Collaboration+Tools

"// Increasingly, those who use technology in ways that expand their global connections are // // more likely to advance, while those who do not will find themselves on the sidelines." //2009 Horizon Report



Some Examples:

﻿Collaborating with Afghan students [|Mrs Whattam's 3U ning]

The [|The Global Teenager Project] offers a rich and powerful learning environment that enables your students to practice 21st century skills in online Learning Circles. Students go online to discuss, explore and research issues such as the rainforest with pupils in Bolivia or the impact of globalisation or HIV/AIDS with pupils in Ghana and Surinam.

[|iEARN - Canada]( International Education and Resource Network) is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and youth to use the Internet and other technologies to collaborate on projects that enhance learning and make a difference in the world.

[|Flat Classroom Projects] this project uses Web 2.0 tools to support communication and interaction as well as collaboration and creation between students and teachers from classrooms around the world. The topics studied and discussed are real-world scenarios based on '[|The World is Flat]' by Thomas Friedman.