Makingglobalconnections

Slide 1: Let’s Go Global! Making Connections Online Collaborative Learning Projects

Slide 2: We need globally-minded educators Skills and Competency-building Models and inspiration Why Go Global?

Slide 3: Global Projects begin.....

Slide 4: ...with Globally-Minded Educators

Slide 5: Where to begin? Making connections outside of ourselves

Slide 6: “When you shake another’s hand, that is the time you truly feel your own.” - Martin Buber

Slide 7: At 59 million, teachers are the largest professionally-trained group in the world 100 million children do not go to school, 66% - girls 850 million illiterate adults HIV-AIDS infections, domestic violence, the sex trade, military gangs are dominated by the undereducated …and the key to social and economic development

Slide 8: Getting Connected Skills Built Relevance Engagement Cool Tools Award-winning examples from ordinary teachers Project Opportunities and Portals

Slide 9: What did this globally-minded student have to say? From a Neveh Channah student after receiving peer review from a student from LCC: "Thank you for taking the time to read my paper. I was touched by your warm words and the gentle criticism.Yes, some of the spelling should be edited and I didn't want to burden the reader with too many details and information.... I would love to host you here in Jerusalem and to join you personally on a walking tour through the streets of Nachlaot."

Slide 10: Getting (and Keeping) Globally Connected iGoogle - RSS feeds Skype Webcasting Podcasts Blogging Twitter

Slide 11: Skills Built Multiple Literacies: digital, cultural, media Cross-cultural communication Critical thinking Synthesis and summary Info literacy, research, validation, authentication of facts Negotiation and collaboration

Slide 12: Whereas previous generations value loyalty, seniority, security and authority, the NetGen’s norms reflect a desire for creativity, social connectivity, fun, freedom, speed, and diversity in their workplaces. (Tapscott)

Slide 13: Cool Tools & Online Social Spaces Wikis Skype - Webcasting - Podcasting Blogs Google Docs Content-Learning Management Systems Personal Learning Environments Full descriptions

Slide 14: Award-winning Global Projects • GVCVirtual Classroom Web Design(2007 Silver Award Global Team 06 Wikispace - Contest) • From Jerusalem to Montréal - ( ISTE SigTEL ) 2007 Silver Award • Flat Classroom Project - (2007 Gold Award ISTE SigTEL) • Technospud Projects (2006 Global Schoolnet Award)

Slide 15: Karen Guth - teacher at Neveh Channah School in Etzion Bloc, Israel: "I would say that this became a project that engaged the minds, skills, and hearts of our students. It turned the English Bagrut project into an international research, writing, thinking, and teaching opportunity."

Slide 16: "From all of the work that we have done with other students, I have learned how to look over other people's work and let them edit my own.”

Slide 17: Other Portals • Global Virtual Classroom • Global SchoolNet • iEARN • Taking IT Global • Teachers Without Borders

Slide 18: takingitglobal.org

Slide 19: Books of Influence The World is Flat - 3rd ed. (Thomas Friedman) Wikinomics - (Don Tapscott & Anthony Williams) A Whole New Mind (Daniel Pink) Knowing Knowledge (George Siemens) Three Cups of Tea - (By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin)

Slide 20: Global Projects begin..... ...with Globally-Minded Educators Sharon Peters sharonpeters@gmail.com mtl-peters.net/blog