Hello. I am curious to know if any members are from a secondary school in the Middle East. A history teacher would like to arrange for communication between her students (age 17-18) with students of similar age in the Middle East. Any ideas or possi
Read more…Hello, I am trying to put together a collaborative project that connects young kids around the world. Our project will be based on children connecting and sharing globally across the curriculum (art, music, literature, dance/movement) using audio, vi
Read more…Hello Everyone - We're holding our first online meeting this Sunday at 8PM Chicago time. See the World Clock Meeting planner to see how this fits into your schedule: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html . Our agenda items will be: 1)
Read more…Hi - I am planning an 'International Art' project for this Autumn term (September through December 2007) with my mixed KS2 class (ages 7-11) and we are looking for a partner school(s) around the world. The plan is for children to suggest a list of lo
Read more…I have started a Ning and also published an exhibit on the Apple Learning Interchange that focuses on global collaboration and the interdisciplinary study of water (rivers, ponds, streams, lakes, oceans, etc.). I hope you will be able to use the idea
Read more…Hey all, we will be having our annual Comparsas here at the Carol Morgan School in the Dominican Republic on Feb 26th, 2008. The is the culminating event of Febuary-Dominican month where we celebrate Dominican history, culture, etc. The Comparsas are
Read more…My class has been studying the migration of the red knot bird from Tierra del Fuego to Brazil, to the Delaware Bay and up to the Arctic Circle. We are located in Delaware near the Delaware Bay. The survival of the red knot in the Delaware Bay is depe
Read more…Would need a school who has students (13 - 16) who would like to participate in: A collaborative project where students, ages 13 - 16 exchange their ideas on body image and how it affects them. This unit will be happening in our next term (8weeks fr
Read more…Hi everyone, I'm planning to post the project below (and attached) to iEARN, and would welcome the GEC members' ideas on what about it needs changes before posting in iEARN. If any of you also want to get involved, please contact me! Thanks, Rushto
Read more…Is anyone interested in setting up a global communications center in your elementary classroom, most likely using YackPack? Ideally, we're looking for classes at each grade level (PK - 5). To keep things a bit more streamlined, I have created a wiki
Read more…To any and all interested Elementary teachers, tech facilitators, etc. Kim Cofino and I are coordinating the 2008 ES 1001 FWT project. We are still accepting teachers/schools please go to http://es1001tales.wikispaces.com/ to view the wiki space and
Read more…Hi Everyone - Happy Saturday! I'm sitting in a workshop given by Will Richardson at the Francis Parker School in Chicago. He pointed out Ning, by the way, in his preso and specifically, Steve Hargadon's Classroom 2.0 ning. I pointed him to our littl
Read more…Hello, I am excited to make connections with other educators, and to bring our students together through projects that use technology and the integration of many subject areas. I am willing to learn new things, and to share my experiences. I current
Read more…I am a principal in an elementary school in Ayer, Massachusetts. I am trying very hard to have my school or teachers partner up with others to work on projects via wikis, skype, or video conferencing. Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks Rob
Read more…I am looking for a high school classroom outside of the U.S. for a global issues project. I would like to develop a project to allow students to discuss, research, and share information about a global issue that interests them. The scope of the proje
Read more…I traveled to China last year and took my students along virtually through a blog, podcast, photos and videos. It looks the way that the school is going to travel again. This time to Egypt! Although we visited the German Swiss International School i
Read more…Hi Everyone - Someone in the meebo chat listed at the bottom of the page recently commented that this network is really growing fast and that this was exciting. I have to agree... I'm so pleased that teachers want to come together. That said, I'm n
Read more…Hi everyone, I have just invited a bunch of very talented teachers from our school who have been chosen to explore possibilities around International citizenship and Global Awareness. There are at least two people from each of our three schools (Snr
Read more…Dear All, As promised I've finished making a project for students to share how they feel about different aspects of their school life. The project starts with a series of blog posts that students are invited to contribute moderated comments to. They
Read more…I am gathering experiences to share in a poster session at NECC (National Educational Computing Conference) in Atlanta later this month. If you would be kind enough, would you chew on the questions below? Thanks a million. --meredith What is the so
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