Global connectedness

Global Connectedness

Anne Mirtschin@twitter

http://www.murcha.wordpress.com

http://bit.ly/1l2BPww

Multitude of Reasons to Connect Globally

See http://bit.ly/1rpaYfA

What does global connectedness look like?

The Global BackchannelBackchannel in Blackboard Collaborate –

synchronous virtual classroom with Malay and Australian students

Kar Waii kinda shiver sometimes when talking in front of peopleGeorginayeah same

#Cheer On For Reshma

wow.. didnt know that

this is a fun room

i remember last time how we were talking about Exo and Shaolin soccer :P Good conversations :)

Backchannel – backchannelchatYear 3/4 Australia and Prep/One Indonesia

Backchannelchat

International Peace Day with a Special SchoolUsing Skype to bring in virtual special students from Russia

Interactive whiteboard in virtual classroom with students/educators, families from

USA, Japan, Australia

Regular lunchtime classes with Christopher Herz an author in New York!

Lana from Boston teaches Australian years 3/4 how to created sprites in Scratch using skype.

Resultant sprites for World Friends project on World Museum site

Mobile teaching and learning using skype.Lorraine Leo, Boston, uses reverse camera

to solve student coding problems

ghangouts

Learning a song using a video recording by

Boston students

• Handshakes• Network and socialize on a ning site• Collaborate and create wiki pages• Request an outsourced clip• Complete a movie• Create an eBook• Student Summits

Flat Connections Projects

The Flat Connection Projects – K-2 Building Bridges

Thai Skype Linkup

Sharing Scratch projects

Making the Impossible PossibleSkyping with Cheery School Students

in largest slum in Kenya

Examples of Global Communities

Tools for collaborating

• Voicethread – eg Moving on• Padlet – eg Peace Wall,

Outside my window

Use globally interactive apps- eg Toontastic

Tweet Chats #globalclassroomhttp://theglobalclassroomchats.wikispaces.com/

Maintaining the Community

Challenges

Tips for overcoming challenges

• Learn from and with each other• Timeanddate

• Interpreters• Alternative communication forms – images,

videos, sign language, symbols etc

Use an interpreter!

Be flexible with tools – eg Chinese people like using QQ

Use Google translate or Bing Translate

Requirements for success• Passion• Flexibility• Ownership of ideas and projects• Connections - networking• Communication• Take risks• Determination• Pre-testing of tools for connection• Maintain a sense of humour!• Work through all issues • Do not judge!

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mirtschin@gmail.comTwitter: http:www.twitter.com/murchaMy blog: http://murcha.wordpress.comClass blog: http://murch.global2.vic.edu.auTech Talk Tuesdays: http://techtalktuesdays.global2.vic.edu.au