This document discusses using thematic projects and technology tools to engage students in global studies. It provides examples of using ToonDoo to create comic books and flash story books, Voki for speaking practice and cultural presentations, GoAnimate for creating animated movies, and blogs, VoiceThread, and Prezi for project examples on idols, food choices, and the China environment. Contact information is given for the presenters.

1. Engage Students with Thematic
Projects Using Cool Technology
Center for Global Studies
at Brien McMahon High School, CT
Qi Li

2. ToonDoo
★Create Comic Books
★Create Flash Story Book

3. Student Work Examples

4. Student Example

5. More Flash Story Book on Our Class Website
Great Tool for Teaching Proficiency
Through Story Telling

6. Voki
With Avatar for Speaking; Practice; Sending Speaking homework;AP
Cultural Presentation Speaking

7. GoAnimate; Make Your Own Animated Movie With
Your Own Voice or Native Chinese Speaker Voice

8. Blog-Choose My Plate
Nile

9. Blog-My Idol

10. Voice Thread

11. Prezi-China Environment Project

12. links
• 1. Fun comic books:http://www.toondoo.com
2. Voice with Avatar:http://voki.com
• 3. Cool Animation: http://goanimate.com
• 4. Blog: http://www.blogger.com
• 5. Voice Thread: http://voicethread.com
• 6. Prezi: http://prezi.com

13. Thank you for coming!
谢谢大家！
Contacts:
ElizabetTredeau:etredeau@gmail.com
website:emtredeau.wordpress.com
Amy Chang:amywhs@yahoo.com
Haiyun Lu:hlu@ga.usmk12.org
Qi Li: liq@norwalkps.org