Building Real-World Skills: Increasing Collaboration within the Classroom and

Beyond

Kim JurczakInstructional Technology Consultant

Who is Kim?

Framework for 21st Century

Learning

Collaborate with Others• Demonstrate ability to work effectively and

respectfully with diverse teams• Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in

making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal

• Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work, and value the individual contributions made by each team member

http://www.p21.org/overview/skills-framework/261

Why Collaborate?

Collaboration in the Classroom

How familiar are you with Google Docs?

A.Use it all of the time

B.Use it sometimesC.Use it rarelyD.Never use it

Google Docs• Multiple ways to collaborate using Google

Docs:o Documento Spreadsheeto Presentationo Formo Drawingo Table

• Great for 1-to-1 classrooms or for group projects

• Up to 50 simultaneous collaborators

Today’s Weather• http://tinyurl.com/6m4fbs4• Tell us a little about the weather in your area of

the world

Collaborative Revision

36 Interesting Ways to Use

Google Docs in the ClassroomCreated by Tom Barrett - @tombarrett

http://tinyurl.com/24pyvgb

Collaborating Globally

ePals• www.epals.com• Free network of K-12 classrooms• Representing over 200 countries• Students and teachers can safely connect,

communicate, and collaborate• Ability to search classroom profiles and projects

to find others with similar learning objectiveso Project Searcho ePals/National Geographic Collaborative Projects

e• http://education.skype.com• Free global community allowing teachers and

classrooms to communicate and collaborate with others from around the world

Skype Classroom Collections

http://education.skype.com/collections

• www.globalschoolnet.org• Contains a collection of current e-learning

projects to support 21st century learning through content-driven collaboration

• Special Programs include:o An International CyberFairo Online Expeditionso The Newsday Project

• Use the Collaborate Now section to find partners and projects, or get involved in global learning competitions.

Global SchoolNet’sCollaborative Learning

Center

http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsncenter/

• www.globaleducation.ning.com• Official social network of the Global Education

Conference• Great place to collaborate and share ideas with

others around global education• 2012 Global Education Conference will be held

November 12 - 16

Questions?

Thank You!

Twitter - @jurczakBlog – www.teaching-for-tomorrow.com

Email – jurczak_k@hotmail.comSkype – kim.jurczak

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