Connecting+Classrooms+Across+Continents

=//Connecting Classrooms Across Continents//=


 * Presented by Linda Nitsche** **at**
 * PETE&C Hotel Hershey Starlight Terrace West
 * Tuesday, February 10 - 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Program Description:
===**Help your students understand diverse perspectives and cultures through real interactions and explorations with global audiences. Examine successful collaborative projects, which engage students in authentic and meaningful learning. Discover sources for partners, platforms for connecting, and Web2.0 tools to make collaborations successful. Chat with project creators and be inspired to start your own collaborative project.**===

=I. Why Collaborative Projects? = media type="custom" key="2996334"
 * **Global Education and 21st Century Skills**

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**What words come to mind when you think about Global Collaborations? Open this** [|EtherPad] **and record your ideas.**
=II. Essentials in a Collaborative Project? =

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**Collaborative Space**

 * **[|Ning]**
 * **[|Wikis]**
 * **[|Moodle]**
 * **[|GoogleDocs]**

**Communication Tools**

 * **Tools for Connect Asynchronously**
 * **[|Wikis] Discussions**
 * **[|Ning]** Forums, Blogs, My Pages
 * **[|Moodle]** Chat Rooms, Forums, Wikis
 * [|Voicethread]
 * **[|GoogleDocs]**
 * [|Etherpad]
 * **Tools for Connecting Synchronously**
 * **[|NetMeeting]**
 * **[|Skype]**
 * **[|FlashMeeting]**
 * **[|eLluminate]**
 * **[|eLluminate Vroom]**
 * **[|Vyew]**
 * **[|Yugma]**

**Embed Web 2.0 Media**

 * **Tools for Embedding and Collaborating**
 * **[|VoiceThread] **
 * **[|BubbleShare]**
 * **[|MixBook]**
 * **[|SlideShare]**
 * **[|Animoto]**
 * **[|OneTrueMedia]**
 * **[|MyPlick]**
 * **[|Glogster]**
 * **[|mind42]**
 * **[|GCast]**
 * **[|Odeo]**
 * **[|VoiceThread]**
 * **[|Voki]**
 * **[|ToonDoo]**
 * **[|WebsitePolls]**
 * **[|Fliqz]**
 * **[|TeacherTube]**
 * **[|Odeo]**
 * **[|Jing]**

Protection Levels

 * Online Identity
 * Privacy Levels
 * Comment Moderation
 * Tracking Discussions

=III. Getting Started =

Get Connected

 * Skype Chat with Brandon Blutz, 2007 Keystone Integrator, and Morpheus Fortuna
 * Skype Chat with Lisa Parisi, ISTE SIGTEL Award Winner 2008 Collaborative Project, [|Class Wiki], and [|Classroom BookTalks]
 * [|Learning Language VoiceThread], Comparing Hemispheres, Mysteries of Harris Burdick
 * Chat with Tom McGee, Keystone Staff, about the project he createdProject Lemonade

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 * [|Twitter]
 * [|Plurk]
 * [|Skype]
 * [|Google Reader]

Networking for Partnerships

 * **Examine Classroom Curriculum for Goals and Content Ties**
 * **Select a Tool to Add Value to Your Purpose**
 * **Find and Join Organized Projects**


 * **[|The Global Education Collaborative]**
 * **[|Projects By Jen]**
 * **[|CIESE]**
 * **[|Global School Net]**
 * **[|ePals]**
 * **[|iEarn]**
 * **[|CILC]**
 * **[|K12Online Ning]**
 * **eduwikius**
 * **[|TWICE]**
 * **[|muse]**
 * **[|Discovery Educator Network]**
 * **[|School 2.0 Ning]**
 * **[|Classroom 2.0]**
 * **[|JenuineTech]**

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=Don't STOP Here... = =media type="custom" key="3071200" =

= = =Dream Big! =
 * ===Flat Classroom Project===
 * ===Horizon Project===

= = =<span style="display: block; font-size: 160%; color: rgb(63, 202, 65); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Take one step! =

=<span style="display: block; font-size: 300%; color: rgb(245, 46, 46); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: right;">Just Do It! =