Transcript Give Kids The World-Tools & Projects For Global Collaborations Dr. Howie DiBlasi “Emerging Technologies Evangelist” Digital Journey [email protected] Twitter: hdiblasi www.drhowie.com 1-108

Give Kids The
World-Tools &
Projects For Global
Collaborations
2014
Dr. Howie DiBlasi
“Emerging Technologies Evangelist”
Digital Journey
[email protected]
Twitter: hdiblasi
www.drhowie.com
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Dr. Howie DiBlasi
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Extensive experience
Education field, (20 years)
Business leader, (10 years)
C.I.O. (17 years)
• “Vocational Teacher of the Year” for the State of Arizona
• “Top Secondary Leaders in America”
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• I.S.T.E. as the “Best of the Best” for outstanding Professional
Development Programs
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Comments from attendees:
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Peggy George: Howie is the only one I know who can give Adam Bellow a
run for his money on number of slides and related commentary in a short
time!! Incredible!
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Kudos to Howie!!! Awesome webinar!
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Leah from Vietnam: Great ideas
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Lisasophia: Very insightful; I can't wait to start using all this information!
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Georgina : I have the pleasure of working with Howie in another context and
I highly suggest that people follow him. He is pretty Unbeleivable
Carole: awesome resources!
Lindsey : Thank you for the great ideas!
Inma: Thank you for ALL the links!
Colleen from Ohio: This gave me so much to research further. Thank you.
Pat from Baltimore: Great information!
Jeannie: Excellent presentation - Thank you!
Anne : Thank you, Dr. Howie! Very helpful webinar!
Tom: Tons of resources to bring back to my teachers! Thank you!!
Chris from Tampa Bay Fl: Wonderful!!!!
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Conference Links:
www.drhowie.com
Twitter: hdiblasi
e-mail: [email protected]
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• Edutopia is Support for Educational Reform
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Type in your FIRST Name- CLICK JOIN
•http://todaysmeet.com/gl3
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Questions To Ask…
Your turn >>>>
Tell me about any collaboration
sessions or projects in your
school or district…
How do learning technologies improve student outcomes?
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Build Your PLN
Classroom 2.0
(Personal Learning Network)
All Members ( 79,819 )
http://www.classroom20.com/
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Curriki
http://www.curriki.org
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EduHound.com
• EduHound Directory is a highly specialized K-12 educational directory with
categorized resource links.
• EduHound Lesson Plans
• Awesome Clipart for Educators
EducatorTemplates.com
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Teacher's Guide to International
Collaboration on the Internet
• http://www2.ed.gov/teachers/how/tech/international/index.html
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Global Collaboration
Why ?
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I don’t know-what
I don’t know
• What does that mean ?????
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Do I know how to….
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Use digital media and environments to communicate and work
collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual
learning and contribute to the learning of others.
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Participate and collaborate as members of a social and
intellectual network of learners.
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Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish
writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
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Produce and publish documents that allow me to interact,
collaborate and communicate using Web Tools
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Use technology and other information tools to analyze and
organize information.
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11 Things students learn when they
are working collaboratively?
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Leadership
Communication
Learn about cultures
Time management
Working together
Use web tools
Views of culture, economics, ecology, geography, literature, art,
and/or social awareness
8. Solve a problem with another student who has a completely
different background and experiences
9. Utilize their critical thinking skills
10. Provides competitive edge in regards to understanding global
issues
11. Become global citizens
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•Skills
• Tools
• Projects
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For more information check
these resources:
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Start Your Own Collaborative Global Project
Ongoing Global Projects You Can Join
Projects with a Science and/or Math Focus
About Globalization
Technology and Instruction
Virtual Classrooms
Conference Call Guide.com is an excellent
resource for the virtual classroom.
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But how do I make ….
• Connections
• Collaborations
• Communications
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• Skills
• Organizations ( 1 of 5 )
–Projects
• Tools
• Applications
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Give Kids A Global Voice:
Globalize the Curriculum
http://www.epals.com/
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Using Web 2.0
Tools and
Social
Networking
for Global
Collaborative
Dr.Learning
Rita Oates
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• Connecting
classrooms in 200
countries
• Serves approximately
800,000 educators
• Reaches millions of
teachers, students
and parents
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Student Collaboration:
Connections:
Project Overview
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Friendly letters with email
Compared cultures
Connect: Skype/Video Conference
Projects
Completed “documentary”
Commentating Activity
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www.epals.com
Free to Join!
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Select a
Country
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Find a project - Looking for a project you can join? Use the
powerful search tools on the left to find other ePals classrooms
seeking project partners, then submit a join request
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Select a classroom from the list of profiles
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The Way We Are
En Español
http://www.epals.com/projects/info.aspx?DivID=TheWayWeAre_overview
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The Way We Are
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What makes me who I am?
Collaborative learning experience
Learn about the daily lives
Cultures
Climates and geography
Live in other regions of the world.
• What is "The Way We Are"?
• http://www.epals.com/projects/thewayweare/
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Essential Questions
• How is my life similar to and different from
my ePal's life?
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my ePal lives affect his or her life?
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region have on his or her life?
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Projects - Collaborations
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• The Way We Are
• Digital Storytelling
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• Holidays and Festivals
Around the World
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• Global Warming
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• Habitats
• Weather
• Natural Disasters
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• Water
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Standards
• National Geography Standards
Places and Regions
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Standard 6: How culture and experience influence people's
perception of places and regions.
Human Systems
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Standard 10: The characteristics, distributions, and
complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
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Standard 12: The process, patterns, and functions of human
settlement.
National Education Technology Standards (NETS)
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Culminating Activity
• Create final digital presentations
• About themselves and their ePals
• Reflecting an increased understanding of
the differences
• Commonalities between their cultures,
their environments and their lives.
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Collaboration across the Digital Divide:
Hello From Sao Paolo, Brazil
New York Students and their
ePals in Botswana
Louisiana and United Kingdom
Students from the Guangxi School, China
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• Skills
• Organizations ( 2 of 5 )
- Projects
• Tools
• Applications
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Taking it Global
http://www.tigweb.org/
• Global Issues Guide to Action
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1 Reflect and Get Inspired
2 Identify and Get Informed
3 Lead and Get Others Involved
4 Get Connected
5 Plan and Get Moving
6 Have a Lasting Impact
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Quick Stats
473,406 members
261 countries
3079 schools
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Media
Peace & Conflict
Health
Environment
Human Rights
Technology
Education
Globalization
Culture
Global Issues
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What We Offer
• Community
• Globally minded educators in 125 countries -interested
in developing/collaborating on international learning
projects.
• Virtual Learning Platform
• A safe, customizable and advertising-free virtual
classroom platform designed to support international
collaborations through the use of digital media tools.
• Programs
• Open to classrooms from around the world-provide
innovative ways to teach and learn about specific global
issues.
• Resources
• Database of issue-oriented, curriculum-linked global
education resources, developed by teachers for
teachers- wide range of subject areas and grade levels.
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Action Tools
This section of TakingITGlobal provides ways to
take action on local and global levels.
• Featured Actions
– Participating in one of
these initiatives, you
will join the ranks of
other youth taking
action on issues that
matter most to you!
• Projects
– Projects are designed
to provide members
and organizations with
tools and features to
highlight their
initiatives, objectives,
challenges and
progress within a
collaborative online
space.
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http://www.tigweb.org/actiontools/projects/index.html
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• Skills
• Organizations ( 3 of 5 )
- Projects
• Tools
• Applications
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Teachers without Borders
• http://www.teacherswithoutborders.org/
• About Us
• Our Mission
• Teachers Without Borders connects
teachers to information and each other to
create local change on a global scale.
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Teachers without Borders
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Teacher Programs (5)
TWB Labs (3)
Youth Programs (1)
Voice of Teachers
Online Courses
Communities of Practice
TWB Podcasts
Download Resources
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• Opportunities
Volunteer
• Use your passion, skills and experience to help improve
education in your own community, or in another country.
• Internships
• Involve unpaid, contract work for specific departments,
programs or projects.
• Interns help to create or expand TWB programs and
resources.
• Some internships are bound to a specific location, while
others can be undertaken remotely. Many interns who are
post-secondary students are eligible to receive
course credit, along with a letter of
recommendation.
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Our volunteer opportunities
• Short-term contributions to TWB departments,
programs, projects or events. Volunteers often
translate documents and curricula, or help to
organize and facilitate teacher training
workshops.
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Jobs & Internships
Internship -Travel/Teaching Opportunity
Science Inquiry Training Teacher Needed
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Volunteer Opportunities
Guest Speaker, Certificate of Teaching Mastery Program (Virtual)
Guest Speakers for TWB Webinars
Volunteering
Portuguese Translator, program content
Translators, various languages, Peace Education
Anywhere, Online
Volunteering
Volunteer E-Mentor: Certificate of Teaching Mastery
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• Skills
• Organizations ( 4 of 5 )
- Projects
• Tools
• Applications
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Learning with the world, not just about it ...
http://www.iearn.org/
• 140 Countries
• 30 Languages
• 50,000
Educators
• 2 Million Youth
Join students from Iran in the Moon Observation
and Solar Cooking Projects!
• March 27, 2014, Interesting in global science
projects? Connect with "Team SCIENTIST" that is
working on solar cooking and "Team ALKAH" that
is working on moon observation. Read More >
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Join students from
Iran in the Moon
Observation and
Solar Cooking
Projects!
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• In the Solar Cooking
Project, participants are
invited to experiment
with alternative energy
uses by making, testing
and using solar cookers.
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Connecting Cultures: A Teacher's Guide to a
Global Classroom
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http://www.iearn.org/news/article/new-teachers-guide-online-collaboration-and-global-projects
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iEARN (International Education and Resource Network)
• iEARN (International Education and
Resource Network)
• World's largest non-profit global network
• Enables teachers and youth to use the
Internet and other technologies to
collaborate on projects
• Enhance learning and make a difference in
the world.
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iEARN
Project Book
• Click here to
download a PDF
copy of the 20132014 iEARN
Project Book
[2MB] - English
Version.
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The iEARN Collaboration Centre enables youth to learn
with, rather than simply about, the world.
Find project partners quickly.
Read 200+ project descriptions
Browse student-produced media.
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Beauty Of The Beasts: A digital international wildlife art and poetry exhibit compiled from work
submitted by elementary students from around the world.
Bullying Project: An international collaborative project that addresses the issues of bullying, teasing
and school violence.
CIVICS: Youth Volunteerism and Service: An action-based collaborative online project in which young
people evaluate the social issues in their immediate and extended communities and respond to them
through action projects.
Connecting Math to Our Lives: In this project students are invited to a) explore how math is used in
their families and communities; and b) use math skills to investigate community or social concerns and
then take action to promote greater equity in the world around them.
Eradication of Malaria: Students analyze causes, effects, prevention and treatment of malaria in the
world over.
Español: Mi Escuela, Tu Escuela: En este foro se desarrollará el proyecto "Mi Escuela, tu Escuela" en
idioma español, donde los alumnos compararán la vida escolar en los distintos lugares.
Finding Solutions to Hunger: Participants will research and discuss the root causes of hunger and
poverty in the world and take meaningful actions to help create a more just and sustainable world.
Folk Costumes Around the Globe: Students are invited to send pictures about folk costumes in their
countries, describe them and write a few lines about different occasions people wear them.
Folk Tales/Storytelling: Past and Present: Students will share their stories in recorded digital forms
(short videos, audio recordings, Power Point presentations, edited text and photos etc.) and through live
storytelling sessions e.g. using Skype and Elluminate, sharing pictures, movies prepared by students
about the tale.
Food for Thought: Recipe Book: Students research the recipes of typical food dishes in their
countries as well as the origin of the ingredients and recipes, and the legends and stories behind them.
Gardening Projects: "Tub Gardens" and "ANIA Children's Land/ Tierra de Niños": Tub Gardens
Project: Tub Gardens are micro eco-systems created in containers to encourage diversity and
sustainability. "ANIA Children's Land/ Tierra de Niños" Project: Share sustainable gardening projects
with digital photography and storytelling!
Get to Know Others: An educational endeavor to give students the chance to learn about their own
culture as well as other cultures.
Give Us Wings to Fly: We want to share how our students spend their vacation in Palestine and to
share this experience with students around the world.
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Flat Connections Global Projects
• Skills
• Organizations ( 5 of 5 )
- Projects
• Tools
• Applications
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vicki davis global projects
• About 101,000 results (0.49 seconds)
• Search Results
• Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds:
Move to Global ...
• www.amazon.com/FlatteningClassrooms.../0132610353Amazon.com
• The Flat ClassroomTM project is redefining
excellence in education. Schools ... Julie
Lindsay and Vicki Davis go so far beyond this
with their long awaited work.
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“Flattening Classrooms and
Engaging Minds” with Global
Education: An interview with
Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay
• Each week Education Is My Life is going to bring you an
interview with a different educator, author, or
organization.
• This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Vicki Davis
and Julie Lindsay. They are the co-authors of “Flattening
Classrooms and Engaging Minds: Move to Global
Collaboration One Step at a Time”, and also the cofounders of the award winning Flat Classroom Project.
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http://flatconnectionsglobalproject.net/
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Flat Connections Global Projects
• Flat Connections provides resources,
skills, strategies and access to learning
about the world, with the world. Led by
Julie Lindsay, Flat Connections joins
learners with the purpose of 'learning
while doing' in a global context.
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Current Global Projects February - June 2014
• Read the Teacher Guides for each project and follow the
wiki!
• K-2 Building Bridges to Tomorrow - Project Wiki
• 'A Week in the Life...' Project for age 8-11 - Project
Wiki
• Digitween Project for age 8-12 - Project Wiki
• Digiteen Project for age 13+ - Project Wiki
• Global Youth Debates
• NEW!! Flat Connections Global Project - Proje
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4XfcEAvSuGbjXr0E
Wj8OjzIwEOroo5G2rSJ4qLg0m0/edit
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Global Collaborative Projects
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/Global_Collaborative_Projects.htm
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Your turn…..
What tools are you
using to collaborate?
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Finding the Right Tool
•4 Tools
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Communication Skills
(Written-Oral-Presentation
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Glogster
Glogster.EDU
• Lesson ideas to foster creativity and
higher order thinking skills
• Teachers and students can create
interactive posters for research,
websites, presentations, reflection,
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Glogster
Glogster.EDU
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Gloster.edu Sample 4th Grade
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Use VoiceThread
http://voicethread.com/
This is Brazil: http://voicethread.com/
• Language Channel http://voicethread.com/#q.b37780.i218912
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http://voicethread.com/#q.b45226.i236813
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LiveSlide
• Allows teachers to create or download
presentations and share with the entire
class
• Via ANY device, be it desktop, laptop,
tablet…even a smartphone.
• Teacher or student to annotate directly
onto any slide while the rest of the class
follows along on each of their own personal
devices
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LiveSlide https://liveslide.org/
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BoomWriter Offers Collaborative
Publishing for Kids
• http://boomwriter.com/
• Provide a safe online place in which
students could collaboratively construct a
story.
• Provides a story starter for a story and
students continue the story by writing
additional chapters.
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Communication Skills
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Written-Oral-Presentation
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This I Believe
• international project engaging people
in writing, sharing,
• the core values that guide their daily
lives
• short statements of belief
• http://thisibelieve.org/
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This I Believe
Thirty Things I Believe…
by 6 year old - Tarak McLain
I believe life is good.
I believe God is in everything.
I believe we're all equal.
I believe we can help people.
I believe everyone is weird in their own
way.
I believe hate is a cause for love.
I believe we should be generous.
I believe I should not whine.
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This I Believe…NPR
• Essays New and Old-Thirty Things I Believe
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• Tarak McLain's group celebrated their 100th day of class
• Some kids brought 100 nuts or cotton balls.
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• Tarak brought a list of 100 things he believes.
• Now a first-grader, Tarak shares his top beliefs
about God, life, nature and war.
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This I Believe Essay-Writing Guidelines
• Writing and submitting your own statement of
personal belief.
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• Tell a story: Be specific.
• Take your belief out of the events of your life.
• Consider moments when belief was formed or
tested or changed.
• Your own experience, work, and family, and tell of
the things you know that no one else does.
• Your story needs to should be real.
• Make sure your story ties to the essence of your
daily life philosophy and the shaping of your beliefs.
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This I Believe Essay-Writing Guidelines
• Be brief: Between 350 and 500 words. About three minutes
when read aloud at your natural pace.
• Name your belief: If you can’t name it in a sentence or two,
your essay might not be about belief. Also, rather than
writing a list, consider focusing on one core belief, because
three minutes is a very short time.
• Be positive: Please avoid preaching or editorializing. Tell us
what you do believe, not what you don’t believe. Avoid
speaking in the editorial “we.” Make your essay about you;
speak in the first person.
• Be personal: Write in words and phrases that are
comfortable for you to speak. We recommend you read your
essay aloud to yourself several times, and each time edit it
and simplify it until you find the words, tone, and story that
truly echo your belief and the way you speak.
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Who is your
hero?
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My Hero Project
http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=marco_torres
http://www.myhero.com/myhero/go/directory/index.asp
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• Objectives:
1.Describe the characteristics of a hero.
2.Recognize the hero in a story.
3.Name heroes in their lives and express
why those people are heroes to them.
4.Use a computer to access the Internet, find
and read stories on the MY HERO
Website.
5.Distinguish between a hero and a
celebrity.
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The Digital Hero Book project
http://www.digitalherobook.org/
• inter-classroom exchange of personal and
positive stories by youth from around the
world
• focus on their strengths and “hero” qualities
• digital storytelling with online group
collaboration
• develops literacy, digital media skills and
cross-cultural awareness.
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http://www.culturestreet.org.uk/activities/picturebookmaker/
• Create six page stories by dragging
background scenes into a page
• Drag in animals and props- type text.
• Elements can be sized an positioned
to fit the pages.
• Text imited to roughly two lines per
page.
• Completed stories-displayed with
simple page turning effects.
• Stories can be printed.
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Check out Picture Book Maker @
http://www.culturestreet.org.uk/activities/picturebookmaker
Picture Book Maker
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http://www.culturestreet.org.uk/activities/
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BoomWriter
http://boomwriter.com/
• Be published
• Compete in a fun and creative way
• Students express their feelings through
writing
• Create any scene, add or subtract
characters or whatever we want
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The Best Part of Me
• Students will identify a positive physical feature of
themselves.
• Students will work in pairs to take part in an online
writer's workshop.
• Students will create a descriptive poem about their
favorite feature.
• Students will create a digital photo of the physical
feature.
• Students will create a Photo Story Frame about
their favorite feature.
• Students will record the audio of their poem for
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Photo Story about their favorite feature.
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•Collaboration
Project Ideas
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Journey North
• engages students in a global study of
wildlife migration and seasonal change
• . K-12 students share their own field
observations
• classmates across North America
• track migration patterns of monarch
butterflies, robins, hummingbirds, whooping
cranes, gray whales, bald eagles— and other
birds and mammals
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Journey North
• Web Site:
• http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
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Conference Links:
www.drhowie.com
Twitter: hdiblasi
e-mail: [email protected]
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Give Kids The
World-Tools &
Projects For Global
Collaborations
Dr. Howie DiBlasi
“Emerging Technologies Evangelist”
Digital Journey
[email protected]
Twitter: hdiblasi
www.drhowie.com
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