The Digiteen™ Project is a global hands-on project for middle and early high school students, (typically Grade 6-9, 11-15 year old) which was founded by Julie Lindsay (now in Beijing, China) and Vicki Davis (Camilla, GA USA) in 2008.
This project studies digital citizenship with students researching current topics, writing a collaborative report on a wiki, and performing and documenting offline action educational projects to promote effective digital citizenship at their local schools.
The purpose of the project is to educate on and promote effective Digital Citizenship and responsible online choices as well as immersing students into an educational community for learning and collaborating.
Project runs Sept - Dec and Feb - May

iCollaboratory
Founder: Bonnie Thurber
Website: http://www.icollaboratory.org/
Purpose: To share and build engaging projects and activities for their students using Google’s Web 2.0 tools and resources and Moodle's management system in a safe, private environment.
Grades/Ages (K-12)
Some Projects:
Scariest Stories and Fall Poetry (Oct)
What I Am Thankful For (Nov)
A Day in Our Neighborhood (Jan)
Poetry Sharing (Apr)

Quadblogging
Founder: David Mitchell
Website: http://quadblogging.net/
Purpose:
Four schools would work together focusing on one blog each week. Three of the schools will comment on one blog and then move to the other group's blog the next week until all four blogs have been visited.
All grades/ages

Student Blogging Challenge
Coordinators: Sue Wyatt , Sue Waters and Ronnie Burt
Website: http://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/about/info-for-first-time-visitors/
Purpose: " The challenge is about getting students to blog and develop a world wide audience while doing so rather than just their teacher and classmates." (Miss W)
All ages/grades K-12

iEARN Learning Circles
Website: http://www.iearn.org/circles/
About: iEARN Learning Circles projects are highly interactive, project-based partnerships among a small number of schools located throughout the world.
Projects:
Computer Chronicles
Places and Perspectives
My Hero
http://www.iearn.org/circles/2011session1/index.htm
Elementary grades

The Landmark Game
Website: http://www.kidlink.org/kidspace/start.php?HoldNode=28295
Coordinator: Terry Smith
About:
Classes select 9 clues of a specific landmark and send to coordinator.
Clues given out 3 at a time for 3 weeks.
Students use clues to find landmark from classrooms over the world.
Begins: February, each year
Elementary students

Mystery State Skype Project
Website: http://mysterystate.wikispaces.com/
Coordinators: Caren @ [email_address] and Patti @ [email_address]
About:
Ongoing project
Teachers sign up and find other teachers to skype
Students create clues about their state; varying levels
During skype call, students ask questions or share information about their state - guess after
Quick, easy
For students who know about their state!

A Week in the Life
Website: http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/a-week-in-the-life-project.html
Founders: Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis
Purpose:
To join Elementary School classrooms globally with a view to exploring what life is like in each country through discussion, sharing and collecting multimedia to create final products together. (Julie Lindsay)
Students will be in small teams taking pictures and videos of what life is like. They will share photos and experiences on Edmodo and wiki.
Teachers and students will create a final project using a Web 2.0 tool that combines all media.
Presentation

Virtual Vacation
Website: http://virtual-vacation.wikispaces.com/
Coordinator: Theresa Allen
About: In a small group, create a family vacation that includes one destination and at least two attractions.
Tools Used:
Google Docs
Skype
Google Maps/Earth
Video

Quest Atlantis
Website: http://atlantisremixed.org/
Coordinator: Sasha Barab
About: " Atlantis Remixed (ARX) is an international learning and teaching project that uses a 3D multi-user environment to immerse children ages 9-16 in educational tasks. ARX combines strategies used in commercial games with lessons from educational research on learning and motivation."
Purpose:
engage children in a form of transformational play
online and off-line learning activities
storyline inspiring social action
Example

About Me
tdallen5 (twitter and skype id)
[email_address]
My Blogs:
Professional
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Classroom
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Technology Teacher/Coordinator for Cathedral of St. Raymond School in Joliet, IL
Technology Teacher of the Year, March, 2011
Flat Classroom Certified Teacher
Kidlink and iCollaboratory Board Member
Flattened My Classroom with Many Global Projects
Link to presentation: http://bit.ly/projectsglobal

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