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                                                                      The Flat Classroom Fifteen

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                                                                      Fifteen challenges to help you embed your learning and move into global collaboration.

                                                                      We learn best in small pieces and with immediate action. The book and Flat Classroom fifteen are designed to work together to let you learn and do. We don't want you nervous, so we've put titles here and when you'll do the challenge along with a link to the chapter's page on this website.

                                                                      You are a product of your habits. Make an appointment with yourself twice a week to learn and act on what you've learned and here is a way to start. Remember, when you complete a challenge to let us know on Twitter and tag it #flatclass.  If you don't have a blog of your own, join us on the Flat Classroom PLC or anywhere you choose, each challenge has its own tag to use in your pln or on our network to link with other people who have completed the challenge. 

                                                                      This is an exciting way to learn. Join us.


                                                                      Challenges to help you connect yourself with the world

                                                                      Challenge #1: Set Up Your RSS Reader

                                                                      Do after: Chapter 3 - Step 1: Connection

                                                                      Challenge #2: Set Up Your Blog

                                                                      Do after: Chapter 3 - Step 1: Connection

                                                                      Challenge #3: Connect and Reflect

                                                                      Do after: Chapter 3 - Step 1: Connection

                                                                      Challenges to help you understand how to communicate online

                                                                      Challenge #4: Communicate with New Tools


                                                                      Do after:  Chapter 4 -   Step 2 Communication 

                                                                      Bonus Challenge: Set up a Collaborative Calendar

                                                                      Do after:   Chapter 4 -   Step 2 Communication   

                                                                      Challenge #5: Go Mobile!

                                                                      Do after: Chapter 4 -  Step 2 Communication 

                                                                      Bonus Challenge: Student PLN Construction

                                                                      Do after: Chapter 4 -   Step 2 Communication 

                                                                      Challenges to help you empower good digital citizenship in your classroom and school

                                                                      Challenge #6: Create a Classroom Monitoring Portal (CMP)

                                                                      Do after: Chapter 5 - Step 3 Citizenship

                                                                      Challenge #7: Empower Digital Citizenship Action

                                                                      Do after: Chapter 5 - Citizenship


                                                                      Challenges to help you encourage collaboration and contribution from all learners

                                                                      Challenge #8: Collaborate and Communicate

                                                                      Do after: Chapter 6 -  Collaboration

                                                                      Bonus Challenge: Edit Wikipedia

                                                                      Do after:  Chapter 6 -  Collaboration 

                                                                      Challenge #9: Assess

                                                                      Do after:  Chapter 6 -  Collaboration 

                                                                      Bonus Challenge: Join as a Peer Review Classroom

                                                                      Do after:  Chapter 6 -  Collaboration 

                                                                      Bonus Challenge: Join in as an Expert Advisor or Judge

                                                                      Do after:  Chapter 6 -  Collaboration 

                                                                      A challenge to help you incorporate student choice into the learning process

                                                                      Challenge #10: Give Students a Choice

                                                                      Do after: Chapter 7 - Choice

                                                                      A challenge to help you find a project and align with your local standards so you can start now!

                                                                      Challenge #11: Align Your Project to Standards

                                                                      Do after: Chapter 8 - Creation

                                                                      A challenge to help you remember the positives about your journey and celebrate progress!

                                                                      Challenge #12: Celebration and Summation

                                                                      Do after: Chapter 9 - Celebration

                                                                      Challenges to help you design or incorporate a global collaborative project into your classroom.

                                                                      Challenge #13: Global Project Design

                                                                      Do after Chapter 10: Designing a Global Collaborative Project

                                                                      Bonus Challenge: Engage with Social Media

                                                                      Do after Chapter 10:   Designing a Global Collaborative Project 


                                                                      Challenges to help you supercharge teacher professional development to live how to learn.

                                                                      Challenge #14: Challenge Based Professional Development

                                                                      Do after Chapter 11: Challenge Based Professional Development

                                                                      Bonus Challenge: Challenge Based PD in Action

                                                                      Do after Chapter 11:  Challenge Based Professional Development 


                                                                      A challenge you give to us to improve and be better as part of Kaizen - ongoing improvement.

                                                                      Challenge #15: Reinvent this book and tell your story

                                                                      Do After: Chapter 12: Rock the World.

                                                                      We talk about Kaizen or ongoing improvement in the book and now we want to live it. Whatever you have to say, we want to hear from you. Complete our book survey and let us know if you made it through the Flat Classroom 15. Don't forget to SHARE! We want to hear about your story on our Ning or wherever you wish to share it.

                                                                      Share: Tweet fcc_complete to @coolcatteacher and @julielindsay to let the authors know you’ve finished your work!
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                                                                      Congratulations!


                                                                      You’ve done it!! Now, it is your job to mentor others and plan projects. If you’ve completed these challenges, you’ve now probably got some new opportunities for your classrooms and yourself professionally. Please share with us and others and participate with us at http://flatclassrooms.ning.com!

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