Your Name and Title: Robert Fish, Director of Education
School or Organization Name: Japan Society of New York
Co-Presenter Name(s):
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: United States (New York City)
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s): Teachers interested in Asia or teaching in Asia
Short Session Description (one line): Introduce Going Global, a project connecting
US, Japanese, and Pakistani classrooms via secure social networking.
Full Session Description (as long as you would like): Have you ever wished to have
your students participate in classroom oriented, teacher created projects
linking students in Pakistan, Japan, and the United States? Join this session to discuss how!
Most teens today will spend hours using social networking (SNS) and digital media. Our organization is piloting Going Global,a multilateral digital exchange turns SNS and Digital Media into powerful, alluring educational tools connecting teens to their peers both at home and abroad. The Going Global Social Networking Project consists of a series of flexible, teacher designed projects, connected to the teaching goals of the participating schools, designed to engage students of all abilities and interests in authentic, fun, educational international exchange. This pilot version of this project began in September 2011, focusing on schools in the United States, Japan and Pakistan. In following years, it will expand to
include schools in additional countries such as India, China and South Korea. This session will introduce the Going Global Project, share some of our early findings and project ideas, and offer an opportunity to discuss session participants' ideas for future projects!
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:
http://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/education_family
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