APM Welcome, APM North West Network Conference, Synergies Across Sectors
Reaching out
1. M A K I N G T H O S E F I R S T G L O B A L
C O N N E C T I O N S
Reaching Out…
Eric Cole
MEGA Fall Event
November 4, 2010
Find it here…
outputfilter.blogspot.com
2. Why
Globalize?
It’s not TESTED on the
EOCs / EOGs….
We’re in different time
zones…
I don’t have a webcam…
My kids don’t have
email…
I don’t have time to
learn new technology…
I’m the content expert,
shouldn’t I be the one
deciding what’s best for
my subject..
http://www.icjpeace.org/links/
3. S H O U L D N ’ T I B E A F R A I D I T W I L L C H A N G E M Y C U L T U R E ?
Why Globalize?
http://blog.zajigirl.com/.a/6a00e54f81db27883301310fb23393970c-800wi
4. Sun Oct 17, 11:50 AM ET
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, pictured in
Potsdam on Saturday at a conference of younger
members her Christian Democratic Union party, told
the meeting that Germany's attempts to create a
multi-cultural society in which people from various
cultural backgrounds live together peacefully have
failed. (AFP/Bernd Settnik)
Angela Merkel Says German Multiculturalism has
Failed
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/German-Chancellor-Angela-Merkel-pictured-Potsdam-Saturday-conference-younger-
members/photo//101017/photos_ts_wl_afp/e7b70ad53c28f8a2fc003e123cd59069/print
How Scary Is This?
7. Where to begin….
IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING…
•WE WILL LOOK AT TOOLS
•WE WILL TALK ABOUT IDEAS
•HOPEFULLY YOU WILL LEAVE WITH AN
IDEA
8. Where To Begin…
S T E P O N E I S T O E X A M I N E Y O U R C O U R S E . W H A T G L O B A L
O U T R E A C H W O U L D F I T Y O U R C U R R I C U L U M , Y O U R
T I M E F R A M E , Y O U R C L A S S E S .
S O M E T H I N G S T O C O N S I D E R …
1 . D O Y O U W A N T T O L E A R N A B O U T A N O T H E R C U L T U R E O R
A C T I V E L Y P A R T I C I P A T E I N A C U L T U R A L E X C H A N G E ?
2 . D O Y O U H A V E S O M E T H I N G T O O F F E R ?
3 . I F Y O U E N V I S I O N A P R O J E C T W I T H Y O U R C L A S S , W H A T
W O U L D B E Y O U R D E S I R E D O U T C O M E .
4 . W I L L A F A I L U R E T O C O M P L E T E A P R O J E C T D E T E R Y O U
F R O M T R Y I N G A G A I N N E X T Y E A R ?
10. We’re already
Globally
connected….
It’s just
taking some
longer to
realize it than
others
"China, India, South
Korea, and Japan have
invested in making sure
that their kids have
access to the technology
and the literacy skills that
they see as a key to their
economic future."
Steve Andrews
Manager, Intel U.S.
Teach Program
http://steeleheaded.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/global-connections.jpg
11. T H E W O R L D ’ S W I N D O W I N T O T H E H E A R T S
A N D M I N D S O F T H E P E O P L E .
Blogs & Specialized Sites
17. Growing Up Global
Things your school can do right now……..
1. Teachers can take a fresh look at their curriculum and their physical
classroom.
2. Take advantage of the experiences and perspectives of parent
volunteers, international families and staff.
3. Use tele-conferencing to “meet” children in different countries.
4. Find a partner school.
5. Discuss the origins and trading routes of products you use on a daily
basis.
6. After-school programs for everyone, not just children from affluent
families.
7. Public school districts, of varying funding capacities, can launch their own
international schools, in partnership with the community.
8. Build up your library’s resources – and go an extra mile.
9. Use outside expertise to help you.
http://www.growingupglobal.net/page.php?id=16
35. Groups for Educators
SKYPE in Schools –
worldwide listing of
educators broken
down in categories
http://skypeinschools.pbworks.com/
Skype in the Classroom
– The EduSkypers
Phonebook
http://skypeintheclassroom.wordpress.com/
Twitter Guide for
Teachers
http://www.soyouwanttoteach.c
om/twitter-guide-for-
teachers/
The Twitter4Teachers
Wiki
http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/
37. My LiveBinder that I constantly update…..
http://livebinders.com/play/present?id=40215
Blogs
40+ Free Blog Hosts
Wikis
• Google Sites - Free websites and wikis
•Wikispaces - Wikispaces - For – Teachers
•Educational workspaces | PBWorks
Photo sharing
•Welcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing
•Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at
Photobucket
•VoiceThread - Group conversations around images,
documents, and videos
Tool Links
40. Be the
Networked
Teacher…
Use the computer
in your classroom
or your media
center to reach out
to the world. Show
your kids the safe
and responsible
way to do it.
http://d112learning20.wikispaces.com/file/view/NetworkedTeacher.jpg
41. Give your
kids voice…
and help
them hear the
voice of
people so
different yet
so similar.
How about
exchanging cultural
stories with students
from another country
and together
publishing a book.
Self Publishing -
Lulu.com
http://www.icjpeace.org/powerpoint-gallery/