 TakingITGlobal
TakingITGlobal (TIG) is an international charitable organization led by youth and empowered by technology. Often described as a "social network for social good," the award winning www.tigweb.org is available in twelve languages and offers a diverse set of educational resources and action tools intended to inspire, inform and involve. Since launching in 2000, 20 million people have accessed the website to learn, grow and realize their potential.
Established in 2006, TakingITGlobal’s program for educators, TIGed, offers a community of over 4,000 globally minded educators in over 110 countries worldwide, a growing database of global education resources, a virtual classroom platform that allows for the use of social media tools in a secure environment, and professional development e-courses related to global education and project-based learning. By enhancing global citizenship while improving technology and media literacy skills, TIGed is bringing the world to students and preparing students for an increasingly globalized future.  |
 Beijing Kids
'Beijing's essential expat family resource'
The first and only English-language monthly magazine for Beijing-based expatriate families. Since starting out as a quarterly publication called Kids in Beijing and tbjkids, beijingkids has grown into a magazine that serves as a parent’s best guide to family life in Beijing. Stories include features and reviews about the city’s most family-friendly activities, products and services, as well as leisure and travel in and around China. Each issue delivers inside information about Beijing’s top family-friendly destinations, such as parks, museums, stores, travel agencies, restaurants, schools, and health facilities. Expat familes rely on beijingkids in-depth articles for real-life tips on raising a family in Beijing. Now in a bigger and better format, beijingkids offers sections such as: profiles of exceptional international educators, cooking tips, family recipes and interviews with Beijing chefs, reviews of books, music and movies for kids, first-person accounts of raising children in China, and tips for family adventures in and outside of Beijing. Join the beijingkids FaceBook group |
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
ISTE represents educators globally in improving learning and teaching through the effective use of technology.
ISTE is an ongoing supporter and partner of Flat Classroom Conference and Live Events Inc. At the original conference in 2009 ISTE led the Leadership Workshop and ran sessions on leading for the use of technology in the classroom as well as looking at standards across the curriculum in technology for students, teachers and administrators.
Read more about ISTE and it's global outreach on the About ISTE website
ISTE is an ongoing supporter and partner of Flat Classroom Conference and Live Events Inc. At the original conference in 2009 ISTE led the Leadership Workshop and ran sessions on leading for the use of technology in the classroom as well as looking at standards across the curriculum in technology for students, teachers and administrators.
Read more about ISTE and it's global outreach on the About ISTE website
