A Project to Develop Ethical and Respectful Minds

Technology can be used to develop ethical and respectful minds in our students when we use it to promote global learning. We can use technology to further students' cultural understanding and build international relationships. When my grade 10 science students and a friend’s grade 10 science class in Botswana, are given video cameras, digital cameras, microphones and computers with internet access and assigned to create multimedia shows with Voicethread on the topic “Green Ideas”, we can all learn about each other and each other’s perspectives. My students have learned about globalization and the importance of communication. My students have learned how to act appropriate as a digital citizen and they have learned the power of multimedia. My students have learned to respect and learn from our global differences. In viewing work, commenting on and reading comments from students from across the globe, the world is made smaller.