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Their timezone: US/Pacific Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 6:00 AM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 7:00 AM Ref: WYCX-DZCX-ARKF Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Sarah Zurn Title of event/project: What's Your Story? URL to project/event starting point: http://sbatchelor07.wix.com/whatsyourstory Project/event description: In this project, students will tell the story in their own words. They will create a video to explain where they're from. Project/event directions for participation: Read "Where I'm From" and create a video to tell their own stories. Contact First Name: Sarah Contact Last Name: Zurn Contact Email: sbatchelor07@apu.edu Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: http://sbatchelor07.wix.com/whatsyourstory Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): secondary grade students (14-19) This event can be categorized as a: Asynchronous Long Term Project Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: US/Pacific Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 4:00 PM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 5:00 PM Ref: KGWK-DRHM-CWQK Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Oaks Christian School Title of event/project: Illegal Downloading . . . So What's the Big Deal? URL to project/event starting point: http://illegaldownloadingglp.weebly.com/ Project/event description: Use your creative music, video, or writing skills to make your voice heard and help raise awareness about illegal downloading and internet piracy! Project/event directions for participation: Compose a song, film a PSA (Public Service Announcement) or video, or write a poem or song lyrics that addresses the issue of illegal downloads - let your creativity run wild! Upload your creative music on our music forum, your video on our video wall or post your poetry or lyrics on the poetry and lyrics wall so that others can enjoy your creations! 4) Connect with other students and comment on their projects on our forum page and spread the word about stopping Internet piracy! Contact First Name: Mary Kay Contact Last Name: Altizer Contact Email: marykayaltizer@gmail.com Contact Skype Name: MKAltizer Host School or Organization URL: www.oakschristian.org Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): secondary grade students (14-19) This event can be categorized as a: Asynchronous Collaborative Short Term Project, Asynchronous Long Term Project Optional field for additional pertinent information: Duration: 1 hour Their timezone: US/Pacific Their start time: Friday, September 18, 2015 9:00 AM Their end time: Friday, September 18, 2015 10:00 AM Ref: HNNN-CEMF-ENFQ Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: K12Nest Title of event/project: Capturing Teacher Creativity & Effectiveness in a Time Effecient Manner URL to project/event starting point: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6132140544578163714 Project/event description: With the abundance of technology, and the increased demands on 21st century teachers, how can we equip teachers to capture their innate creativity and help them with their career growth. Discussion on rationale to capture educator's growth beyond certification including elements of evidence based practices will be shared. Demonstration: Use of time efficient, real-time portfolio to capture career growth including discussions on how to empower the NextGen teachers with tools to inspire 21st century learners will be demonstrated. Project/event directions for participation: On Friday, the 18th at 9.00 AM PST, please join us for a webinar from K12Nest where Teacher & Preservice Teacher Portfolio will be demonstrated. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6132140544578163714 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. As a follow up to the demonstration, K12Nest will discuss strategies for Preservice teachers and administrators with educator curated resources that will help with both daily educator tasks and long term career growth. Recordings from this webinar will be available upon email request to sri@k12nest.com Special Note: You can also participate in our Twitter event on Thursday the 17th at 12.00 pm PST by typing comments/questions back to @K12Nest. Contact First Name: Sri Contact Last Name: Lekha Contact Email: sri@k12nest.com Contact Skype Name: Sri_Srinivasan1 Host School or Organization URL: K12Nest Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): California PST This organization is: for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): college or university students, pre-service teachers, teachers, administrators, organization leaders This event can be categorized as a: Twitter Chat Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: US/Pacific Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 10:00 AM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 11:00 AM Ref: WBDZ-KXZP-EDYT Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Paddison Think Together Title of event/project: Digital Super Heroes URL to project/event starting point: digitalsuperheroes.weebly.com Project/event description: Digital Super Heroes is a Global Learning Project (GLP) that helps students develop an understanding of online issues around the world. Prepare students for global literacy and take on the challenge to make Web-based technology work safely locally and internationally! Give yourself the opportunity to act on the desire for global peace and build international relationships by making a pledge for digital citizenship! Project/event directions for participation: Make a pledge on VOKI, MoveOn.org, at your school event, host a graphic contest, share your event on Padlet. Contact First Name: Ethel Contact Last Name: Fimbres Contact Email: efimbres14@apu.edu Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: http://www.thinktogether.org/students-others-at-paddison-elementary-learn-about-support-locks-of-love-2/ Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): USA Pacific Standard Time This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): primary grade students (5-10), intermediate grade students (10-13), secondary grade students (14-19), teachers, parents This event can be categorized as a: Asynchronous Collaborative Short Term Project NOTE: The Padlet is open now and will remain open until the 9/18
Duration: 1 hour Their timezone: US/Eastern Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 10:00 AM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 11:00 AM Ref: CTTS-KPHY-BPGP Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Charter Oak International Academy Title of event/project: What's YOUR personal spark? URL to project/event starting point: http://padlet.com/diana_coyne/globaledpersonalspark Project/event description: We are "hosting" an event through a Padlet (where people from all over the world can post videos, pictures, text boxes, that relate to the following question): "What's your personal spark? What makes you- -you?" In the words of Dr. Suess, "Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." What makes you special? Students from all over the world will share their "sparks" or qualities they are proud of within themselves. Students will see examples from all over the world and build intercultural awareness and respect for each other! Project/event directions for participation: Find creative or simple ways to elicit from students, staff, families etc. what makes them special! Post a video, photo, thought etc. on the Padlet link. Then check back to review and share with your students how people's sparks are similar and different throughout the world. Great discussion starting point for valuing people's individual strengths and building appreciation for others and our own talents! Contact First Name: Diana Contact Last Name: Coyne Contact Email: Diana_coyne@whps.org Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: http://charteroak.whps.org Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Connecticut This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English, but any are welcome! This event is intended for the following audience(s): primary grade students (5-10), intermediate grade students (10-13), secondary grade students (14-19), teachers, administrators, parents, organization leaders This event can be categorized as a: Asynchronous Collaborative Short Term Project Optional field for additional pertinent information: The Padlet is open now and will remain open until the 9/18 Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: Australia/Sydney Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:00 AM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 1:00 AM Ref: DAYY-HFTQ-FKEE Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Julie Lindsay Title of event/project: Research Doctorate: Online global collaborative educators and pedagogical change URL to project/event starting point: Survey online here: https://goo.gl/llloqf and also it can be found here: http://bit.ly/1UTTOTV Project/event description: Julie Lindsay is undertaking this research project as part of a Doctor of Education degree through the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. The purpose of this research is to document and analyse the experiences of K-12 educators who are implementing online global collaboration and to describe pedagogical approaches that may be influencing pedagogical change. Online global collaboration broadly refers to educators using digital technologies to connect students with others beyond their immediate learning environment for collaborative outcomes. Online technologies provide new ways of connecting and collaborating with others and it is educators’ beliefs about and practices with the use of educational technology that will be explored to analyse how these influence their engagement with online global collaboration. Project/event directions for participation: Educators who teach K-12 levels from across the world who are implementing online global collaboration are invited to complete this online survey. Access one of the URLs as a starting point - this will lead you to the online survey. Completion of this survey will take approximately 30-40 minutes (if all parts are completed). The survey is in three parts: - Part A: Demographic information - Part B: Online learning and online global collaboration information - Part C: Interest in participating in further research and further questions for 'Phase 2: Case Study' eligibility (optional) Contact First Name: Julie Contact Last Name: Lindsay Contact Email: lindsay.julie@gmail.com Contact Skype Name: julielindsay Host School or Organization URL: http://about.me/julielindsay Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): teachers, administrators This event can be categorized as a: Other Optional field for additional pertinent information: This online survey is a very important part of Julie's research design for her EdD. It is hoped educators will contribute from different parts of the world to help support better understanding of practices, attitudes and skills to do with online global collaboration in K-12 education. Thank you in advance for your willingness to take part. Duration: 1 hour Their timezone: US/Central Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:00 PM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 1:00 PM Ref: DBCD-GEXA-MFZK Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Wadsworth STEM Title of event/project: Globally STEMulating the World URL to project/event starting point: www.wadsworthstem.com Project/event description: Third grade students will research global competency and how STEM is connected. Students will use web-based programs to research and a movie trailer maker to display their project. Project/event directions for participation: Use instagrok and Edmodo to research global competency. Start a discussion in Edmodo to compare notes with classmates. Take the information and compile it into a video document. Contact First Name: Cynthia Contact Last Name: Brawner Contact Email: cdbrawner@cps.edu Contact Skype Name: CynthiaBrawner Host School or Organization URL: www.wadsworthstem.com Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Chicago, IL Central This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): primary grade students (5-10) This event can be categorized as a: Other Duration: 1 hour
Reference: XZCE-YWTS-XCZQ Host school or organization: Manarat AlFarouk School Title of event/project: Debate, book discussion URL to project/event starting point: 9 am Project/event description: Teachers share their experiences Project/event directions for participation: Teachers listen carefully and comment Contact First Name: Ola Contact Last Name: Hassan Contact Email: mrsola@hotmail.com Contact Skype Name: Heba Host School or Organization URL: MANARAT ALFAROUK Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Cairo, 9a.m This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): teachers, organization leaders This event can be categorized as a: Birds-of-a-Feather Virtual Meet Up, Book Discussion, Debate, Lecture Optional field for additional pertinent information: Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: US/Eastern Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 8:00 AM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 9:00 AM Ref: BNTZ-XDHM-NDNX Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Students Seeking Sustainable Solutions, Cary Academy Title of event/project: Help us create a global conversation on Sustainability URL to project/event starting point: https://studentsseekingsustainablesolutions.wikispaces.com/Students+Seeking+Sustainable+Solutions Project/event description: We seek to have students from across the world discuss and create projects to learn more about issues impacting global sustainability. We hope that this brief exercise will inspire some of you to talk with us this year via our website and possibly Skype to share experiences and ideas. We look forward to your reading your thoughts today and hopefully hearing more from you after today. Project/event directions for participation: Please take our poll and add your ideas to the Padlet. If your school is interested in continuing the conversation further please use the contact information to reach us. **to use Padlet please click anywhere in the Padlet screen and type into the text box that appears. Contact First Name: Heidi Contact Last Name: Maloy Contact Email: heidi_maloy@caryacademy.org Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: Cary Academy Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Cary, NC USA EDT This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): secondary grade students (14-19), college or university students This event can be categorized as a: Asynchronous Long Term Project, Survey Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: Australia/Perth Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 2:00 PM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 3:00 PM Ref: TZTG-ADQY-FPWS Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Immaculate Heart College Title of event/project: OPA! Dance the Greek Zorba URL to project/event starting point: https://edmodo.com/public/opa-dance-the-greek-zorba/group_id/17284571 Project/event description: Learn how to dance the famous Greek Zorba then joins us for a global Zorba dance You will need Skype to connect Project/event directions for participation: Download the video to learn the step prior to the global dance Or Join us on the actual global dance for a quick tutorial Contact First Name: Hasoly Contact Last Name: Hurtado Contact Email: Hasol07@gmail.com Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: http://www.ihc.wa.edu.au Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Perth +8 This organization is: for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): primary grade students (5-10), intermediate grade students (10-13) This event can be categorized as a: Synchronous Collaborative Short Term Project Optional field for additional pertinent information: Join us on the Edmondo group chat to get the Skype details or email me Hasoly07@gmail.com Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: Asia/Shanghai Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 9:00 AM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 10:00 AM Ref: PFHR-EEFN-FWQA Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Yew Chung International School of Shanghai Title of event/project: Saving the Environment URL to project/event starting point: https://goo.gl/Zu8IHT Project/event description: Does your school strive to educate students to care for the environment? Do you want to place our precious planet in the hands of caring and educated future citizens? What are you doing in your school to create this awareness amongst your students? We are hoping to find some new and innovative ideas. Project/event directions for participation: Begin at our start page. There, you will see instructions to collaborate with us to create a bank of ideas on creating a sustainable environment at school through a slideshow. Contact First Name: Amita Contact Last Name: Patel Contact Email: amitap@sh.ycef.com Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: http://www.ycis-sh.com/en/ Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): +8 GMT This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): primary grade students (5-10), intermediate grade students (10-13), secondary grade students (14-19), teachers This event can be categorized as a: Asynchronous Collaborative Short Term Project Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: Australia/Sydney Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 7:00 AM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 8:00 AM Ref: CKDX-PEGY-BBMM Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Dev4x Title of event/project: Moonshot Education Project - Let's make 100 Video eBooks! URL to project/event starting point: http://www.dev4x.com/blog/2015/9/14/global-collaboration-day-join-our-workshops Project/event description: Children in remote areas need thousands of books. Join us.. (no previous skills required) Our Moonshot Education project aims to empower all children, including the most underserved, to improve their lives and their future through learning. Join the Dev4x team on September 16th and 17th Global Collaboration Day when we aim to make 100 e-books together. See an example: https://h5p.org/node/415 Project/event directions for participation: Session Plan for workshop Instructions on how to make Video eBooks: Sign up and search on Vimeo to find a video less than < 1 min. Restrict your Filter for videos licensed as CC-BY I found this video that will appeal to children 7 - 10 yrs of age: https://vimeo.com/22534900 . (Or you could use own video from your own mobile phone video gallery) Download a small SD version of this video to your computer - 640 x 360 (1mb - 2 mb) Register to the free H5P Editor . Start a new item and choose Interactive Video: https://h5p.org/node/add/h5p-content Select the + sign to upload the Video you previously downloaded from Vimeo. Add a title and copyright / licensing details - CC-BY and the URL where you found the video Add Interactions. We will only add the (T) text captions for this demo. Type in the caption and how long you want it displayed. Select the option to PAUSE the video for each new caption. Unselect the option to show caption as a button. Select Save and you are finished! See an example: https://h5p.org/node/4159 These books will be used to introduce reading and the joy of learning to the many millions of children that currently do not have access to schools or quality education. Contact First Name: Natalie Contact Last Name: Denmeade Contact Email: natalie@dev4x.com Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: www.dev4x.com Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Sydney Australia +10 GMT This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): primary grade students (5-10), intermediate grade students (10-13), secondary grade students (14-19), college or university students, pre-service teachers, teachers This event can be categorized as a: Asynchronous Collaborative Short Term Project, Synchronous Collaborative Short Term Project, Asynchronous Long Term Project, Synchronous Long Term Project Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: Asia/Dubai Their start time: Friday, September 18, 2015 4:00 PM Their end time: Friday, September 18, 2015 5:00 PM Ref: QMTT-MTKG-PAMS Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Higher Colleges of Technology and the New York Institute of Technology Title of event/project: Multi-media Presentations URL to project/event starting point: https://edmo.do/j/7yfjnm Project/event description: IT in Educational Contexts in the UAE Project/event directions for participation: There are a number of multi-media presentations that focus on the use of IT in Educational Contexts in the United Arab Emirates Contact First Name: Ann-Marie Contact Last Name: Parkes Contact Email: aparkes@hct.ac.ae Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: http://www.hct.ac.ae/ Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Duabi, This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): college or university students, teachers This event can be categorized as a: Informational Session Optional field for additional pertinent information: Sharing of multi-media presentations focusing on IT in Educational Contexts in the UAE NOTE: This collaborative project has been started days before GCD and will go on for some days afterwards.
Duration: 1 hour Their timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:00 AM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 1:00 AM Ref: SAKK-QWFM-QFZK Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Academia de Inglés Internacional Title of event/project: Asynchronous Collaborative Short Term Project and Debate about Global Issues URL to project/event starting point: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tNQgE0TJIOYpkPHPWkBx95YAJus-1Y3bSD-M03EGG-o/edit?usp=sharing Project/event description: Students and their families ,as well as global guests who request access , will be expressing themselves through a collaborative Google Slides Presentation.They have to choose from different topics : Culture, Ecology, Ethical values, Health, Science, Digital Citizenship, Cooperative Principles, Economy, Cooking and Nutrition, Arts , Civics and others that participants may suggest.They are given an outline of what it is all about since this will be the first time they participate in global events and their level of English is Beginner and Pre Intermediate.. We reflect on the importance of understanding global issues as a way of directing our personal and professional projects based on collaboration, tolerance , mutual respect and protection. Project/event directions for participation: Participants will request permission to edit and participate with their ideas about the topics that are suggested or some others they may choose to discuss about. Contact First Name: Stella Maris Contact Last Name: Berdaxagar Contact Email: smberdaxagar@gmail.com Contact Skype Name: stella.maris.berdaxagar Host School or Organization URL: http://smberdaxagar2010.wordpress.com/ Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Argentina This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English and Spanish This event is intended for the following audience(s): primary grade students (5-10), intermediate grade students (10-13), secondary grade students (14-19) This event can be categorized as a: Asynchronous Collaborative Short Term Project Optional field for additional pertinent information: This collaborative project has been started days before GCD and will go on for some days afterwards. Duration: 1 hour Their timezone: US/Eastern Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 8:00 AM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 9:00 AM Ref: MCDT-KHGD-SSSQ Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Know My World Title of event/project: Challenging Discrimination through Collaborative Technologies URL to project/event starting point: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008350&password=M.F154BAAE420DDC708318A3A2267C57 Project/event description: Challenging Discrimination Through Collaborative Technologies will invite participants to get involved in a synchronous collaborative project using Padlet and Voice Thread applications. Participants will gain an understanding of how digital cross-cultural exchange can be used in the classroom to create global conversations that bring about social change in students’ communities and lives. Project/event directions for participation: Please click on the link provided and be ready to open a new tab for collaborative apps. Contact First Name: Alicia Contact Last Name: Rescigno Contact Email: alicia@knowmyworld.org Contact Skype Name: AliciaJ.Rescigno Host School or Organization URL: knowmyworld.org Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): 8:00am EST This organization is: for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): primary grade students (5-10), intermediate grade students (10-13), secondary grade students (14-19), college or university students, pre-service teachers, teachers, administrators, parents, organization leaders This event can be categorized as a: Synchronous Collaborative Short Term Project, Tool Demo, Webinar Optional field for additional pertinent information: Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: US/Pacific Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 6:00 PM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 7:00 PM Ref: SYHF-CDFM-XMMQ Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Remind Title of event/project: Creative Ways to Foster Collaboration Using Remind URL to project/event starting point: https://twitter.com/RemindHQ Project/event description: Join Remind Connected Educators and other interested educators for a quick half hour Twitter chat on the topic of creative ways to foster collaboration using the free app Remind. In this chat, we'll explore the myriad of interesting ways for using Remind to engage students, colleagues, parents and communities. Come share your ideas with our community! Project/event directions for participation: You will need a Twitter account. 1. Go to Twitter: http://twitter.com. 2. Search for the hashtag #RCEchat and follow the conversation from 6 - 6:30 PM PDT. 3. Contribute any ideas that you may have. 4. Feel free to ask questions! 5. If you miss this live event, we'll post an archive containing resources and ideas mentioned during this Twitter chat. Contact First Name: Jordan Contact Last Name: Pedraza Contact Email: jordanp@remind101.com Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: http://https://www.remind.com Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): UTC-7 This organization is: for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): college or university students, pre-service teachers, teachers, administrators, parents, organization leaders This event can be categorized as a: Tool Demo, Twitter Chat Optional field for additional pertinent information: Make sure to download our free iOS and Android apps to your mobile devices Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: US/Central Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:00 PM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 1:00 PM Ref: ZQMB-RCHX-PFQQ Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Fund for Teachers Title of event/project: Teacher Grant Information Session URL to project/event starting point: www.fundforteachers.org/documents/Global-Collaboration-Day.pdf Project/event description: Thursday, September 17, 12 noon CST. Join a twitter chat to learn about FFT's self-designed grants for professional development. Carrie Pillsbury, FFT director of communications, will lead the chat using the hashtag #FFTgrants. Project/event directions for participation: At noon CST, look for a tweet from @fundforteachers welcoming participants and inviting introductions. You will participate by typing comments/questions back to @fundforteachers, always using the hashtage #FFTgrants at the end of your tweet. After a few guided Q&As, we'll open it up to questions and conclude with resources, timelines and encouragement from previous Fellows to inspire your 2016 proposal. Contact First Name: Carrie Contact Last Name: Pillsbury Contact Email: carrie.pillsbury@fundforteachers.org Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: www.fundforteachers.org Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Houston, TX (CST) This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): teachers This event can be categorized as a: Informational Session, Twitter Chat Optional field for additional pertinent information: If possible, visit fundforteachers.org to familiarize yourself with our grants and get the most out of the chat. Our goal is to get you the information needed to submit a successful 2016 grant proposal for relevant learning next summer. Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: US/Eastern Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 10:00 AM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 11:00 AM Ref: RZBK-DZTF-KBEG Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Friends Academy Title of event/project: A Global Drawing Experience URL to project/event starting point: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ra3nMMLrSOhaXVi-IauhtuOjgnOa2lgf1Xy2lT0Vzb4/pub?&loop=false&delayms=3000 Project/event description: Let's explore how thinking like an artist can help strengthen our Global Awareness. By following simple drawing directions given by fifth grade art students, you will create a work of art and upload your designs to a shared slide show. While viewing the art of others, you may come to discover the ways we are similar and different in how we perceive and create line, shape and designs. Participants will have the opportunity to write a new set of drawing instructions for others to follow, create and post! Project/event directions for participation: Visit the Google slide show and follow the simple step-by-step instructions on the first four slides. Be your CREATIVE self! Contact First Name: MaryJo Contact Last Name: Allegra Contact Email: maryjo_allegra@fa.org Contact Skype Name: mary.jo.allegra Host School or Organization URL: fa.org Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Locust Valley, New York, USA EST This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): primary grade students (5-10), intermediate grade students (10-13), secondary grade students (14-19), college or university students, parents This event can be categorized as a: Asynchronous Collaborative Short Term Project, Synchronous Collaborative Short Term Project, Asynchronous Long Term Project, Synchronous Long Term Project Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: US/Mountain Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 10:00 AM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 11:00 AM Ref: TFRM-YAPG-DNDS Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: The Wonderment Title of event/project: Global Show & Tell : Share Where You Live! URL to project/event starting point: thewonderment.com/path/explorers-hawaii/ Project/event description: If someone came to explore where you live, what would you show them? Project/event directions for participation: Step 1: Sign up for a free Wonderment account at www.thewonderment.com/signup/ Step 2: Watch the Path Challenge video at thewonderment.com/path/explorers-hawaii/ Step 3: Share your ideas! Upload a video, picture, or a text response. Step 4: See what other kids around the world are sharing! Leave a sticker, a comment or ask a question. Contact First Name: Brian Contact Last Name: Spittler Contact Email: bspittler@kidnectedworld.org Contact Skype Name: kidnectedworld Host School or Organization URL: www.thewonderment.com Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Salt Lake City, UT (MST) This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): primary grade students (5-10), intermediate grade students (10-13), secondary grade students (14-19), teachers, administrators, parents, organization leaders This event can be categorized as a: Asynchronous Collaborative Short Term Project Optional field for additional pertinent information: Register prior to the event at thewonderment.com/signup/ Registration is free. Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: US/Eastern Their start time: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 6:00 PM Their end time: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 7:00 PM Ref: MXQF-DRGP-EPEN Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Dev4X Title of event/project: Moonshot Education Project - General Update Hangout URL to project/event starting point: http://www.dev4x.com/blog/2015/9/14/global-collaboration-day-join-our-workshops Project/event description: Our Moonshot Education project is an audacious social venture with a simple goal... To empower the most underserved children to take their learning into their own hands. We simply cannot rely on current approaches to reach these children, due to the high marginal costs. This project is developing a radically different approach. We are an open community project, and this is a general update hangout to introduce you to what we are doing, answering any questions and introducing you to others who are working on the project. Project/event directions for participation: Connect to the hangout at 6pm (Eastern Time) on Wednesday the 16th of September on the following link: https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/dev4x.com/dev4x-general?authuser=0 Contact First Name: Bodo Contact Last Name: Hoenen Contact Email: build@dev4x.com Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: http://www.dev4x.com/ Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): New York (UTC-4 hours) This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): secondary grade students (14-19), college or university students, pre-service teachers, teachers, administrators, parents, organization leaders This event can be categorized as a: Informational Session Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: US/Central Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 8:00 AM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 9:00 AM Ref: BGKF-WRWG-WMZF Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Carmel Catholic High School Title of event/project: Pictures speak a universal language URL to project/event starting point: http://tinyurl.com/picturespeak Project/event description: Spanish and other World Language students at Carmel Catholic High School will be sharing images via Twitter or Instagram to illustrate that we can use images and other activities (sports, hobbies) to transcend language barriers and connect with people throughout the world. Project/event directions for participation: See Google Doc link for instructions (or read below). Share an image that embodies the following questions: How do hobbies affect us? Why do we enjoy sports, music, theatre, and other hobbies/pastimes so much? What can we learn about a person or a culture through their favorite sports or pastimes? Instructions for participants: Share your own image via Instagram or Twitter that demonstrates how hobbies/pastimes affect you, how they can help communities bond/heal/grieve, how they can help people make new friends, and how you can learn a lot about an individual person or even a whole culture through this unique lens. Write a caption that may describe your experience Feel free to write in your native language! My students are studying Spanish, so their photos will be captioned in Spanish! Share with us by using BOTH of the following hashtags! #GlobalEd15 #CCHSGlobalEd15 Share with me on Twitter @SrtaPerk! Contact First Name: Ashley Contact Last Name: Perkinson Contact Email: aperkinson@carmelhs.org Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: www.carmelhs.org Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Mundelein, IL This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: Spanish, English, French - all are welcome! This event is intended for the following audience(s): intermediate grade students (10-13), secondary grade students (14-19), college or university students, teachers, administrators, parents, organization leaders This event can be categorized as a: Asynchronous Collaborative Short Term Project Optional field for additional pertinent information: We enthusiastically welcome participation in MANY languages. I would love my students to see how many different languages we can get to participate in this activity! Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: US/Central Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 9:00 AM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 10:00 AM Ref: CCEB-EFWK-ENBS Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Carmel Catholic High School Title of event/project: United By Images, Transcending Language Barriers URL to project/event starting point: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RAJKXFfu0Nv21ARDRQv2lWsCdk8x8PAHx-3t3fEhP2c/edit?usp=sharing Project/event description: Spanish and other World Language students at Carmel Catholic High School will be sharing images via Twitter or Instagram to illustrate that we can use images and other activities (sports, hobbies) to transcend language barriers and connect with people throughout the world. Project/event directions for participation: See Google Doc link for instructions (or read below). Share an image that embodies the following questions: How do hobbies affect us? Why do we enjoy sports, music, theatre, and other hobbies/pastimes so much? What can we learn about a person or a culture through their favorite sports or pastimes? Instructions for participants: Share your own image via Instagram or Twitter that demonstrates how hobbies/pastimes affect you, how they can help communities bond/heal/grieve, how they can help people make new friends, and how you can learn a lot about an individual person or even a whole culture through this unique lens. Write a caption that may describe your experience Feel free to write in your native language! My students are studying Spanish, so their photos will be captioned in Spanish! Share with us by using BOTH of the following hashtags! #GlobalEd15 #CCHSGlobalEd15 Share with me on Twitter @SrtaPerk! Contact First Name: Ashley Contact Last Name: Perkinson Contact Email: aperkinson@carmelhs.org Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: www.carmelhs.org Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Mundelein, IL This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: multiple languages, hosted by World Language Department This event is intended for the following audience(s): primary grade students (5-10), intermediate grade students (10-13), secondary grade students (14-19), college or university students, teachers, administrators, parents, organization leaders This event can be categorized as a: Asynchronous Collaborative Short Term Project Optional field for additional pertinent information: We enthusiastically welcome participation in MANY languages. I would love my students to see how many different languages we can get to participate in this activity! Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: US/Central Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 1:00 PM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 2:00 PM Ref: AFPR-GQGR-DHRQ Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Carmel Catholic High School Title of event/project: WeSpeke Exchange URL to project/event starting point: https://app.wespeke.com/login Project/event description: Our students are looking to have virtual exchanges with students who speak Spanish/learn English. Class size: 22, Interface: WeSpeke Classroom Nuestros alumnos buscan compañeros para hacer un proyecto de aprendizaje colaborativo para practicar su español. Les gustaría ayudar a otros alumnos con su inglés. Tengo 22 alumnos y pensamos utilizar WeSpeke como interfaz Project/event directions for participation: Teachers should create an account with WeSpeke and instruct their students to do the same, but register as students. They follow the steps to find their school, and they can then search for the teacher´s virtual class. Los maestros deben crear una cuenta en WeSpeke y pedir que sus alumnos hagan lo mismo, pero tienen que especificar que son alumnos. Siguen los pasos y luego pueden buscar su maestro y matricularse en la clase virtual. Contact First Name: Kirsten Contact Last Name: Telwak Contact Email: sratelwak@gmail.com Contact Skype Name: sratelwak Host School or Organization URL: carmelhs.org Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Chicago, Central This organization is: for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English/Spanish This event is intended for the following audience(s): secondary grade students (14-19) This event can be categorized as a: Synchronous Long Term Project Optional field for additional pertinent information: Students will each need access to a computer with a camera/microphone to participate. Cada uno de los alumnos necesitará acceso a una computadora con cámara y micrófono para participar. Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: US/Central Their start time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:00 PM Their end time: Thursday, September 17, 2015 1:00 PM Ref: PYKZ-TRWW-SSNA Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Carmel Catholic High School Title of event/project: WeSpeke Exchange URL to project/event starting point: https://app.wespeke.com/login Project/event description: Our students are looking to have virtual exchanges with students who speak Spanish/learn English. Class size: 22, Interface: WeSpeke Classroom Nuestros alumnos buscan compañeros para hacer un proyecto de aprendizaje colaborativo para practicar su español. Les gustaría ayudar a otros alumnos con su inglés. Tengo 22 alumnos y pensamos utilizar WeSpeke como interfaz Project/event directions for participation: Teachers should create an account with WeSpeke and instruct their students to do the same, but register as students. They can then search for the teacher´s class and we can meet that way. Los maestros deben crear una cuenta en WeSpeke y pedir que sus alumnos hagan lo mismo, pero tienen que especificar que son alumnos. Siguen los pasos y luego pueden buscar su maestro y matricularse en la clase virtual. Contact First Name: Kirsten Contact Last Name: Telwak Contact Email: sratelwak@gmail.com Contact Skype Name: sratelwak Host School or Organization URL: carmelhs.org Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): Chicago, Central This organization is: for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English/Spanish This event is intended for the following audience(s): secondary grade students (14-19) This event can be categorized as a: Synchronous Long Term Project Optional field for additional pertinent information: Students will each need access to a computer with a camera/microphone to participate. Cada uno de los alumnos necesitará acceso a una computadora con cámara y micrófono para participar. Duration: 1 hour
Their timezone: US/Eastern Their start time: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 12:00 PM Their end time: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 1:00 PM Ref: FEQG-WQGA-DWNY Units: 1 Calendar: 2015 Global Collaboration Day Calendar Host school or organization: Marymount School of New York Title of event/project: #EdCampGlobalEd URL to project/event starting point: twitter.com/edcampglobaled Project/event description: The year's first CSC (Challenge, shape and change) discussion will be in partnership with Global Collaboration Day and will be held on Wednesday from 11:25-12:20. This is sponsored by CAMBIAS, our exchange students, Asian Cultures Club and other affinity clubs. CSC discussions (or CSCs) are open to all. Come hear about our exchanges from the people that have lived them, eat some pizza and international foods, Skype with our exchange partners in other countries, learn about affinity club initiatives and about upcoming Marymount global initiatives! Project/event directions for participation: Follow us on Twitter using the #edcampglobal and on Periscope as we tweet and broadcast from locations around the school in celebration of #edcampglobaled. Contact First Name: Eric Contact Last Name: Walters Contact Email: ewalters@marymountnyc.org Contact Skype Name: Host School or Organization URL: Marymount School of New York Host Location and Time Zone (UTC): This organization is: not for profit Primary language(s) to be spoken at this event: English This event is intended for the following audience(s): intermediate grade students (10-13), secondary grade students (14-19), college or university students, pre-service teachers, teachers, administrators, parents This event can be categorized as a: Other Optional field for additional pertinent information: Follow us on Twitter at #edcampglobaled |
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