Global Education Network

In the globalization era, our world is becoming both increasingly diverse and increasingly connected, which means that all of people need new skill in order to communicate, collaborate and even work together or with others. The existence of instant communication is now a practical reality rather than just a theoretical possibility. Rapid technological improvements have created a bridge to for information access and worldwide transparent communication among the people of the world.

In this occasion, young learners or children recently will more need new skill in order to communicate and collaborate with others. They need to explore the world. Therefore, they should be recognized by technology because in this global era technology has more powerful influence many facet of life, such as economics, politics, culture, education, and more. The students should have the opportunity to learn about technology in order to enrich the global learning experience. By recognizing the technology for young learner, they already have to create global learning experiences in their classrooms. Global learning experiences as any classroom is activities which expose young children to new ways of thinking about the world, their own and others’ cultures, world languages, and communities. In order to do this, the technology should involve to the education that later on the students can use it wisely for learning in developing country’s education system. Students in a 5th grade classroom in Ulan Bataar, Mongolia, for example, are participating in the Cyber Schools network. CyberSchools.NET is a global network that exists to fulfill the two-fold mission of strengthening school and global communities while developing real life experiences that teach children vital technological skills. With technology, we can gather around a screen in a small town and connect with others in the world. We can build a connection to develop our educational system or called Global Education Network in this global era by using technology wisely in our education.

In the 21st century, technology now allows us to view live images of events taking place virtually anywhere in the world. For example, we communicate with people in remote parts of the world and read documents without physically holding them. Other example is students sign up for online classes that are taught by educators who are nowhere near where the students live. Peer-to-Peer video conferencing also creates the opportunity for students to build an international network of friends and contacts. A contact network can help students to develop business leads, find new job opportunities, and increase their knowledge of other countries and cultures. Students who take advantage of online access tools, they can build contact networks with other students internationally. Those are the benefit if we use technology in this century in our education or even in our life. A significant benefit to instant global communications is that students can improve their language skills through student-to-student conversations regardless of where they live.