Final+Thoughts

Pertinent quotes from Final Thoughts
 "Students increasingly demand relevancy"

 "...as web 2.0 tools become more ubiquitous, easy to use, and part of students' everyday lives, global collaborations could become as easy as signing in onto their social networking site."

 "We need to engage in global collaborations. Students need to communicate directly with others on the planet, rather than consume information about diverse nations and culture indirectly via a teacher, textbook, or video."

 "Direct experience is at the source of many important lessons - lessons that inscribe themselves into our deeper selves."

 "If every teacher begins to see him or herself as a global teacher, infusing and integrating global understanding, we can rise to the challenge of helping our students gain the global perspective they will need."

"As teachers, we need to show our students that we are part of an interconnected planet."