Comments on: Creating Engaging Global Projects

By: Kim Cofino

Kim Cofino — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:59:31 +0000

@Researchmonk,

Thanks so much for the kind words. I’m so glad my posts are helpful to you! Looking forward to seeing the work that you do with your Social Studies classes!

By: Albert Jewels

Albert Jewels — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:12:40 +0000

Dear Ms Cofino,
Thanks for the open architecture of your teaching style and for your authentic constructivist / enquiry led / learner centered philosophy.
I am a veteran teacher who has recently completed 6 credits at NYIT Educational Technology MS. I am eternally grateful for the hope, inspiration and practical knowledge you have cultivated in my novice construct of integrating IT across my elementary Social Studies Curriculum. You exemplify the Gold Universal Standard of Teaching. After I have some classroom projects up and running, I hope to join the linked /tagged community trail.
May God continue to richly Bless you and your husband,
Respectully,
Researchmonk

By: Investigate Collaborate Learn!–A Teacher’s Thoughts

Investigate Collaborate Learn!–A Teacher’s Thoughts — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:51:06 +0000

[...] having seen some great examples of student collaborative projects such as those by Kim Cofino, Clarence Fisher, Chris Craft, The Horizons Project, and the Flat Classroom Project, I am inspired [...]

By: mscofino

mscofino — Wed, 09 May 2007 02:04:51 +0000

Alex,

Thanks for those links! I have bookmarked them and will be back for more Let me know if you’re interested in setting up any collaborations with us in Malaysia (until June) or Thailand (starting in August).

Miss Profe,

I’ve got a whole post just for you out today

By: Miss Profe

Miss Profe — Sun, 06 May 2007 14:43:05 +0000

Nothing at the moment. I am still trying to figure Web 2.0 out. It will be one of my summer projects. That being said, much of Web 2.0 does not readily lend itself to foreign language education, unles of course the partner school speaks the language one is studying and vice versa.

IMHO, wikis and podcast and blogs become contrived if not used for real purposes. In other words, students putting up their work on a blog or a wiki, or creating a “lesson” as a podcast, or text-messaging verb conjugations to a partner across the classroom using a cell, while all fun and engaging, are just that. Not sure exactly how much actual language learning is going on.

By: notreblog

notreblog — Thu, 03 May 2007 13:48:03 +0000

Hi,
I’m an ICT teacher in Norwich, UK. Like you, I’m really keen in putting a global dimension into our lessons.
We’ve got links with schools in France, USA and China and regularly use them for our research or as a real audience to communicate with.
I’ve set up an edublog for students to add comments to at http://www.notreblog.edublogs.org . I’ve also got lots of resources and ideas on my own website at http://www.communicty.org
Seeya
Alex