International Project ‐based Learning Opportunities
Social NetworkingFACEBOOK
Set up a classroom global education page and connect your class and students to others. Share your class and students facebook page with classes in your building, in your city and across the world to help globalize your students understanding of the world. Use tools such as messenger and comments/likes to have students communicate with other students on similar subjects. Follow news and global education topics, students can set up #hashtags# then use them to connect with students overseas to understand their similar and different interests. Globalizes your classroom by connecting with current international topics that are continually updated. Fastest source of international news! Linked In Connect to other professionals and educators interested in global education. Building a professional international network helps a teacher build the resources and tool they can bring to their students. ------ COMMUNICATION/PHONE/TEXT/VIDEO tools All of these services connect your students and classrooms to individuals overseas at minimal or no cost using voice, text, or video. VIBER Whats App FACETIME SKYPE All of these are invaluable tools for connecting globalized classrooms but often blocked by school district firewalls. Many of these are best used on a phone and not a computer or Ipad. Connects global classrooms through video, voice and text communication at minimal costs. Helps students and teachers around the world share info about the subjects they are discovering. File SharingGoogle Drive
Microsoft Office Online Both Office Online and Google Drive let you collaborate online with students, staff and colleagues in your building or across the word. Lets students and teachers share and connect their work to help it become more international focused by incorporating work from themselves and the colleagues they share. Photo/Video Sharing YouTube
-Infinite number of videos on an infinite number of subjects, including global education. No mater the subject on global education you are sure to find a video to support, enhance and make the subject come alive on YouTube. TeacherTube -Online community of instructional videos and teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill. Find just the right video to help students understand about the skills your are teaching from a global perspective. Edutopia Teacher resources for professional development including global and international education resources. Find lesson plans and professional development that will help globalize your classroom. Vimeo Similar to YouTube this is a video-sharing website where users can upload, share and view video. Search for globalized focused videos to incorporate into your units. |
Resources and Websites to Globalize the Classroom
WorldWise Schools. This is a partnership of the National Peace Corps Association. As a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer I have used their resources frequently in my classroom. Also, when I have needed additional resources and speakers they have been great about connecting me with other RPCVs in the Philly area. Furthermore, through the Friends of XYZ country groups I have connected my classroom directly to currently serving volunteers, especially in Kyrgyzstan.
Iearn has an amazing program to the world into the classroom and building global competency can include the introduction of global issues curriculum, new World Languages, online collaboration, youth and teacher exchanges, professional development on international education, video-conferences, etc. This interactive website has been built to enable schools to indicate how they are connected to the world and for new teachers, school administrators and parents to work with consortium partners on building new links. Global SchoolNet's mission is to support 21st century, brain-friendly learning, and improve academic performance through content-driven collaboration. We engage educators and students in brain-friendly e-learning projects worldwide to develop science, math, literacy and communication skills, foster teamwork, civic responsibility and collaboration, encourage workforce preparedness and create multi-cultural understanding. |