On Monday 11 June, I was able to connect with Joe McNulty's students at Newtown Middle School, Pennsylvania, USA. Thanks to my mentor Sebastian Panakal.
The students were presenting on History of Computers. I was one of the judges!!
When will my friends be able to connect globally and present to them, I wondered.
A few days ago, SP had a discussion with teachers of New Town Middle School about promoting tourism while arranging connected learning sessions.
Joe McNulty, his online colleague, has been arranging "Virtual Tourist to Kerala" and he sent the following slideshow.
Two years ago, Sebastian Panakal had a Press Meet to announce his pet project - Responsible Tourism in Kerala. He uses Tourism as his language learning topic curriculum, ensuring cross disciplinary mastery for his students.
Manju Warrier's Movie, Udaharanam Sujatha has a sequel now - Tessy Kunjappu!
My very own mother!
"Udaharanam Tessy", thanks to Roslinda Teacher, Principal of e-Learners' Hub who sent their Master Trainer to me to empower my family!
Why do I make this patronising (or egoistic) statement? Here is why.
My mother joined me in my lessons, each one teach one to make the whole family get ahead. Thanks to her drive, the whole family is on to online work from home! Father, mother and daughter became Microsoft Innovative Educator. We make an awesome threesome. My parents challenged us to be MIEs. (Whisper: Ryan Dane, my brother, could not reach there yet!)
My mother decided to teach Pacha Malayalam to Non Resident Kerala children online. In the movie, mother learns together with her daughter; so did we!
Amma rose to the challenge, became an Online Teacher. She asked me to help her learn. Lovingly cunning! I had to learn to teach her!
My mother is a Post Graduate. She now aims for second innings.
It was Anne Mirtschin and Steve Sherman who inaugurated Women of Wiki's project. Here is Anne's presentation to Women of Wiki on Womens' Day 2018 at Kozhikode.
Roslinda Teacher is in charge of Women of Wiki's Calicut Centre. Global launch was on 26 Jan '18. The day is Republic Day of India and Australia Day; an auspicious day for the launch!
Anne Mirtschin inaugurated Women Of Wiki, Calicut. She did it from Australia, where she was celebrating Australia Day at her school. Skype is an amazing tool for connected learning. As Skype Master Teacher, Anne used Skype to meet and greet Women of Wiki at Calicut.
As the leader of HLWS student members in India, I could be on flight to Taiwan and Malaysia on the Cultural Exchange!
I shall try my very best to take my family with me to Malaysia and Taiwan on our cultural exchange.
e-Learners Hub, in charge of cultural exchange from Kerala, decides whom to take on the Cultural Exchange. Best performers can! I am banking on that.
Steve Sherman, facilitates Women of Wiki's Calicut Centre from South Africa on 26 Jan 2018.
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Steve Sherman interviews global achievers regularly.
Here is Steve Sherman's Sway, he prepared for his application to become a MIE Expert.
I too am working on becoming a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert.
Steve is a TED presenter. I am getting ready to start a TED ED CLUB, thanks to HLWS!
Megha Krishnan, a Microsoft Innovative Educator like me. She got her MIE certificate from e-Learners' Hub, Kozhikode.
Megha's pic is at the bottom right in the filmstrip of Living Maths Interview with Prof Chinsamy Turan. Her aim is to be a scientist at Indian Space Research Organisation.
She now is a probationary member of Hello Little World Skypers, Juniors.
Proud to say, I became a member of HLWS, two years ago!
