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Eracism Project Pilot: Global Classrooms Needed NOW!

Hello Flat Classroom Teachers!

We are very excited to be launching a NEW project for Middle School (Grade 7/8 levels are perfect) called ERACISM. You are invited to APPLY to be part of this pilo… Continue

Added by Julie Lindsay on October 12, 2009 at 3:43am — No Comments

Flat Classroom Workshop at ASB Unplugged: Come and Join Us in Mumbai!

Picture taken by Kim Cofino at Flat Classroom Workshop HK (Cross-posted with ASB-Unplugged Ning) The Flat Classroom Workshop is an exciting oppor… Continue

Added by Julie Lindsay on September 27, 2009 at 12:04pm — 2 Comments

From a Flat Classroom to a Flat World

I’m back from the Flat Classroom Workshop that was in Hong Kong last week. Now it’s time to return to the endless cycle of homeworks, projects, and tests (sigh). But before that, let me tell you about Flat Classroom. We attended helpful lectures about how to utilize web 2.0 tools–Chatzy, Ning, Wikispace… Continue

Added by Beatrice Park on September 23, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Reflection

Dear ALL Why not take your 'pitch' for digtial divide...and extend it beyond a designbrief. market it in your commumity you have the tools... Continue

Added by Louise Johns on September 19, 2009 at 8:59pm — 1 Comment

Reflection from Doha

Congrats to all groups on their ideas to address Digital Divide issues. Interesting to follow the work. In some ways like the FCR conference that was here in Doha in January. In other ways new slants being put on as new people bring their experiences to the group. Particularly impressed with insights into 'bumpy' learning in a flattening world. Also the 'bridges', 'analog leap' and 'communities' ideas. Looking forward to seeing the final presentations. Keep up the inspiring work Julie and Kim. R… Continue

Added by John Turner on September 19, 2009 at 4:25am — 1 Comment

flatclassrooms can be bumpy

This has been an interesting experience. I especially enjoyed watching the students working together and was impressed by the speed at which students were able to put their presentations together. At school they would have had a couple of weeks to complete a project. In retrospect, I wish I had been more technologically competent and familiar with the Web tools, as this would have enabled me to contribute more to our project. What has been very useful is the exposure to the possibilities of tech… Continue

Added by krystyna butchart on September 19, 2009 at 4:07am — 1 Comment

Reflection of the 21CHK-flat classroom

In the past two days, I've been joining the flat classroom conference. My schoolmates and I came from local schools in Hong Kong. So, for a period of time, we faces communication problems. By getting more to know each other, the problem is solved. From my perspective, I think that the use technology is becoming more and more important. In local school like mine, the use of technology is not as frequent as here. It is my first time that everyone carry their notebook and preset what they want in c… Continue

Added by tse yee cheung on September 19, 2009 at 2:54am — 1 Comment

faltering, flatenning, fascinating

Flat. The dictionary definition: 1. horizontally level: a flat roof. 2. level, even, or without unevenness of surface My experience with the Flat Classroom project has twisted that definition just a bit. Students are very uneven, rarely living without an uneven surface. Teachers are perhaps a bit more even simply by the nature of teaching and life experience, but uneven in perspectives. The process begins with students and teachers who have just met, put rapidly into working groups. Hitting th… Continue

Added by Saundra Hopkins on September 19, 2009 at 2:29am — 1 Comment

Reflection of the 21CHK

I am glad to attend this conference. In the past two days, our group had made a video which talked about the age gap of using technology. Lots of the senior citizens, over 65 years old, do not use technology. We came up with some solutions. We su sggested that we could set up public computer labs which is free for everyone. These labs let the senior citizens learn the basic skills of using computer. Such as e-mailing, web browsing... During the making of the video, we had lots of fun. There wer… Continue

Added by Samuel Man on September 19, 2009 at 2:20am — 1 Comment

Reflaction on 21CHK Flat Classroom conference

This is my first time participating in some activities with someone from foreign countries and international schools. I found my language skills not as good as my teammates. My English is not fluent enough to fit the pace of the conference. I spent most of the time catching up with my teammates but not thinking of ideas. Though, I am glad that I was allocated into a team with friendly mates. They gave chance for me to try presenting and improve by time. I am comparatively bad in speaking English… Continue

Added by Wu Ming Tak on September 19, 2009 at 2:00am — 1 Comment

Jo san

Here are my notes from the rest of the conference... that I took from Twitter hkc21... cos I was on the Flatclassroom workshop... We've been asked to reflect on the FClassroom workshop... I'd like to make connections to the buzz words/language used at the conference...and FC workshop and maybe it's as… Continue

Added by Louise Johns on September 19, 2009 at 1:44am — 1 Comment

Reflections On 21st Century Learning Flatroom Conference

I have to admit, I was a little intimidated when it all began. I was being thrown into a group without anyone I knew, and we were told that we were showing a presentation, which was much more professional than ever before, in a matter of days. It was extremely daunting. However, it was surprising how easy it all was. Even when the pressure was at its highest, I was still able to maintain a certain enthusiasm about all of it. I had worked with iMovie before, and I had certainly made presentation… Continue

Added by Kathleen Price on September 19, 2009 at 1:32am — 1 Comment

Flat Classroom Reflections by a Teacher

I was fairly new to the Flat Classroom concept and although this workshop wasn't at all what I was expecting it was a very positive experience for me as a teacher and as a citzen of the global cyber world. I learned a lot of useful sites that I can use with my students but most importantly this experience reenforced my belief that teachers have as much to learn from their students as they do from us. The Flat Classroom experience demonstrates how easy it is for anyone to use free tools on the we… Continue

Added by Chris Popowski on September 19, 2009 at 1:30am — 2 Comments

Team 2 Reflection

Our team has bonded over the past few days and we're über tight. The tasks have been challenging yet rewarding. What we learned about our cultural differences will stay with us always. Hopefully we'll be visiting Seoul soon! XD The time limits tortured us yet brought out the best in us. It was the first time we learned the concept of digital divide and we learned much about this through the workshop. We also learned a lot of teamwork and collaboration skills, as well as the secrets to creating a… Continue

Added by Toby Hung on September 19, 2009 at 1:25am — 1 Comment

Flat Classroom Reflection

Hey everyone :) These past three days have been a great learning experience for me. When I originally agreed to participate, I wasn't really sure what I was getting myself into, but I guess in the end, I've learned a lot. I enjoyed interacting with people from all over the world - Korea, Singapore as well as some virtual participants from places like Oman, Australia and Morocco. Furthermore, while I do know how to use multimedia tools like iMovie, this program introduced me to many more web 2.0… Continue

Added by Sanchita on September 19, 2009 at 1:24am — 1 Comment

Flat Classroom Reflections

There is nothing more valuable than the company of others that accompany you on a learning path. With patience, groups of people can overcome barriers and rise to challenges - technical and pedagogical. The workshop has assured me that as long as we stay engaged in the process together we'll succeed in learning. This strand has been rapid, engaging, thought provoking, and at times frustrating. Tools don't always allow you to express your imagination, but as long as you engage together, you can… Continue

Added by Paul Welsh on September 19, 2009 at 1:23am — 1 Comment

Flat Classroom Blog!

The Flat Classroom Workshop was an eye-opener to how far technology has improved in the last few years and how that has impacted on our learning. It was amazing to work together in a team with people ("virtual team members") from other sides of the world. In fact, we even recorded our voice on an audio file, talking about our project, and sent it to our teammates in Morocco and Australia for some comments! The Flat Classroom Workshop definitely showed me how to make use of today's technology to… Continue

Added by Sachin Srivastava on September 19, 2009 at 1:23am — 1 Comment

Reflection on the Flat Classroom Workshop 09

my friend and i flew all the way from singapore to hongkong to attend this workshop because our teacher said it would be a great opportunity to learn more about technology and how to use it better in our learning. HKIS is quite a big campus and there's plenty of resources, especially these cool mac books that we get to use, and the virtual participant chats. All events are wonderfully organized and i was never lost. Not only did we get to learn and create projects in groups along with sight-seei… Continue

Added by Debra on September 19, 2009 at 1:23am — 1 Comment

Reflection

This past two days have been pretty fun...Working with the team-Tak, Dongju, Heather, and our virtual friends Ameena and Caitlin. It's been pretty good, although pretty intense. The video was really fun to make, and the pitching our idea was probably the scariest part. Day one was pretty fun, we did a lot of good brainstorming...not too many disagreements... Day two was the longest, we had the most work out of everything...lot's of disagreements ("we shouldn't buy a satellite" "yes we should").… Continue

Added by Kevin Hughes on September 19, 2009 at 1:22am — 2 Comments

It was a great experience working with people I didn't know before. Coming from different parts of t…

It was a great experience working with people I didn't know before. Coming from different parts of the world, each person had their own experiences to contribute to our project. This "fusion" of cultures and experiences allowed our project to include many aspects. The biggest difficulty we had to overcome was cutting out ideas because all of them were great but we couldn't include them all. This "flat classroom" was a great experience for me. I learned many new multimedia tools that I was unfami… Continue

Added by ho jae choi on September 19, 2009 at 1:22am — 1 Comment