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2015 2015-Stories of Connection

The Global Collaborators

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Presenter: Steve Sherman

Location : Cape Town, South Africa

@LivingMaths

Presentation Title :  Global Collaboration

Presentation Description: As an educator, I have been running an NGO for 20 Years. In the past few years I began collaborating with teacher colleagues around the world. Teaching in their classes, have them teach in mine. I will share many of my experiences and encourage YOU to join us on our journey of making the world a smaller place. This is what REAL education is about.

Link to presentation’s supporting documents:

http://www.livingmaths.com/global-collaboration/

Additional Information:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Living-Maths-191424357561419/timeline/

2013 Outside Learning

Connecting Classrooms Globally

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Presenter: Todd Nesloney
Location: Waller, TX, USA
@TechNinjaTodd

Presentation Title: Connecting Classrooms Globally

Presentation Description: Kids today live in a world where they can connect with anyone at any time. As teachers we need to be utilizing the tools we have at our disposal to connect our students with other classrooms, companies, and people from around the world! This session will talk about several of the tools you have that you can start using RIGHT AWAY to connect your students to others safely!

Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
www.toddnesloney.com

Additional Information:
Website: www.toddnesloney.com
Website: www.the3techninjas.org
Blog: nesloneyflipped.blogspot.com

2013 Outside Learning

Extreme Communication

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Presenter: Tressa Graveley
Location: Elliston, MT, USA
Ms Graveley

Presentation Description: This presentation will share the story of my classroom being chosen by Skype in the Classroom to follow Mark Wood during his summit attempt of Mount Everest. Educators will be exposed to the power of global communication when helping students become 21st century learners. My goal for this session is to share my experience with other teachers and help them transform their teaching to include learning opportunities outside the classroom. By the end of the session, I hope educators will feel comfortable and invigorated to use Skype in their classrooms.

Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
http://goo.gl/rQSpnn

Additional Information:
Mark Wood’s webpage: http://www.markwoodexplorer.com/

Mark Wood’s Facebook page:
http://goo.gl/jrOKqI

Skype in the Classroom:
https://education.skype.com/

2013 2013 Keynotes Outside Learning

Keynote Outside Learning – Connecting Classrooms: It’s About Learning

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Presenter: Kathy Cassidy
Location: Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
@kathycassidy

Presentation Description:  Connecting your classroom with the world beyond your building is not just an add on. Connecting can teach digital citizenship, engage students, provide an authentic world-wide audience, meet curriculum standards and extend the learning. Kathy Cassidy shares examples from her own and other classrooms of deep, connected learning.

Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
http://bit.ly/findingconnections

Additional Information:

Places to Find Kathy Cassidy

Professional Blog: http://kathycassidy.com

Classroom Blog: http://mscassidysclass.edublogs.org/

Email: kathy[at]kathycassidy[dot]com

Book: Connected From the Start: Global Learning in the Primary Grades
http://shop.plpnetwork.com/connectedkids/

2012 Getting Started

Leveraging Social Media to Flatten Your Classroom Walls

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Presenters: Paula Naugle and Jan Wells
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana USA & Meriden, Kansas USA
Twitter: @plnaugle  & @janwells

Presentation Description: Most teachers would love to communicate and collaborate with other classes but are unsure just how to begin this process. How do you go about finding other classes to connect with? Where do you find projects that can be used for collaboration? How do you cope with time zones? How can social media help you flatten your classroom walls and enable you to incorporate the 4C’s of collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking into your weekly lessons?

Find out how Paula and Jan found each other in 2009 and have had their two classes collaborating ever since. Learn how these two veteran educators have used social media sites such as Ning, Twitter, Facebook, Edmodo, Google and Google HangOut, and Skype to collaborate and communicate with many more classrooms each year.

Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1O3w48UFzkRWiSYAtkAhXnOikIwExMTsKrwly0A-S6qo/edit

Additional Information:
Paula’s Classroom Blog http://pnaugle.blogspot.com
Paula’s Professional Blog http://plnaugle.blogspot.com

Jan’s Class Website/Blog http://mrswells4thgradeclass.weebly.com
Jan’s Professional Blog http://techtrek4integration.blogspot.com

List of websites mentioned:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1csCtOz11gQaeVcvm23apEoWkG2wIY7EeikWY18_jtrk/edit

2011 2011-Sandbox Play

Playing with the 4C’s in an Elementary Classroom

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Presenter: Paula Naugle and Jan Wells
Location: Metairie, LA, U.S.A. Meriden, KS, U.S.A.
@plnaugle and @janwells

Presentation Title: Playing with the 4C’s in an Elementary Classroom

Presentation Description: Paula and Jan are going to outline the steps they took to become innovative teachers. They will explain how their classes use the 4C’s (creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication) to complete various projects. By sharing what they did, they are trying to encourage other teachers (you) to do the same. They want other teachers to realize that reaching out is the first step. They will give you ways to find other classes to connect with and how to find some projects to get started.

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Additional Information:
http://pnaugle.blogspot.com
http://techtrek4integration.blogspot.com

Twitter @plnaugle
Skype plnaugle

Twitter @janwells
Skype mrs.wells4

2010-Week in the Classroom

Seeds to Success with Skype

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Presenter: Jan Wells and Paula Naugle
Location: Meriden, KS, USA and Metairie, LA, USA
Links to Jan’s K12Online Ning Profile page and Paula’s K12Online Ning Profile page

Presentation Title: Seeds to Success with Skype

Presentation Description: Paula and Jan, 4th grade teachers from Louisiana and Kansas, share their lessons learned, experiences, and celebrations as Skype buddies. Included are ways to find other classes to connect with and how to find projects to get started.

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Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
https://sites.google.com/site/seedstosuccesswithskype/home

Additional Information:
Skype: plnaugle
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/plnaugle
Email: plnaugle@gmail.com
paula.naugle@jppss.k12.la.us
Blog: http://plnaugle.blogspot.com

Skype: janwells4
Twitter: http://twitter.com/janwells
Plurk: JanWells
Email: janwells4@gmail.com
jan.wells@usd340.org
Blog: http://techtrek4integration.blogspot.com

2009 2009-Week in the Classroom

Around the World with Skype

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Presenter: Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano
Location: Jacksonville, FL, USA
Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page

Presentation Title: Around the World with Skype

Presentation Description: Are you ready to get started with Skype? In this presentation you will see and hear what kind of hardware and software you will need, get step by step instructions to set up for your first call. Find out strategies and discover projects to join as well as links and resources how to find and contact more partners. You will hear advice from real teachers on how to prepare your class for successful Skype connections, help your students learn, document, reflect, and many more ideas how to open up your classroom to the world.

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Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/12/16/k12online09/

Additional Information:
Blog
Twitter
Skype: langwitches

2009 2009-Week in the Classroom

Alrededor del Mundo con Skype

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Presenter: Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano
Location: Jacksonville, FL, USA
Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page

Presentation Title: Alrededor del Mundo con Skype

Presentation Description: ¿Listos para empezar a usar Skype en las escuelas? – ¿Qué clase de hardware y software van a necesitar? Instrucciones, paso a paso, como preparar su primera llamada. ¿Cómo encontrar proyectos para participar, enlaces y recursos. ¿Cómo encontrar y conectar con más aulas? En esta presentación van a escuchar consejos en cómo preparar a sus estudiantes para una conexión de Skype exitosa, ayudarles a aprender, documentar y a reflexionar…

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Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/12/16/k12online09/

Additional Information:
Blog
Twitter
Skype: langwitches

2009 2009-Getting Started

Instructional Strategies That Work with Videoconferencing: Increasing Interactivity

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Presenter: Janine Lim
Location: Berrien Springs, MI, USA
Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page

Presentation Title: Instructional Strategies That Work with Videoconferencing: Increasing Interactivity

Presentation Description: Videoconferencing can bring the world to your classroom. It allows educators to bridge the divide by bringing experiences to rural students; by engaging conversations and interactions between urban and rural students and by connecting students globally. Whether using desktop videoconferencing or room based videoconferencing, educators can bridge the divide between “dabbling” in videoconferencing to fully integrating with solid classroom instructional strategies.

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Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
http://vcoutonalim.org/2009/12/08/resources-for-my-k12-online-conference-presentation/

Additional Information:
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