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Global Youth Debates

Round 2 Kickoff MeetingFebruary 4th, 5:30 p.m. EST/ February 5th, 2014 9:30 a.m. AEDT

Agenda

Welcome

Timeline

Research

Join the Edmodo Community!

Website Resources

To Do Now!

Judges Wanted!

Eva Brown – Project ManagerJulie Lindsay – Flat Connections

Global Youth Debates opens eyes and hearts as students debate on an issue that will bring together diverse ideas, develop transferable skills and create lasting friendships.

Welcome!

http://globalyouthdebates.com | http://flatconnections.com

Semester 1 highlights• ‘Edmodo’

handshakes and conversations!

• Global connections• Teacher Boot camps• Voicethread• Debating across the

world!

International School of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo. Japan

Vienna IS, Austria

What IS Global Youth Debates?

Researched, authoritative debate for Gr 4-12

Global themes and debate topics – Teams are encouraged to take a global perspective

Debate that leads to ACTION – make plans to change the worldhttps://twitter.com/DebateGlobal https://www.facebook.com/

globalyouthdebates

GYD – Debating into Action

Semester 2 is here!

RESEARCH

TO DO

TIMELINE

GLOBAL COMMUNITY

Timeline

April –May

Debate Semi-Finals - April 7 - 25

Judging April 26 - May 2

Debate Finals - Live online sometime between May 5 - 9

Celebration of Semester 2 - around May 13

February-March:

Prelim. Debate #2 - Feb 10 - 28

Judging - March 1 – 7

March-April

Debate Round 2 - March 10 - 28

Judging Round 2 - March 29 - April 4

Find the TIMELINE info under DEBATE menu on the websitewww.globalyouthdebates.com

Global Community

HANDSHAKES

SHARING IDEAS – RESPONDING TO PROMPTS

EDMODO

CONVERSATIONS

Find the EDMODO info under COLLABORATION menu on the websitewww.globalyouthdebates.com

Research

TAG DICTIONARY

PURPOSE

DIIGO

STRATEGIES

Find the RESEARCH info under RESEARCH menu on the websitewww.globalyouthdebates.com

How to use Diigo Resources

Social bookmarking as Research Tool a la Diigo@http://files.solution-tree.com/pdfs/Reproducibles_TTiG/socialbookmarking.pdf

BookMarking Roles@http://files.solution-tree.com/pdfs/Reproducibles_TTiG/Online_Only/socialbookmarkingroles.pdf

Social Bookmarking Annotation Checklist@http://files.solution-tree.com/pdfs/Reproducibles_TTiG/sharedannotationchecklist.pdf

Shared annotation Directions for Students@http://files.solution-tree.com/pdfs/Reproducibles_TTiG/Online_Only/diigosharedannotationdirectionsforstudents.pdf

Diigo Directions for Students@http://files.solution-tree.com/pdfs/Reproducibles_TTiG/Online_Only/diigosocialbookmarkingdirectionsforstudents.pdf

Reflecting on Diigo BookMarks@http://files.solution-tree.com/pdfs/Reproducibles_TTiG/reflectingondiigo.pdf

What else?

COMMUNICATION Google Spreadsheet shared with you to connect directly

http://bit.ly/Mo0n4M Google group – teacher messages via email Edmodo teacher group

COLLABORATION Contribute, reliable global learning based on effective

communication

CREATION Voicethreads, vibrant debates based on research, globally

minded and competent students and teachers

Badges -Teachers & Students

Flat Connections will introduce ‘Badges’ this semester.

More information coming soon!

http://credly.com

TO DO NOWStrategies for successful debating!

Live ‘meet up’

via Skype, Google Hangout, or other tool - Students connect and share culture, etc.

Prepare for Debate

Prepare Debate Points and script

Connect Teams

Teachers connect and arrange a recording timeline

Research!

Bookmark findings in Diigo

Website Resources

THEME & TOPIC

BLOG

INFO for SCHOOLS – Teacher Guide and Welcome Pack

DEBATE INFO – teams, voicethreads, Brackets and more!

MEETING RECORDINGS & BOOTCAMPS

http://www.globalyouthdebates.com/

Judges Wanted!

Read all about being a JUDGE for Global Youth Debates http://www.globalyouthdebates.com/#!judges/cz8s

Training provided

Each school asked to provide ONE or more judges for each round

A word about:Teams and Time

Management

A TEAM = 3 students

A SUPPORT GROUP– can be an activity group or a class

Each debate can have different students in the TEAM

You are asked to observe the DEBATE PROTOCOLS and DEBATE FORMAT – this is important!

Debate Format

DEBATE PROTOCOL

Remember – Simulated LIVE debate using an asynchronous format

Use of technology – we know things can go wrong – some practice and patience needed

ELEVEN A debate round between two teams will be judged and scored if it is complete only. An incomplete debate round (1 or more missing responses) will have judges comments but no scores attributed.

TWELVE  If one or both teams are unable to continue, the opposing team does not 'win' by default. In this case the team able to continue will be acknowledged and both teams added to the 'play it again' debates in the next round.

ONE ‘LAST’ REQUEST

School/team handshake

Please send pictures!

Please send videos!

Please send greetings to the world!

We want to feature these on the website!

Questions??

Contact Eva Brown or Julie Lindsay ebrownorama@gmail.comlindsay.julie@gmail.com

Available from Amazon – hard copy and Kindle versions

More than a book……..A Journey into Learning

Join our teacher network,http://flatconnections.net

What’s the Other Story?Theme for the

Flat Connections ConferenceSydney, June 2014

Students, teachers, leaders at the same live event!http://flatconnections.com

Flat Connections

The new portal for global projects, global teacher PD and global live events http://flatconnections.com