Michael Graffin
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An Australian Teacher’s #GlobalEd Update
It is hard to believe that I am only a few months away from celebrating the second year of my first professional blog. As time has gone by, the topics have changed, and my readership has fluctuated, but I’m still here. I personally think that’s quite an achievement, considering all that has gone on behind the [...]
category: Global Classroom Project, Other
The 3 R’s of Global Collaboration (#flatclass Book Club – Part 5)
I’m a couple of weeks behind on my #flatclass reflections, but here are my thoughts on Chapter 6: Contribution and Collaboration … Key ideas in this chapter included: “Receive, Read, and Respond“, the essential habits which underpin effective global projects; and an exploration of strategies for supporting communication, collaboration, and leadership within global learning communities. While [...]
Digital Citizenship (#flatclass Book Club, Part 4)
Chapter 5: Citizenship, focussed on the complex educational issue of digital citizenship. I was particularly interested in the idea that we could examine digital citizenship through 5 lenses, the areas of technical, individual, social, cultural, and global awareness. As I am not a classroom teacher, I really struggled to relate this chapter to my [...]
I learned a valuable lesson today (#flatclass Book Club, Part 3)
Chapter 4, Communication, focuses on the need to develop the “techno-personal skills”, the online habits, which sustain online collaboration and networking. For me, some key ideas from this chapter relate to the nature of online communication tools, and some handy ideas for efficient, inclusive communication between teachers and students involved in global collaboration. While [...]
category: Flat Classroom Book Club Reflections
Teacherpreneurs – Connect, Create, and Collaborate (#flatclass Book Club – Part 2)
Chapter 3, Connection, is the first installment of “The Seven Steps to Flatten Your Classroom“. It was focussed on ways teachers and students can create their own Personal learning Networks, using push and pull technologies to make the enriching global connections which underpin their learning, sharing, and collaboration. Despite suffering from severe information overload, there were [...]
My Project for World Water Day 2012
Cross-posted on The Global Classroom Project blog (20/3/2012) A little history A year is a very long time in the life of an educator, and as the #globalclassroom co-founder, it is hard to believe I am days away from commemorating the first anniversary of my very first global project. Back in 2011, I ran the [...]
category: World Water Day 2012
“It is time to be the voice of change” – (#flatclass Book Club – Part 1)
Global collaboration is a journey which tends to take you in unexpected directions! A year ago, I would never have dreamt that I’d be reading and reviewing Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds, nor would I have believed I would have the chance to connect and learn with the authors, Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis. [...]
category: Flat Classroom Book Club Reflections, Global Classroom Project, Global Connections, ICT & Web 2.0, Personal Learning Networks, Twitter
Thankyou Mr P.
Dear Mr P., Last year, you took a young teacher, new to your school, under your care. He was shell-shocked and disorientated after being unexpectedly appointed to his first teaching position at 9AM on the first day of school. Yes, as you know, that teacher was me. To this day, I still don’t fully understand [...]
category: Other
Address is Approximate (Video)
There are occasions where you come across something beautiful. This is one of them, via my good friend @surreallyno. “A lonely desk toy longs for escape from the dark confines of the office, so he takes a cross country road trip to the Pacific Coast in the only way he can – using a toy [...]
category: Other
Life, Language, Laughter, Skype
Several months ago, a dear member of my PLN taught me how to use Skype. Skype is an amazing tool which enables teachers to flatten their classroom walls; opening up windows into other people’s worlds. Yet, for me, it is the informal, sideline discussions about food, language, and everyday life which I treasure [...]
category: Global Connections, ICT & Web 2.0
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Hi. I'm Michael, a third year Australian teacher blogging about relief (substitute) teaching, classroom management, social networking, and global collaboration.
I am the co-founder of The Global Classroom Project, and the creator of the #globalclassroom Twitter chats.
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