1. Sorting it all out!

2.  Getting To Know You  Pieces of the web 2.0 puzzle  How Do We Use These Tools?  Asynchronous Communication  Synchronous Communication  Example Lesson Planning  Recommendations  Questions

3.  Who am I?  Getting to know you questions

4. Asynchronous Communication  Photo Uploading  Video Uploading  Blogs  Voicethreads  Web Letters  Wikis Synchronous Communication Skype Elluminate Chat

6. Wikis › Use to write literature, examine a story, exchange ideas, create dialogue, upload photos, upload joint lessons, embed videos, slideshows, and blogs. Voicethreads › Use to examine a cultural piece or art, a photograph, or a statement. Web Letters › Useful for when you cannot meet together at the same time but still want to communicate. Students can record presentations and lessons. Video Uploading › Use for introductions, short films, short lessons, commentary, can be embedded on a wiki site. Photo Uploading › Use for art, introductions to your schools, pictures of your work, community comparisons, weather, science, can be embedded on a wiki site or put in power point presentations for Elluminate.

8. http://nciwconnections.wikispaces.com

9.  Blogs from our elementary program participants › Lauren Forbes’s Blog: Spain › http://www.blogger.com/i.g?inviteID=4486250376 646107666&blogID=2291905671691317961 http://www.blogger.com/i.g?inviteID=4486250376 646107666&blogID=2291905671691317961 › Nate Myer’s Blog: Ghana www.nateg3accra.blogspot.com › Carly's blog: Ghana http://carlybrantmeyer.blogspot.com http://carlybrantmeyer.blogspot.com › McKenzie Miller's blog: Ghana http://mckenziem.wordpress.com/

10. Photos www.Picassa.com www.Photobucket.com Video Uploading www.teachertube.com www.animoto.com Web Letters www.elluminate.com (CIU has a license for this) Blogs www.blogspot.com www.blogger.com Voicethreads www.voicethreads.com

11. Skype – www.skype.com  Free  Recommend using it for teacher and planning communication. Elluminate – www.elluminate.com  Free for our partners  Recommend using this for collaborations, recordings, presentations.

12.  Clyde Erwin Elementary and Skype Lessons › Ghana Cultural Correspondents – Fall Semester  Topics included;  Community, Education systems, service-learning, government, folktales

13.  Elluminate Example Video Example Slide From Elluminate Presentation Australia and Current Events “Fires set ablaze and devastate parts of Australia”

14.  10 th Grade Literature – SCOS Requirement › Read and analyze selected works of world literature by: (shortened)  Using effective strategies for preparation, engagement, reflection.  Analyzing literary devices such as allusion, symbolism, figurative language, flashback, dramatic irony, situational irony, and imagery and explaining their effect on the work of world literature  Understanding the importance of cultural and historical impact on literary texts.

15.  Karen Blixen  Out of Africa  Example, - one of the major themes of this book is “contrasts and opposites….”  Hans Christen Andersen  Fairytales and Poetry  Example – “The Little Mermaid,” “The Snow Queen,” “The Emperor’s New Suit”

16.  Planning  Skype › Teachers plan out which themes they would like the students to present on. › Teachers decide the format of the pre lesson, actual lesson, and post lesson › Determine which class will present on which part of the theme  Pre - Lesson  Each class works together as a whole to present one side of the theme.  Example: Two Trials from Out of Africa - cultural and historical factors at the two trials in the book.  Wiki Site  Students can put initial thoughts on contrasts on the wiki site

17.  Lesson Implementation  Elluminate - › Students present their power points to their partner class, while the other class takes notes and writes questions. › Students are divided into small groups and selected to answer questions. › Leave time at end of lesson for Question and Answer as part of a “Getting To Know You” effort.  Lesson Follow Up  Wiki –  Students discuss the lesson via the wiki site under designated topics.  Skype –  Teachers discuss the lesson and what could be a beneficial follow up format.  Discuss what did and did not work.

18.  After the initial big group presentation, students and teachers can begin to think about the students meeting in smaller groups via Elluminate now that they know how the program works and can be used.  Smaller group lessons can be done as a form of follow up

19.  Try and use one of these resources for your communication – unless necessary use in place of email, set up bi-weekly meetings of teachers via Skype.  Immediately start a wiki for two partnership classrooms.  Think about delegating some of these responsibilities to students.  Start small!! Get one success before building more so that you can troubleshoot.  Work with each other.  Know there will be difficulties and prepare yourself for setbacks.  Ask me.