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Global Connect!. Connect Your Students to a Different City, State, or Even Country !. Tracy Karas , Library Media Specialist Marta Valle High School. Agenda. Overview of Project-Based Learning Using Videoconferencing Remote Networked Schools Project
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Global Connect! Connect Your Students to a Different City, State, or Even Country! Tracy Karas, Library Media Specialist Marta Valle High School
Agenda • Overview of Project-Based Learning Using Videoconferencing • Remote Networked Schools Project • Knowledge Building International Project • Video Conference with Kesi Walters, Research Assistant at Laval University in Quebec, Canada • Reaching Out to Professionals in the United States • Reaching Out to Professionals in NYC/NY State
Agenda Cont. • Collaborating With Other Schools/Classes • Collaboration Tools • Next Steps • Questions/Comments
Project Based Learning Using Video Conferencing & Collaboration Tools • Student Engagement • Digital Citizenship • Reaching Out to Professionals in the Field • Collaboration
Alignment To Common Core • College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing #6. Use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing and interact and collaborate with others.
Marta Valle High School’s Collaboration With Quebec, Canada • Meeting with Delegates from the Quebec office in Manhattan • Hosted a visit with Line Beauchamp, Minister of Education, Recreation & Sports for the Province of Quebec • Invitation to Participate in the Remote Networked Schools Project and Knowledge Building International Project, October 6-8, 2011 at Laval University
Kesi Walters, Research Assistant at Laval University • Presentation
Global Connect! • Collaboration With School in China • Tool: Voice Thread
National Connect! • Annual Innovation Fair • Skype Interviews to Innovative Professionals • Mouse Squad, EPALS, Founder of Pandora, Tim Westergren • Published to www.martavalle.org
Local Connect! • Digital Citizenship Project
Thank you! • To the Always Fabulous Librarians for Joining Me Today • To My Principal, Mimi Fortunato, for her Support • To Dan Storchan, AUSSIE Consultant for his Expertise & Support • Kesi Walters & Christine Hamel from Laval University • To the Computer Technicians in My Building • To the Students Who Inspire & Challenge Me to be Innovative & Stay Current Every Day
Next Steps, Questions, Comments • Tracy Karas – tkaras@martavalle.org • www.martavalle.org • www.twitter.com/martavlibrary