i-Create: Projects for the Global Classroom Connection

(Create-Communicate-Collaborate)

Dr. Howie DiBlasi“Emerging Technologies Evangelist”

Digital Journeyhowie@frontier.net

www.toolsfortheclassroom.comPresentation : 2010

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What Are You Reading???

Little Brother…Cory Doctorow

One of the most awesome books any young adult could

read this summer… and one of the most important novels

anyone of voting age could read in the months leading up to our

next election.

How has China

• Will China Be Number One?Don't tell the next generation of American entrepreneurs, but if China's youthful population and hot-wired economy keep up their current pace of innovation, the U.S. could be displaced as the undisputed lead on the global stage.

How China Does It…The secret Is Out!!!

1. Creativity and Innovation2. Communication & Collaboration3. Research & Information Fluency4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making5. Digital Citizenship6. Technology Operations & Concepts

Skills for successhttp://www.graduateopportunities.com/career_advice/graduate_skills

• So what skills do employers seek. • Core skills which employers seek

include:

Five Major Have Themes Identified• Jobs of the future will require well-rounded and

adaptable individuals.• Schools must provide students with an education

which balances academic content and real-world skills.

• Postsecondary education must maintain an emphasis on 21st century skills.

• Partnerships between schools, business, communities, and government are essential.

• Educators need to develop and apply collaboration and team-building skills that students can take into the business world.

Skills for success -TOP 3

• Creative problem-solving• Critical and analytical thinking• Information gathering, evaluation

and synthesis

A Major Theme Identified

Jobs of the future will require well-rounded and adaptable individualsthat can apply collaboration and team-building skills along with skills that stress creativity.

Business Week Feb 12, 2008

The GLUE that makes this work:Over 11 million students and teachers from 191 countries are building skills and enhancing learning with ePals. Over 120000 classroom profiles link schools ...

e-Pals: Language and Learning Portal

Classroom Matchhttp://www.epals.com/about/tour/classroommatch.tpl

• You can find a classroom in several ways:• Find a classroom by searching on a topic

or interest.• Find a classroom using maps.• See all the new classrooms that have joined

ePals.• There are many more options in our advanced

search• When you find a match, click the "Contact"

link.

E-mail from a teacher• Howie,• Thank you for keeping in touch. I have to share one

thing that I have done this week. Out of all of the suggestions you shared last week I was most intrigued with the ePals program. I immediately registered and posted a profile. I literally got goosebumps when I sent my first international email-----which was to Greece. Over the last few days I have heard back from schools in Japan, Germany, and Colombia. I cannot even begin to tell you how excited my students are about this project! Thank you for telling me about it. I will share more projects as we go. ……Beth Still

e-Pals Projects • ePals – The home for meaningful learning

through global collaboration • Safe and Protected E-mailSecure, • Award Winning Blogging• TechnologyConnections with other classrooms• Collaborative Projects & Language Practice• Robust Tools and Learning Resources for

Schools and Districts

What is "The Way We Are"?• http://www.epals.com/projects/thewayweare/

This email project answers the following questions: When I hear the name of a country, what is the first image that comes to my mind? When I meet and ask questions of someone from that country, what new information have I gathered about this country? What do I know about Canada's, and other country's, involvement in the development of that country? What is my new impression of that country, now that I have all of this information?

The Way We Are

What makes me who I am? In this project, students will engage in a collaborative learning experience. Through e-mail exchanges, students learn about the daily lives, cultures, climates and geography of children who live in other regions of the world.

• What is "The Way We Are"?• http://www.epals.com/projects/thewayweare/

• Project: Community Digital Storytelling• Topic : Culture and Literacy • Essential Questions: What is digital storytelling?

– What are the elements of a good story?– Why do people tell stories?

• How is my personal story the same or • different from others?Overview In this unit, students will learn about the age-old

practice of storytelling and use 21st century tools to create their own digital story. Students will explore digital storytelling as a way to tell a story, promote cross-cultural understanding and build meaningful connections with others. Students will participate in an email exchange to discuss the process. They will 1) develop a story topic 2) write their story3) create or find appropriate images to support their story and 4) share their story and reflect on their work.

Global Warming• How can we help to save our planet from

global warming? In this project, students learn about the effects of global warming and ways to reduce its effects on our planet. Through email exchanges, students collaborate on ways kids around the globe can make a difference.

• http://content.epals.com/projects/info.aspx?DivId=index

Habitats

• If a camel lived in a rainforest, would it still have a hump? In this project, students research habitats, and the animal and plant life within. Students will learn about threats to habitat life, as well as unique qualities of each habitat. Email exchanges help students identify differences between their own habitat and that of their ePals.

• http://content.epals.com/projects/info.aspx?DivId=index

Maps• Why in the world would you need more

than one map of the same location? In this project, students will learn to use three different types of maps (physical, climate, political) to gather information about where their ePals live. Students will participate in email exchanges focusing on how geographic location impacts their ePals' daily lives.

• http://content.epals.com/projects/info.aspx?DivId=index

Natural Disasters• What do you do when the news warns of a

big storm? In this project, students learn about the natural disasters of the world. Through email exchanges, students will learn about natural disasters, where and under what conditions they are most likely to occur, particularly those natural disasters common in their ePals' location.

• http://content.epals.com/projects/info.aspx?DivId=index

You can increase the Global connection if you:Use VoiceThread

Use Google Docs to collaborateCreate a Blog about the projerctCreate a Wiki about the projectCreate a Podcast of the project

Create a Visual Literacy ProjectCreate with MemoriesONWeb

Make a NingCreate a Voki to tell your storyCreate a Video with a FlipCAM

Publish the project on the InternetUse Skype to make a video connection

Share the project globally

Create a Podcast of the projectCreate a Visual Literacy Project

Publish the project on the InternetShare the project globally

Use Skype to make a video connection

• WEB 2.0: 457 TOOLS for TEACHERS

• One stop shop for web 2.0 tools." I've created a redirect where you'll see links and explanations for over 400 web2.0 sites:

•http://snurl.com/web2tools

http://etherpad.com/

This I Believe• This I Believe is an international

project engaging people in writing, sharing, and discussing the core values that guide their daily lives. These short statements of belief, written by people from all walks of life, are archived here and featured on public radio in the United States and Canada. The project is based on the popular 1950s radio series of the same name hosted by Edward R. Murrow.

This I BelieveThirty Things I Believe…by 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.

This I Believe…NPR• Essays New and Old• Thirty Things I Believe•• January 18, 2009 · When Tarak McLain's

kindergarten group celebrated their 100th day of class, some kids brought 100 nuts or cotton balls. Tarak brought a list of 100 things he believes. Now a first-grader, Tarak shares his top beliefs about God, life, nature and war.

Podcasts In The Classroom

Podcasting 101: What Do I Need To Start My Own Podcast?

• A Personal Computer and Recording Software

• Audacity Download • Headphones• Microphones• Input Method/Mixer• Server Space/Bandwidth• Idea and script

Use VoiceThread

http://voicethread.com/•

• This is Brazil: http://voicethread.com/• Language Channel

http://voicethread.com/#q.b37780.i218912

Voice Thread

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

http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=79814&title=VoiceThread

Create a Voki to tell your story• http://www.voki.com/

Cool things to do in Google Maps:

50 Things to do with Google Maps Mashups

• http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2007/12/50-more-things-to-do-with-google-maps.html

Google Earth• Absoutely AMAZING: DEMO To PLAY

http://earth.google.com/plugin/tours/#flight1549•• http://earth.google.com/plugin/tours/•• After you've seen them all, learn how to record

your own tours in Google Earth 5.0!•• Try this• http://www.gearthhacks.com/ten-things-with-

Google-Earth/5.php

What is this and where did it happen?

My Hero• The study of heroes applies across the curriculum

in all grade levels. It can be an integral part of character education, media arts and computer literacy and a tool for reading comprehension and the development of writing skills. MY HERO can be used to enrich thematic studies in the arts and sciences.

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Who is your hero?

• Objectives: • Students are expected to be able to: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.

Define a Hero… Groups of 3

1. What is a hero?2. What qualities are common in hero's?3. Pick one Hero for the group 4. Why are they a hero?5. Be prepared to share with everyone

Definitions of hero on the Web:

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"

champion: someone who fights for a cause

(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god

bomber: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

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

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

My Hero Sample Project:

My Grandpa Said….

My Grandpa Said….

BLOGS

Blogs:Blogs provide opportunities to reach out to

a range of community stakeholders including administrators, other teachers

and students, parents, and the community at large. Blogs have the power to give kids an authentic audience and It

gives students a voice. https://www.blogger.com/start

Ideas for using blogs… Topic discussions Share information Online Portfolios Student Journaling Personal Portfolios Collaborative Knowledge Base Research Coordination and Collaboration: Curricular & Cross-Disciplinary

Coordination

My First Blog Experience• I created a blog and in the first 24 hours this was posted:

• Hey Howie-how’s it goin..I’m Kristy and I just moved to Durango….I would like to meet a nice guy like you. I came here 2 weeks ago and I have nothin to do…I read your profile and you’re cute and I liked what you had to say…I am 21-f-/single and I like a guy who is easy to be comfortable around. I really like guys who are a little bit older than me and 64 is just about right. I have posted my profile and have lots of photos of me….come check it out ..OK

Use the Blog to post your comments

• http://mytooltest.blogspot.com/

My Town – Our Town -Small Town

• Students will obtain lyrics from the song “ Our Town ” by James Taylor.

• Research will be conducted on the student’s town and its history. The history can be from the town’s creation to present, a segment of time or a chronological time period. The student will gather photos of the time period A Photo Story will be created to tell about the student’s town with the photos in order to tell the history of the town. Contact will be made with the songwriter to obtain permission to use the song in the student presentation. Students will insert digital photos, determine timing, visual effects and show the final project for evaluation.

• Sample of projects here: Our Town--Windows Media File

Small Town

• Students will obtain lyrics from the song “ My Town” by Montgomery Gentry. A Photo Storywill be created to tell about the student’s town that they live in. Connections about the community, schools, people, government, families, children, intercultural, environmentwill be demonstrated in digital photos. Contact will be made with the songwriter to obtain permission to use the song in the student presentation. Students will insert photos, determine timing, visual effects and show the final project for evaluation.

Label: Curb Records address: 48 Music Sq. E Nashville, Tennessee , 37203 Phone: 615-321-5080 jozier@curb.com djohnson@curb.com

Reference: Song Title: “Let Them Be Little”Artist/Composer: Billy DeanSongwriter: Richie McDonald/Billy DeanRecording Company: Curb Records

Dear Sir;I am the Technology Director for the Durango School District in Durango Colorado.

As a part of our Technology Integration Project, we are instructing our teachers and students about Visual Literacy and Digital Story Telling. In the class each student creates a project with digital photos, images and/or slides. I am creating a Multimedia Power Point/ PhotoStory as an example. I am seeking permission to use one song from the Billy Dean Album ”Let The Be Little.”

I have completed my research on the Internet and located the following information:Reference: Song Title: “Let Them Be Little”Artist/Composer: Billy DeanSongwriter: Richie McDonald/Billy DeanRecording Company: Curb Records

I would like to use the above songs in my Multimedia Power Point Project. The complete songs will play and show my digital photos of my grandchildren, clip art, text and digital images that I have created. I have included a slide in the presentation that provides the credits for the Song title, the artist, songwriter and the recording company. Below that information I have

• How to make My Town• 1. Select 3 members for your group• 2. Person A = Lyrics• 3. Person B = Power Point• 4. Person C- Audio/Music• 5. Group selects a song• 6. Look for lyrics on the Internet• http://www.lyricsfreak.com or http://www.goodwinmusic.com/lyrics.html• Or do a search on Goggle – sample type in Name of song and lyrics• Sample: My Town lyrics or My Way lyrics• 7. Print out the lyrics• 8. Locate the song on CD• 9. Do a search on the Internet for the title, artist, song writer and publisher• 10. Write the publisher for permission – see sample letter• 11. Rip the song into WMP format – so it will play in Windows Media Player• 12. After ripping the song – time it• 13. Make a folder for the slide shop – call it the name of your song with PP at the end• 14. Decide how long each slide will be on the screen• 15. Make a storyboard for the slide show• 16. Take the minutes and multiply by 60 = this will give you the seconds- then add the remaining

seconds- the total is the amount of time you have• 17. Take the number from step 12 and divide it into the answer step 14• 18. This is haw many slides you can have• 19. Using the lyrics locate the photos you want to use- or• Take digital photos to match the words or the photos you want to use – or

Let’s Make My Town using Memories On The Web

Memories On the Web

Small Town

http://cyber.edtechcollaborative.com/

Become an emergency medical specialist in this live simulation conducted through web/ videoconferencing. You and your teammates solve unusual medical cases as your mercy

ship travels up the Amazon River.

The Best Part of Me

The 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.

Students will:• 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.

Groups of 2• Decide on the “Best Part”• Take a digital photo of the part• Write the Poem• Record it in Audacity• Start Photo Story• Impost the photo• Add the audio• Set up to start audio with photo• Add a title slide with your name and Best Part

Five Frames• A good story has characters in action with a

beginning, middle, and an ending.• Title – words or a photo with words• 1st photo: establish characters and location.

2nd photo: create a situation with possibilities of what might happen.3rd photo: involve the characters in the situation.4th photo: build to probable outcomes5th photo: have a logical, but surprising, end.

•

Five FramesUsing Memories On The Web

A good story has characters in action with a beginning, middle, and an ending.

• Title – words or a photo with words• 1st photo: establish characters and location.•

2nd photo: create a situation with possibilities of what might happen.

3rd photo: involve the characters in the situation.

4th photo: build to probable outcomes

5th photo: have a logical, but surprising, end.

Sample: 5 Frame Project…Time

To complete the project

•Make a PhotoStory using photos and music

Sample Digital Story:

http://rockourworld.org/

Web: NING : http://rockourworld.ning.com/

Six Words• Authors (a trend back-in-the-day) among

writers/authors to sum up their lives, or in other words to succinctly write their memoir, using only six words.

• Samples: people post about their lives in SIX WORDS! It could be a part of their life, or something they’ve experienced, but I still find it fascinating

• Don’t let fear make your decisions.• Walk with your eyes forward. Ouch! • Do not make decisions at night.• Woman. Mother. Friend. Lover.

Adventurer. Dreamer.• "I was born, lived, and died"• Above all: love, laughter, and family.

Journey North• Journey North engages students in a global

study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. K-12 students share their own field observations with classmates across North America. They track the coming of spring through the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, robins, hummingbirds, whooping cranes, gray whales, bald eagles— and other birds and mammals;

Journey North

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

• Journey North engages students in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. K-12 students share their own field observations with classmates across North America. They track the coming of spring through the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, robins, hummingbirds, whooping cranes, gray whales, bald eagles— and other birds and mammals; the budding of plants; changing sunlight; and other natural events. Find migration maps, pictures, standards-based lesson plans, activities and information to help students make local observations and fit them into a global context. Widely considered a best-practices model for education, Journey North is the nation's premiere "citizen science" project for children. The general public is welcome to participate.

Video on Journey North

Create a Video with a FlipCAMfor Journey North

• “The Digital Vaults.”http://www.digitalvaults.org/ It’s an entry into the vast resources of the National Archives, and allows you to use those resources to create your own movies, posters, and what it calls “Pathway Challenges” to… challenge others to find connections between a series of images, documents, and other resources you put together.

Make a connection to society ..what can I do to change the world ?

• Non-Profits. Gabe O’Neill (@kidsareheroes). Simply put, Gabe inspires. We talk about heroes like our favourite sportsman, or actor, or musician. Gabe, on the other hand, makes every single child a hero. He shares their inspiring stories, encourages them to change the wold, and is a downright humble and awesome guy. Gabe, you rock man!Read more: http://dannybrown.me/2009/07/17/from-twitter-to-blog-followfriday-vol-5/#ixzz0Lehw5CVb

http://www.kidsareheroes.com/musicforlife7.htm

Fresh Faces of PhilanthropyA Fla. Boy, 11, Helps Fight

Homelessness Through Walk To D.C., Part Of a Growing Trend of

Youths Who Reach Out

Contributions To Society

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/11/AR2009071102667.html

• Zach started his own nonprofit organization four years ago after a hurricane hit Florida. He asked his mother if they could donate their water bottles, and he gathered more from neighbors, an earnest little redheaded boy pulling his red wagon behind him. By the end, they had 27 truckloads of aid.

• Zach has met three presidents and was invited to President George W. Bush's farewell address this winter. Last night, he was scheduled to visit Elton John at his concert at Nationals Park and accept a $25,000 check. And an Emmy-award winning journalist, Michael Guillen, is making a $5 million film about the Little Red Wagon.

• Kiva - http://www.kiva.com• Pay-It-Forward: I'm collecting donations for my

Kiva Micro-loans Security Pro Funding Pool...• Inspired by my friend Gunnar Peterson, I've committed

to begin funding Kiva Micro-loans in the next 30 days with a goal to fund up to $1,000 by year end.

• What does Kiva do and what is a micro-loan?• SCHOOLS:• Microbank project teaches lessons in applied

philanthropy, capitalism• http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/30/micro

bank-project-teaches-lessons-applied-philanth/•

7 Guidelines for Educators:• Don’t throw technology into the classroom and

hope for good things.• Cut back on lecturing.• Empower students to collaborate.• Focus on lifelong learning NOT teaching to the

test.• Use technology to get to know each student.• Design educational programs to incorporate to

21st Century Skills.• Reinvent yourself as a teacher, administrator,

professor or educator.

• from the book:The Backdoor to Enlightenment:

• Eight Steps to Living Your Dreams and Changing Your World

Will you be the 10th person?

• For every nine people who denounce innovation, only one will encourage it.

• For every nine people who do things the way they have always been done, only one will ever wonder if there is a better way.

• For every nine people who stand in line in front of a locked building, only one will ever come around and check the back door.

• Our progress as a species rests squarely on the shoulders of that tenth person. The nine are satisfied with things they are told are valuable.

• Person 10 determines for himself what has value.

Make a connection to society ..what can I do to change the world ?

Team of students:Research team– Google–AltaVista SearchTutorial Team – Jing (Create Screencasts)Curriculum Team –Podcasts (Recordings)Scribes Team–Google Docs (take class notes)Global team – e-pals – IVC- SkypeContributions To Society – Kiva

Courtesy: November Learning & Alan November