2. Introduce Yourself!
• Where are you from?
• What is your role in education?
• Why did you decide to attend PGL12? This
workshop?
3. Agenda
• What is TakingITGlobal (TIG)?
• tigweb.org site tools exploration
• What is TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed)?
• tiged.org site tools exploration
• Virtual classroom platform
• TIGed Programs
• Student Outcomes
4. TODAY’S STUDENTS WILL …
… “sell to the world; buy from the world; work for
international companies; manage employees from
other cultures and countries; collaborate with people
all over the world in joint ventures; compete with
people on the other side of the world for jobs and
markets; and tackle global problems such as AIDS,
avian flu, pollution, and disaster recovery.”
(Vivien Stewart, “Becoming Citizens of the World,” Educational Leadership)
5. Today’s students need to be prepared to
COMPETE in a global knowledge-based
economy AND COOPERATE across borders to
address global issues.
… Both of which require the
effective use of technology.
17. Food for thought…
“Children know more about what’s going on in the
world today than their teachers […]. They’re
immersed in a media environment […] that was
unheard of 150 years ago, and yet if you look at
school today versus 100 years ago, they are more
similar than dissimilar.”
(Peter Senge, Senior Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
18. “ Today's education system faces
irrelevance unless we bridge the
gap between how students live
and how they learn.
”
(The Partnership for 21st Century Skills)
25. Why
TIGed
Students and teachers plug into the world’s largest
multilingual community of global leaders, which they
can engage with while using TIGed and after.
Student impacts:
Connected, Technologically savvy, Informed
Globally minded, Inspired, Empowered
26. Educators can help
to make this
happen!
THANK YOU!
education@takingitglobal.org
www.tiged.org
Twitter: @TIGed
Notes de l'éditeur
TakingITGlobal sits at the intersection of these 3 global trends. The idea is simple: Harness technology to help youth interested in global issues connect and collaborate to change the world.
TIG video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dezQPPtMppQ&feature=fvst - Social Network for Social Good - TIG was founded before Facebook, MySpace, etc. and was a pioneer in online communities. pathway to action and learning that progresses our users into active engagement and citizenship Screen shot of homepage Mission: to empower youth to understand and act on the world’s greatest challenges.
Discussion question
TIG Impact Survey 2010 of TIG members
“ If you want to succeed – Double your failure rate” – Thomas Watson, founder of IBM
The TIGed site ( www.tiged.org ) offers a community of over 4,000 globally minded educators in over 120 countries worldwide, a growing database of global education resources, a safe and customizable online learning platform designed to support international collaboration, and professional development e-courses related to global education and project-based learning. Now we will take you through some of the elements of TIGed in the Community, Resources, My Classes and Support sections, as we did with the elements of the main TIG site. New screenshot for PD homepage Go to TIGed video now