These are the slides I shared during my presentation for the Surrey Teacher's Association Convention May 2013

1. Going Global With Your Class
Without Leaving Your Room
Presented by Karen Lirenman
STA Convention
May 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013

2. Why learn
with the
world?
Text
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17731548@N00/2051756510/
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3. The Why
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4. The Why
To flatten classroom walls
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5. The Why
To flatten classroom walls
To share learning in authentic ways
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6. The Why
To flatten classroom walls
To share learning in authentic ways
To foster connections with children around the
world
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7. The Why
To flatten classroom walls
To share learning in authentic ways
To foster connections with children around the
world
To bring experts in to teach students
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8. The How
Thursday, May 2, 2013

9. The How
Video Conferencing
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10. The How
Video Conferencing
Blogging
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11. The How
Video Conferencing
Blogging
Twitter
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12. The How
Video Conferencing
Blogging
Twitter
Class Driven Collaborative Projects
Thursday, May 2, 2013

13. The How
Video Conferencing
Blogging
Twitter
Class Driven Collaborative Projects
Organized Collaborative Projects
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14. Video Conferencing
Thursday, May 2, 2013

15. Learning with a Children’s Author
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16. Learning with
an Expert
Thursday, May 2, 2013

17. Learning with Other Classes
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18. Teaching Others
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19. Learning with Another Adult
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20. Learning with Other Students
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21. Learning with Someone Special
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22. Blogging
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23. Blogging
Connecting through a class blog
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24. Blogging
Connecting through a class blog
Connecting through class commenting
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25. Blogging
Connecting through a class blog
Connecting through class commenting
Connecting through individual student
blogs
Thursday, May 2, 2013

26. Blogging
Connecting through a class blog
Connecting through class commenting
Connecting through individual student
blogs
Connecting through individual student
comments
Thursday, May 2, 2013

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29. Student Blogs
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30. Student Blogs We Visit
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35. Twitter
@MsLsClass
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36. Tweeting
Our
Learning
With
Others As
A Class
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37. Tweeting
Our
Learning
With
Others As
Individual
Students
Thursday, May 2, 2013

38. Tweeting to a Hashtag
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39. Individually Tweeting an Author
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40. Hearing from an Author
Thursday, May 2, 2013

41. Our Class Driven Collaborative Projects
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42. Our Class Driven Collaborative Projects
Elementary - High School Writing/
Drama Collaboration
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43. Our Class Driven Collaborative Projects
Elementary - High School Writing/
Drama Collaboration
Today’s Meet - Sharing Thoughts on a
Story
Thursday, May 2, 2013

44. Our Class Driven Collaborative Projects
Elementary - High School Writing/
Drama Collaboration
Today’s Meet - Sharing Thoughts on a
Story
We Can See - Looking at our School Yard
Thursday, May 2, 2013

45. Our Class Driven Collaborative Projects
Elementary - High School Writing/
Drama Collaboration
Today’s Meet - Sharing Thoughts on a
Story
We Can See - Looking at our School Yard
Good News - Bad News
Thursday, May 2, 2013

46. Our Class Driven Collaborative Projects
Elementary - High School Writing/
Drama Collaboration
Today’s Meet - Sharing Thoughts on a
Story
We Can See - Looking at our School Yard
Good News - Bad News
Thursday, May 2, 2013

47. Collaboration with
Fraser Heights
Thursday, May 2, 2013

48. Using Today’s
Meet to Discuss a
Favourite Book
with a Grade One
Class in Illinois
Thursday, May 2, 2013

49. We Can See - Collaborative Project
Thursday, May 2, 2013

50. Good News Bad News
Working with Mrs. van Rees’ Gr. 1 Class in
Ontario
In groups children are making good news/bad
news pictures
We are sharing our pictures with each other
Students in the other class will write the words
and create new books
Books will be shared with both classes
Thursday, May 2, 2013

51. Organized Collaborative Projects
Global Read Aloud
Quad/Primary Blogging
Flat Classroom Projects
Projects By Jen
Global Classroom Projects
Kinderchat Projects
Thursday, May 2, 2013

52. Global Read Aloud
What is it?
Thursday, May 2, 2013

53. Global Read Aloud
What is it?
How did it look like for my class?
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54. Global Read Aloud
What is it?
How did it look like for my class?
Weekly google hang out with three other classes
Thursday, May 2, 2013

55. Global Read Aloud
What is it?
How did it look like for my class?
Weekly google hang out with three other classes
Flat Wilbur project with Manhattan school
Thursday, May 2, 2013

56. Global Read Aloud
What is it?
How did it look like for my class?
Weekly google hang out with three other classes
Flat Wilbur project with Manhattan school
Voice thread of favourite characters with class in MB
Thursday, May 2, 2013

57. Global Read Aloud
What is it?
How did it look like for my class?
Weekly google hang out with three other classes
Flat Wilbur project with Manhattan school
Voice thread of favourite characters with class in MB
Skype call with Toledo Ohio, re favourite parts
Thursday, May 2, 2013

58. Quad/Primary Blogging
Four class (or student) blogs
One class (or student) blog is focus blog
for the week
Other three classes visit the focus blog
A new class is the focus each week
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59. Flat Classroom Project
Thursday, May 2, 2013

60. Projects by Jen
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61. Global Classroom Projects
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62. Kinderchat Projects - The Play Projects
http://www.kinderchat123.net/
Thursday, May 2, 2013

63. Contact Information
Karen Lirenman
@klirenman
Skype: klirenman
learningandsharingwithmsl.blogspot.ca
handoutsbykaren.wikispaces.com
Grade One, Division 18
Bonaccord Elementary, Surrey, BC
@MsLsClass
mslirenmansroom.blogspot.ca
kidblog.org/mslirenmansclass2012
Thursday, May 2, 2013