The Student as Global Communicators and Collaborator

What kinds of opportunities can you imagine for enabling students to engage with authentic audiences around the world?

I feel like there are multiple opportunities. You would have to start small and locally and work your way up. I feel like this would be a timely matter but also very rewarding. It would keep students motivated and engaged and get them ready for real experience outside of school when it comes to teamwork, communication and experiencing others cultures. 

In what ways do you believe that assignments that challenge students to partner with students globally can be more motivating for students than teacher-assigned grades?

Being able to meet other people and learn new things especially people with different culture or people being taught different. I feel like students will research more and will be more interested and engaged. I  also think that students will be more grateful for what they have and are willing to do. 

What barriers do you anticipate educators will face in guiding students in the role of global communicator and collaborator?

Some barriers I feel like you can run into is permission from the school and parents. Also time frame to get this started and going. Another thing that people might think about is possible language barrier.