Global+Projects

Technology allows your personal learning network to extend beyond your school and the local area, into other states and across the world. Twitter and Skype are great tools for connecting and communicating with teachers anywhere. Using hashtags (#) on Twitter helps you to find educators with common interests; for example, #vicpln, #scichat, #edtech or #elemchat. Google Hangouts can be used for group meetings, using audio and chat. Blackboard Collaborate is an online webinar platform for audio, video, interactive whiteboard, text chat, emoticons, polling, web tours and application sharing.
 * Developing your Personal Learning Network**

Skype for Educators and Skype in the Classroom are sites where you can connect with experts, teachers and classes across the globe.
 * Global Projects**


 * Collaborate with other classes, no matter where they are
 * Find guest speakers ad invite them into your classroom
 * Take a virtual field trip anywhere in the world.

The Kidlink Project aims to promote global dialogue among the youth of the world. One nice example from the Kidlink Project is a student-written, online newspaper with articles about music, sport, comics and other hobbies.

CAPspace (Collaborations Around the Planet) is a social networking tool for educational videoconferencing. Log in to find colleagues and schools interested in collaborative videoconference projects. Create and advertise your own collaborative videoconference projects to educators around the world. CAPspace also provides registration for collaborative events and projects such as TWICE’s Read Around the Planet. There are currently 13420 educators from 53 countries registered with CAPspace.