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K-2 Building Bridges to Tomorrow 14-1 Kickoff
1. K-‐2
Building
BridgesProject
14-‐1
Welcome!
Teacher
kickoff
mee>ng
February
17/18
2014
The
Project
wiki
can
be
found
at
h"p://k-‐214-‐1.flatclassroomproject.org/
The
project
Teacher
Guide
can
be
found
at
h"p://9nyurl.com/k2flatconnect
This
project
is
part
of
the
Flat
Connec>ons
group
of
global
projects
h"p://flatconnec9ons.com
3. Where
are
you
from?
Add
to
chat
your
name,
your
city/state/country
and
>me.
4. Agenda
Part
1:
K-‐2
and
Flat
Connec9ons
• Introduc>ons
• What
is
Flat
Connec>ons?
• What
is
K-‐2
Building
Bridges?
• Places
and
spaces
Part
2:
Project
details
• Project
content
• Project
aims
and
challenges
• Project
structure
• Project
outcomes
• How
to
get
started
• What
to
do
now….and
next
6. A
Flat
Connec>ons
project
is
about…..
CONNECTING
● Being
informed
-‐
making
sure
you
receive
informa>on
● Making
valuable
connec>ons
with
other
par>cipants
● Building
a
learning
community
-‐
teachers
and
students
● Being
comfortable
with
project
spaces
and
places
7. A
Flat
Connec>ons
project
is
about…..
COMMUNICATING
● Synchronous
teacher
mee>ngs
● Asynchronous
Ning,
wiki,
Edmodo
work
● Sharing
resources
and
ideas
for
learning
to
improve
project
outcomes
● Observing
project
workflow
and
informing
partners
of
school
breaks
and
interrup>ons
8. A
Flat
Connec>ons
project
is
about…..
COLLABORATING
● Contribu>ng
to
all
aspects
of
the
project
● Being
reliable
and
responsible
global
collaborators
● Monitoring
and
being
part
of
the
project
conversa>on
with
students
● Suppor>ng
co-‐crea>on
objec>ves
9. What
is
K-‐2
Building
Bridges
to
Tomorrow?
The
K-‐2
Building
Bridges
to
Tomorrow
Project
is
a
global
collabora>ve
project
that
joins
together
students
at
the
lower
elementary
level
(typically
grade
K-‐2,
4-‐7
years
old).
Teachers
will
meet
most
weeks
to
discuss
project
goals,
aims
and
progress.
Classes
will
be
grouped
into
teams
of
3-‐5
on
each
topic.
It
uses
Web
2.0
tools
to
support
communica>on
and
interac>on
as
well
as
collabora>on
and
crea>on
between
students
and
teachers
from
classrooms
around
the
world.
The
topics
shared
and
discussed
are
real-‐world
scenarios
that
aim
to
pique
interest
amongst
students
as
to
similari>es
and
differences
between
classes
and
cultures.
The
project
is
designed
to
develop
cultural
understanding,
skills
with
Web
2.0
and
other
sofware,
experience
in
global
collabora>on
and
online
learning,
awareness
of
what
it
means
to
live
and
learn
in
a
flat
world.
11. K-2 Teacher Community
• Flat Connection network (Ning)
o Join teacher group (http://flatconnections.net)
o http://flatconnections.net/group/k-2-buildingbridges-14-1
• K-2 Google group
o Set your own email preferences and make
sure you are receiving mail during the project
For private email communication
• http://groups.google.com/group/flat-classroom-k-2-project
• Email: flat-classroom-k-2-project@googlegroups.com
14. Project
Content
Summary
Project
Topics
• How
We
Play
• Going
to
School
• Celebra>ng
Together
• Part
of
a
Family
• Making
a
Meal
• Sharing
Stories
All
teams
do
this
topic
• A
View
from
the
Window
15. Aim/Challenge
Aim:
To
build
understanding
of
life
beyond
the
immediate
environment
and
also
build
community
through
regular
connec>on
and
collabora>on
and
by
sharing
between
classrooms.
Our
Challenge:
To
connect
classrooms
around
the
world
in
meaningful
discussions
and
collabora>ons
and
to
show
that
co-‐crea>on
of
ideas
and
products
is
possible
at
this
level
of
educa>on
16. Guiding
Ques>ons:
Guiding
Ques9ons:
• Can
very
young
students
effec>vely
connect,
communicate,
and
collaborate
in
a
global
project?
• What
does
this
look
like?
• What
products
can
students
in
mixed
classroom
teams
co-‐
create?
• What
ac>vi>es
and
structure
can
we
design
and
implement
to
scaffold
this
collabora>on?
17. How
will
Workflow
support
K-‐2
14-‐1?
• Online
Teacher
Informa>on
Mee>ng:
before
March
1
• Classroom
Handshake
and
Kick-‐off:
March
1-‐15
• Team
Forma>on
and
Project
Discussions:
March
15-‐April
1
• Projects
to
be
started
by
April
1
• Mul>media
Collec>on
and
Sharing:
April
1-‐15
• Product
Development
and
Co-‐Crea>on:
April
15-‐30
• Celebra>on,
Summits
and
Reflec>ons:
May
1-‐15
18. K-‐2
Building
Bridges
Project
Structure
Team
forma9on,
Handshakes
Project
discussions,
Mul9media
collec9on
and
sharing
Project
development
and
co-‐
crea9on
Celebra9on,
Reflec9on,
Sharing
outcomes
19. What
are
Project
Outcomes
for
Students?
• Online
learning
community
interac>on
– Real
>me
interac>ons
e.g.
Skype
– Sharing
mul>media
-‐images,
videos
e.g.
class
handshakes
• Collabora>ve
learning
and
team
skills
• Major
outcome
1:
Contribu9on
to
one
of
the
Team
topics
• Major
outcome
2:
A
View
from
the
Window
20. Crea>ng
the
Handshake
● Handshake
phase
○
○
Reach
out
and
“shake
hands”
over
the
next
week
Share
this
experience
via
the
Ning
or
the
Wiki
● Tools
for
the
Handshake
○
○
○
You
decide
Skype
-‐
Mystery?
Video
21. Examples
of
Past
Projects
hhp://k213-‐1bridges.flatclassroomproject.org/Home
Handshake
Example
h"p://youtu.be/nTI9meJBz_0
22. Examples
of
Past
Projects
hhp://k213-‐1bridges.flatclassroomproject.org/Home
View
from
Our
Window
-‐
h"p://youtu.be/FdiQUrh617Q
24. Examples
of
Past
Projects
hhp://k213-‐1bridges.flatclassroomproject.org/Home
Final
Project
Voicethread:
hhps://voicethread.com/share/4508761/
25. K-‐2
13-‐2
examples
• Refer
to
wiki
hhp://k-‐213-‐2bridges.flatclassroomproject.org/
26. What
now?
• PM
will
email
a
mee>ng
summary
and
recording
link
for
this
kickoff
(and
this
info
will
be
on
the
Ning!)
• Invita>on
to
Google
group,
Ning
group,
Timebridge,
join
the
wiki
• Week
star>ng
February
24:
– Another
teacher
mee>ng
run
by
Sandy
and
Cathy
– Teachers
start
introducing
students
to
the
project
– Real
>me
connec>ons
explored
27. Badges
-‐Teachers
&
Students
Flat
Connec9ons
will
introduce
‘Badges’
this
semester.
More
informa9on
coming
soon!
h"p://credly.com
29. Final
words………
• Anyone
who
has
never
made
a
mistake
has
never
tried
anything
new.
-‐
Albert
Einstein
• The
important
thing
is
not
to
stop
ques>oning.
-‐
Albert
Einstein
30. FLAT
professional
development
Flat
Connec>ons
Global
Educator
FLAT
encounters
Sydney
June
2014
FLAT
projects
for
K-‐12
hhp://flatconnec>ons.com
