[elearning] elearning Digest, Vol 54, Issue 8

[John Doubleday]

COME ON.......YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING.
This course should be online..using the tools the kids are using, so that we
can blog about it answer questions from all over Australia and reduce the
distance thing....come on wake up and start using the tools other than
'email'
johnD
Digital Teacher-Super Tech <http://www.digitalteacher.com.au/>


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>   1. Certificate in Emerging Technologies - Register now!
>      (Bridie Mackay)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Bridie Mackay <bridie at vitta.org.au>
> To: elearning <elearning at edulists.com.au>
> Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:55:23 +1000 (EST)
> Subject: [elearning] Certificate in Emerging Technologies - Register now!
>
>   *Excite* your primary students by integrating today’s technologies into
> their learning programs. Show them, before they show you, how to communicate
> in the virtual world with *blogs, wikis and clouds*, all part of Web 2.0.
>
>
> This VITTA-developed module is part of the Certificate in Emerging
> Technologies or can be taken as an individual stand-alone unit. At the
> completion of the four sessions, you will be *accredited with a
> Certificate of Emerging Technologies*.
>
>
> *What is Web 2.0 and why does it matter for education?*
>
> Major new research into the use of Web 2.0 technologies, such as wikis,
> blogs and social networking, shows that young learners are prolific users of
> these technologies in their leisure time, but the use of Web 2.0 in the
> classroom is still limited. The research also found that over half of
> teachers surveyed believe that Web 2.0 resources should be used more often
> in the classroom. However, the majority of teachers questioned had never
> used Web 2.0 applications in lessons, despite being frequent users of
> technology in their personal and professional lives. In this session you
> will explore blogs, wikis and cloud computing as an example of Web 2.0 and
> begin to create a *Professional Learning Network* through blogging.
>
>
> The session will include a discussion of important questions that are
> raised on why primary students should blog and the use of blogs in
> education, as well as hands-on exploration of some of the tools introduced
> by the discussion.
>
> *
> *
>
> *Dates:*
>
>    - Part 1: Tuesday 3rd May Blogs, Wikis, Clouds: Web 2.0 and Education
>    - Part 2: Monday 16th May Podcasts and Digital Story Telling to Enhance
>    Learning
>    - Part 3: Wednesday 1st June Cybersafety, Copyright and Digital
>    Citizenship
>    - Part 4: Wednesday 15th June Mobile Technologies for Learning
>
> *Venue:* Xavier College, Studley Park Road Kew VIC 3101 - (03)9855 4100,
> Melway map ref: 44 J6
>
>
> *Time: *4.00 pm to 7.00 pm
>
> Register:
> http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/blogs-podcasting-wikis-and-clouds-for-primary-teachers
>
> *To register for all four sessions at a discounted price (see website)
> email Jo McLeay: jo at vitta.org.au
>
>
>
> ___________________________________
>
> Bridie Mackay
> Senior Project Officer
> Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association
> T: +61 3 9495 6836
> F: +61 3 9495 6834
> E: bridie at vitta.org.au
> Suite 209, 134-136 Cambridge Street
> PO Box 1099
> Collingwood, VIC, 3066
> Australia
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