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Global Connections Technology Preparing Our Students

Global Read Aloud ~One Book To Connect The World~ ● Began in 2010 ● Reaches over 60 countries ● Over 10,000 facilitators/teachers ● Over 500,000 students have participated

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Miss Cardinal & Mrs. Peterson ● Connected with 21 classrooms worldwide ● 502 direct student connections made ● Student work reached an audience of over 318,000 students and teachers ● Videos, Tweets and Edmodo work “Reshared” over 100 times

Connections Made Cardinal's Class Map Peterson's Class Map S tudents traveled over 23, 300 virtual miles!

Mrs. Cardinal’s Class Padlet Link Edward Tulane

Miss Cardinal’s Class Work

Mrs. Peterson’s Class I'm Here (Airplane)

Mrs. Peterson’s Class Work

Lasting Connections Ecs College Preparatory The Canadian School of School, Westmount, Canada Warsaw, Poland

Thank You Mrs. Peterson & Miss Cardinal Both Kanen and Kaylee’s dedication to their classroom and students is obvious upon entering their room. Their commitment to this project is what made it a success for kids in Jefferson and all around the world.

Additional Collaboration ● GAFE ● Web 2.0 Tools deployment ● Donors Choose ● Social media ● Jefferson ● Chromebook Community integration Foundation ● Website creation Counseling Site

Goals For The Future ● increase classroom access ● increase & integrate digital citizenship ● community outreach-student tech. team ● online video announcements ● staff collaboration via Google Hangouts

Goals: Looking Ahead ● Global Holiday Exchange (December 1st-19th) ● Hour of Code (December 8th-15th) ● Connected Classrooms-Virtual Field Trips

Pedagogy is the driver, technology the accelerator, And passion is the gas!