Wish List for 21cs to Enhance Global
Collaboration
Based on the presentations and discussions related to Local Action and
Community Education projects at each school site, suggest activities that
could enhance global collaboration within the 21st Century Schoolhouse.
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More regular gatherings to share action plans from the research
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Compare pollution types and levels within each country
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Weekly reports on web site from each country
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Collect weather data from each country and post on web pages – combine
information to get a global picture of world patterns and changes
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CUCMe interaction
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Universal software and format
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Video footage on web site
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Resources page on web with data relevant to other countries as well as
our own
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More clipart/graphics, backgrounds, sounds, fonts
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Student training on web site development
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Chat room for 21cs so that people from all over can share activities
and ideas
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Make campaigns about different topics by using web sites… to make
a mutual theme between many countries suffering from common problems
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Document activities at schools through film and video ad share over
the web
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Exchange of students from one country to another to view first hand
the issues to help raise awareness and understanding of issues.
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Joint fundraising among Schoolhouse schools and then use that funding
to solve a problem in a place that the Schoolhouse deems a priority issue.
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E-mail addresses for all
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Video conferencing
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Student chat room
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Summits to take action on a cause in a country
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Cultural exchange to participate in Local Action projects
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Develop student fellowships for past, present, and future (including alumni
pages)
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Support for creating web sites
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Monthly newsletters
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Participants own web sites linked to the 21cs web site
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Fellowship broadened for teachers
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Opportunity to share best practices and changes in education philosophy
and practice
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Registry of key web sites
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An environmental search engine
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A “21st Century Schoolhouse Day” one time /year which all schools
participate in Local Action and Community Education projects on that day;
receive training at local agencies and businesses; create posters and stickers,
etc. to advertise in the local communities; include an
announcement from 21cs to everyone in the Schoolhouse supporting
activities in local sites.
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Create common projects to contribute to each other’s theme
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Global chat
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School-based fundraising to share within Schoolhouse
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Internet education games to be played jointly by participants which
are related to environmental issues.
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Need to work globally and individually together; need to incorporate
a European representative to make a true global map.
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Globalize the technology in order to obtain better communication
together
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Globalize the knowledge gained through the learning
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Have even involvement and participation from all countries
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All schools need digital cameras, projectors, and share tech needs
with each other
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Annual computer training
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More regional conferences for schools in countries or regions
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Sharing of culture through email and snail mail (packages)
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Technology needs:
- digital cameras, camcorders, and projectors
- fax systems
- rooms designated as 21cs rooms/labs in schools
- universal software and on site
- other equipment for data collection (scientific equipment)
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Different projects each month (i.e. math, statistics, environmental)
rotate school to school…. Pair schools for one month then rotate partners
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Share information via postal mail as possible
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Distribution of information (flyers, pamphlets) to share with community
following all projects completed to educate community on what has been
done)
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Interchange of information among teachers through the web
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Develop a technology project where each country could develop a game that
is interactive and which focuses on an issue.
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Send e-cards through the internet that come from 21cs and invite
people to the Web site.