Google Earth (Free)
https://www.google.com/earth/
World Heritage Sites
Rome
Sakura in Japan
Amazon
Underwater

Mystery Hangout Community (Free)
https://plus.google.com/communities/110369120141935358658

Mystery Skype (Free)
https://education.microsoft.com/skype-in-the-classroom/mystery-skype

#5ClueChallenge (Free)
https://5cluechallenge.weebly.com/

World Music @ Putumayo Kids (Free Online or ~$15 per CD)
https://www.putumayo.com/putumayo-kids/

Books @ EPIC! (Free)
https://www.getepic.com/educators/

World Atlas App ($4.99)
​https://itunes.apple.com/app/id489221652?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

World Map Puzzle App (Free)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/map-the-world/id732211547?mt=8

Kahoot! (Free)
https://kahoot.com/

International Dot Day 
http://www.thedotclub.org/dotday/

International Dot Day Video by First Graders
https://youtu.be/tAVrL2I2KY0

Global Read Aloud (Free)
http://theglobalreadaloud.com/

Global Math Challenge (Free)
https://www.global-math.com/

Little Passports ($12.95/month)
http://www.littlepassports.com/

World Citizen Website
http://kidworldcitizen.org/
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Books for a Global Classroom
The EARTH Book by Todd Parr
The Peace Book by Todd Parr
My Language, Your Language by Lisa Bullard
My Food, Your Food by Lisa Bullard
The Way We Do It In Japan by Geneva Cobb Iijima

My takeaways:

* Research more about the Design Thinking Process
* "If you don't learn to be alone, you will only learn to be lonely." by Sherry Turkle
* Computer labs should have laptops instead of desktops to allow for mobility
* Have students become an expert on one thing they love and teach it to the class
* Find free resources for teachers such as Hot Wheels
* Find opportunities for students to be involved in the community (Fire department painting)
* Check out Confer APP to help with note taking on the students
* "If you can Google it, why teach it?" by Alec Couros
* Tap into the participatory culture through remixing
* Loads of fake information on the internet (i.e. Wave charging in microwave, drilling a hole on new iPhone for earphone jack) How do you teach students to differentiate what's real and what's not?
* Have students design tweets from classroom using check in worksheets
* Kids updates parents what they are learning in school
* Incorporate more mindful opportunities in the classroom

• Focusing on only one thing
• Ability to recognize what you are triggered and knowing what to do about it to return to your self
• Learning to give thoughtful responses
• Use the "Just Breathe" video.

* Incorporate more identity projects

• What makes you unique? What makes you part of a group?
• Have students create personal mission statements (depict it in artwork)
• Create identity wall with personal mission statements for each child

* Do more Self Directed Learning

• Self directed is management of own time, choice in topic, source of information, opportunities for idleness, self assessment, and ability to abandon.
• ​Give opportunities to learn what they want to learn
• Passion Project (What would you be doing if you weren't at school?)
• Create a makerspace
• Learning to how to keep learning

* Investigate DIY.org

My takeaways:

*If kids are desperate to learn, they will
*Persevering and grit is important
*Failure is important (https://youtu.be/IMboI4cOAuQ)
​*Check out Prism, kids see what other kids are thinking so it creates a safer classroom
​*Use the Wayback Machine
*INVOLVE. Use the word "involve" to have kids design the problem. 
*Learn Google search algorithm. (i.e. site:cu.uk filetype:ppt)
*Learn Country Codes
*Give students multiple versions of the "truth" (i.e. Vacanti mouse)
*Make a class Twitter account
*Try BreakoutEDU in the classroom.

My takeaways:

​Keynote Speaker: Phil Hansen

• Limitations are an opportunity
• When we change the way we look at limitations, it changes how it affects us

Breakout Session: How to Use QR Codes in the Language Classrooms
by Li Zhang

• Incorporate QR codes on vocabulary flash cards to help with pronunciation

Breakout Session: Tech-Infused Writer's Workshop
by Jake Lee

• Make avatar and use in Explain Everything and export as video.

Breakout Session: Teacher Global Collaboration 
by Rachelle Galang

• Use social media to connect with teachers around the world
• BreakoutEDU
• Voxer as a means of asynchronous form of communication
• Flybrix - DIY Lego Drone

Google Earth (Free)
https://www.google.com/earth/
World Heritage Sites
Rome
Sakura in Japan
Amazon
Underwater

Mystery Hangout Community (Free)
https://plus.google.com/communities/110369120141935358658

Mystery Skype (Free)
https://education.skype.com/mysteryskype

World Music @ Songza (Free)
http://songza.com/discover/genres/world/

Books @ EPIC! (Free)
https://www.getepic.com/educators/

World Atlas App ($4.99)
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id489221652?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

World Map Puzzle App (Free)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id847917905

Global Read Aloud (Free)
http://theglobalreadaloud.com/

Little Passports ($12.95/month)
http://www.littlepassports.com/


Books for a Global Classroom
The EARTH Book by Todd Parr
The Peace Book by Todd Parr
My Language, Your Language by Lisa Bullard
My Food, Your Food by Lisa Bullard
The Way We Do It In Japan by Geneva Cobb Iijima

My Takeaways: 

* Plant a Seed. (From @greenBXmachine)
* The Curriculum is not the worksheets. (From Kris Schwengel)
* Think about classroom visual noise (words) to help those that struggle with attention. (From@WeverWorld)
* Elementary classrooms should use cool colors like green and blue to create a calming environment. (From @WeverWorld)
* Use Dash robot in math class by creating a game board. (From @TeachingJake)
* See the world differently. (From@SmarterEveryDay)
* It's ok to add topic complexity. (From @SmarterEveryDay)