Success stories in long distance collaboration

My Social Studies students are collaborating globally on projects and I would love to hear how others are using Web2.0 tools for long distance collaboration (in any content area). I have found that there is a lot of information about online tools and how to find contacts but not much on project design and coordinating objectives with teachers from other cultures. I would love to share ideas and success stories with others, not only for my own enrichment but also in preparation for a presentation I am giving at a technology conference in March. Thanks,
Jonathan

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Permalink Reply by Richard D. Solomon, Ph.D. on May 25, 2009 at 10:13am

Hi Jonathan,

I'm interested in exploring how to use distance learning as both a vehicle for instruction and teacher training.

How do I join your group?

Richard

Permalink Reply by Michele Lattanzio on August 23, 2009 at 7:26am

Hi Jonathon. Where did you find the global connections? I am interested in creating projects also, but I am having a hard time finding collaborators.
Thank you, Michele

Permalink Reply by Jonathan Henderson on August 23, 2009 at 7:46am

Hello Michele,

Here is a website of resources I put together for my conference presentations on global collaborations. It has links for finding partners.

www.historyhaven.com/goingglobal.htm

This year our projects have grown to involve students from Russia, China, S Korea, Nepal,and Greece. Let me know how it goes for you,
Jonathan

Permalink Reply by Michele Lattanzio on August 25, 2009 at 5:56am

Thank you for the link.

Permalink Reply by Jay Trevorrow on August 24, 2009 at 7:03am

Hey, Jonathan, I am going to get back to this with some additional thoughts based on what I have done in the past, but IMHO this is exactly the focal challenge of any online collaboration: the work between two (or more) teachers to articulate clear outcomes and work backwards from those to the activities involved. This is critical; content (curriculum) is always the driver or at least it should be. It likely requires even better preparation over distances than it would if we were working with a colleague down the hall. The technical tools really ought to be the last consideration in collaborating.

Permalink Reply by Bram Moreinis on February 10, 2010 at 10:36am

Hi, Jon.

I'm using Open Atrium (a Drupal distribution inspired by BaseCamp) to help schools develop professional learning communities.

It becomes part of the schools Intranet, and is particularly handy if the school is using Drupal for Web 2.0 / Blended Learning activity support, rather than cobbling together Internet sites from hither and yon.

If you would like to see a demo and examples, I'm glad to share!

-Bram

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