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Global Interconnectivity Using Technology

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Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom Lobby, Table 22

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Presenters

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Laurie Drumm
Technology Coordinator
The College School, University of DE
@lauriedrumm
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Session description

Find out how engaging students in globally interconnected projects provides learners opportunities to use technology to learn about and appreciate other cultures. You'll discover how intercultural collaboration allows students to empathize with others, value different perspectives and understand in greater depth the impact of crises in health and the environment that span the world.

Purpose & objective

The purpose of this poster presentation is to share information about projects that allow students to connect across the globe with other students, and to provide guidance in the benefits of those connections. Objectives include demonstrating technology tools that can be used to facilitate global connections and sharing artifacts of successful global interactions. Instructional technology tools include (but are not limited to): videoconferences, Padlet, Twitter, Flip, VoiceThread, Kahoot!

Artifacts from global connections and student/parent/teacher feedback provide evidence of success.

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Outline

Content to be presented includes different opportunities for attendees to participate in global activities with their students. Examples include the Global Read Aloud, iEarn, ePals

Technology tools to facilitate global connections between learners will also be shared. These include videoconferences, Padlet, Twitter, Flip, VoiceThread, Kahoot!

Artifacts, including student work, reflections, and feedback from stakeholders, will demonstrate the benefits of global interconnectedness.

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Supporting research

Cohn-Vargas, Becki. “How Students Can Meet Their Peers All over the World.” Edutopia, George Lucas Educational Foundation, 7 May 2021, https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-students-can-meet-their-peers-all-over-world.

Fojo, Sylvia. “Sylvia Fojo: A World without Borders Is a Boon for Educator Learning.” ISTE, 21 Sept. 2022, https://www.iste.org/explore/professional-development/sylvia-fojo-world-without-borders-boon-educator-learning.

ISTE, Team. “7 Steps to Starting a Global Collaboration Project.” ISTE, 16 Dec. 2019, https://www.iste.org/explore/In-the-classroom/7-steps-to-starting-a-global-collaboration-project.

Tichnor-Wagner, Ariel. “A Global Perspective: Bringing the World into Classrooms (Opinion).” Education Week, Education Week, 26 Jan. 2021, https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-a-global-perspective-bringing-the-world-into-classrooms/2016/08.

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Session specifications

Topic:
Global collaboration
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Coaches, Library media specialists, Teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices not needed
Subject area:
Language arts, Special education
ISTE Standards:
For Students:
Digital Citizen
  • Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.
Global Collaborator
  • Students use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, engaging with them in ways that broaden mutual understanding and learning.
  • Students explore local and global issues and use collaborative technologies to work with others to investigate solutions.
Related exhibitors:
Kahoot! EDU, Inc.

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