What is the Global Read Aloud?

How does it use blogging?

How does it address literacy and connecting globally?

Reading and connecting globally to share responses to literature.

The Global Read Aloud (GRA) is a project that occurs each fall. Students from around the world read a common book and share their thoughts about the book, chapter by chapter, over a 6-week period. Blogging is one of the ways they share.

As explained by Pernille Ripp, the organizer of the Global Read Aloud:

More about the project from Pernille:

This year's book choices:

More Info:

Access this blog to learn more: The Global Read Aloud.

Specific posts:

• "Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Join the Global Read Aloud"
• "Book Choices 2014"

"Have Joined the Global Read Aloud Yet? What Are You Waiting For"? I created this blog post back in June to encourage the teachers in my course, Integrating Technology and Literacy, to join this fall, and many have. They even ordered the books in June and began their planning.

GRA14: I'm Here Paper Airplanes Around the World Project

When the Global Read Aloud came to a close this fall, many classes went beyond the project to continue to make connections. Here is an example of a video that was made that followed the "Paper Airplane" concept with students in 41 classrooms connecting. The students participated in the Peter Reynold's Author Study and created this video at the end of the unit.

Note this response when asked permission to use screenshot and video.

See how one school publicized students' blog posts:

This is a screen capture to show you how the school promoted its students' blogs about GRA. Follow this link to go directly to the page: http://www.mrbalcom.com/global-read-aloud-project/kidblogs

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