flat class workshop

Getting Connected and Creating Global

Projects

MICDSJuly 28, 2009

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What do we want to accomplish?

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Partnership: West Sussex, UK and Chennai, India

What will our students take away?

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Global Collaboration Can Offer…http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfid/3677783841//

• Project-based Learning

• Authentic Assessment

• Differentiated Instruction

My Experiencehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dfid/3677783841//

Project Created By:http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfid/3677783841//

Julie Lindsay, Beijing, Chinahttp://123elearning.blogspot.com/

Vicki Davis, Westwood Schools, Camilla, GAhttp://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/

Common Goals

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Flat Classroom and Statistics

Produce convincing arguments

Use technology to find solutions

Become critical consumers of information

Communicate effectively to a world-wide audience

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2008

The Countries

United States (9)

Australia (2)

Spain (1)

Saudi Arabia (1)Bangladesh (2)

Oman (1)Qatar (1)

The FlattenersConnecting the World Online

World Wide Web

Workflow Software

Uploading

Web 2.0

Globalization & Outsourcing

Google

PLE’s Social Networking

Mobile & Ubiquitous Computing

Virtual Communications

Wireless Connectivity

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The Timeline

Getting the Students to Talk

http://flatclassroomproject.ning.com/

The Research

Updating the Wiki page for the Topic:

http://flatclassroomproject2008.wikispaces.com/Google

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http://flatclassroomproject2008.wikispaces.com/Topics

What Google Offers…

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Your Tasks

Create Google Account

Search for blogs of interest to you

Create a folder(s) to organize feeds

Another Tool

Google Docs

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Google Docs Resources

• http://www.google.com/educators/p_docs.html

See “Tips and Tricks”

• “6 Tips…”

http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/6-tips-to-help-you-get-the-most-out-of-google-docs/

More Google Docs Resources

• http://www.govandlaw.org/teacherinnovations/docspres.html

Back to Flat Classroom

Individual Milestone “Artifacts”• Reflections

• Audio Introductions• Teacher Observations

• Student Summit Presentationshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/djwhelan/8395783/

Student Communication

Use technology to:

Collaborate

Publish

Interact

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7 Steps to a Flat Classroom (from Vicki Davis at flatclassrooms.com)

#1. Get Connected

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TwitterTip: Keep a separate ID for students to follow for a course

Tip: Be descriptive in your profile – more followers.

Tip: Find someone similar to you and follow who they follow.

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2008/12/10-teachers-to-follow-on-twitter.html

Twitter

http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/

Twitter

http://www.slideshare.net/regisvans/twenty-two-interesting-ways-to-use-twitter-in

http://onlinefacilitation.wikispaces.com/Twitter+Collaboration+Stories

Diigo

• www.diigo.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RvAkTuL02A&NR=1

#2:

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BlogMake a Podcast

Publish Work Online

#3: Communicate

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Obstacle: Ineffective Contribution

Obstacle: Language Barriers

Obstacle: Knowledge Gaps

Obstacle: Poor Connection

#4: Character

Empathy

Ethics

Integrity

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#5: Teach Intuitive Learning

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Vicki Davis, flatclassrooms.com/resources

#6: Care

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Keeping Students Safe

Keeping Information Private

Standards

#7: Choice

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Choosing what to discard

Individuality

Words of Caution

From the Experienced

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Reading and Listening

http://beyond-school.org/2008/01/12/beyond-global-collaborative-units-on-to-real-plns-podcast-with-chris-craft/

http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/06/collaboration-projects-doomed-to-fail/

http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/12/22/parable-20/

http://ssedro.blogspot.com/2008/01/reflecting-on-parable-learning-from-my.html

Joining or Creating a ProjectLife ‘Round Here: Writing for 10-13 year olds

http://liferoundhere.pbworks.com/

Horizon Project: Upper Schoolhttp://horizonproject2008.wikispaces.com/

Flat Classroom: Upper Schoolhttp://flatclassroomproject2008.wikispaces.com/

1001 Flat Tales: Middle Schoolhttp://ms1001tales.wikispaces.com/

Joining or Creating a ProjectYouth Voices

http://youthvoices.net/

Class Blogmeisterhttp://classblogmeister.com/index.php

JenuineTech: projects for Pre-K through 6http://www.jenuinetech.com/

Susan Silverman: projects for Elementaryhttp://kids-learn.org/

Finding a Partnership

Database: Global Gateway - UKhttp://www.globalgateway.org.uk/