Danielle Roach

Professor Dr. Gaulin

ED-327

Week 7

TheGlobalClassroom

1.Assomeoneseekingacareerineducation,youmaywanttoexaminesomeofthecauses

ofthedebateregardingglobalcitizenship

and/orglobalization.https://www.ted.com/talks/hugh_evans_what_does_it_mean_to_be_

a_citizen_of_the_world

1.) Whatdoesitmeantobeaglobalcitizen?
TEDstatesthataglobalcitizenissomeonewhoselfidentifies,notasamemberofa

state,tribe,ornation,butasamemberofthehumanraceandispreparedtoactonthat

belief.Ialsofoundonlinethatitisdescribedassomeonewhoidentifieswithbeingpart

ofanemergingworldcommunityandwhoseactionscontributetobuildingthis

communitysvaluesandpractices.Relatingthisdefinitiontowhatwassaid,itisthesame

definitionbutthatcommunityisthehumanrace.
2.) Whyaresomepeoplesuspiciousofglobalcitizenshipand/orglobalization?
Ithinksomepeoplearesuspiciousbecauseitisoutoftheircomfortzoneandwhatthey

areusedto.Thesepeopleareusuallyusedtonuclearcitizenship,whichisthesmalltown,

smallcommunityinsteadofhoweverythingaffectstheentireglobe.
3.) Howmightthisdebatefinditswayintotheclassroom?
Ithinkthiscouldfinditswaytotheclassroombybeingdiscussedhoweverythingcan

impacttheglobalcommunity,notjustthenuclearcommunity.Itismoreofahighschool

topic;notsomuchforkindergarteners.Itcouldbeintroducedtothemthoughby

explainingtheaffectsthingshaveontheworldandnotjustthecommunitytheylivein.
2.Studentsmustlearntomanageavastamountofinformation.Theauthormentionsthe

acronymMIVA.WhatdoesMIVArepresent?Giveanexample.

MIVAistheskillsofmanaging,interpreting,validating,andactingoninformation.

Additionally,itisthewillingnesstothinkoutsideoftheboxtocomeupwithnewsolutions.You

cannotexpectyourstudentstobeconsciousandinventiveifasateacheryoudonotshowthese

qualities,aswell.Asstatedinthebook,itisvitaltohelpstudentsdevelopwaysofthinkingand

knowingtheworldbyhelpingthemrefinetheirabilitiestocollaborate,whichistheir

metacognitiveskills.

3.Howcangamingbeusedtopotentiallychangeeducation?WhatwasYOURfavorite

videogame?Whathaveyoulearnedfromit?

MytwofavoritegamesasachildwereOregonTailandSuperMunchers.Ilearnedquite

abitfrombothgamesalthoughtheywerenotnecessarilyvideogames,butinteractivegameson

thecomputerweplayedintheclassroom.Iwasneverafanofvideogames,unlikemybrother

andhisfriends.Ididsomeresearchonlineaboutthepositiveimpactthatvideogamescanplayin

achildslife.Videogamesimprovecriticalthinkingskillsandreadingcomprehension.Sincethe

gameisintriguingtothemandtheyareinterestedinthegameitself,thematerialbecomes

relevanttothemandengagesthemintothegame,whichsupportslongtermretention.Theyalso

havepositiveeffectsonplayersofallages,especiallythosewithmentaloremotionalproblems,

wherethegameisquitetherapeutictothem.Thegameshelpthemescapefromtherealworld

andgivetheirmindsarest,whichiscriticalforemotionalandmentalwellbeing.Videogames

arealsogreatforindividualizedlearningbecausethegamescanbetailoredbasedonthe

studentsperformanceandpreferences.Thegameshouldbesomethingthechildisinterestedin,
resultinginthechildbeingengaged.Ialsoresearchedandfoundthatvideogameshelpgauge

childrenscognitivedevelopmentandfacilitateindividualizedlearning.

4.Youareenrolledinanonlineprogram.Whatfactorshelpanonlinegroupfunctionasa

realcommunity?Inwhatwaysisanonlinecommunitysimilartoaclassroomcommunity?

Howisitdifferent?

Factorsthathelpanonlinegroupfunctionasarealcommunityaretheeaseofabilityto

shareideas(whetherornotyoucanworktogethereasilyfacetoface).Itiseasiertogetalong

withsomeoneonlinethanitcanbewhenyouhavetoworktogetherinperson.Theonline

communitycanbeamorediversegroupsincetheycanbefromanywherearoundtheworld.This

canopenupnewideasthatcanbediscussedintheonlineprogram.

Therearequiteafewdifferencesbetweenonlinecommunitiesandclassroom

communities.Theonlinecommunityismoreflexiblethanthatofaclassroomsetting.The

disciplinebetweenthetwoisvast.Foronlineclasses,onemustbeselfmotivated,whileinthe

traditionalclassroom,onecangainthemotivationthroughdisciplinetheyreceiveinthe

classroom.Learningthroughonlinevideocanhelpthestudentfocusmoreonindependent

learningwithoutthesamedistractionsastraditional.Inthetraditionalclassroom,thereismore

facetofaceinteraction,butnodirectinstructionthatyoureceiveasanonlinestudent.

5.Choosethreeonlineresourcesattheendofthechapterandexplorethesites.Writea

briefsummaryofwhatyouhavefound(includethewebaddress),andgivesomeexamples

ofhowyouwouldusethatinformationinyourownclassroom.

www.cengagebrain.com

CengagelearningisaleadingeducationandtechnologycompanyforK12.Theyprovide
servicesanddigitalsolutionsthataccelerateengagementandtransformthelearningexperience.

Cengagebrainnotonlyprovidesbooksandtextbooks,butadditionallyquizzes,flashcards,

glossaries,andmore.Icouldusethisinformationinmyclassroomforcontinuingmyeducation

asateacherandlearningmoreaboutspecificandspecialtopics.

www.ed.gov/technology

TheOfficeofEducationalTechnologywebsiteprovidesteacherswithleadershipfor

transformingeducationthroughthepoweroftechnology.Itprovidesinformationabout

connectivity,equity,highereducation,openeducation,professionallearning,andresearchand

innovation.Italsoprovidestechresourcesforstudents/families,teachers,districtandstate

leaders,andfordevelopers.Iwouldusethiswebsiteforitsresources.Itevenprovideslinksfor

gamesforlearning.Thatwasmyfavoriteresourceprovidedbythewebsite.

www.education.skype.com

Thiswebsiteprovideseveryonewithanabundanceofresources.Itexplainsaboutusing

skypeintheclassroom,providesskypelessons,collaborations,virtualfieldtrips,mysteryskype,

andfindguestspeakers.Iwasreallyimpressedwiththisresourceandwillbeusingthisinthe

classroominthefuture.Ireallyenjoyedthevirtualfieldtripwherethechildrengettogoonan

adventurewithoutevenleavingtheclassroom.Thiswillengagethestudentsandtheywillhave

funwhilelearning,whichisextremelyimportant.