Chapter 12: Go Global

Discussion Questions

• In what ways have you helped your students to connect with the world?
• Brainstorm some ideas for your classroom and your students. Where are their opportunities to go global? What work could be published for an intentional and authentic audience?
• Whom would you like to invite into your classroom—maybe an author, an expert, or students from another country?

Chapter 12 Actions

• Join Google Connected Classrooms to connect with other educators, organizations, and classroom projects that bring the field trips to you.
• Share student work on Twitter using the #Comments4Kids or #Kidtweet hashtag to get feedback for your students.
• Create a class blog or individual student blogs to allow students to share their learning, projects, and reflections. Encourage students to share links to help them get feedback from an authentic audience.
• Follow the hashtag #GlobalEd for more ideas on ways to go global!

Additional Resources

• Every Student Should Publish for the World! – Shake Up Learning blog post
  • Publishing Tools to Try:
    • Website/Blog Creators
      • Google Sites
      • Weebly
      • Wix
      • Blogger
      • WordPress
      • Edublogs
      • Seesaw
    • Video
      • Flipgrid
      • Padlet
• Write for My Teacher, or Publish to the World? – November Learning
• Mystery Hangout Google+ Community
• Mystery Skype
• Skype in the Classroom Resources
• Google Connected Classrooms (Google+ community)
• Global Collaboration Day Resources. This page has a huge list of resources!
• Book: Bring the World to Your Classroom: Using Google Geo Tools by Kelly Kermode and Kim Randall