Global Projects and Webquests

I am all for making learning activities as meaningful as possible and giving students an audience for their work. Think about it. Would you write if nobody was going to read your work? Engaging in projects that involve communicating with students in other schools and countries is a great way to lift levels of student engagement. There are problems sometimes with time zones and school holidays being at different times of the year when you join in a northern hemisphere project but these are outweighed by the quality of the learning that can take place. I have collected some links this week to some global projects. If you have any I can add to my list, please let me know.

Cool Things I Discovered This Week:

• Mobile Phones are not used for making calls much any more.
• TakingITGlobal.org is the social network that connects you to the global issues that affect us all.
• Are you staring at a screen for too long? Don't worry. We won't have screens soon.
• Guy Kawasaki stands by the success of presentations that use 30-point fonts, 20 minutes, and just 10 slides (the 10/20/30 rule) for less soul-deadening effect.
• The 10 Zens of Technology Planning.