1. Using the Internet in the classrooms

11. International educational space
The easiest way is to think about school from the perspective of its physical location. The educational space consists first and foremost of the school building and the classroom – places where the learning process takes place.
Kieran defines international education as “all educational efforts that aim at fostering an international orientation in knowledge and attitudes’ and seek ‘to build bridges between countries”. International education aims to advance international understanding in order to promote the ideals of peace, respect for human dignity, and knowledge about international issues. Intercultural understanding is an integral part of the international understanding the international education aims to bring about.
While international education initially involved the physical interaction of students from different nationalities, this is no longer a requirement. This form of education can occur in any educational institute that embraces the ideals and goals that international education embraces.
International education is becoming more desirable in the increasingly interdependent and multicultural world where graduates are almost guaranteed to interact with employees, employers, and neighbors from different racial and national backgrounds in their future.
International education aims to provide students with the worldwide understanding necessary for them to succeed in the increasingly globalized world. In its early phases, modern international education aimed to serve the needs of internationally mobile students. This education was specially formulated to provide intercultural and linguistic experiences to students who had been forced to move around the world due to the job requirements of their parents.
This aim has changed over the decades and international education today plays a bigger role than this. Kieran asserts that international education is no longer confined to providing for the educational needs of the mobile students; instead, this form of education is increasingly being offered in national schools that are keen to provide their students with the advantages of an international education. This education also aims to assist students in their task to provide solutions to the problems facing the international community. The international community is faced with some problems because of the interaction between people of different cultures and nationalities. Issues such as racism, discrimination, and religious intolerance are on the rise.
These problems have led to the development of conflicts and issues such as terrorism. International education is formulated in such a manner that it changes attitudes and prejudices that have caused conflict in the world. By so doing, international education will provide a solution to global issues and promote world peace (Kieran 315). Through this education, students are empowered to engage in the task of building bridges for mutual understanding.
International education aims to mold students into better world citizens through exposure to diverse cultures. The concept of global citizenship has taken root in the 21st century as the relationships between nations become more prevalent. Due to the strong interlink between nations, actions by one nation may have an impact on the other nation. The citizens of each country are therefore urged to take into consideration the impact of their actions and demonstrate positive attitudes when dealing with other people. Due to the unique intercultural environment provided by international education, students are better placed to develop attitudes and values of tolerance, acceptance, and mutual respect. Thompson and Hayden state that students in international schools perceive the multicultural interactions in informal dimensions of the school as more significant in contributing to the formation of an international attitude than the structure of the formal curriculum. This education therefore plays a major role in making students better global citizens.
Another significant aim of international education is to promote cultural sensitivity and understanding. International education brings together people of differing cultural and national backgrounds and these individuals are expected to co-exist in a shared environment and learn from each other. This education emphasizes on sensitivity to the cultures of other people and integration through intercultural understanding. This is an important concept considering the prevalence of immigration over the past century. In the late 20th century, multicultural education was aimed at assimilating and aligning immigrants with the mainstream culture.