Global connections iste conference 2010

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: CROSSING THE LANGUAGE BARRIERHOW TWO SCHOOLS ON TWO CONTINENTS COLLABORATE

Escola ParqueSalvador, Bahia, Brazil

Lovejoy Technology AcademyLovejoy, Illinois

YEAR ONE: SEPT 2008 – AUG 2009

Learning to CommunicateSKYPE & WEBCAM

GOOGLE TRANSLATETAPPED IN

Research Papers on Brasil

Freedom Writers

Book of Poetry

Students from both classes watched the movie, Freedom Writers, because both schools are located in frequently violent communities. TappedIn was theforum for threaded discussion of the movie.

YEAR TWO African American/Afro Descendents

Hairstyles – Effect on Job Acquisition

Dedication of Book – Assemblies coordinated and held same day at both schools.

Meninas – Brasilian Documentary – viewed, discussed on SKYPE & TappedIn

HAIRSTYLES

Using lulu.com the poems became a book.

CECR – Escola Parque

• Celebrations – Research and share how celebrations are held in each country

• Lovejoy - Senior Research Papers on Celebrations

• Escola Parque – Research Celebrations / Translate to English

• Sister Act: Back in the Habit - View movie,

discuss using SKYPE & TappedIn• Graduation Congrats for Lovejoy Class of

2010 by Escola Parque

2nd Year cont.

SISTER ACT: BACK IN THE HABIT

Watch videoLiterary Elements

Compare/Contrast to your schoolTappedIn – threaded discussion

SKYPE – webcam

Dare to Dream

COMING SOON:YEAR THREE

IDIOMS AND SLANG

NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS, NATIVE BRASILIAN INDIANS

THE STATES & THE ETYMOLOGY OF THEIR NAMESparticularly those with Indian names

How We Communicate

SKYPE - using webcam

Blogspot - responding through blogs to questions

Orkut - a social site where we upload pictures, projects, videos to share

SKYPE

CHAT

Professional Blog

http://cathyamcd2.blogspot.com