Russell Tillmann

44, Male

Milwaukee/Madison

United States

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School / Work Affiliation
Waterford Union High School/University of Wisconsin Madison
About Me
I teach World History, American Government, and US History at Waterford High School in Waterford Wisconsin. I also am currently pursuing my Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Masters at the University of Wisconsin. As a teacher and future administrator, I am interested in using any types of educational software that will help my students learn.

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  • Anne Mirtschin

    Hello Russell, skype is really easy to use, just get yourself a username and a lot of classroom2.0 members have a skype ID which you can find on their member page. Most of my connections have come from the discussions on classroom2.0. However, there are some great other nings to join to get involved in global projects and the ones I have used, you can find at this recent post of mine The Antarctic one came through a special friend...

    Jan 5, 2009

  • David Hilton

    Hi Russell
    My name’s David and I’m a history teacher in Queensland, Australia. I use a lot of podcasting and online tools with my classes and am always looking for new ideas.
    I host a group on diigo (it’s similar to delicious and very popular with teachers) for history teachers to share links, ideas and resources. It’s at http://groups.diigo.com/groups/history-teachers.
    Please come along and join and share any sources or resources you use with the rest of us. See you there.
    Regards,
    David Hilton
    Ancient & Modern History Teacher
    Sheldon College, Capalaba.

    Jun 6, 2009

  • Dr. Rita Oates

    HI, Russell,
    Another great way to find global classrooms for collaboration is through ePals. The Global Community has more than 600,000 classrooms in 200 countries, the largest K12 global community. You can use "classroom match" to find other teachers (free) and also can sign up for SchoolMail accounts for your students at no cost. You have to write a classroom profile to be admitted to use the service.

    ePals has TRUSTe certification, an independent standard for privacy and security. (Not all education sites have it, but it makes district IT directors happy to see it.) You can see lots of other Wisconsin educators who are connected through ePals, or search for another state for your US History students and for other countries for your World History class.

    Check the Sept. 2009 Educational Leadership (ASCD) for a great article about 21st century teaching of social studies: How to Learn in the 21st Century.
    Your students might enjoy thinking of questions that go beyond the textbook to ask of students in other places.
    Also the digital stories already posted on ePals, created by students in rural New Zealand, northern Norway, Turkey, etc. will really provide a fascinating look at what life is like in other places.
    All these resources are free. Let me know if you have questions. I am a former teacher trainer and director of ed tech in a large school district, and I love to see teachers get connected!

    Oct 5, 2009