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The World is My Classroom
The document discusses the experiences of educators and students in utilizing virtual classrooms and tools like Skype to connect and learn about different cultures globally. Activities featured include Mystery Skype sessions with classrooms from various countries, international projects involving cultural exchanges, and collaborative learning experiences using technology. The author emphasizes the value of learning from peers across the globe to enrich education beyond traditional textbooks.
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- 4. I enjoy doinglinkups like this one as it is a easy way to learn about other cultures. They say there is no better way to learn than to learn from your peers. Using a virtual classroom and talking to students in other countries is more interesting and more valuable than any textbook! Georgia Year 10
- 5. Lana (grade 6)from Boston teaches years 3 and 4 how to use Scratch
- 6. Sprites for WorldFriends project on World Museum site https://todaysmeet.com/worldclassroom @murcha
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- 8. Lorraine Leo, USA,uses mobile skype app to help students solve problems.
- 9. You can’t ask questionsof a textbook!
- 10. International Dot Day Chrissyfrom Thailand reads us the book as our library did not have it.
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- 12. • Our questionsof Dave:- are you on earth • Are you in the northern hemisphere? Yes • are you in france • Are you on a island near Australia 5 . are you in a communist country? no 6. Are you in a heavy populated area? 7Are you in a country where British had established colony? 8 are you in europe 10are you in africa 9 are in in asia Do you play any sports?yes do you like to play basketball? yes Are you in Europe? No Do you live in South America? No Do you live on a coast line? No Do you live in the capital city of your state? No Do you have 52 stars on your flag? No See full document https://todaysmeet.com/worldclassroom @murcha
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- 18. Topics studied Led byJulie Lindsay
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- 20. Mystery Skype withMalaysia
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- 22. Lunchtime skype withIndonesia
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- 27. Practicing Mandarin Chinesewith Lin-lin Tan, Taiwan
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- 29. Mystery Skype In oneof our ICT lessons, Mrs. Murch set up a mystery Skype. We had no idea who we were linking up with, so we asked questions about where we thought she was from. We found out that her name was Mariko Eguchi. She lives in the Shimane Prefecture, Japan. We found out that the school she was at only served one dish at their canteen- Curried Rice
- 30. Mariko gave usa virtual tour of the classroom that she was in. It was very different to the classroom that we were in, they had single file desks, and not much technology, only the things that she had brought in from home.
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- 35. Linking up with Indonesia Inone of our ICT classes, we did a Mystery Skype.This means we didn't know who we were skyping, so we asked yes or no questions to find our where we are from. We found out that the school had an orangutan sanctuary on the grounds. The students take care of the orangutans
- 36. Breakfast with Taiwan Kaohsiungcity. Shannon Huang: School located in Liuguai. Liuguai in Chinese character has the meaning of "six turtles"
- 37. We started offwith mystery Skype, once we had figured where they were, we started showing each other what we eat for breakfast.
- 40. International friendship day Internationalfriendship day a special United Nations day on the first Sunday of August. The lesson was aimed to make new friends in other countries. We connected up with students from Ipoh, Perak in Malaysia. There were 35, 16 year old student in the class that we talked with. We used the chat and comments area to talk to each other.
- 42. Some of thethings we talked about How many subjects do you have in Malaysia? We have 10 subjects here in Malaysia We have English, Bahasa Melayu(our national language),Chinese, Additional Math, Modern Math, Science(Biology, Chemistry, Physics), History(very boring T^T) and Moral Education https://todaysmeet.com/worldclassroom @murcha
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- 45. We shared aminute of silence with Malaysia for MH17 and created a wall of sympathy (created using www.padlet.com)
- 46. What I liked………… •I liked that they were from a different country. It was very interesting to learn a little about them and their culture.
- 47. What we havelearnt We have also leant how to use Skype safely. We have added as many posts to our blogs a possible. When using Skype, we have leant how to communicate with a web camera. We have also learnt that when talking on Skype you have to speak clearly and loudly so the people on the other end can hear.
- 48. What next???? We wouldlove to continue doing this sort of thing, we love linking up with people from all over the globe. We are always interested in where people are from and their way of life. We love comparing what we do with other countries.
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- 64. Topic – Ruralvs Urban
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- 69. Led by JulieLindsay and Katie Grubby
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- 73. Japanese Uni Students-voicethread, scratch, google slides, skype, facebook “They are asking if the cattle do not run away from the farm.” Link
- 74. Voicethread I often eatAustralian beef!
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- 80. The future! • Interpreter •Non-synchronous connections • Skype video messages • Mobile apps • Skype translator app –amazing!
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- 83. Apps on TimeZones • Timebridge • Translation tools • Time zone convertors
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- 88. Hands-on – whatwould you like to see or do? • Create a backchannel • Twitter • Skype • Kahoot • Padlet • Collaborative documents • Edmodo • ?????
- 89. Where to findpeople DJFBJZGV https://education.microsoft.com/skypeintheclassroom
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- 95. #Hashtags# #globaled #globaled2016 #isteglobalpln #asiaed#whatisschool #globalclassroom #theglobaleducator #flatconnections
- 96. How to searchin Twitter? • Goto http://www.twitter.com • Find the search window, key in your keyword(s)
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- 100. Twitter chats • Cybraryman- http://cybraryman.com/chats.html • List of twitter chats https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiftIdjCeWSXdDRLRzN sVktUUGJpRWJhdUlWLS1Genc#gid=0
- 101. https://todaysmeet.com/ “Meet the scientists” MelbourneMuseum/Scienceworks
- 102. • Are whalesyour favourite? Jemma year (King David School) • Did whales once have legs? Emily year 6 (The King David School) • wow by jeremy • Have you ever scanned and 3D printed a fossil? Blake year 6 (and 3D printing champion)(by The King David School) • did you help get that whale back into the water a few weeks ago16 minutes ago by jeremy • How do you name the animals or find out the names of the animals if you've never seen the animal or fossil before? Jemma year 6
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- 107. Kahoot • Countries andthe World • https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/05070ee2-49b7-4da5-aa11-07300048e0f2 • Flags of the World • https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=b1d6b8db-ad47-4812-bc54- b770f31c62d6
- 108. Padlet – onlinesticky walls What did you have for breakfast?
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- 110. eFind Me Anne Mirtschin •mirtschin@gmail.com • Twitter: http:www.twitter.com/murcha • Teacher blog: http://murcha.wordpress.com • Tech Talk Tuesdays: http://techtalktuesdays.global2.vic.edu.au • Skype id: anne.Mirtschin