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Classroom Blogging: Communicating Learning with the World!
What is a classroom blog and how can teachers effectively use blogging to make learning visual while building relationships with parents and a variety of learning partnerships, both locally and globally? In this “hands on” workshop , we explore how teachers can use blogging with students to make learning interactive, both in the classroom and …
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Connecting Students Globally with the Revised Social Studies Curriculum
Have you been thinking about involving your students in a Global Project? Do you worry about the time a global project will take and how it will fit with the new Social Studies curriculum expectations? Put your fears to rest! This session shows you how to make the most of your time with clear curriculum …
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Learning Circles
Use learning circles to enrich your classroom, inspire your students and achieve learning goals! Join colleagues in an exploration of global learning circles – highly interactive, project-based partnerships that bring rich and meaningful learning opportunities to your students through exciting international connections. Discover what these learning circles look like in a variety of classroom settings …
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Using 2.0 Tools to Connect Students
This webinar demonstrates a variety of free web 2.0 tools (blogs, wikis, photosharing, collaborative classrooms) and how they can be meaningfully and purposefully embedded into global collaborative projects. By participating in global collaborative projects using ICT, students explore many social and cultural issues. By learning about and with students from all over the world, students develop …
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The My Hero Project: Using Technology to Enhance Your Literacy Program
The MY HERO Project uses media and technology to celebrate the best of humanity and to empower people of all ages to realize their own potential to effect positive change. This presentation focuses on integrating tools and resources that enable students to create and share My Hero stories, artwork, podcasts and films. The My Hero …