Hello!
I will be discussing the two main norms of Online Global Collaboration. These norms will really show how important they can be for the future of a teacher’s success in the classroom. Listen closely to these norms, because if they are followed correctly they will really help you in having a successful and controlled classroom environment.
Norm 1: Be Prepared
“So many potentially excellent global collaborations fail because educators are not prepared, largely because they do not know what to prepare for.”
There are two main objectives for this norm.
- Have a plan for connecting
- Use your PLN and PLC to find like-minded partners for global collaboration
- Determine what common tools you will use to connect and collaborate
- Test all your tools beforehand
- Work out time zone differences
- Determine how you will communicate
- Work out how teachers will communicate during the collaboration and test this well before students come together
- Decide what communication activities will take place between teachers and then between students
- Work out student communication protocols and make sure all participants agree on these
- Determine the expectations for communication during the collaboration
- Agree on the read, receive and respond systems and protocols for all participants
Norm 2: Have a Purpose
“Every connection, communication, and eventual collaboration must have a purpose. Planning is the key to success.”
- Cultural exchange: Is the purpose of the project clear?
- Inquiry and exploration into a topic(s): Is the length of the collaboration clear?
- Global project, short or long, curriculum-based: What are the shared inputs from participants?
- Shared outcomes, student summit: What are the shared outcomes?
- Artifact exchange and/or co-creation: Will there be artifact exchange?
Below is a video that describes a teacher having a purpose in the classroom although it is being in a physical classroom setting
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