This document provides teachers with tools and strategies for creating a global classroom using web 2.0 technologies. It recommends using free and collaborative online tools like Skype, Twitter, blogs and wikis to connect classrooms internationally. Teachers are encouraged to envision projects where their students can share culture and stories with global peers. While the range of available tools may seem overwhelming, the document advises starting small, such as setting up one international Skype conversation, and learning alongside students.

1. Teacher Tools and Strategies for a 21st Century Global ClassroomEric Cole – East McDowell Junior High Schooloutputfilter.blogspot.comeric.cole@mcdowell.k12.nc.usAugust 20, 2009http://www.icjpeace.org/powerpoint-gallery/

2. What’s the Point???Why Globalize?Shouldn’t I be afraid?It’s not TESTED on the EOCs / EOGs….We’re in different time zones…

3. We’re already Globally connected…. It’s just taking some longer to realize it than others"China, India, South Korea, and Japan have invested in making sure that their kids have access to the technology and the literacy skills that they see as a key to their economic future."Steve AndrewsManager, Intel U.S. Teach Programhttp://steeleheaded.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/global-connections.jpg

4. So what does your classroom look like?Does it look the same as it did 10 years ago?Are students seated at desks, neatly in rows, quietly pushing pencil to paper?Where will those skills place them in a World Context in the next 10 years?http://www.conversantlife.com/files/imagecache/blog_wizard/files/blog_wizard/bored.students.jpg

5. A Vision of K12 Students Today

6. The Key is Digital Engagementhttp://www.nmc.org/files/u2/tech-horizon-title.jpg

7. Get Networked…http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/3458534773_7019696088_o.jpg

8. Teacher ToolsLet’s get on with it! Show us the good stuff!Let’s Make Connections!

9. Twitter.com

12. SKYPE

15. Groups for EducatorsSKYPE in Schools – worldwide listing of educators broken down in categories http://skypeinschools.pbworks.com/Skype in the Classroom – The EduSkypersPhonebookhttp://skypeintheclassroom.wordpress.com/Twitter Guide for Teachershttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/twitter-guide-for-teachers/The Twitter4Teachers Wiki http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/

16. NING.com

19. http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html

20. Imagine..Create..Share..COLLABORATE!This is what WEB 2.0 is all about! The world is waiting for YOUR kids to have a voice.http://electronicportfolios.com/web2/class/web-2.0-concept.jpg

21. Blogs40+ Free Blog HostsWikisGoogle Sites - Free websites and wikis

22. Wikispaces - Wikispaces - For – Teachers

23. Educational workspaces | PbworksPhotosharingWelcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing

24. Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket

25. VoiceThread - Group conversations around images, documents, and videosCheck for School Provided Services

26. STRATEGIESIT’S OVERWHELMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Where do I begin……?

27. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/2735401175_fcdcd0da03_b.jpg

28. The Internet has opened many windows to the world…begin by picking one.A myriad of tools, mostly free, await you. Envision an idea: a way to connect your curriculum and your kids to their global counterparts…then simply do a search. Try SKYPE, try Twitter, find like minded people who have ideas to share. Most importantly, ask your kids how it could be done. That takes learning to a new level.

29. Be the Networked Teacher…Use the computer in your classroom or your media center to reach out to the world. Show your kids the safe and responsible way to do it.http://d112learning20.wikispaces.com/file/view/NetworkedTeacher.jpg

30. Give your kids voice… and help them hear the voice of people so different yet so similar.How about exchanging cultural stories with students from another country and together publishing a book.Self Publishing - Lulu.comhttp://www.icjpeace.org/powerpoint-gallery/

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