Building Overarching Connections through Global Online Collaboration

by Jallal HaririMorce-Net Annual Conference 2017

About New York

• The old name of Manhathan was New Hampshire

• About 5 million people use the New York subway each day

• It costs 1 million dollars to get a license to operate a yellow cabin (taxi )

About Agadir

• There are about 300 crocodiles in Agadir.

• Souk Lhad in Agadir is the 3rd largest Urban Market in Africa.

• The word ‘Agadir’ means ‘fortifiedbuilding’.

Getting started

• What is virtual exchange?

• Why should our students engage with theirinternational peers in structured online activities?

• How can I connect my students with theirpeers in other countries for meaningfulcommunication and collaboration?

Scavenger Hunt

Developing a Poject Plan

• 1. Start with your content & skillstandards.

• 2. Envision your Project Idea

• 3. Develop a Driving Question

• 4. Decide on Collaborative final Projects

• 5. Engage Local and global audiences

The DQ Tubric 2.0

Engaging in Digital Dialogue

Digital Citizenship & Cross-Cultural dialogue

Digital Citizenship and the Core

Rules of Netiquette

• HOW ARE YOU?

• Do you pray? What’s your religion?

• Lebron, are you a black guy. Like LebronJames, I mean.

• Fay, are you a girl?

• Is this all you got?

Best Practices for Quality Online Interaction

• Respond ferquently

• Quality vs Quantity

• Good time management

• Two ‘I Like’s and One ‘I wonder’

Which Media for Video-conferencing

Presentation Tools