1. Do you Co-Create at theElementary Level?Flat Classrooms Do!Julie Lindsay Director, Flat Classroom Projectswith Flat Classroom Teachers!flatclassroomproject.net#flatclass

2. Three Parts to Presentation1. Introduction to the Flat Classroom2. Global Collaboration Strategies for Success3. Stories from the Flat Classroom

3. 1. Introduction to the Flat Classroom

4. Fla$ened Classroom Blended Learning Challenge-based Project-based Flipped Inquiry-based The Flat Classroom is Holis0c

5. The at classroom is a pedagogy supported by technology h$p://www.ickr.com/photos/59217476@N00/5617505546/

6. What is Collaboration? Something we do already

7. Partnership for 21st Century Skills h$p://www.p21.org/overview

8. P21C Skills CommunicaTon & CollaboraTon Communicate Clearly ArTculate thoughts and ideas eecTvely using oral, wri$en and nonverbal communicaTon skills in a variety of forms and contexts Listen eecTvely to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, aZtudes and intenTons Use communicaTon for a range of purposes (e.g. to inform, instruct, moTvate and persuade) UTlize mulTple media and technologies, and know how to judge their eecTveness a priori as well as assess their impact Communicate eecTvely in diverse environments (including mulT-lingual) Collaborate with Others Demonstrate ability to work eecTvely and respec`ully with diverse teams Exercise exibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal Assume shared responsibility for collaboraTve work, and value the individual contribuTons made by each team member h$p://www.p21.org/overview

9. ISTE NETS.S

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11. Why Global Collaboration? Global competency InternaTonal mindedness Cultural awareness GlocalisaTon! The cross-cultural skills and understanding needed to communicate outside ones environment and to act on issues of global signicance.

12. De5ining the Global Collaborative Classroom A classroom that is: connected engages with mul0ple audiences engages with diverse resources, and tools creates authen0c, collabora0ve learning outcomes.

13. Challenges of Embedding Global Collaboration Going Beyond the Wow Engaging learners and leaders Shieing tradiTonal pedagogies Having realisTc expectaTons

14. 2. Global Collaboration Strategies for Success

15. 7 Steps1.CONNECTION2.COMMUNICATION3.CITIZENSHIP4.CONTRIBUTION &COLLABORATION5.CHOICE6.CREATION7.CELEBRATION

16. Step 1Connectionhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/22177648@N06/2137737248

17. ConnectionTaxonomy Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay, Fla$ening Classrooms, Engaging Minds. Pg 55

18. Step 2 Communica0on h$p://www.ickr.com/photos/22177648@N06/2137737248

19. Teacher MeeTngs

20. Step 3 - Ci0zenship

21. Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay 2011

22. Step 4 -Contribution andCollaboration

23. Technopersonal skills - SynchronousCollaboration

24. Technopersonal skills - AsynchronousCollaboration

25. Co-CreationCollabora0on Emily McCurran, Flat Classroom CerTed Teacher

26. Step 5: Choice

27. Choices for dierent learning styles http://k-2buildingbridges.blogspot.com/2012/04/voicethread-sharing.html

28. Step 6 - CreationTo be able toCreate is a21CLearningObjective

29. Revised 2001 by Lorin Anderson

30. From Create To Co-create Challenge yourself.

31. Co-creating a Popplet with students around the globe.Robyn Thiessen - Vancouver, B.C.

32. Step 7:Celebration

33. CelebrateNew friends and achievementsReflect and evaluateA sense of accomplishmentMaking the world a better placeEnhanced cultural understanding

34. Flat Classroom Projects for Elementary Level

35. A Week in the Life A Flat Classroom Project for Elementary School students Grades 3-5, age 8-10

36. Essen0al ques0ons which will be answered as part of the project What are the similari0es and dierences among children around the world? How can we connect with each other through our commonali0es? How does your geography where you live impact your topic?

37. 1. Do some research on a week in the life of children in your school around these NINE topics: School 0me Languages Clothing Housing Transporta0on Leisure 0me Holidays Celebra0on Environment

38. 2. Collect mul0media and share with team members Mul0media choices: video, audio, slideshow, cartoons, etc. Share mul0media online via team wiki pages Discuss dierences and similari0es between mul0media

39. 3. Complete a nal project demonstra0ng your informa0on to the rest of the group. Each classroom will be responsible to assemble a number of team projects Upload nished projects to the wiki View all the group projects and compare and contrast the results.

40. Project Tools - Students Edmodo Our social educaTonal network Students in teams Handhake introducTons Share ideas, converse, solve problems Wikispaces - Our collaboraTve working area Co-create wiki pages with material share for each topic Other Web 2.0 tools

41. Workow AWL Part 1 Mul0media Collec0on Wiki, Edmodo Sharing raw mulTmedia Team Forma0on Edmodo Organize by Teams In Teams, individual handshake Classroom Handshake Edmodo Join the AWL 12-2, Class Handshake, teachers comment, interact

42. http://k2-12-2.flatclassroomproject.org/

43. AIM: TO BUILD UNDERSTANDING OF LIFEBEYOND THE IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT ANDALSO BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH REGULARCONNECTION AND COLLABORATION AND BYSHARING BETWEEN CLASSROOMS.BUILDING BRIDGES TO TOMORROW

44. TO CONNECT CLASSROOMS AROUND THEWORLD IN MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS ANDCOLLABORATIONS AND TO SHOW THAT CO-CREATION OF IDEAS AND PRODUCTS ISPOSSIBLE AT THIS LEVEL OF EDUCATIONOUR CHALLENGE:

45. CREATING THE HANDSHAKE Handshake phase In your groups of 5-6 reach out and shake handsover the next week. Share this handshake experience with the rest of usvia the wiki and Ning Tools for the handshake? You decide! Skype? Google Earth? Another Web 2.0 multimedia tool? Share ideas and surprise us

46. Essen0al ques0ons which will be answered as part of the project Can very young students eecTvely connect, communicate, and collaborate in a global project? What does this look like? What products can students in mixed classroom teams co-create? What acTviTes and structure can we design and implement to scaold this collaboraTon?

47. 1. There are 7 possible topics: 1. How We Play, 2. CelebraTng Together, 3. Going to School, 4. Part of a Family, 5. Making a Meal, 6. Sharing Stories, 7. The View from the Window (landscape, geography) Everyone does this

48. 2. Collect mul0media and share with team members Mul0media choices: video, audio, slideshow, cartoons, etc. Share mul0media online via team wiki pages Discuss dierences and similari0es between mul0media

49. 3. Complete a nal project demonstra0ng your informa0on to the rest of the group. Each classroom will be responsible to assemble a number of team projects Upload nished projects to the wiki View all the group projects and compare and contrast the results.

50. PROPOSED OUTCOMESCo-created product from mixed classroomsE-Book creation - to be shared via avariety of devicesMultimedia product eg Voicethread,Glogster (Gr 3-5 project use these)Parent/school presentation - schoolassembly? Parent conference session?Open classroom?

51. Workow K-2 Building Bridges Mul0media Collec0on Wiki Sharing raw mulTmedia Organising into communicaTon format Team Forma0on MulTmedia and Individual handshakes Organize Topics Select Tools, Plan collaboraTon Classroom Handshake Teacher Ning Join the K-2 12-2 Wiki Class Handshakes

52. 3. Stories from the Flat Classroom

53. Our Flat ClassroomProjectsOur school, Forest Ridge Academy, is locatedin Schererville, Indiana, USA.Several of our classes participated in globalprojects this year. They were exciting,educational, and most of all fun!A Week in the LifeTeacher Deb Heinz

54. A Week in the Life Skype5th graders atStone OakElementaryskyping withstudents atBlakelyElementarySpeaker: Cindy Glenn

55. A Week in the Life Project 2013-1

56. A Week in the Life 2013-1 Animal Facts Group

57. AWL Mystery Handshakes

58. AWL Mystery Handshakes

59. AWL Mystery Handshakes

60. AWL Student Summits

61. Speaker: Toni Barton

62. K-2 Teacher Web 2.0 Smackdown You believe global collaboraTon has a place in your classroom You want to improve digital ciTzenship and cultural understanding You want to foster global competency amongst students and teachers You have some digital uency and access to digital tools You want to use tools and skills in meaningful ways to connect with others and learn together

63. Building Bridgeshttp://eagleeyecamera.wikispaces.com/Teachers and Students connected globallywhile following journey of two eaglets.Aaron Maurer - aarmau@gmail.com

64. Building BridgesThis collaborative iBook was created by Grade1 and Kindergarten students from Bandung,Indonesia, Borneo, Indonesia and BCCanada.Created by @jasongraham99, @mauimickeyand @B_sheridanSpeaker: Jason Graham

65. Building Bridges

66. Building Bridges

67. Anne Mirtschin Hawkesdale P12 College Australia h$p://www.murcha.wordpress.com @murcha

68. Building Bridges Fran Siracusa

69. K-2 Handshakes From Japan From Texas

70. Handshake from Chennai, India

71. Building BridgesWoodmen-RobertsElementaryused iMovieto tell othersabout ourWeather

72. Digitween SkypeCatalyst Charter Middle SchoolSkyped with Hewitt Trusseville Middle SchoolDigitween 12-2Speaker: Sandy Wisneski

73. Eracism - Bracket A"The use of Facebook by students around the world to communicate with one anotherdoes more harm than good."Students participating in Bracket A are 11 and 12 years old.Click on the images to hear the debates.

74. Eracism

75. Theresa Allen Flat Classroom Certified Teacher and Project Manager

76. Featuring Flat Classroom Projects flatclassroomproject.net

77. When you go at, you never go back

78. Is there a Flat Classroom in YOUR Future? Connect, Collaborate, Change atclassroomproject.net #atclass

79. flatclassroombook.comMore than a book..A Journey into LearningJoin our teacher network,flatclassrooms.ning.com

80. Julie Lindsay Director and Co-founder, Flat Classroom Flat Classroom Conference Chair Global Educator, Leader, Innovator, Author @julielindsay learningconuence.com

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