Creating opportunities for students to collaborate locally and globally
Challenges
Local Challenges
Global Challenges
Benefits
Local Benefits
Global Benefits
Learning about other cultures
student privacy safety
Learning about other geography (Mystery Skypes)
Compatible technology, standards etc.
Release of images, video, chats of students
Collaborating with tech can be challenging. For example, doing math on the computer can just be kind of difficult, in general.
Time zones & Language
differentiation within groups
Different teaching methods for math topics can make it challenging for students from different classes to work together.
Allows for feedback from many different users beyond teacher
if you group students thoughtfully then students at all levels can learn more about the topic.
Access to experts
Sense of larger community
Real world expereince - many jobs interact with other countries all the time
Integration into existing curriculum can be time consuming at first
high cap students could teach other students
Sometimes the tech or sound or network is a barrier
Getting connected can be a challenge
peer support improves persistence
Life, even just a district away, can be quite different than what are students are used to.
Empathy/Cultural Competency
More "fish in the sea" for study buddies?
Temptation to stick with individual work because it is easier to manage