Jeff WhippleTechnology Learning MentorNashwaaksis Middle SchoolFredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

ACTEMAugusta, MEOctober 2009

Connecting Flat Classrooms

Global Collaborative Projects

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Today’s Objectives:Today’s Objectives:

• Why Global Why Global Collaborative Collaborative Projects?Projects?

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Today’s Objectives:Today’s Objectives:

• How to begin?How to begin?

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Today’s Objectives:Today’s Objectives:

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

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Today’s Objectives:Today’s Objectives:

• Overcoming ObstaclesOvercoming Obstacles

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Today’s Objectives:Today’s Objectives:

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

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Today’s Objectives:Today’s Objectives:

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

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Why Global Why Global Collaborative Collaborative

Projects?Projects?

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SokhouenSokhouen(Cambodia)(Cambodia)

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SokhouenSokhouen…to be human together

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

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21 C …the Essentials21 C …the Essentials

information artisansinformation artisans develop personal learning networkdevelop personal learning network manage digital footprintmanage digital footprint

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Making The ShiftMaking The Shift

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

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The story comes later…The story comes later…

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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

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Available Web 2.0 ToolsAvailable Web 2.0 Tools

• wikis

• blogs

• google docs

• podcasts

• webcasts, skype, IM

• screenshare

• video

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21st Century Learning 21st Century Learning

• Three Essential Challenges

• Kids need to manage… • information literacy

• develop learning networks

• digital footprint

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ObstaclesObstacles

• technology access

• technology know-how

• time shifts

• uncommitted teachers

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The story…The story…

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