1. Technology for Teachers: Connecting Students Globally Christian Educators Association Convention October 24, 2008 Marj Terpstra Christian Educators Association Convention October 24, 2008 Marj Terpstra

2. Global Issues  Poverty  War  Refugees  Global Warming  Food production  Clean Water  AIDs  Racism/Ethnic Cleansing  Poverty  War  Refugees  Global Warming  Food production  Clean Water  AIDs  Racism/Ethnic Cleansing

3. Learning about Issues

4. CRWRC  AIDs  Community Development  Disaster Relief  Christian Reformed World Relief Committee  AIDs  Community Development  Disaster Relief  Christian Reformed World Relief Committee www.crcna.org/pages/crwrc.cfm

5. Mennonite Central Committee  Global Food  Peace  Emergencies  Global Food  Peace  Emergencies www.mcc.org

6. United Nations Cyber School Bus http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/

8. Water Aid  Water  Sanitation  Hygiene  Water  Sanitation  Hygiene http://www.wateraid.org/international/learn_zone/primary/default.asp

9. Taking IT Global  Learning games http://www.takingitglobal.org/games/

10. University Coalitions for Global Health http://www.ucgh.org/

11. Taking Action

12. Calculating Our Carbon Footprint  Carbon Footprint Quiz http://www.zerofootprintkids.com/kids_home.aspx

13. Calculating Our Carbon Footprint  Quiz for kids http://www.kidsfootprint.org/http://www.rprogress.org/index.htm Quizzes for adults

14. Amnesty International http://www.amnestyusa.org/

15. UNICEF http://www.unicef.org/

16. Bread for the World http://www.bread.org/

17. Collaborating Globally http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKKvXvEpaOI

18. One laptop per child  http://wiki.lapt op.org/go/Educ ators http://wiki.lapt op.org/go/Educ ators  http://wiki.lapt op.org/go/Educ ators http://wiki.lapt op.org/go/Educ ators http://laptopgiving.org/en/explore.php

19. Taking IT Global  Collaborative projects http://www.takingitglobal.org/connections/

20. Journey North  Students share data to track  migration of butterflies, robins, hummingbirds, whooping cranes, gray whales, bald eagles  budding of tulip bulbs  changing sunlight  Students share data to track  migration of butterflies, robins, hummingbirds, whooping cranes, gray whales, bald eagles  budding of tulip bulbs  changing sunlight http://www.learner.org/jnorth/

21. tulips

22. butterfly

23. Butterfly map

24. Butterfly input

25. GLOBE  links teachers and students around the world to increase  environmental awareness  understanding of other cultures  their sense of global community.  links teachers and students around the world to increase  environmental awareness  understanding of other cultures  their sense of global community. http://www.globe.gov/r

27. Kidlink http://www.kidlink.org/english/general/intro.html

28. Our Stories  Listen to children’s stories from all parts of the world  Many languages  Guidelines for interviewing and recording stories  Listen to children’s stories from all parts of the world  Many languages  Guidelines for interviewing and recording stories http://www.ourstories.org/index.html http://www.ourstories.org/students/index.html#

29. EPals http://content.epals.com/projects/info.aspx?DivID=index http://www.epals.com/

30. Collaboration on the Internet http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tech/international/guide_pg2.html

31. Worldwide Christian Schools http://www.wwcs.org/  Possible contacts

32. Whyville  Virtual world  Kids from all over the world  Good learning games  Virtual world  Kids from all over the world  Good learning games http://b.whyville.net/smmk/top/index

33. iEarn  Collaboration Network  120 countries  24,500 schools and youth organizations  $100 fee/teacher  $400 fee for school  Collaboration Network  120 countries  24,500 schools and youth organizations  $100 fee/teacher  $400 fee for school International Education and Resource Network http://www.iearn.org/

34. iEARN center

35. Do Justice, Love Mercy  Digital file posted: http://ceateachers.org/  Contact me:materpstra@gmail.com  Digital file posted: http://ceateachers.org/  Contact me:materpstra@gmail.com