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Read more…Hello Everyone,
I'm Jamie Cohen, a Grade 9 English teacher at a school just outside of Toronto.
My purpose in posting is to connect with international teachers who are interested in creating
21st Century learning experiences for their students.
Read more…I teach Social Studies in a public middle school in Rhode Island (USA). Our class would like to share and collaborate with other classrooms. We have created a video to share the history of our state, city and school. We would love to learn about ot
Read more…At the P2PU School of Ed, we are starting two new groups to form global classroom collaborations. You are invited to participate in these groups that will start in March:
Global Classroom Collaborations - Elementary
Global Classroom Collaborations -
A colleague and I have started a website/blog for educators, in the middle grades, to help them find ways to use 21st century skills in the classroom. Give it a look. www.teachersfortomorrow.net Contact Garth Holman with questions at dgh@beachwood
Read more…Hello everyone,
I was wondering if anyone out there would be willing to help us out, and at the same time hopefully give your students a new experience and possibly start a bit of a collaboration going into the future.
We are about to conduct an inquir
As a whole school, we are studying various parts of the globe in Social Studies for the next two months. Each grade has a different continent to focus on: Kindergarten - Australia, 1st - Africa, 2nd - Europe, 3rd - South America, 4th - Asia, 5th - an
Read more…SKYPE classroom buddies needed for ALL of my 3rd 4th 5th grade teachers,... math, lit circles, and science sharing....we are also doing a cooking theme this year with the kids...looking for schools around the world interested in sharing cooking ideas
Read more…Hola! I'm a high school teacher in Ohio who is looking to collaborate with another high school Spanish teacher or an English teacher in a Spanish speaking country. I have been working with several teachers in the US with great success, and would we
Read more…I am trying something new this semester with my graduate students in the course, Introduction to Education Technology. In the past, I have introduced them to Skype and even set up some educators to Skype into our classroom. But this semester, I would
Read more…Hi world! Unfortunately the school that i teach in blocks the Skype site in such a way that we are unable to download it. Upon investigating....i was told that Skype is too risky and that 'predators/nasty folks' could potentially 'hack' into when ki
Read more…Hello, my name is Garth Holman. I have been teaching for 14 years all at the middle school level (five year in E.Syr. New York, a few in Newark, Ohio and most currently in Beachwood Ohio). I also have been an adjunct professor at the University of Ak
Read more…I am in need of an educator who uses skype to be involved in a call on Tuesday 13th May (Australia time) from aproximately 4:00 - 5:00pm (E.S.T). I am running a professional learning afternoon on skype with a group of teachers and need to showcase wh
Read more…We are looking for a class to skype on regular basis we are going to produce digital stories based on current events. We would like to discuss with other kids our age what they think to get a global perspective.
Read more…'Tis the season for butterfly rearing and I'm looking for grade 1 or 2 classes who would like to talk to kids in Eugene, OR about their experiences raising butterflies. I imagine a simple Skype video call would do the job, can help you if you are new
Read more…Hello, I am a librarian at Suffern Middle School, just outside New York City. One of our Italian language teachers is looking for a school in Italy to share projects with. Our students are in grades 6-11, about 11 - 14 years old. They are currently w
Read more…Any skype users out there? I'm needing a better understanding of using Skype from another country. Are there charges for using it? I notice they have a plan with a fee associated with it. Any tips, suggestions, problems, from using it overseas?
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