I am the technology director at Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon. We are seeking to deepen our global education program by providing new foreign exchange opportunities, creating on-campus, technology-mediated international experiences, and inf
Read more…I posted this on my blog and on Classroom2.0, and thought I would share it as a discussion here as well. What do you do in your digital classroom to promote Social Responsibility/World Issues? - - - - -
Here is a great thing to do with your online
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…Looking for ways to use technology in your teaching and connect with classrooms around the world? iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) offers nine-week subject-specific online professional development courses. Each interactive course
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…This event is co-sponsored by my university-I'm one of the conference coordinators. The conference on Educational Renewal and School Development in an Era of Cultural Diversity
Read more…The National Association of Independent Schools is sponsoring a project called the Challenge 20/20 project. Check it out here: http://www.nais.org/resources/index.cfm?ItemNumber=147262 In a nutshell, they use Jean Francois Rischard's book High Noon:
Read more…The first "teasers" from the k12 online conference are up! If you are interested in knowing more about this all online conference, or seeing a "promo" video, click here: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=104 The conference is held entirely online a
Read more…HI, I am a new computer teacher at a small school in Fernie, BC, Canada. I have taught English and social studies for the past ten years. This year, I have taken on computers, and I teach K-9. This is my first experience with students younger than g
Read more…Hello everyone, I'm Peter Dawson from close to London (Ontario, Canada). Actually I live in a small village just north of London but as of this coming year I will be teaching in London. I teach JK-SK in the morning and am V.P. in the afternoon. I am
Read more…Greetings and Salutations! I am thrilled to have found this community, as it is still small enough to engender authentic discussions, yet is widespread enough to offer varied opinions. I'm a technology coordinator at a small-independent school in Oln
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…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?
Read more…I'm an elective teacher at a large public middle school in Virginia. It's great to find this network, as it relates directly to the areas I teach! This year I have four different types of classes: 1. English language learner elective - an all-year c
Read more…In about an hour, Julene Reed and I will be conducting a global collaboration workshop. I am SO excited. If you want to follow along and jump in digitally, visit this Ning and/or check our handout on this wiki page which will serve as our handout.
Read more…I've been exploring Google's customized search tool called Google Coop. I recently posted about it in the ITM blog. I even made one for Global Education resources. Anyone can join this search engine and contribute sites... you should see a link on th
Read more…Anyone here going to the National Educational Computing Conference in June? I'll be there, and I noticed that a wiki has been set up for birds-of-a-feather sessions. If you are not familiar with these groups, people often gather for networking purpos
Read more…On October 15, 2007, all bloggers are encouraged to blog about environmental issues and if you receive money for your blog via something like Adsense, you are encouraged to donate your proceeds to various charities. To register and get more info, vis
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