Gain an insight into classrooms where learning is increasingly virtual, global and 24/7. Learning goes beyond physical walls and the timetable. Learn how this can take place, digital tools to use and ways to use these tools for powerful global connections and learning. Examples of blended, flipped, vertical and horizontal learning from the classroom will be shared eg a weekly linkup with an author from New York, asynchronous and synchronous global projects, virtual classrooms etc. This presentation was given to the ICTEV conference 2012.

1. Learning in Little Big Classrooms
ICTEV conference 2012
@murcha Anne Mirtschin

2. I am 24 years old and, Freshman of Hokusei
University.
It is located in Sapporo Japan. And 180 million
people lives in Sapporo city
This is my questions.
What dose Hawkesdale P12 College or, Your town
looks like?
What do you want to be in the future or, What are
you going to do after graduate school?
What is your hobby? and, What do you do when
you hang out with your friends?

4. Hi Yuya, My name's Josh and Hawkesdale is a very small town
with about 200 people living in it. I am currently living in a bigger
town by the name of Port Fairy, i don't know the population, but
it is on the coast of Victoria. It's a very historical town and there
are a lot of old monuments in it.
What i want to do in the future i don't know yet, but my hobbies
are playing video games, listening to music and hanging with my
friends.
What i do when i hang out with my friends, we either play xbox
or walk around or even go fishing. sometimes i just kick the
football around with them as well.
What about you?
What are your hobbies and what do you do when you hang out
with your mates??

6. Our Town, Our Student Population

7. Sarveesh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia teaches year 910 students how
make games using MS Kodu with skype videoconferencing

8. Learning from a Research Scientist stationed in Antarctica

9. A linkup with a school in Russia

10. Across the World – Russian linkups
http://acrosstheworld.wikispaces.com

11. The US Embassy and one of our local
libraries are organising a competition of
students projects under the general title
"Russia nad the USA - Facing Each Other"
One of the projects category is Climate
Change Issue. The school kids will have
to present any kind of investigation on
the Global Warming topic.

12. From an email….
Will you be able to skype with my students
today at 11:45-12:30 my time? My important
event will be on Thursday, Dec 15th at 16:00-
17:00 my time.

13. http://ekaterinburgsvu.wikispaces.com/

16. Another email….
The link up was great! My colleages were
impressed. Guess what... Our link up got into TV
news! Here is link
http://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/201112161
The report is about the day when all the
principals of military schools all over Russia
came to our school. We tried to show the best
educational technologies. Our Skype-
conversation is described as the example of
innovative teaching. Isn't it great?

17. Information Evening
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18. Learning from Sebastian and Seena
in Kerala, India at breakfast time

20. Seena’s origami products – skills learnt from youtube!

21. School Parent
Information Evening

22. The linkups – Moscow Russia

23. Kerala, India

24. Should Australia go to India to play sport?

27. Should Australia go to India to play
sport?

28. Sample questions
1. Please write some bullet points about what has
been happening to Indians in Australia in the
past year. Include the response from Indians as
well as the impact of these events on the
upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010 in New
Delhi.
2. Why do you think these incidents of violence
have been occurring against Indians? Is it
happening against other ethnic groups in
Australia?

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Who’s that in our Classroom?

33. From the chat!
• Wow
• Turtle: sick as
• Ha look at that!
• Turtle: been here
• Grade 2/3 Woodford: Could you tell us more
about the sink hole Ian?
• Cara hawk: hey bj they probally go through
records from when they first evoved

34. And also....
• Joshua: i like red rock
• i hAVE BEEN UP THEIR
• we are going there soon
• It's pretty :)
• do you know where mt eccells??
• water looks awesome
• Looks good to swim in ;)
• wow thats blue, how did it get blue?
• do you know where mt eccells is??
• How many years ago did the volcano at Mt Gambier erupt?
• Theres heaps of thoose rocks in Hawkesdale and Penshurst
• James to Turtle: caught a barracuda there

35. The Bats
• Cara hawk: his wing looks like it's going to brake
• 4B DGPS: what age do the bats learn to fly?
• Billy-Jo Hawk: Did it try to escape from you?
• Grade 2/3 Woodford: How many teeth do bats have?
• Trevo hawk: what happen to it eye
• Cara hawk: how easy is it to brake a bats wing
• smithy: arent they posisoness
• Grade 2/3 Woodford: What do bats feel like?
• jasmine .j: do they hurt
• scottinea: are the bats dead or did u catch them alive?
• Grade 2/3 Woodford: What do bats eat?
• 4B DGPS: are they really blind?
• Billy-Jo Hawk: Is there black bats, like full black?
• Moderator (Miss Iro, Mrs Gow and year 6/7): do bats carry any diseases
• Grade 2/3 Woodford: What sort of fauna and flora live in the sinkholes?

36. You can’t ask
questions of a
textbook!

48. Hi Flick!
Picture is very beautiful I think there are a lot of good
day in Australia. How do you think of that? Recently, I
always bring fold-up umbrella, because I often catch in a
shower
I will follow you example. I am going to try to study
Korean more and more. Now many people are
interested in Korean in Japan because there are a lot of
beautiful actress and actor in Korean. Obachann who is
30-50 years Japanese women loves Korean actor.
I have a favor to ask of you. Now I study English, but my
English have a lot of mistakes. I want you to check my
English and correct mistakes if you have time.
Thanks,
Ayaka

49. Your English is quite good for the majority of
your writing but I have written it now as I would
have. However, I was unable to complete your
second paragraph because I could not
understand what Obachann was. Could you
please tell me? Chloe
Hi Chloe!
I appreciate your kindness. "Obachan" is women
whose age are 30-50 and they have warm heart
and great energy. Most of them love going to
shopping, watching Korean dramas and having a
chat in the street. Thanks, Ayaka

50. 1) I think the important things for learning
foreign language would be so we can
communicate with other people or friends. i
have some friends over in america and others in
indonesia and austria, i have to stop and think
before i can reply back because English is their
second language.
2) My favoruite way of studying foreign
languages would be actually talking with the
other people. and playing games with them or
listening to the music.

51. One great way we help us with learning is using
different programs and voice recordings on
iPods and other technology, so you can have
fun using the technology while learning.
Renee

52. From my Inbox…….Oh and I have been getting
lots of followers on twitter lately from my
tweets , its so exciting :)

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60. What do you look for in a friend?

61. What skills are important to learn?

64. The chat feature of skype ensures full
understanding of audio conversations

66. Kerala
India

75. Scratch
World Friends
•http://miyata.hiroba.sist.chukyo-u.ac.jp/wmuseum
Our sprites for the World Friends site
Happy birthday Scratch

76. Screencast from Lorraine

77. Happy Birthday Scratch

78. Flat Classroom Projects

79. The K2 Building Bridges

82. The Classroom is my World……..

83. …….The World is my Classroom