Blog Post: Seeking Global Perspectives on World Water Day 2011

LinoIt Page: http://bit.ly/jODbUh 

This global project showcased my students’ WaterWise understandings, and featured global contributions from Australia, Romania, Sri Lanka, Canada, and the United States of America.

This project had over 12oo hits in a week (via Twitter), and helped my school achieve ”Star WaterWise School” status here in Western Australia. It was a huge success (and personal triumph), and I am indebted to those members of my PLN who actively supported and contributed to this project.

Global Classroom 2011 VoiceThread Project – May 2011

Wiki: http://globalclassroom2011.wikispaces.com

This project was created and run by Deb Frazier (@frazierde) from Ohio, USA; and featured students, parents and teachers talking about their diverse cultures and lifestyles around the world. It featured the voices, and EduGlogster presentations from my Room 13 (Year 6 students) at Spearwood Primary School, Western Australia.

I organised the official wiki, which was made possible through close collaboration with teachers in the USA, Australia, Japan, Romania, New Zealand and Guatemala.

Blog: http://theglobalclassroomproject.wordpress.com

Wiki: http://globalclassroom2011-12.wikispaces.com

The Global Classroom Project has grown beyond all recognition, currently involving over 60 K-12 teachers from 18 countries around the globe. In my role as Project Coordinator, I’ve overseen the planning, collaborative development, and launch of our 2011-12 project.

The various online collaboration platforms and global projects will be run by teachers around the world; making Global Classroom a truly global learning community. We will be hosting a wide range of K-12 collaborative projects and cultural exchanges over the course of 2011-12. Please see our wiki and blog for more details.