Global Connections & Collaborations

Below are a list of resources to explore, use, and enhance the global connections in your classrooms! Every content can be made global, sometimes we just have to think inside the box.  

1. The Global Education Guidebook by Jennifer Klein

2.   Gridpals

3.   Twitter: #GloblalEdChat, #globaled, #globalclassroom, #globallearning, #gridpals

4.   TED Talks (global student program Student Talks)

5.   Teacher’s Guide to Global Collaboration

6.   The Wonderment 

7.   iEarn

8.   Belouga

9.   Empatico

10.  Share Ami (for French learners)

11.   Schools: Partners for the Future (Germany)

12.   Global School Net

13.    Skype in the Classroom

14.    Mystery Skype

15.    ePals

16.    PenPal Schools

17.    Edmodo

18.   Technology Ideas & Tools to Connect Students to the World

19.     Level Up Village (fee)

20.     Global Nomads Group

21.     Kidlink

22.   Sister Cities

23.      Global Days:

• Global School Play Day, 

• Global Dignity Day, 

• The Global Read Aloud, 

• World Read Aloud Day, 

• Global Day of the Engineer, 

• International Day of Peace, 

• International Day of Happiness, 

• International Days of the Forest, 

• International Dot Day, 

• World Maths Day, 

• World Water Day, 

• World Book Day, 

• World Bicycle Day, 

• International Day of the Girl Child,

•  International Women’s Day, 

• World Day of Social Justice, 

• Human Rights Day, 

• Global Youth Service Day

24.        Kids Go Global

25.        Rotary

26.        Global Village Connect

27.        Adobe Generation Create

28.        The World Children’s Prize

29.        Global Youth Service Day

30.        Where is Matt? (example of creative connection)

31.        Creating Meaningful Global Connections

32.        Name Game

33.        Journal Swap for Peace Know My World

34.        Virtual Field Trip Apps and Websites

35.        Embassy Adoption Program (5th and 6th grades)

36.        ACTE, Advance CTE, and Asia Society’s online modules

37.        Out of Eden Walk - National Geographic and Project Zero

38.        Write the World - global community of young writers

39.        Long list of organizations and ways to collaborate

40.        School District collaboration initiative

41.        Tips for global connections

42.        Example of global classroom connections

43.        Microsoft Global Learning Connections 2019 Recap

44.        Example: photography and identity collaboration