Download - Global Project: Teddy Bears Around the World
http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/
teddybearsaroundtheworld/
Teddy Bears Around The World started as a project with a school mascot called José, The bear enjoyed roaming
the world, getting to know new places and meeting interesting people.
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The blog provides the space to hang out and
communicate with different teddy bears
around the world and to hear about their
lives and adventures. This will allow our
students to see each other’s countries,
customs and traditions through the eyes of
the “teddy bears” and open their horizons
through a more global perspective.
The idea is to have an ongoing exchange (no
deadlines, no pressure) to contribute
stories, photographs, videos or podcasts.
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writing Skills
Reading Skills
communication Skills
collaboration skills
making Connections
21st Century Skills
21st Century
Literacies
Global Literacy
Network Literacy
Basic Literacy
Media Literacy
Digital Citizenship
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These posts can be from the teddy bears point of view or from the students’ point of view telling a story ABOUT their teddy bear. You can write about anything you want. Posts could be seasonal or follow a specific “story starters”, such as:
• … “Teddy” celebrates Thanksgiving in USA (other country specific holidays)
• … “Teddy” is going to the movies• … New Year’s Eve tradition• … “Teddy” and his favorite foods• … ”Teddy” looses his first tooth• … “Teddy” watches TV• … ”Teddy”’s favorite fairy tale• … “Teddy” celebrates his birthday• … Christmas trees around the world• … Playgrounds around the world
Contact US via the
blog
Send the name of your school,
the Teddy's Name and an image of
the bear
Receive a username & Password Start
Reading other Posts
Start commenting
Start Writing,
POsting and Sharing
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Make it a routine in your classroom to check the Teddy Bear blog on a regular basis. Read
the entries from around the world and compare and contrast their traditions or
stories with your own.
Look at the pictures and predict what the post might be about. Use the Teddy Bear
images from one or several posts as a story starter and discuss or write a new story.
Use the categories of the blog to read specific entries from one country or
continent to learn more about their way of life .
Commenting takes you and your students from simply being a "consumer" of content
(created by others) to interacting and conversing.
Commenting is the first step to writing for a global audience. As a member of Teddy Bears Around the World blog, you have a username
to be able to leave comments.
Together with your students, take a look at the video "Quality Commenting" created by
3rd graders - http://vimeo.com/19444542
If you have written a post, make sure you monitor the comments left by others and
continue the conversation.
Learning how to write is a critical skill and part of EVERY elementary school
curriculum. The writing process of pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing,
evaluating and publishing is continually being reinforced as your students write a
blog post (as a class or individually).
Additional skills, such as hyperlinked writing, visual and media enhanced writing,
as well as writing for a global, authentic audience amplify and upgrade the writing
process in the traditional sense and prepare students for 21st century skills
and literacies.
For more information about Blogging with your students visit
the Langwitches Bloghttp://langwitches.org/blog/
category/blogging/
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your students?
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