Frequently Asked Questions
Content
The goal of LUV Global Connections is to help students build their intercultural communication skills. Students learn about their partner’s culture and about the course topic through the exchange of asynchronous videos with peers.
Absolutely! You can edit any task content. Additionally, you can add documents, links, or files to any individual task to enrich this experience. It is important to point out that these changes will also apply to the partner classroom so make sure to coordinate with your Global Partner before editing the tasks.
Yes! You can add any tasks by using the “Create Task” option under the “My Tasks” tab. Make sure you Global Partner teacher knows about these new tasks as they will also be seen by the students in the partner classroom.
Logistics
To create a teacher account, go to http://levelupvillageclassroom.com.
Our October cohort runs from October 17th – December 9th.
In 2022, each course has 4 tasks with prompts for the students. There are 2 tasks in English and two tasks in Spanish.
You may change the language used for any of the prompts by editing them directly in your Classroom. Please note that any changes made in your Classroom will also show in your Global Partner’s Classroom. Please be sure to coordinate with your Global Partner Teacher before making any changes to the tasks.
Our Languages and Cultures courses are designed to be either 4 or 8 weeks long. Our inaugural September Cohort will have set start dates. The four week course starts on September 26th and ends on October 11th. Our eight week course starts on September 19th and ends on November 11th. For more information about available courses and pricing click here.
Pricing
For pricing options for LUV Global Connections, visit our pricing page.
Each LUV Global Connections exchange is valid for 2 years from the time of purchase.
Security
Important: The deleted or blocked video will remain visible to you as the Teacher but it will not be visible to the students. Inform the student that the video was deleted or blocked, the reason why, and have them submit a new video.
This depends on your district/school policies regarding the use of educational technology tools. Level Up Village does not require nor provide permission slips. The teacher in charge of the exchange is responsible for any permissions related to using Level Up Village Global Connections.
Level Up Village can provide informational letters to parents and administrators regarding our company and security protocols.
Technology
There is no Administrator Portal. School administrators who need access to Teacher accounts should contact us at support@levelupvillage.com.