Day 1 Kids Talking to Kids Creating Meaningful Global Connections

KIDS TALKING TO KIDS

Presented by Edna SacksonMount Scopus College

IB Asia Pacific Conference March 2011

CREATING GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

FOR LEARNING

Tuesday, 12 April 2011



Imagine…


Imagine…


Imagine…


Imagine…


Imagine…


Imagine…


Key conceptsTuesday, 12 April 2011

Responsibility

Reflection

Perspective

Connection

Change

Form

Causation

Function

Key conceptsTuesday, 12 April 2011

What does it look like?

Form


JapanHong Kong

Indonesia

IsraelSri Lanka

Singapore

IndiaThailand

UKUSA

What does it look like?

Form



Growing food successfully requires knowledge and understanding of the

natural world.



Understanding our geographical neighbours helps develop a global

perspectiveTuesday, 12 April 2011

Understanding other cultures



To connect to different cultures we need to understand their customs, beliefs and values




Connection


Kids talking to kids



Rural school, India


Rural school, India


Music… a common language


Music… a common language



It was fun to talk to people who we thought were

completely different and find how similar

they are to us. All kids have fun and learn stuff!





I thought it might be difficult to talk to them because of

cultural difference and background but it wasn’t.





I thought it might be difficult to talk to them because of

cultural difference and background but it wasn’t.

Instead of learning about the

m, we talked to them.


Perspective

Similar and different…Tuesday, 12 April 2011

your friends

you

your school

your countrymy country

your

communitymy community

Perspective

Similar and different…

me

my friends

my school


I think it’s great that we (Australians) can talk to people in India. I find it even better

that it’s led by children, because it can help

us with our inquiry. It’s a good idea that we

can interact with children of a different culture and find out about them

in this way.






in this way.






in this way.



How does it work?

Function


think small

How does it work?

Function


be inspiredthink small

How does it work?

Function


be inspiredthink small

connect asynch

How does it work?

Function


be inspired

get tech

support

think small

connect asynch

How does it work?

Function


be inspired

get tech

support

think small

join skype

connect asynch

How does it work?

Function


make it relevant

be inspired

get tech

support

think small

join skype

connect asynch

How does it work?

Function


make it relevant

be inspired

get tech

support

think small

join skype

let go

connect asynch

How does it work?

Function


make it relevant

be inspired

get tech

support

develop a PLN

think small

join skype

let go

connect asynch

How does it work?

Function


make it relevant

be inspired

get tech

support

develop a PLN

think small

join skype

be pers

istent

let go

connect asynch

How does it work?

Function


think big

make it relevant

be inspired

get tech

support

develop a PLN

think small

join skype

be pers

istent

let go

connect asynch

How does it work?

Function


Connecting asynchronously


http://voicethread.com/share/1530609/


Connecting asynchronously





An unlikely connection



I think it’s fantastic that we are getting the

opportunity to teach, so others maybe can

benefit from what we’ve learned ourselves.





It was great in the sense that we can share our learning all over the world and it’s not limited just to the

classroom.


Monika: The boys literally looked like they

were trying to peek into a window.




It was great in the sense that we can share our learning all over the world and it’s not limited just to the

classroom.


Overcoming obstacles





Reflection


Deepening understandings


Deepening understandingsSocial inequities create a need for

action in the world


‘I felt very happy and excited to have

interacted with the students. I got my share of learning too, out of

it.’

Deepening understandingsSocial inequities create a need for

action in the world


Little kids talking to kids


http://vodpod.com/watch/3681984-you-learn-from-me-?u=eddi09&c=eddi09
















What are the effects?

Causation



Causation

connection



Causation

connection

awareness



Causation

connectionauthenticity

awareness



Causation


understandingawareness



Causation


engagement




Causation


engagement


social conscience



Causation


engagement

creativity


social conscience



Causation


engagement

creativity


social conscience

communicati

on



Causation


engagement

creativity

collaboration


social conscience

communicati

on



Causation


engagement

creativity

collaboration


social conscience

critical

thinking

communicati

on


Talking to our neighbours


It was amazing..I thought all Sri Lankans

had a hard life and Jude’s life is

so good.




so good.

When you look it up on the internet, it could be written

by anyone who hasn’t even lived in the place.


Learning directly from people

who live there means it’s more likelytrue and reliable



so good.




Learning directly from people

who live there means it’s more likelytrue and reliable



so good.



It gets more into me when someone tells me than

if I was just reading it.


Water is a shared resource that is precious and is essential for the survival

of all living things.


Q: Do you get water 24 hours in a day?A: No Q: When do you get your water?A: 2 hours in the morning, 2 hours in the eveningQ: Do you use tap water? Or store water? How? A: Yes, store in barrels, cans, and tanks in the house and big kitchen utensilsQ: Does the government help you in any way?A: At election time, (some parties) make sure we get water for 2 days at a stretch Q: Is the water enough for your family?A: Yes it is enough…

Water is a shared resource that is precious and is essential for the survival

of all living things.



The thought of seeing children from so far away in their own room was exciting, and intimidating all at once. But they caught on to the idea that they could find out about each other using this medium: text on skype, translations from and into English, from and into Marathi and Hindi. And I was inundated with queries to send to them even after the session was over. But what really struck me, yet again, was the vast potential for understanding different perspectives and situations.


Change


Responsibility


Responsibility


Responsibility


Responsibility

inquirers


Responsibility

inquirers

knowledgeab

le


Responsibility

thinkers

inquirers

knowledgeab

le


Responsibility

thinkers

inquirers

knowledgeab

le

principled


Responsibility

caring

thinkers

inquirers

knowledgeab

le

principled


Responsibility

communicators

caring

thinkers

inquirers

knowledgeab

le

principled


Responsibility

balancedcommunicato

rs

caring

thinkers

inquirers

knowledgeab

le

principled


Responsibility

balancedcommunicato

rs

risk takers

caring

thinkers

inquirers

knowledgeab

le

principled


Responsibility

balancedcommunicato

rs

risk takers

caring

thinkers

inquirers

knowledgeab

le

reflectiveprincipled


Responsibility

balancedcommunicato

rs

risk takers

open mindedcaring

thinkers

inquirers

knowledgeab

le



Responsibility

balancedcommunicato

rs

risk takers

open mindedcaring

thinkers

inquirers

knowledgeab

le


respectful


Responsibility

balancedcommunicato

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risk takers

open mindedcaring

thinkers

responsibleinquire

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respectful


Responsibility

balancedcommunicato

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risk takers

open mindedcaring

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risk takers

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Where to from here?


Blog: http://whatedsaid.wordpress.comTwitter: @whatedsaidEmail: [email protected] Doc: http://bit.ly/kidstalkingtokids

Cartoons: http://bit.ly/mytoons Voicethreads:http://voicethread.com/share/1530609/http://voicethread.com/share/1088459/

Videos: http://bit.ly/by_edhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL81Cto8xxQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmeqJRq9-kQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOsIbw5msdghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLj6KpaJs7A

Images in presentation:eivindw Cesar R. Robbert van der Steeg Extra Ketchup Bob AuBuchon MazzSackson


http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com

http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

http://bit.ly/mytoons

http://bit.ly/mytoons







http://bit.ly/by_ed

http://bit.ly/by_ed

http://bit.ly/by_ed

http://bit.ly/by_ed

http://bit.ly/by_ed

http://bit.ly/by_ed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL81Cto8xxQ




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmeqJRq9-kQ




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOsIbw5msdg




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLj6KpaJs7A




http://www.flickr.com/photos/eivindw/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eivindw/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cesarcabrera/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cesarcabrera/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robbie73/






http://www.flickr.com/photos/extraketchup/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/extraketchup/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobaubuchon/




http://www.mazzphotography.net/

http://www.mazzphotography.net/

Useful websites:http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/http://www.wtvi.com/TEKS/05_06_articles/skype-in-the-classroom.htmlhttp://www.epals.com/http://www.skypeforeducators.com/educators.htmhttp://www.iearn.org/http://www.technologybitsbytesnibbles.info/archives/3948http://voicethread.com/http://www.toondoo.com

Blogs to inspire you:http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/03/04/third-graders-called-upon-to-be-the-experts/http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/10-ways-to-create-global-connections/http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/tag/global-interaction/http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/2011/02/10/my-journey-with-global-collaboration/http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/2011/03/04/skype-in-the-classroom/http://edtechworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/03/flat-classroom-are-we-really-ready.htmlhttp://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/2011/02/11/goal-9-make-a-global-connection-30goals/http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/01/03/around-the-world-with-80-schools/

For your interest:http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/tag/soles-and-somes/http://solesandsomes.wikispaces.com/http://pzweb.harvard.edu/vt/VisibleThinking_html_files/VisibleThinking1.htmlTuesday, 12 April 2011

http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/

http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/

http://www.wtvi.com/TEKS/05_06_articles/skype-in-the-classroom.html

http://www.wtvi.com/TEKS/05_06_articles/skype-in-the-classroom.html

http://www.epals.com/

http://www.epals.com/

http://www.skypeforeducators.com/educators.htm

http://www.skypeforeducators.com/educators.htm

http://www.iearn.org/

http://www.iearn.org/

http://www.technologybitsbytesnibbles.info/archives/3948

http://www.technologybitsbytesnibbles.info/archives/3948

http://voicethread.com/

http://voicethread.com/

http://www.toondoo.com/




http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/03/04/third-graders-called-upon-to-be-the-experts/




http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/10-ways-to-create-global-connections/




http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/tag/global-interaction/

http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/tag/global-interaction/

http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/2011/02/10/my-journey-with-global-collaboration/




http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/2011/03/04/skype-in-the-classroom/

http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/2011/03/04/skype-in-the-classroom/

http://edtechworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/03/flat-classroom-are-we-really-ready.html




http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/2011/02/11/goal-9-make-a-global-connection-30goals/




http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/01/03/around-the-world-with-80-schools/




http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/tag/soles-and-somes/

http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/tag/soles-and-somes/

http://solesandsomes.wikispaces.com/

http://solesandsomes.wikispaces.com/

http://pzweb.harvard.edu/vt/VisibleThinking_html_files/VisibleThinking1.html

http://pzweb.harvard.edu/vt/VisibleThinking_html_files/VisibleThinking1.html

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