Post on 06-May-2015
Creating Connections that Foster Global
Collaboration
Alex Ragone, Director of TechnologyCollegiate School, NYC
Blog: http://www.learning-blog.org
Getting to know each other Who am I? What level do you teach? K-4/5-8/9-12 Who has used Audio/Video teleconferencing? Anyone part of a NING Community? Who has read blogs? Who uses RSS? Who has a blog? Who has connected their classroom to a classroom outside of their school? What do you want to get out of this session?
Why Collaborate Outside of Our Classrooms?
NETS4. Technology communications tools Students use telecommunications to
collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
Examples
K-6 Projects
http://flatclassroomproject2006.wikispaces.com/
http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com/
Teacher Collaboration
How to Make Connections
EdTechTalk.com
Global Education
http://globaleducation.ning.com
Classroom 2.0http://classroom20.ning.com
Finding EduBloggersSupportBlogging.com
Questions?
Your Turn
Create your own project: Define the goal of your project
Students will be able to: Students will understand:
How do you begin the collaboration? Where do you create the relationships?
What are the stages of your project?What are the projects/evaluations?How do you measure your success?
Bring it back: Group sharing