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Global Connections

Technology Preparing Our Students

Global Read Aloud

• Began in 2010
• Reaches over 60 countries
• Over 10,000 facilitators/teachers
• Over 500,000 students have

participated

~One Book To Connect The World~

Title Selections

Miss Cardinal & Mrs. Peterson

• Connected with 21 classrooms worldwide
• 502 direct student connections made
• Student work reached an audience of over

318,000 students and teachers

• Videos, Tweets and Edmodo work

“Reshared” over 100 times

Connections Made Cardinal's Class Map Peterson's Class Map

Students traveled

• ver 23, 300 virtual

miles!

• Mrs. Cardinal’s Class

Padlet Link Edward Tulane

Miss Cardinal’s Class Work

• Mrs. Peterson’s Class

I'm Here (Airplane)

• Mrs. Peterson’s Class Work

The Canadian School of Warsaw, Poland Ecs College Preparatory School, Westmount, Canada

Lasting Connections

Thank You Mrs. Peterson & Miss Cardinal

Both Kanen and Kaylee’s dedication to their classroom and students is obvious upon entering their room. Their commitment to this project is what made it a success for kids in Jefferson and all around the world.

Additional Collaboration

• GAFE

deployment

• Social media
• Chromebook

integration

• Website

creation Counseling Site

• Web 2.0 Tools
• Donors Choose
• Jefferson

Community Foundation

Goals For The Future

• increase classroom access
• increase & integrate digital citizenship
• community outreach-student tech.

team

• online video announcements
• staff collaboration via Google

Hangouts

Goals: Looking Ahead

• Global Holiday Exchange (December

1st-19th)

• Hour of Code (December 8th-15th)
• Connected Classrooms-Virtual Field

Trips

Pedagogy is the driver, technology the accelerator, And passion is the gas!