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**Youth Global Connections-Communication and Collaboration**
 * Professional Development Workshop**

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 * __Program Schedule:__ **

Getting Started

 * 8:00-8:10 xxxx Introduction-What are ways that our students communicate? Let's tweet!
 * 8:10-8:25 xxxx Security Precautions and Preventions-How can our students remain safe?

Blogs

 * 8:25-8:30 xxxx View blog examples and discuss-How can you use blogs in your classroom?
 * 8:30-8:55 xxxx Create a class blog-What will your classroom blog look like?
 * 8:55-9:00 xxxx Reflection-How could blogs be used for community communication and collaboration?

E-Pals

 * 900-9:20 xxxxx Look at e-pals and collaborations-What are some ideas that could be added to the existing collaborations?
 * 9:20-9:45 xxxx Walk-through registration and safe options-What is your safest option for your students?

Wikispaces

 * 9:45-10:05 xxx Wikispaces introduction through examples-How will Wikispaces be valuable in your classroom?
 * 10:05-10:30 xx Register and create a Wikispace with guidance-What are ways that your wiki could reach students worldwide?

Flat Classroom

 * 10:45-10:55 xx Introduction video-How are classrooms flat?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-top: 0in;">10:55-11:05 <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-top: 0in;">xx Explore Flat classroom-How beneficial is this site to my class?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-top: 0in;">11:05-11:15 <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-top: 0in;">xx View current project-What can my class do?

DigiTeen

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-top: 0in;">11:15-11:30 <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-top: 0in;">xx Viewing of past DigiTeen projects-What is DigiTeen anyway?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-top: 0in;">11:30-11:50<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-top: 0in;">xx Explore web page-How do we get started?

Research Support

 * 11:50-12:05 xx Quick review of research-Where is the proof that teens can and should be global learners?

**Conclusion**

 * 12:05-12:15 xx Discussion of your plan and class ideas-How can your students become global learners and collaborators? Survey