Technology Tools to Connect Kids with the World

Connected Classrooms and the New World of LearningECET2PALebanon Valley, PA March 2017Mike Soskil @msoskil

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----- Meeting Notes (11/18/16 12:28) -----The purpose of school is not to prepare kids for tests, colleges, or careers. The purpose of school is to give students the tools they need to be happy in their lives.2

The world has changed since we were kids.

Credit: Andreas Schleicher, GESF 2017

How can children learn global citizenship when they often are not allowed to be citizens of their own classrooms?What are the qualities of a good citizen?

What character trait is most important for you to be successful in life?

Empathy

----- Meeting Notes (10/23/16 18:05) -----Whether we define success as financial or personal happiness, research has shown that empathy correlates best with success in later life.

We must focus on this in schools.8

Does the learning in classrooms matter to students? Long-term learning cannot take place without emotional connection with content

Extrinsic v. Intrinsic Motivation

Empathy correlates with both happiness and success in life

----- Meeting Notes (11/18/16 10:36) -----Emotion - Limbic SystemMotivation - Karl Drucker (Candle Experiment)

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Why Global Learning?Cultural Understanding

Emotional Experiences

Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity

Student Empowerment

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Its hard to change the world when you dont know much about it.

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South Elementary Global Connections

Song/Cultural ExchangesVirtual ValentinesExchange Skype/YT Video MessagesData Collection in Collaborative SpreadsheetsQuadbloggingSlow Twitter ChatCollaborative PBL ProjectsMystery SkypeSkype Teacher Exchange (guest teacher from another location)Digital Post Cards

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The Magic Words

We should do something about that.

Distance Teaching Project

distanceteaching.weebly.com

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Fundraising, by itself, does not build empathy. Students need relationships with others who are different than they are.

Service projects should always be a two-way street.

Project LINChttp://projectlinc.clubefl.gr/Kansas Students Microsoft Video

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HIP Academy - Mukuyuni Bridge Project

The Malawi Collaboration

Problem: Drought and Famine. Students too hungry to learn, not attending school

Thats great for your students.

But, how do I do that?

Growth Mindset

Virtual Field Trips

Skype in the Classroom: education.skype.comDiscovery Education: discoveryeducation.com/featured-programsExploring by the Seat of Your Pants: exploringbytheseat.comJASON Learning: jason.orgLivingMaths: livingmaths.com

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Mystery Skype

Similar to "20 Questions"Each class takes turns asking Yes/No questions to figure out location of the other class.Variations: animals, numbers, elements, occupations, etc. instead of locations.Builds critical thinking skills and content knowledge.Creates opportunities to connect with other locations to have Q&A sessions about culture.Resource to get started: MysterySkypeOneNote.com

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Mystery Skype w/ Ms. H

Skype in the Classroom: Education.Skype.com

Overcoming Time Zone Issues

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The 5 Clue ChallengeUse Skype Video Message or YouTube to leave 5 clues for partner class to guess location, animal, etc.After each clue, students will pause video, do research, and take a guess.5cluechallenge.weebly.com

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5 Clue Challenge Mystery Location #1

5 Clue Challenge Mystery Location #2

5 Clue Challenge Mystery Animal #1

Global Teacher Leaders Projects Curriculum based global projects where we make the connections easy for you

World Read Aloud SkypeathonAwesome SquigglesVirtual Valentines Project Global Kidwish ProjectGlobal Video Exchange

GlobalTeacherLeaders.com

TheGlobalReadAloud.com

How do I make connections?

Twitter Not Just for Donald Trump Anymore!

As of a year ago, over 4.2 million tweets per day were related to education, most by educators

Hashtags allow you to curate and organize what you see

There is an educational hashtag for almost every content area, grade level, and educational interest area

Tweetdeck.com

Finding Global ConnectionsTwitter/TweetdeckHave students contact expertsFacebookFriends/Family

Twitter for Global Connections#GlobalEd#TeachersLeading@SkypeClassroom

#GlobalClassroom#MysterySkype#Skype2Learn

#MIEExpert#TeachersMatter#SkypeMT

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Every problem in the world has a solution trapped inside our students passions. Helping them see the connection is our job as teachers.

Connect with Me

Twitter: @msoskil

Website: michaelsoskil.com

Email: mrsoskil@gmail.com

Link to this presentation: bit.ly/SFK2017