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Edcamp Minnesota 
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Topic 3 Notes
 
Questions:
 
1.  What kinds of connective projects will help get students connecting to others?
LiveMocha allows you to practice a language online with others who want to learn that language.
http://www.livemocha.com/
polycom: video conferencing on web....good for interviews?
 
Open heart surgery with a surgeon from Johns Hopkins University. Students had prepared questions. This was an 11th-12th grade science class. 
Check out TIES, who have several video conferencing opportunities.
 
Center for Interactive Learning and Technology (really comprehensive)
http://www.cilc.org/
 
Read Around the Planet
http://www.twice.cc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=152
 
Global School Net
http://www.globalschoolnet.org/index.cfm
 
Skype an Author
http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/
 
Cleveland Museum of Art  (for ALL subject areas- not just art!)- one of my favorites
http://www.clevelandart.org/learn/distance%20learning.aspx
 
International Wolf Center (Ely,MN)
http://www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/wolflink.asp
 
MN Schubert Center (free, dance/ music)
http://www.minnesotaschubert.org/
Free interactive dance, music sessions.
 
Taking it Global
http://www.tigweb.org/
 
ePals
http://www.epals.com/
 
My Wonderful World (National Geographic)
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/gaw.html
 
Global Education Collaborative
http://globaleducation.ning.com/
 
One World Youth Project
http://oneworldyouthproject.org/
 
Global Nomads Group
http://gng.org/
 
Peace Corps WorldWise Project
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/correspond/
 
NASA Education
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/descriptions/Digital_Learning_Network.html
 
Celestia Simulation
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
 
Collaborize Classroom
http://wecollaborize.com/classroom.html
 
Mary Glasgow magazine: penpals
Check out Scholastic.: You are what you read. What is Justin Bieber reading?
http://youarewhatyouread.scholastic.com/
 
Interviewing international authors
 
2.  Which ones are good for elementary? middle? high school?
 
 
 
3. What are some websites or tools to use to help organize a project?
You are what you read: Sharing reading online: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/
 
Karin' s delicious bookmarks :  www.delicious.com/gribbs1
Loads of resources! Please use!
 
 
 
 
4.  Some considerations for doing these Internationally collaborative projects?
 
time zones
Language barriers