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Building Learning Building Learning CommunitiesCommunities

Projects for the Global Projects for the Global Classroom Connection Classroom Connection

Dr. Howie DiBlasi “Emerging Technologies Evangelist”

Digital Journeyhowie@frontier.net

Twitter: hdiblasiTwitter: hdiblasi

www.drhowie.com

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Conference Links:Conference Links:

www.drhowie.comwww.drhowie.com

Twitter: hdiblasiTwitter: hdiblasi

e-mail: e-mail: howie@frontier.nethowie@frontier.net

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Dr. Howie DiBlasiDr. Howie DiBlasi• Extensive experience• Education field, (20 years) • Business leader, (10 years) • C.I.O. (14 years)

• “Vocational Teacher of the Year” for the State of Arizona

• “Top Secondary Leaders in America”• • "Pinnacle Award" for outstanding

Professional Development Programs

• I.S.T.E. as the “Best of the Best” for outstanding Professional Development Programs

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www.drhowie.comwww.drhowie.com

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http://http://www.edutopia.orgwww.edutopia.org/magazine/magazine

• Edutopia is Support for Educational Reform

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https://join.me/https://join.me/

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BONUS………………BONUS………………

• join.me – Free Screen Sharing and Online Meetings

• Free, simple, fast online meetings. Share your screen instantly with anyone.

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• https://join.me/

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Global CollaborationGlobal Collaboration Why ?Why ?

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•Skills• Tools

• Projects

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Communication and CollaborationCommunication and Collaboration

• NETS: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

• Common Core: W.5.6. • With some guidance and support from adults, use

technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

• Numerous examples exist in the Common Core to encourage collaboration and many are easily facilitated though blogs and social media.

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11 Things students learn when they 11 Things students learn when they are working collaboratively?are working collaboratively?

1. Leadership2. Communication3. Learn about cultures4. Time management5. Working together6. Use web tools7. Views of culture, economics, ecology, geography, literature, art,

and/or social awareness8. Solve a problem with another student who has a completely

different background and experiences9. Utilize their critical thinking skills10. Provides competitive edge in regards to understanding global

issues11. Become global citizens

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For more information check For more information check these resources:these resources:•   Start Your Own Collaborative Global Project•       Ongoing Global Projects You Can Join•       Projects with a Science and/or Math Focus•       About Globalization•       Technology and Instruction•       Virtual Classrooms•      Conference Call Guide.com is an excellent

resource for the virtual classroom.

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Using a backchannel:Using a backchannel:

• http://todaysmeet.com/

• Let’s check this out…..• http://todaysmeet.com/nl3

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Type in your FIRST Name-Type in your FIRST Name- CLICK JOINCLICK JOIN

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Questions To Ask…Questions To Ask…

Your turn >>>>

Tell me about any collaboration sessions or projects in your school or district…

How do learning technologies improve student outcomes?

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Global Collaborative ProjectsGlobal Collaborative Projects • http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/Global_Collaborative_Projects.htm

• About Global Projects• Teacher's Guide to International Collaborati

on on the Internet

• Connecting Cultures: A Teacher's Guide to a Global Classroom download as a pdf file

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Questions To Ask…Questions To Ask…

Your turn >>>>

Tell me about any collaboration sessions or projects in your school or district…

How do learning technologies improve student outcomes?

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But how do I make ….But how do I make ….

• Connections

• Collaborations

• Communications

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Give Kids A Global Voice:Give Kids A Global Voice: Globalize the CurriculumGlobalize the Curriculum

http://www.epals.com/http://www.epals.com/

Using Web 2.0 Tools Using Web 2.0 Tools Social Networking Social Networking

for Global for Global Collaborative Collaborative

LearningLearning

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ePalsePals Education Network | Education Network | ePals.comePals.com

www.epals.com/Join

Collaborate with other Classrooms & Educators Worldwide.

Free to Join!

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• Connecting classrooms in 200 countries

• 20 million students & teachers

www.epals.com/Join

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E-PalsE-PalsSelect a Country

Project Search

Select a classroom from the list of profiles

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Student/Collaboration:Student/Collaboration:Project OverviewProject Overview

• Friendly letters with email

• Compared cultures

• Connect: Skype/Video Conf

• Completed “documentary”

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Project Search

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Find a projectFind a project - Looking for a project you can join? Use the - Looking for a project you can join? Use the powerful search tools on the left to find other ePals classrooms powerful search tools on the left to find other ePals classrooms

seeking project partners, then submit a join request seeking project partners, then submit a join request

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Select a classroom from the list of profiles

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www.epals.comwww.epals.com

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The Way We AreThe Way We AreEn En EspañolEspañol

http://www.epals.com/projects/info.aspx?DivID=TheWayWeAre_overviewhttp://www.epals.com/projects/info.aspx?DivID=TheWayWeAre_overview

• What makes me who I am?

• Collaborative learning experience

• Learn about the daily lives• Cultures

• Climates and geography• Live in other regions of the world.

• http://www.epals.com/projects/thewayweare/

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StandardsStandards

• National Geography StandardsPlaces and Regions

•Standard 6: How culture and experience influence people's perception of places and regions.Human Systems

•Standard 10: The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.

•Standard 12: The process, patterns, and functions of human settlement.

National Education Technology Standards (NETS) 

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Essential QuestionsEssential Questions

• How is my life similar to and different from my ePal's life?

• How does the natural environment where my ePal lives affect his or her life?

• What effect does the culture in my ePal's region have on his or her life?

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The Way We AreThe Way We Are• What makes me who I am?

• Collaborative learning experience• Learn about the daily lives• Cultures• Climates and geography• Live in other regions of the world.• What is "The Way We Are"?• http://www.epals.com/projects/thewayweare/

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Culminating ActivityCulminating Activity  

• Students will create final digital presentations about themselves and their ePals reflecting an increased understanding of the differences and commonalities between their cultures, their environments and their lives.

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Projects - CollaborationsProjects - Collaborations•  • The Way We Are

• Digital Storytelling•  • Holidays and Festivals

Around the World•  • Global Warming•  • Habitats

•  Weather

• Natural Disasters•  • Water•  • Maps

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Hello From Sao Paolo, BrazilCollaboration across the Digital DivideCollaboration across the Digital Divide: :

New York Students and their New York Students and their ePals in BotswanaePals in Botswana

Louisiana and United KingdomLouisiana and United Kingdom

Students from the Students from the Guangxi School, ChinaGuangxi School, China

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Helpful links:Helpful links:• Taking it Global for educators• Taking it Global• Global Education Ning group• Teachers without Borders• iEARN (International Education and Resource Network)  • ePals• Instructional Technology Community Site• Speed of Creativity• Wikis• Blogs• Bridgit• Distance Learning

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Your turn…..Your turn…..

What tools are you What tools are you using to collaborate?using to collaborate?

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Communication Skills (Written-Oral-

Presentation

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•4 Tools

Finding the Right ToolFinding the Right Tool

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Glogster Glogster Glogster.EDUGlogster.EDU

• Lesson ideas to foster creativity and higher order thinking skills

• Teachers and students can create interactive posters for research, websites, presentations, reflection,

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Glogster Glogster Glogster.EDUGlogster.EDU

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Gloster.edu Sample 4Gloster.edu Sample 4thth Grade Grade

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Use VoiceThreadUse VoiceThread http://http://voicethread.comvoicethread.com//

This is Brazil: http://voicethread.com/

• Language Channel http://voicethread.com/#q.b37780.i218912

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http://voicethread.com/#q.b45226.i236813http://voicethread.com/#q.b45226.i236813

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LiveSlide LiveSlide • Allows teachers to create or download

presentations and share with the entire class

• Via ANY device, be it desktop, laptop, tablet…even a smartphone.

• Teacher or student to annotate directly onto any slide while the rest of the class follows along on each of their own personal devices

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LiveSlide LiveSlide https://liveslide.org/https://liveslide.org/

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BoomWriterBoomWriter Offers Collaborative Publishing for Offers Collaborative Publishing for Kids Kids • http://boomwriter.com/• Provide a safe online place in which

students could collaboratively construct a story.

• Provides a story starter for a story and students continue the story by writing additional chapters.

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•Collaboration Project Ideas

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This I BelieveThis I Believe

• international project engaging people in writing, sharing,

• the core values that guide their daily lives

• short statements of belief

• http://thisibelieve.org/

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This I BelieveThis I Believe Thirty Things I Believe…Thirty Things I Believe…

by 6 year old - Tarak McLainby 6 year old - Tarak McLain

I believe life is good.

I believe God is in everything.

I believe we're all equal.

I believe we can help people.

I believe everyone is weird in their own way.

I believe hate is a cause for love.

I believe we should be generous.

I believe I should not whine.

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This I Believe…NPRThis I Believe…NPR

• Essays New and Old-Thirty Things I Believe

• • Tarak McLain's group celebrated their 100th day of class

• Some kids brought 100 nuts or cotton balls.

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• Tarak brought a list of 100 things he believes.

• Now a first-grader, Tarak shares his top beliefs about God, life, nature and war.

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This I Believe Essay-Writing GuidelinesThis I Believe Essay-Writing Guidelines

• Writing and submitting your own statement of personal belief.

• :• Tell a story: Be specific. • Take your belief out of the events of your life. • Consider moments when belief was formed or

tested or changed. • Your own experience, work, and family, and tell of

the things you know that no one else does. • Your story needs to should be real. • Make sure your story ties to the essence of your

daily life philosophy and the shaping of your beliefs.

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This I Believe Essay-Writing GuidelinesThis I Believe Essay-Writing Guidelines

• Be brief: Between 350 and 500 words. About three minutes when read aloud at your natural pace.

• Name your belief: If you can’t name it in a sentence or two, your essay might not be about belief. Also, rather than writing a list, consider focusing on one core belief, because three minutes is a very short time.

• Be positive: Please avoid preaching or editorializing. Tell us what you do believe, not what you don’t believe. Avoid speaking in the editorial “we.” Make your essay about you; speak in the first person.

• Be personal: Write in words and phrases that are comfortable for you to speak. We recommend you read your essay aloud to yourself several times, and each time edit it and simplify it until you find the words, tone, and story that truly echo your belief and the way you speak.

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Shoeless and Bark Shoeless and Bark

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Opened for registration: :)Opened for registration: :)If you wish to register for this project, please click HERE.If you wish to register for this project, please click HERE.    

• http://projectsbyjen.com/Projects/snb2012/2012snbhome.html

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• Join with classrooms around the USA and CANADA

• Celebrate the 210th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition!

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Who is your Who is your hero?hero?

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My Hero ProjectMy Hero Projecthttp://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=marco_torres

http://www.myhero.com/myhero/go/directory/index.asp

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• Objectives:

1.Describe the characteristics of a hero.

2.Recognize the hero in a story.

3.Name heroes in their lives and express why those people are heroes to them.

4.Use a computer to access the Internet, find and read stories on the MY HERO Website.

5.Distinguish between a hero and a celebrity.

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The The Digital Hero BookDigital Hero Book project projecthttp://www.digitalherobook.org/http://www.digitalherobook.org/

• inter-classroom exchange of personal and positive stories by youth from around the world

• focus on their strengths and “hero” qualities• digital storytelling with online group

collaboration

• develops literacy, digital media skills and cross-cultural awareness.

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The Best Part of MeThe Best Part of Me• Students will identify a positive physical feature of

themselves. • Students will work in pairs to take part in an online writer's

workshop. • Students will create a descriptive poem about their favorite

feature. • Students will create a digital photo of the physical feature.• Students will create a Photo Story Frame about their favorite

feature.• Students will record the audio of their poem for Photo Story

about their favorite feature.•  

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Journey NorthJourney North

• Web Site:• http://www.learner.org/jnorth/

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Journey NorthJourney North• engages students in a global study of

wildlife migration and seasonal change

• . K-12 students share their own field observations

• classmates across North America• track migration patterns of monarch

butterflies, robins, hummingbirds, whooping cranes, gray whales, bald eagles— and other birds and mammals

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Building Learning Building Learning CommunitiesCommunities

Projects for the Global Projects for the Global Classroom Connection Classroom Connection

Dr. Howie DiBlasi “Emerging Technologies Evangelist”

Digital Journeyhowie@frontier.net

Twitter: hdiblasiTwitter: hdiblasi

www.drhowie.comwww.drhowie.com