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We are launching the Visualize Poetry Around The World project and are looking forward to connecting teachers and students, bringing global awareness and encouraging them to look beyond their own backyard and their own perspective. - See more at: http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=8254#sthash.Ug0KntYA.dpuf

The article is for elementary school. It is somewhat basic, but it might be a conversation starter for a staff meeting. Also, it has links to other resources. (Make sure you go to page 2.) "These are the new citizenship skills for our students. While we shouldn't stop teaching children how to say "please" and "thank you," and bullies will still exist in the face-to-face world, it is vital that we treat online safety and digital citizenship with the same amount of seriousness and attention."

Beyond possessing bodacious instructional expertise, outstanding K-12 teachers provide students with a disciplinary View-Master to see the world in stereoscope. We call those teachers transformational for how they engage learners, develop ability and understanding, and amplify students' identities.

This is a project that a coach from Pontiac, MI was/is involved in with her students. It is an example of using technology to do something you couldn't do before technology.