Roles

GLIP Roles and Expectations:

Here are the roles each group will be required to play in the Great GLIP 2012 Adventure:

Roles:
 * Graduate student teacher-leaders in North Carolina State University classes: The graduate student teacher-leaders will guide activities in all three phases and facilitate the learning of students participating in this project. Two graduate student teacher-leaders will be assigned to each group. The graduate student teacher-leaders will be responsible for facilitating the technology and delivering content and supporting and prompting students toward completing project goals.
 * Teachers in the classrooms of participating students: Teachers in participating schools in China, Hawaii, Ireland, North Carolina, Russia, and Turkey will be responsible for including their students in the project, providing time for students to complete project work, and supporting students when necessary toward completing project goals. The  classroom teachers will also ensure that students have signed up for two online tools – the Wiki (www.wikispaces.com) and the VoiceThread (www.voicethread.com).
 * North Carolina State University faculty and staff: Individuals at NC State will serve as GLIP administrators, designing and managing project activities.
 * Student participants: Students in all of the participating schools in China, Hawaii, Ireland, North Carolina, Russia, and Turkey will create two online accounts so they can join the Wiki and create a VoiceThread. Students will read the essay, Who Am I and What is My Place in the World? and create a Wiki page that reflects their personality and answers the questions required in the essay. Guidelines will be provided for developing the Wiki page. Students will use Google Maps to find out information about their home location, select a picture to represent their home location and develop and record a voice thread talking about their country, city, and home location. Students will share interactive opportunities for perspective switching. Students will return to their original Wiki pages and revisit the local problems they noted. Their task is to collaborate within their group to try to explore solutions to these problems. They may also suggest the roles that they can play in arriving at a solution.