This document discusses globalization and its importance in education. It describes globalization as understanding diverse cultures and collaborating internationally using technology. It emphasizes that globalization prepares students for success in today's global economy by improving communication skills and cultural understanding. The document proposes having students compare and contrast their own culture to that of China through online collaboration using tools like Skype, Google Drive, and virtual tours. Students would create a video advertisement and PowerPoint about the cultural differences they observed to demonstrate their new global skills and understanding. The conclusion states that technology and collaboration have driven globalization, so students must be educated to collaborate cross-culturally for future success.

1. GLOBALIZATION
BY: KAYLA NAPIER, CARRIE MAYNARD,
KATIE LYNN SKAGGS

2. DESCRIPTION/CHARACTERISTICS
• Using 21st century skills to understand and address global
issues
• Learning from and working collaboratively with
individuals representing diverse cultures, religions and
lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue
in personal, work, and community contexts
• Understanding other nations and cultures, including the
use of non-English Languages

3. IMPORTANCE
Globalization is important to teach because it enables
students to become more competitive in today’s global
economy and market by encouraging the following:
• Increased tolerance and understanding of diverse
cultures,
• Enhanced communication skills,
• Global collaboration through the use of digital media.
Incorporating such skills and strategies within the
classroom will better enable our students to become
successful individuals within today’s globalized economy.

4. ROLE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Due to technological advancements and the
advent of social media, people from all over the world are
now able to connect and share knowledge like never
before. In such a world, collaboration is the key to success;
in which individuals from various nations can share ideas
and common goals. Learning about globalization within a
diverse atmosphere (such as an international classroom),
will provide students with the experience and preparation
necessary for future success.

5. TECHNOLOGY
• Second life: to allow the students to explore other
countries and languages through a virtual world
(Paris, Spain)
• Digital Storytelling: to do this students will videotape
an interview with their parents asking them to define
globalization and how it affects their lives
• Blogs: to depict the food, geography, and lifestyles
of individuals from another country (such as China
or India)
• Facebook: to connect our classroom with other
learners around the world through social media

6. TECHNOLOGY
• QR Codes: to research trade and bartering using
QR codes and to see where their products
originated from and how that product was shipped.
• Podcasts: to perform a global read aloud about
various Christmas traditions from around the
world(using 105 the Hive)

7. OBJECTIVE:
• The fifth grade students will compare and contrast
the cultural aspects of another country with that of
America by utilizing Gigapan, YouTube videos,
Skype, vokis, and Google Drive within a globalized
classroom setting by the end of the week with 95%
accuracy.

8. STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE
• Watch a video describing the various cultures
around the world with a focus on China
• Listen to traditional Chinese music on iPods
• Connect to a globalized classroom from China and
use Gigapan to give the children an online tour of
the region
• Assign students a partner or “web pal”
• Utilize Epals and Skype to connect with partners
• Collect information about types of foods, traditional
music, pictures of nearby cities/villages, cultural
celebrations/customs, and tourist attractions.

9. (CONT.)
• Create a travel channel “commercial” using a Voki
to advertise a chosen region of that country.
• Collaborative Project: Partners will work together to
create a PowerPoint on Google Drive. In this
project the students will compare and contrast the
cultures of both countries. The students from
America will create a slide about China, and the
students in China will compare and contrast what
they have learned about America to complete
their collaborative project.

10. EVALUATION
o Commercial will contain:
• Name of the chosen location in China
• Geography
• Traditional cuisine
• Tourist attractions
• 2-4 minutes in length
o Google Drive PowerPoint will contain:
• Four to five slides comparing and contrasting the two cultures
• Historical facts
• Cultural celebrations
• Foods, music, traditional apparel
• Reflection of their experience/Conclusion

11. CONCLUSION
Overall, technology and collaboration have
been the driving forces behind the globalization
process, making the world economy more
competitive than ever before. Thus it is important that
we educate our students for the future by teaching
them how to collaborate with others of different
cultures and backgrounds.

12. WORKS CITED
• (2013, October 31). Retrieved from 21st Century
Learning:
http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/P21_Framewor
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• Erikson, M. (November, 2013 14). The Advantages of
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http://www.ehow.com/list_7704908_advantagesglobalization-classroom.html
• Roscorla, T. (2010, March 17). Skype Connects
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http://www.centerdigitaled.com/edtech/SkypeConnects-Classrooms-Around-the-World.html