Happy New Year, Global Education Collaborative Members!  

Just a reminder....If you weren't able to catch November's online Global Education Conference, all the recordings can be viewed here. Please browse this treasure trove of presentations; there is something for everyone within the 400+ sessions. Stay tuned for further announcements as we figure out how to top our 2010 event!

State of the Community

Since the inaugural Global Education Conference which began on November 15, 2010, we've had 201 people join this network. Our membership now stands at 4,609 people and recent members hail from Australia, Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam! Remember that you can search our membership directory if you're looking to connect with a classroom in a particular corner of the world. 

New Projects and Requests

Check out the discussion forum for all postings. 

Cultural Art Exchange

UN Mandated University for Peace Human Rights Course

On the Same Day in March

Xbox Kinect

Examples of Tech Facilitated Projects

10 Tips on International Penpal Exchanges

Free Worldwide Book Discussion: Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins (This is sponsored by Primary Source, one of the GlobalEdCon partners.)

The Lunch Box Project 2011

Flat Classrooms Projects

Sustainability Education Summer Institute 2011

Events

NuVu Innovation Event at Beaver Country Day School- January 8th

Webinar: ePals 101 for Global Collaboration - January 10th

Book Discussion: Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins - January 19th

Links Worth Passing On

Check out our Diigo bookmarking group for more resources. Join the group to contribute your favorite resources!

 TIGed Professional Development

Global Dimension

Teacher-Tested Travel Grants

Global Education at FDU

Revealing Mexico

AusAID's Global Education web site

Tips and Tricks

• If you are seeking specifics for a global project, make sure to post in the discussion forum. You can also post information on your member page, but people are more likely to see your request in the forum.

• Be very specific and structured when designing global projects. If you keep your activities fairly simple, especially if you are new to online collaboration, you'll have a better chance for success.

• I tweet discussion forum posts worth sharing using this Twitter handle. This is to encourage others to visit the GEC to learn more about your project. 

Thanks for your continued support, especially THINK Global School, the official sponsor of this online community!

Lucy Gray

Founder

The Global Education Collaborative

elemenous@gmail.com