Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally.
1.7A- Students use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, engaging with them in ways that broaden mutual understanding and learning.
Video Conferencing Platforms: Use platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Google Meet to connect students with peers from different cultural backgrounds and locations. Arrange virtual cultural exchange sessions, language exchanges, or joint projects to foster mutual understanding and learning.
Pen Pal Apps: Utilize pen pal apps like PenPal Schools, ePals, or Flip to connect students with peers from around the world. Students can exchange messages, videos, and multimedia projects to learn about each other's cultures and perspectives.
1.7B-Students use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.
Collaborative Document Editing: Encourage students to collaborate on documents and projects using tools like Google Docs, Microsoft OneDrive, or Dropbox . They can work together in real time, examine issues, and discuss multiple viewpoints within shared documents.
Online Discussion Forums: Create online discussion forums or use platforms like Padlet, or Flip to facilitate asynchronous discussions where students can explore and debate various perspectives on specific issues or topics.
1.7C-Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.
Project Management Tools: Introduce project management tools such as Padlet or Jamboard to help students collaborate effectively within project teams. These platforms enable them to assign tasks, track progress, and assume different roles and responsibilities.
Collaborative Whiteboards: Platforms like Jamboard or Whiteboard Fi provide virtual whiteboards where students can brainstorm, organize ideas, and contribute constructively to visual project planning.
1.7D-Students explore local and global issues and use collaborative technologies to work with others to investigate solutions.
Global Issue Research Platforms: Assign projects that require students to explore local and global issues using research tools like Our World in Data, National Geographic Kids, or Discovery Kids. Students can collaborate and propose solutions using the data they find.
Virtual Field Trips: Organize virtual field trips using platforms like Google Earth ,CILC or Explore.org to expose students to local and global issues. Afterward, students can collaborate on solutions or projects related to what they've learned.