xplorer Program. Over the past year using Glass in class I have began to see the potential not only in education, but also for the everyday consumer. Using videoconferencing to connect your class to the world. When Tim Berners-Lee first set out to create the World Wide Web in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he had no real intention of changing the way that the world interacts with information and individuals.
His goal was simply to give the multinational scientists that he was working with at CERN — a physics laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland — an opportunity to easily communicate regardless of the types of operating systems and computers that they were using in their home countries. It wasn’t long, however, before he realized that his invention had the potential to break down the kinds of barriers — geographic borders, time and place, cultural misunderstandings — that have always kept the world separated.
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Presentations. Over the course of the Global Education Conference 2013, I was lucky enough to attend several fascinating sessions and keynotes which helped me better understand the work I do … As a global educator, I learn within, from, and with… Tagged with: #globaled13, conference, global collaboration, global education, learning, Malala, presentations, professional development, stories Posted in #GlobalEd13, Anne Mirtschin, Global Classroom, Heidi Hutchinson, Julie Lindsay, Presentations, Tatyana Chernaya It is hard to believe that we’re embarking on the third year of our #globalclassroom journey, but here we are.
With our formal launch at #globaled13 (and repeat webinar the following day), Global Classroom 2013-14 is officially under-way. It looks… June / July 2013 is set to be a very busy month, with #globalclassroom Lead Teachers presenting at several major international conferences – in the United States and Qatar. . “ A small group of thoughtful people can change the world.
5 Great Tools to Make Global Classroom Connections. There was a time when becoming officially ‘twinned’ with a school in another country or writing painstaking ‘pen-pal’ letters in faltering French represented the full extent of the connection students were able to make with their peers around the world.
But thanks to the advent of social media and education technology, the sky is the limit when it comes to creating enriching and mutually beneficial inter-continental relationships between classrooms. Here are a set of fantastic resources to help educators get started in reaching out and making global classroom connections… 1. 5 Great Tools to Make Global Classroom Connections. Enabling teachers to connect, learn, share, collaborate, and lead – globally! Connect Your Classroom to the Outside World. Including people and experiences outside the classroom has become ever more difficult with budget cuts.
But with the cyber world and the U.S. mail at your disposal, you can connect your kids in lots of ways that are inexpensive or free. About Classroom Connections. Home - Follett eBooks. Connecting Classrooms. 'Connecting Classrooms prepares children to take their place in the 21st century,' says Karen Noble, Head Teacher, Juniper Green Primary School.
Watch UK and Nigerian teachers benefit from gaining understanding of other countries’ education systems and become better equipped to teach about global issues, while improving their own teaching and curriculum. Connecting Classrooms is a global education programme, which offers: Connecting…