THE+FLAT+CLASSROOM+PROJECT

The [|**Flat Classroom™ Project**] is a global collaborative project that joins together middle and senior high school students

This project is part of the emerging tend in internationally-aware schools to embrace a holistic and constructivist educational approach to work collaboratively with others around the world in order to create students who are competitive and globally-minded.

One of the main goals of the project is to 'flatten' or lower the classroom walls so that instead of each class working isolated and alone, 2 or more classes are joined virtually to become one large classroom.

===This project is based on the book “The World is Flat” by Thomas L. Friedman. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_is_Flat to get a summary, which was used by teachers around the world to create the flat classroom project.===

=TOPICS=
 * 1) Connecting the World Online
 * 2) How the World Wide Web has Changed the World
 * 3) How Workflow Software can Enhance Productivity and Communication
 * 4) The Changing Shape of Information
 * 5) Web 2.0 Tools for Sharing Information
 * 6) Globalization and Outsourcing
 * 7) Google - Global Domination
 * 8) Personal Learning Environments and Social Networking
 * 9) Mobile and Ubiquitous
 * 10) Virtual Communication
 * 11) Wireless Connectivity