tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77191707541339293132012-02-16T07:30:10.118-08:00Jim Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14170160930197635885noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719170754133929313.post-32875081201330302932009-03-23T18:15:00.000-07:002009-03-23T18:16:57.970-07:00I had high expectations for this class and you exceeded them. I'm very excited about my cross cultural collaboration project and feel I now have the tools to make this happen. Thanks for all your help.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7719170754133929313-3287508120133030293?l=crossculturalcollaboration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14170160930197635885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719170754133929313.post-387460522425512572009-03-23T16:36:00.000-07:002009-03-23T16:57:09.501-07:00The site I posted is not the site I'm particularly interested in. It is a simple site with information about technology troubleshooting.<br /><br /><br />I want to create a site around the project I have begun to outline in this blogg. The purpose is to provide a venue (s) for students in San Mateo, California and Cape Town South Africa to <span style="font-style: italic;">communicate, collaborate and create</span>. It is project based, scalable and not grade or curricular specific.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7719170754133929313-38746052242551257?l=crossculturalcollaboration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14170160930197635885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719170754133929313.post-77527245981321954962009-02-23T17:09:00.000-08:002009-03-09T15:25:14.115-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ixRuEwt4xcc/SaNTivN_mnI/AAAAAAAAADk/5fVVa-r-PZA/s1600-h/leap5.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ixRuEwt4xcc/SaNTivN_mnI/AAAAAAAAADk/5fVVa-r-PZA/s320/leap5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306176642228394610" /></a><br />The idea is for young people in San Mateo and Cape Town to communicate and collaborate with the overall goal to increase global awareness and understanding. Initially I can see them just getting acquainted; exchanging names, family situation, hobbies, music, etc. I would also like them to share their opinions about important issues of the day; Dafur, global economic meltdown, global warming. Ultimately I would like them to create a collaborative project centered on their hopes and aspirations for their community, country and the world<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7719170754133929313-7752724598132195496?l=crossculturalcollaboration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14170160930197635885noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719170754133929313.post-45373038252065486772009-02-10T13:45:00.000-08:002009-02-23T18:35:11.879-08:00<script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/49a35847d99664db/46928cc516a6a652/e27c1bcc/-cpid/e066a62d4998b642/autostart/false/widget.js"></script><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I'm interested in using Google Tools to communicate and collaborate between students in California and South Africa. I'm a history teacher a <a href="http://www.aragon.schoolloop.com/">Aragon High School</a> in San Mateo. I had the opportunity to work at <a href="http://www.leapschool.org.za/">LEAP Math and Science School</a> last summer.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Flabornsmith%2Falbumid%2F5306156762413661921%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><br /></span><p style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">LEAP is an English language full immersion FET (Grades 10 – 12) intervention school <strong>aimed at securing access to universities </strong>(including technology universities) with <strong>English, Maths and Science</strong> on the highest grade, from its matriculants. There are current 3 schools, two in Cape Town and one in Johannesburg.<br /><br /></span></p><p style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">An intergral part of the program is a Life Orientation class.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;"> </p><br /><br /><a href="http://voicethread.com/share/363193/">http://voicethread.com/share/363193/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7719170754133929313-4537303825206548677?l=crossculturalcollaboration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14170160930197635885noreply@blogger.com3