1. Collaborations Around the Planet
Janine Lim
Berrien RESA
Blog: bcisdvcs.wordpress.com

2. Definitions Collaboration Student Project Kid2Kid
Centrally managed & coordinated
Information about how to participate is provided, dates and times are set
Monster Match
Read Around the Planet
Texas History Mystery
Collaboration
Kid2Kid
Begins with an idea from a teacher
Requires finding your own partner
Most classroom collaborations are point-to-point
The teacher describes what they want their partner class to do
Glaser, R. (February 1, 2008). Videoconference Glossary.

3. Why Projects and Collaborations?

4. Who’s Asking?

5. Tech Coordinator “We bought VC. How do we get teachers to use it?”
FREE
Most closely matches curriculum
Can be most powerful VCs

6. Teacher “What’s the value to my students?” Owston 2007
multicultural understanding and greater positive self-concept Cifuentes & Murphy 2000
greater understanding of time, distance, and understanding other children Yost 2001
learn from other viewpoints Martinez & MacMillan, 1998

7. Curriculum Director tailored to curriculum goals
“How does VC meet state curriculum standards?”
tailored to curriculum goals
adapted to curriculum goals
created from/within curriculum goals

8. Professor
“Did anyone think about the learning theory?”
social constructivism - we learn by talking to others Vygotsky
constructivism - use of VC has a positive relationship with teachers’ preference for constructivism Sweeney 2007
authentic audience Warschauer 1997

9. Why do you do collaborative projects?
Give some examples...

10. Exchange Format Project: Read Around the Planet
Project: Michigan Exchange
Collaborations
Pakistan
Earthworms
ESL
Robots

11. Multipoint Formats MysteryQuest World Geography
International MysteryQuest
MysteryQuest USA
Texas History Mystery
Invasive Species
Poetry Cafe

12. What is TWICE? www.twice.cc K12 videoconferencing organization
Volunteer board members, mostly from educational service agencies
Read Around the Planet
ASK Programs and Michigan Week
Discounts with providers

14. Read Around the Planet Verification Registration Opens Nov. 1
Teacher Registration Opens Dec. 1
Teacher Registration Closes (mid Jan)
Matches Announced (end of Jan)
English & World Languages
February 23 - March 6, 2009

15. Read Around the Planet

16. A directory based on Read Around the Planet
A way to add VC friends & find new VC friends
A way to create collaborations
More tools to come…
projects.twice.cc or
polycom.com/education/PCATP

17. Designing Projects What is my required curriculum?
What can my students learn from connecting to another class?
How does it add value to the lesson?
What benefit is gained in greater curriculum understanding because the students collaborated with another class?

18. Designing Projects ISTE NETS Standards Technology communications tools
Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

19. Collaborative VCs Wiki
collaborativevcs.pbwiki.com
Hosted by Berrien RESA
Available for anyone to add to it
Growing collection of written ideas for collaborative VC projects

20. Other Collaboration Tools
CILC Collaboration Center
Global Leap, UK
Internet2 K20 Muse k20.internet2.edu
Janet Collaborate, UK
K12 Videoconferencing in Ontario videoconference.commun-it.org
VC Alberta vcalberta.ca/socialnetwork

21. Planning Interactive Curriculum Connections
Cost: $150 (bulk discounts available)
1 graduate semester credit
1 week intro to VC; 1 week on content providers; 1 week on preparation; 1 week on projects
"As a media specialist, I think this course would be extremely useful for my teachers and staff."

22. Kid2Kid Videoconference Connections
Cost: $200 (bulk discounts available)
2 graduate semester credits
Collaborative community online
Week 1: Developing a project idea
Week 2: Planning and advertising
Week 3&4: Preparing for a project
Week 5: Participating in a project
Week 6: Evaluating projects

23. Questions? Janine Lim, janine.lim@berrienresa.org TWICE: www.twice.cc
CAPspace: projects.twice.cc
BCISD DL:
Blog: bcisdvcs.wordpress.com
Wiki: collaborativeVCs.pbwiki.com
Online Classes: Planning Interactive Curriculum Connections Kid2Kid Videoconference Connections

24. Bibliography
Cifuentes, L., & Murphy, K. L. (2000). Promoting multicultural understanding and positive self-concept through a distance learning community: cultural connections. Educational Technology Research and Development, 48(1),
Martinez, M. D., & MacMillan, G. (1998). A Joint Distance Learning Course in American Government (No. ED428005).
Owston, R. (2007). Contextual factors that sustain innovative pedagogical practice using technology: an international study. Journal of Educational Change, 8(1),
Sweeney, M. A. (2007). The use of videoconferencing techniques which support constructivism in K-12 education. Dissertation Abstracts International.
Warschauer, M. (1997).Computer-mediated collaborative learning: Theory and practice. Modern Language Journal, 81(3), p Also at
Yost, N. (2001). Lights, Camera, Action: Videoconferencing in Kindergarten. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference.