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Today Kersten and I had a great Skype conversation about education. The thing I loved about our experience is that even though her and I were both in the same general geographic area - we could have been in different schools, different states, or different countries. I could have been talking to Kersten while on the road, on a plane (with wi-fi), or from a different location every day. If I were a soldier, I could be talking from a war zone. If I were an inner city student, I could be talking to a Harvard professor. Video chatting, in all it's emerging forms, really widens the playing field for students. No longer are we constrained by location, and poverty becomes less of a deciding factor in the education you can receive.
Years ago, I might have worried about raising my son on the Mexican Border, where I lived. Now, I know that he can be part of a global community of educators and experiences, and will have access to all the tools to be successful. One tool for success that Kersten and I used is Google Docs. We made a document about PBL, Inquiry learning, Webquests, and Constructivism. You can see our work here. The amazing thing about this document is that we created, edited, saved, and shared - all while not being in the same classroom. We worked together, chatting in the sidebar, talking on Skype, and putting the pieces of our assignment together together, but apart. The uses for this in the classroom are endless!
Years ago, I might have worried about raising my son on the Mexican Border, where I lived. Now, I know that he can be part of a global community of educators and experiences, and will have access to all the tools to be successful. One tool for success that Kersten and I used is Google Docs. We made a document about PBL, Inquiry learning, Webquests, and Constructivism. You can see our work here. The amazing thing about this document is that we created, edited, saved, and shared - all while not being in the same classroom. We worked together, chatting in the sidebar, talking on Skype, and putting the pieces of our assignment together together, but apart. The uses for this in the classroom are endless!
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