Neit2009+Open+Space+2N

Open Space2 - N-Conference House Dogwood

Not sure how this session will develop but I'm interested in using Web 2.0 tools to foster collaboration between our schools. One path I'm exploring is the development of blended learning courses, courses that are taught partially online and partially in traditional classrooms. A ning community supp orting this exploration is the [|Independent School Cooperative (iScoop)] If you are interested in developing online or blended courses please consider adding your voice to the conversation. (Fred Bartels... attending virtually)

Another idea I'd like to develop is getting small groups of teachers from different schools, who are teaching essentially the same course, to share a ning site focused on the ideas covered in the course.

Possible resources for connecting with other teachers who want to do school to school collaboration:
 * http://globaleducation.ning.com/
 * http://iearn.org/
 * http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Partners
 * http://www.classroom20.com/

Possible tools to use for collaboration:
 * http://elgg.org - Software to build and host your own Facebook like system.com
 * http://ning.com - Free system to create your own Facebook like area. Hosted at ning.com.

Project done in an ethics class: [] Partner class was in Sudan. Students on both sides posted articles about the other part of the world and students commented. US students posted article about a women being punished for certain cloths in Sudan. Sudanese students posted articles about Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Found that kids really want to talk about their lives.