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  • 1. Connecting Flat Classrooms Second Language InstructionthroughGlobal Collaborative Projects Jeff Whipple Technology Learning Mentor Nashwaaksis Middle School Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada St. Georges School Providence, RI January 2010

2. Todays Objectives:

  • Why Global Collaborative Projects?

3. Todays Objectives:

  • How to begin?

4. Todays Objectives:

  • What tools can I use?

5. Todays Objectives:

  • Overcoming Obstacles

6. Todays Objectives:

  • What can these projects look like?

7. Todays Objectives:

  • Where can we get connected?

8. Why Global Collaborative Projects? 9. My Mom 10. Matt Sokhouen (Cambodia) 11. Matt Sokhouen to be human together 12. Cause these guys will control conversations if our students dont 13. 21st Century Learning

  • Three Essential Questions for all educators
    • What are we doing EVERYDAY to support students
      • information literacy
      • develop learning networks
      • digital footprint / personal brand

14. Making The Shift

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

15. The story comes later 16. How are on-line collaborative projects easier?

  • access
  • web as an operating system
  • read / write web- web 2.0
  • partnering opportunities

17. Available Web 2.0 Tools

  • wikis
  • blogs
  • google docs
  • podcasts
  • webcasts, skype, IM
  • screenshare
  • video

18. Obstacles

  • technology access
  • technology know-how
  • time shifts
  • uncommitted teachers

19. The story 20. whipple-web20.wikispaces.com