building real-world skills - increasing collaboration within the classroom and beyond
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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
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 – [email protected] – kim.jurczak
Presentation - http://tinyurl.com/SLSjurczak