Step 10: Connect with Other Classes

 The aim of this step 10,Connect with Other Classes is to:

•  Explain the value of connecting with other classes
• Demonstrate the types of projects educators use to develop global connections through blogging.

Why Connect with Other Classes?
 Connecting with other classes can have a huge impact on your class blog because:

1. Your students benefit from having an authentic audience and global audience.
2. You gain from being supported by other educators — increasing your skills and developing new ideas that benefit your students.

There are many reasons why global collaboration is worthwhile:
1. Connecting with other classes around the world is fun! even for those who are disengaged with some aspects of traditional schooling.
2. Developing global competence is a Must. They need to be comfortable with global collaboration.
3. The curriculum can come alive. Global projects can offer an authentic and innovative way to teach and go beyond learning benchmarks.
4. Global collaboration is purposeful and productive. “Studies have found that particularly when it comes to analytic or critical thought, the effort to communicating to someone else forces you to think more precisely, make deeper connections, and learn more.” By Clive Thompson.
5. An authentic audience is powerful. This audience can provide further information, opinions, suggest resources, seek answers to questions and so on which pushes you blogging further. A real audience generally motivates students and encourages them to do their best work.Blogging