Around the world in 4 hours or less Anne Mirtschin, Hawkesdale P12 College,Victoria, Australia

Conceptual Age Communicate Connect Creativity

Communicate

Connect

Creativity

About me Some particulars Personal blog Joined social networks Globalteacher blog Backyard blog (globalstudent) – sole administrator Now individual student blogs – joint administration Establishing a flat or virtual classroom Online presentations and pd Laying the eplanks for a web2.0 school

Some particulars

Personal blog

Joined social networks

Globalteacher blog

Backyard blog (globalstudent) – sole administrator

Now individual student blogs – joint administration

Establishing a flat or virtual classroom

Online presentations and pd

Laying the eplanks for a web2.0 school

Some networking sites classroom20.com globaleducation.ning.com Ningineducation Technospuds and projects by Jen Various Teacher mailing lists edNa many, many more - use a search engine

classroom20.com

globaleducation.ning.com

Ningineducation

Technospuds and projects by Jen

Various Teacher mailing lists

edNa

many, many more - use a search engine

Google applications google docs – processor , sheet, presentation Calendar Reader Notes Igoogle Google maps and earth

google docs – processor , sheet, presentation

Calendar

Reader

Notes

Igoogle

Google maps and earth

Working with sheets google forms Chat function Basic spreadsheet formulas Projects

google forms

Chat function

Basic spreadsheet formulas

Projects

Advantages Easy to use and set up Links can be shared easily Chat function Results immediately captured in sheet for collaboration

Easy to use and set up

Links can be shared easily

Chat function

Results immediately captured in sheet for collaboration

Skype (www.skype.com) VOiP Live chat Audio conferencing Videoconferencing Bookmark and save chats Can record conferencing- I use powergrammo

VOiP

Live chat

Audio

conferencing

Videoconferencing

Bookmark and save chats

Can record conferencing- I

use powergrammo

Some constraints Sound quality can vary May drop in and out Lose video ability once more that two people use skype Broadband is essential for videoconferencing However, skype is constantly seeking feedback

Sound quality can vary

May drop in and out

Lose video ability once more that two people use skype

Broadband is essential for videoconferencing

However, skype is constantly seeking feedback

How I did it… save url for google forms into a shared folder, students copy and paste onto internet explorer tab, fill in form, submit Results immediately filled into google sheet I export results into MS Excel>students manipulate data for summarizing and reporting (ave and sum functions) Graph results Can either screen capture graphs in MS Paint, convert to jpg and insert as image in blogs or prepare MS Powerpoint>uploaded into www.slideshare.net for embedding in blog. Students prepare report on findings Sample student work Year 9/10 Leecie or flurogreen Year 8 Tavish

save url for google forms into a shared folder, students copy and paste onto internet explorer tab, fill in form, submit Results immediately filled into google sheet

I export results into MS Excel>students manipulate data for summarizing and reporting (ave and sum functions) Graph results

Can either screen capture graphs in MS Paint, convert to jpg and insert as image in blogs or prepare MS Powerpoint>uploaded into www.slideshare.net for embedding in blog.

Students prepare report on findings

Sample student work

Year 9/10 Leecie or flurogreen

Year 8 Tavish

Video conferencing Korea Connecticut - link Canada- jeff - anne Global Staff conferences and planning meetings

Korea

Connecticut - link

Canada- jeff

- anne

Global Staff conferences and planning meetings

My flat classroom

Teaching about Australia to Nashwaaksis Middle School, Canada

How I looked from the Canadian perspective!!

Facebook Students have access to facebook Bulletin board advertised the webcast Students added questions they would like answered, so I knew how my content should be tailored. After my presentation, they used the bulletin board for evaluation and feedback purposes.

Students have access to facebook

Bulletin board advertised the webcast

Students added questions they would like answered, so I knew how my content should be tailored.

After my presentation, they used the bulletin board for evaluation and feedback purposes.

Student evaluation… some sample comments It was incredible, Its just so different from what is normal here. I probably would of never found any of that out if it wasn’t for that presentation! That was soo cool! it was real awesome of the cool things i (and everyone) learned, I think i’m gonna do some research on more later… i really liked the fact that we were actually talking to her. not just in email. i thought all the pictures she showed were pretty sweet. also, i thought it was cool how we are used to different surroundings and habbits.. yes, we dont say put your bookbag in the boot… i still find it awsome, though. i love australia so much! (not to mention thier accents!) I thought that was so cool, for anyone who missed that, I wish that they could have seen it! that was an EXCELENT, presentation. I LOVED IT. it was very interesting, and i think that getting to learn chinese is a very diffrent thing then what we learn here. THANK-YOU SO MUCH. : See more..... My post

It was incredible, Its just so different from what is normal here. I probably would of never found any of that out if it wasn’t for that presentation!

That was soo cool! it was real awesome of the cool things i (and everyone) learned, I think i’m gonna do some research on more later…

i really liked the fact that we were actually talking to her. not just in email. i thought all the pictures she showed were pretty sweet. also, i thought it was cool how we are used to different surroundings and habbits.. yes, we dont say put your bookbag in the boot… i still find it awsome, though. i love australia so much! (not to mention thier accents!)

I thought that was so cool, for anyone who missed that, I wish that they could have seen it!

that was an EXCELENT, presentation. I LOVED IT. it was very interesting, and i think that getting to learn chinese is a very diffrent thing then what we learn here. THANK-YOU SO MUCH. :

See more..... My post

hardware/software Headphones with attached microphone Broadband Skype Slideshare set up on a wiki

Headphones with attached microphone

Broadband

Skype

Slideshare set up on a wiki

Voicethread (www.voicethread.com) User friendly Digital storytelling Collaborative work Moving on

(www.voicethread.com)

User friendly

Digital storytelling

Collaborative work

Moving on

Global projects www.youthradio.wordpress.com www.es1001tales.wikispaces.com www.ms1001tales.wikispaces.com From me to you Flat horizons project Webkinz check link Where to find some Classroom2.0 Global school house Projects by jen

www.youthradio.wordpress.com

www.es1001tales.wikispaces.com

www.ms1001tales.wikispaces.com

From me to you

Flat horizons project

Webkinz check link

Where to find some

Classroom2.0

Global school house

Projects by jen

.....Blogging.....

My personal blog http://murcha.wordpress.com

My teacher blog http://murch.globalteacher.org.au

Sample student blog Flurogreen skippy jimzy honka

http://backyard.globalstudent.org.au

why should students blog A tool for reading and writing Authentic audience Highly motivational Powerful learning Students want to share etc 20 reasons

A tool for reading and writing

Authentic audience

Highly motivational

Powerful learning

Students want to share etc

20 reasons

What do I use a blog for? Online journal Digital portfolios see tawney Lesson plans bulletin board Reflections

Online journal

Digital portfolios see tawney

Lesson plans

bulletin board

Reflections

How to get started! Read blogs Sample blogs – Sue Waters– mobile technology in TAFE Jess Mcculloch technolote Alannahk moturoa (from NZ just lots of bits and pieces) Jenny lucca lucacept Class blogs Grade 5 class in Bangkok Our online ESL classroom Collaboration nation a year 8 blog in USA

Read blogs

Sample blogs –

Sue Waters– mobile technology in TAFE

Jess Mcculloch technolote

Alannahk moturoa (from NZ just lots of bits and pieces)

Jenny lucca lucacept

Class blogs

Grade 5 class in Bangkok Our online ESL classroom

Collaboration nation a year 8 blog in USA

Cybersafety Usernames eg rose, meatballs Avatars No last names/addresses/phone numbers/other identifying details Joint administration rights Other staff(including principal) regularly comment RSS feeds to student blogs Tips for Keeping them cybersafe

Usernames eg rose, meatballs

Avatars

No last names/addresses/phone numbers/other identifying details

Joint administration rights

Other staff(including principal)

regularly comment

RSS feeds to student blogs

Tips for Keeping them cybersafe

Global student/teacher Register for a globalteacher blog Adding in students = easy now Give some thought to username or webtitle (cannot be changed) eg murcha blog title can be changed Eg ejourneys with technokids –backyard -ros0003 -rose etc

Register for a globalteacher blog

Adding in students = easy now

Give some thought to username or webtitle (cannot be changed) eg murcha

blog title can be changed

Eg ejourneys with technokids –backyard -ros0003 -rose etc

Live Blogging

Sections to a blog Posts Pages Categories Tags Widgets – clustr maps, delicious links Blogroll comments

Posts

Pages

Categories

Tags

Widgets – clustr maps, delicious links

Blogroll

comments

hints Start blogging – it will find a direction over time Blog until you feel comfortable before starting with students Blog regularly Establish a social network (links, comments, trackbacks, teacher lists, nings etc) Do not worry about initial appearance – just start.

Start blogging – it will find a direction over time

Blog until you feel comfortable before starting with students

Blog regularly

Establish a social network (links, comments, trackbacks, teacher lists, nings etc)

Do not worry about initial appearance – just start.

Resources Web2 telegraph – a collection of hints, trials, experiences and advice 25 steps – an adventure for web2.0 learning ejourneys Mobile technology in TAFE Edublogger great tips on getting more out of edublogs

Web2 telegraph – a collection of hints, trials, experiences and advice

25 steps – an adventure for web2.0 learning

ejourneys

Mobile technology in TAFE

Edublogger great tips on getting more out of edublogs

My blogs http://murcha.wordpress.com (my personal ejourney with gen Y) http://murch.globalteacher.org.au (my classwork and ejourney with technokids, links to student blogs and other schools with student blogs) http://backyard.globalstudent.org.au class blog http://christmas2.0us.wordpress.com class blog for work at Christmas time

http://murcha.wordpress.com (my personal ejourney with gen Y)

http://murch.globalteacher.org.au (my classwork and ejourney with technokids, links to student blogs and other schools with student blogs)

http://backyard.globalstudent.org.au class blog

http://christmas2.0us.wordpress.com class blog for work at Christmas time

How to learn more Cool videos www.classroom20.com or local nings edNa Teacher mailing lists youtube and teachertube Online pds Edtechtalk WOW (women of the web) twitter

Cool videos

www.classroom20.com or local nings

edNa

Teacher mailing lists

youtube and teachertube

Online pds

Edtechtalk

WOW (women of the web)

twitter

Other software for collaborating Ustream Flash meeting Wikis Elluminate Ms communicator

Ustream

Flash meeting

Wikis

Elluminate

Ms communicator

Maintaining the contact Be prepared for some hard work Communication is the key via blogs, wikis, emails, twitter etc Sharing blog posts

Be prepared for some hard work

Communication is the key via blogs, wikis, emails, twitter etc

Sharing blog posts

Contact Me [email_address] [email_address] Twitter id = murcha Skype = anne.mirtschin

[email_address]

[email_address]

Twitter id = murcha

Skype = anne.mirtschin