Global Communication skills involve students being able to connect to the world outside of the world they can touch and see. Global Communication allows students to expand their personal perspective and integrate it into their lives.

A. Blogging:

1. Audience: Who are the potential readers of the blog.
2. Interests: Themes and organization of blogs.
3. Future Growth – Wiki’s

B. Video

1. Windows Movie Maker

a. Themes
b. Story board / scripting

c. Linear editing skills

2. PhotoStory 3

C. Audio

1. Podcasting

a. Garage Band
b. Audacity
c. iTunes

D. Global Collaboration Skills

1. Google Tools

a. Asynchronous collaboration within the school
b. Problem Solving

2. Nation States – (nationstates.net)

a. Simulated government and nation building

3. Outside My Window – (Outsidemywindow.org)

a. Global perspective
b. Exchange of photographs and post to web site.

4. Taking it Global – (takingitglobal.org)

a. Collaborate with people outside of the local area.
b. Asynchronous collaboration skills.
c. Issues of global concern