This document discusses connecting classrooms globally through collaborative projects using online tools. It provides examples of synchronous tools like Skype and asynchronous tools like blogs that can facilitate global projects. Benefits include preparing students for an interconnected world by developing skills in digital citizenship, communication, and collaboration. Challenges and strategies for successful global projects are also outlined.

1. Connect your classroom to the globe Anne Mirtschin Hawkesdale P12 College (mirtschin@gmail.com)

2. Hawkesdale P12 College – a small rural prep-year 12 school

5. Connect, Collaborate and Create

12. Typhoon in Manilla

13. Mt Rouse

18. See Maddison’s page

21. Moon Project http://worldmoonproject.org/

23. Flatclassroom wiki - http://flatclassroomswikispaces.com

24. http://netgened.wikispaces.com

26. School’s in at 9pm!

27. Keynote speaker – uni lecturer from Doha, Qatar, speaks to students at Qatar Academy and Hawkesdale P12 College about citizenship journalism.

28. Listening to the citizenship journalism address

29. Digital movie stills on Semantic Aware Appications

30. Awards Ceremony

31. This is a flatclassroom!

32. Mumbai Flat Classroom Workshop 2010

38. Boston Connections See my blog post

39. discoverE – virtual classroom software

41. Claret School, Manila

45. Speaking directly with earthquake victims 12 hours after the occurrrence using skype

46. Australian food – the meat pie with sauce

47. Students from Malaysia show national costumes

48. Students from Malaysia ‘wow’ us with street dancing rendition

49. Sharing objects that are symbolic of our countries

50. A linkup with a school in Russia

51. Grades 3 to 7 listen to students from Singapore talke about racial harmony

52. Skyping Endang from Indonesia in the batik markets

53. Interviewing Professionals - an English project

57. Year 12 Mandarin LOTE student (distance education) talks to Malaysian student in Chinese using skype

58. A true global classroom – a student from Hawkesdale, two from China, two from Bangkok and one from USA are taught by an optician about the eye, using discoverE virtual classroom software.