Backchannel “ a live chat that accompanies a live presentation”

Our Backchannel Today http://tinyurl.com/3jqmsv Password: qatar

Julie Lindsay Head of Information Technology and E-Learning Qatar Academy, Doha, State of Qatar http://julielindsay.wikispaces.com http://123elearning.blogspot.com http://julielindsaylinks.pbwiki.com

Qatar, Middle East

Qatar Academy PreK-12 IBO World School http://www.qataracademy.edu.qa/

Differentiated Instruction Authentic Assessment Project Based Learning Cooperative Learning

Julie Lindsay (Bangladesh, Qatar) Vicki Davis (Camilla, GA)

Albert Einstein

“ Let’s join our student’s together from the ‘other side of the flat world’ ” How we started –

ISTE SIGTel Online Learning Award Winner 2007 Taking IT Global Collaborative Project Contest First Place 2007

" One of the most fascinating forms of educational activism I encountered involved a spin-off from this book" (501) Thomas Friedman , p 501 The World is Flat 3.0

David Warlick, ‘Flat World, Flat Web, Flat Classrooms’ http://www.slideshare.net/dwarlick/flat-world-flat-web-flat-classrooms /

What is a Flat Classroom? Global Collaboration 3.0 Cultural Understanding Digital Citizenship Online Learning Environments http://wiki.flatclassroomproject.com http://ning.flatclassroomproject.com

Flat Classroom

http://wiki.flatclassroomproject.com

http://wiki.flatclassroomproject.com

Team Mashup “ Working with people across the world has challenged me.” “ The majority of my partners wanted to contribute something meaningful to the project.” Horizon Project Students http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com

http://wiki.flatclassroomproject.com Students Peer Review: Elementary Middle school High School Preservice Teachers Teachers Experts Researchers The Press

http://wiki.flatclassroomproject.com

Peer Review:

Elementary

Middle school

High School

Horizon Project http://horizonproject2008.wikispaces.com

Digiteen Project http://digiteen.wikispaces.com

Vicki Davis IT Director Westwood Schools Camilla, Georgia http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com http://coolcatteacher.wikispaces.com

7 Steps CONNECTION COMMUNICATION CITIZENSHIP CONTRIBUTION & COLLABORATION CHOICES CREATION CELEBRATION

7 Steps

CONNECTION

COMMUNICATION

CITIZENSHIP

CONTRIBUTION & COLLABORATION

CHOICES

CREATION

CELEBRATION

Connection Step #1

Presenter Vicki Davis Westwood Schools Five Phases of Flattening your classroom

Photo credit: http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/2060090675/

Foster conversation and social learning through connectivity and interactivity Ongoing professional development Make important professional connections globally

Foster conversation and social learning through connectivity and interactivity

BLOG BLOG BLOG BLOG Reflecting Sharing Connecting Collaborating Posting Commenting

‘ Micro-Blogging’ ‘ Microbogging’ with 140 characters at a time

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http://del.icio.us/julielindsay/PLN Google reader http://google.com/reader

http://del.icio.us/julielindsay/PLN

http://ning.flatclassroomproject.com

Step #2

TWO types of communication methods: SYNCHRONOUS and ASYNCHRONOUS

Synchronous Definition: at the same time Examples: Instant Messaging Voice over IP (Skype) Video Conferencing Face to Face Interactions Webcasts Webinars

Synchronous

Definition: at the same time

Examples:

Instant Messaging

Voice over IP (Skype)

Video Conferencing

Face to Face Interactions

Webcasts

Webinars

Asynchronous Definition: NOT at the same time Examples: Blogs Wikis Podcasts Virtual classroom recordings Recorded Video

Asynchronous

Definition: NOT at the same time

Examples:

Blogs

Wikis

Podcasts

Virtual classroom recordings

Recorded Video

Wiki discussion tab

Elluminate.com as a synchronous connection tool

Elluminate.com as a synchronous connection tool

Step #3

'Digital Citizenship in Schools' by Mike Ribble and Gerald Bailey

C itizenship Why did you delete stuff off the wiki? BTW I didn’t delete anything Sorry for accusing you, the history makes it look like you OMG I JUST SAW THE HISTORY ON THE WIKI..Really sorry for any problems

Knowing what is appropriate!

Contribution and Collaboration Step #4

Wiki history

Ning discussion

Innovations that drastically change the course by which users connect, engage, and relate with the world and transform society Wiki’s and Disruptive Technologies …….

A wiki allows for sharing of ideas and collaborative authoring

Wikis…Weapons of ‘mass collaboration’ Don Tapscott ‘Wikinomics’ http://horizonproject2008.wikispaces.com/Keynote Horizon Project 2008 Keynote

Anatomy of a Wiki

Discussion Editing History Images Videos RSS feed Widgets Notify Audio Searching

Choice Step #5

We need …

Accommodate learning differences

Differentiate instruction

Creation Step #6

21 st Century Learning Objectives

Revised 2001 by Lorin Anderson …… to account for the new behaviours emerging as technology advances and becomes more ubiquitous. Why Revise? http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy Blooms Digital Taxonomy Andrew Churches

“ Blog Heroes” by Zak http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8eBOKGuowY

Celebrate Step #7

C elebrate New friends New achievements A sense of accomplishment Making the world a better place Enhanced cultural understanding

Student Summit and Awards Ceremony http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com/Student+Summit

Westwood Schools Summit http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/Summits

Global Interaction Do it, don’t just talk about it

7 Steps CONNECTION COMMUNICATION CITIZENSHIP CONTRIBUTION & COLLABORATION CHOICES CREATION CELEBRATION

7 Steps

CONNECTION

COMMUNICATION

CITIZENSHIP

CONTRIBUTION & COLLABORATION

CHOICES

CREATION

CELEBRATION

http://flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/

Flat Classroom Conference Leadership Workshop Student Summit January 24-26 http://flatclassroomconference.com

Julie Lindsay Head of Information Technology and E-Learning Qatar Academy Resources: http://julielindsaylinks.pbwiki.com Get connected: http://www.flatclassrooms.com http://flatclassrooms.ning.com Email – [email_address]