Global Projects

Your Name and Title: Theresa Allen, Technology Coordinator and Teacher

School or Organization Name: Cathedral of St. Raymond School

Co-Presenter Name(s):

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: USA (Central time zone)

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): Teachers looking for projects to participate with their students (mostly free)

Short Session Description (one line): Join Theresa Allen to examine many global projects she's tested and participated with her students in grades 2-8 (ages 7-14).

Full Session Description (as long as you would like): Looking for fun, creative, and educational global projects for your students? Theresa Allen, elementary technology teacher, will show you several global projects she and her students have participated in the past few years. Most of the projects are free and they open the doors to collaboration, creativity, and engagement. Students also have the opportunity to practice proper digital citizenship skills and get to know students all over the world.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:

globalreadaloud.blogspot.com

http://globalclassroom2011-12.wikispaces.com/

http://www.smithclass.org/proj/Monsters/

http://www.kidlink.org/kidspace/start.php?HoldNode=29210&HoldNav=29209

http://www.digiteen.org/

http://www.icollaboratory.org/

http://quadblogging.net/

http://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/about/info-for-first-time-visitors/

http://www.iearn.org/circles/

http://www.kidlink.org/kidspace/start.php?HoldNode=28295

http://mysterystate.wikispaces.com/

http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/a-week-in-the-life-project.html

http://virtual-vacation.wikispaces.com/

Hi Theresa,
Thank you so much for your session proposal for the 2011 Global Education Conference! We're pleased to let you know that your submission has been accepted! Your proposal is now in the "accepted proposals" list on the website. Here are some important tasks for you.
1. Because we have sessions being presented from all different time zones, as a speaker you actually schedule your own session time at http://globaledcon11.youcanbook.me. This allows you to see the available slots and to pick something that works within your time zone, work schedule, or other constraints. We're quite proud of how this works, as it is one of the benefits of a virtual conference, but if you should fun into any difficulties finding a time that works for We encourage you to do this quickly, as proposals are being reviewed in the order in which they were submitted, so your priority for selecting a session time depends on you scheduling right away. When you do select you time, be sure that the scheduling system has the correct time zone for you!
To schedule your session, you should open http://www.globaleducationconference.com to your presentation proposal (you can do a search on your name to find it, or click on "My Page" in the top menu and then click on the "discussion" link on the left side to find it). Open the session booking link from above in another tab. You will find it easiest to copy the information from one to the other rather than re-type it. Once completed, you will receive an email confirmation of your booking.
2. As a speaker, you need to make sure you are a member of the conference "speakers group" on the network website. Most of our announcements to speakers will be sent to the members of this group, so as not to email all site members. Join the group (or check to make sure you're already a member) at http://globaleducation.ning.com/group/2011-global-education-confere.... 3. Speakers are responsible for knowing how to use Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). We will have a cadre of volunteers on hand during the conference to help with any issues, but you need to go through the moderator training for Collaborate if you are not a seasoned user. There are a variety of training resources at the Collaborate website, and we are also holding six live one-hour training sessions (don't worry, attending any one will be be enough--we just wanted you to have several time choices for attending. All the relevant information is at http://globaleducation.ning.com/page/training. Please look at this page soon.
Again, we are so delighted to have you participating in the 2011 Global Education Conference. Thank you!
Best,

Anne Mirtschin Organising Committee, The 2011 Global Education Conference
mirtschin@gmail.com

Replies

Anne Mirtschin October 30, 2011 at 11:54pm

Hi Theresa,
Thank you so much for your session proposal for the 2011 Global Education Conference! We're pleased to let you know that your submission has been accepted! Your proposal is now in the "accepted proposals" list on the website. Here are some important tasks for you.
1. Because we have sessions being presented from all different time zones, as a speaker you actually schedule your own session time at http://globaledcon11.youcanbook.me. This allows you to see the available slots and to pick something that works within your time zone, work schedule, or other constraints. We're quite proud of how this works, as it is one of the benefits of a virtual conference, but if you should fun into any difficulties finding a time that works for We encourage you to do this quickly, as proposals are being reviewed in the order in which they were submitted, so your priority for selecting a session time depends on you scheduling right away. When you do select you time, be sure that the scheduling system has the correct time zone for you!
To schedule your session, you should open http://www.globaleducationconference.com to your presentation proposal (you can do a search on your name to find it, or click on "My Page" in the top menu and then click on the "discussion" link on the left side to find it). Open the session booking link from above in another tab. You will find it easiest to copy the information from one to the other rather than re-type it. Once completed, you will receive an email confirmation of your booking.
2. As a speaker, you need to make sure you are a member of the conference "speakers group" on the network website. Most of our announcements to speakers will be sent to the members of this group, so as not to email all site members. Join the group (or check to make sure you're already a member) at http://globaleducation.ning.com/group/2011-global-education-confere.... 3. Speakers are responsible for knowing how to use Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). We will have a cadre of volunteers on hand during the conference to help with any issues, but you need to go through the moderator training for Collaborate if you are not a seasoned user. There are a variety of training resources at the Collaborate website, and we are also holding six live one-hour training sessions (don't worry, attending any one will be be enough--we just wanted you to have several time choices for attending. All the relevant information is at http://globaleducation.ning.com/page/training. Please look at this page soon.
Again, we are so delighted to have you participating in the 2011 Global Education Conference. Thank you!
Best,

Anne Mirtschin Organising Committee, The 2011 Global Education Conference
mirtschin@gmail.com
- Theresa Allen > Anne Mirtschin October 31, 2011 at 6:10am
  
  Thank you Anne and committee! I look forward to sharing my experiences with educators around the world. Thank you for the opportunity and I will get my presentation scheduled.
  
  Theresa

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