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Jeff WhippleTechnology Learning MentorSchool District 18Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

CRSTEGlobal Symposium 2010

Managing Successful

Global Collaborative Projects

Connecting Classrooms

Connecting ClassroomsConnecting ClassroomsCRSTE Global SymposiumCRSTE Global Symposium

Today’s Objectives:Today’s Objectives:

• Why Global Why Global Collaborative Collaborative Projects?Projects?



• How to begin?How to begin?



• What tools can I use?What tools can I use?



• Overcoming ObstaclesOvercoming Obstacles



• What can these What can these projects look like?projects look like?



• Where can we get Where can we get connected?connected?


21st Century Learning 21st Century Learning

• Three Essential Questions for Educators

• What are we doing EVERYDAY in our classrooms to support students…

• to become information artisans?

• to become networked learners?

• to manage their digital brand?


Why Global Why Global Collaborative Collaborative

Projects?Projects?


21st Century Learning 21st Century Learning

• Three Essential Questions for Educators

• What are we doing EVERYDAY in our classrooms to support students…

• to become information artisans?

• to become networked learners?

• to manage their digital brand?


My MomMy Mom


MattMatt

SokhouenSokhouen(Cambodia)(Cambodia)


Cause these guys will control conversations if Cause these guys will control conversations if our students don’t… our students don’t…


Making The ShiftMaking The Shift

• 1 in every 3 kids in Kindergarten will live and work OUTSIDE of NORTH AMERICA as an adult.


MattMatt

SokhouenSokhouen…to be human together


The story comes later…The story comes later…


How are on-line collaborative projects easier?How are on-line collaborative projects easier?

• access

• web as an operating system

• read / write web - web 2.0

• partnering opportunities


Available Web 2.0 ToolsAvailable Web 2.0 Tools

• wikis• blogs

• google docs

• podcasts

• webcasts, skype, IM

• screenshare

• video


ObstaclesObstacles

• technology access

• technology know-how

• time shifts

• uncommitted teachers


The story…The story…


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