Join the Wikispaces Flipped Classroom webinar on August 23rd 2012

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQVhyTxjHFPa5EqQ6OFSQvxP05Lkkd46F1Edxe9gywkMh6GBzR6qpPzRDNPYNCABfYKqtiUKGU4QvaoCJMEQ9y-aISuPxyb7JzEBRtJcH_BuLTkIXixSB_cJQm3ZTA4UBRYxRgPMkuWc/s1600-h/image%25255B4%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTElgXRK7BtjGE4QIAvQmCZyIqAKuFBgVAmINsW5V-TyiDNMz1ivkgbiUBv-u8atUX3OyqkJ0nEuNcdjqnaCp2pWGRkdEcsYZmwpsYSBKblu2NjWoIPfdcQcx-qVCwWK61JOejSukRhyphenhyphen4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Are you curious to know more about the Flipped Classroom?  Wikispaces webinars are hosting a Flipped Classroom Panel on August 23rd where four distinguished pioneers in the field will share their experience and wisdom. This will be a very interesting discussion I am sure. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a unique opportunity to hear how schools plan, execute and evaluate a blended learning and flipped classroom environment. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please click on the following link to find out more about this webinar and how to sign up. <a href="http://get.wikispaces.com/panelfall2012/">Read more here</a>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Date</u>:</b> August 23, 2012<br /><b><u>Time:</u></b> 11am PDT - please check the <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html">Time Zone Converter</a> to convert to your own time) </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">  </span></div></div>

webinars Join the Wikispaces Flipped Classroom webinar on August 23rd 2012

Are you curious to know more about the Flipped Classroom?  Wikispaces webinars are hosting a Flipped Classroom Panel on August 23rd where fo...

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This is Connected Educator month – a U.S. initiative well worth your support

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaKGsru-HBsUv7W80TQjHfUtW632ImnLVkI7NxX9ASJoSZRwPJ9SSM0qYrtJrSycWY6RjzQTrclZM_3fP0XTaO5XMk-1kJAm-vnQuI2KiX5pmqmnzrLR73sVU7gjumxYOvyIufLHDBFI/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavvcY3kQax7K-sL7acl1GUJ_tLJ71zJytAshZAvq7IlO0Bts_ESTxFsU6hyvzJtDEE5iV4p2RGaciO2lVsl9QnV_lOeQdCOnYVluqmIGqFB59KewNjMU0CLwLeN2aDD2IAC1NFch_0Q8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><h5></h5><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Connected Educator Month is a United.States Department of Education’s Connected Educators initiative, coming out of Director of the Office of Educational Technology Karen Cator's working group on "online communities of practice."  There are an amazing number of free webinars to attend. Please note that the times are Eastern Daylight Time, so you will need to refer to the <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html">Time Zone Converter</a> to work out the times in your region. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a wonderful opportunity for professional development, possibly from the comfort of your own home. We think this is an amazing global conference and will consequently highlight the times for the webinars on the following few days (and then update again every few days until the end of the conference on 31st August 2012).  The full official and regularly-updated calendar can be found at <a href="http://connectededucators.org/cem">http://connectededucators.org/cem</a>. Please consider participating in some of these superb wenbinars.</span></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wednesday</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">, August 8 </span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">8:00am<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/2800e0938624d53442b5b00c8435dade?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Connected Educator's Technology Symposium WI Dells High School</a></span><br /><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">9:00am<u><br /></u><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/9e6182acf6623bcace111314de0a2ce7?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Intel Teachers Engage Online Voyages: The Foundation of Feedback Online</a><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/46a0d1849c1e60cfb114f44fde186c6c?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Innov8:Flip It Online</a><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/72f3f9079bbfa56869abba9e0ed0329c?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Top 10 Common Core Insider Secrets Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">10:00am<u><br /></u><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/5d3632eb00f85c6d901b02297117b6da?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">EdmodoCon 2012 Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">11:00am<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/30bd602a1de6a35763a226b0cfae2c1c?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">DeforestACTION Open House Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">12:00pm<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/21291bbaa338b682334752bc6994b2d3?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">#CEMchat Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">1:00pm<u><br /></u><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/739d87ad155a27ee5dd5c7711b4b98d5?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">edWeb.net Webinar: Learning Characteristics of Students with Autism Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">2:00pm<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/33d270d923bcbce6bcde2d2b77203cb2?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">NWP Digital Is Open House Online</a><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/4f89d0398f953baed917ddccfcb11adc?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Reforming Ed Reform Panel Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">3:00pm<u><br /></u><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/0570d24c2ea1895bbcd5c5a7081b5770?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Taking Classrooms Global Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">4:00pm<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/b93ce79a276140618811e04531967044?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Teaching (Start Off Right) Online</a><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/e5bded1110ae3c52d15213940fde7192?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Teq Webinar: The Amazing Google Earth, Part 3 Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">6:00pm<u><br /></u><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/bf0a6e4f142b41d210deac23bcf8701f?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">BookMentors Open House Online</a></span></h5><h5><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">9:00pm<u><br /></u><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/89d468bc2919be702f9c40b9f9637717?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Games TweetChat Online</a></span></h5><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Thursday, August 9</span></b>8:00am<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/66294f4615a7659b929e36a9147ed570?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no"><br />Connected Educator's Technology Symposium WI Dells High School</a></span></div><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">8:30am<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/943852735ee4a7d4bdcc24f8c5031e60?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Flipped Learning Workshop -- White Plains, NY Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">9:00am<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/64af7cfae29f74fbb8547c4d5280878b?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Legal Talk: Social Networking </a><br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/64af7cfae29f74fbb8547c4d5280878b?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Legal Talk: Social Networking Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">10:00am<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/8a205d4b3c8f8972975c440812a70304?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">edcamp Common Core https://sites.google.com/site/edcampcommoncore/home</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">11:00am<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/175e3f6a26b5e8e60a2d3eacfb5ac4af?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Taking Classrooms Global Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">12:00pm<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/5529612da42e824d689f7bc20d1808bd?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Connected Learning Webinar: Connie Yowell Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">1:00pm<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/051954ed55694356ec84c8d9e6a43db5?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Personalize Learning Blog Series: Session 1 Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">2:00pm<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/a94bddc9a448cd4e40ea0a0a903778b6?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Organize Your School's Content with a Wiki Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">4:00pm<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/55119e86e3a779ac6a0075cd7a07697f?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">edWeb.net and AT&T Webinar: How Schools Are Using iPads to Increase Learning Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">5:30pm<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/7bafe585dccd4a4658a99892136a8628?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">UnPlug'd 2012 (Start) Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">6:00pm<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/946f1e6957bbf3c7b1853d67d0fe30aa?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">BookMentors Open House Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">7:00pm<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/9a4373c698daeec80570ba291ccb7394?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">#plpnetwork Connected Learning Twitter Chat Online</a><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/b444a4e85f3ee1dff1c713870c5cb111?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Light up Literacy: PreK-3 Reading/Language Arts Ideas Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">8:00pm<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/1069b9803a3bae54fb752f50922b68c2?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Interview with Rudy Crew Online</a></span></h5><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">12:00am<br /><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/85b29342c8c26d2cdc0e1754f0e326f3?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">More Effective & More Productive Online</a><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/cc279ff2c64bb8033bdf89403595bd9d?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">The Connected Educator - Book Giveaway (End) </a></span></h5><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Friday, August 10</span></b><br />7:00am<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/7e1b82ef0be7d65dfd485293d7e26f64?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no"><br />Webinar: Peek inside the life of a connected learner Online</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">8:30am</span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/ca751308040aabcdaab79166de35a212?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Flipped Learning Workshop -- Buffalo, NY Online</a></span></h5><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">6:00pm</span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/fdb4eacec3f3eaa44f37d491ba285c61?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no"><br />BookMentors Open House Online</a></span></h5><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><h5 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">12:00am</span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/8b77be1865b819c798cea95fa2dbd089?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no"><br />Who Owns the Learning? - Book Giveaway (Start) Online</a><a href="http://connectededucatorsmonth2012.sched.org/event/24dbb18c05be489a023ff72dffa0312f?iframe=yes&w=675&sidebar=yes&bg=no">Teq Calendar Registration (End) Online</a></span></h5><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The full official and regularly-updated calendar can be found at <a href="http://connectededucators.org/cem">http://connectededucators.org/cem</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div></div>

webinars This is Connected Educator month – a U.S. initiative well worth your support

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Microsoft webinar (for SA teachers) on assessing collaboration and 21st century skills

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Submitted by Fiona Beal</span></span></span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Innovative Teaching and Learning Webinars </span></b><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Microsoft has embarked on an 'Innovative Teaching and Learning' (ITL) research programme.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> They will be hosting workshops and webinars on LEAP21. The first webinar on <b>18 July from 6pm - 6:30pm</b> will focus on the first of the five dimensions 21st century learning (collaboration).This discussion Forum will allow all participants of LEAP21 training to connect and discuss the topic.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQrrQjR2J1xyKVyW4Fp5GGG6Gy9Rls6eFsn8JZFiXDNSudLd7pqwFmcP3KAlxdCdooVR3eEiY951O8MyXZu_OqVcmWYxj2FozuEZ10z10qEIycdUOYUT_gGKKrF6_c8cMXq-w7yxoylE/s1600/PIL2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQrrQjR2J1xyKVyW4Fp5GGG6Gy9Rls6eFsn8JZFiXDNSudLd7pqwFmcP3KAlxdCdooVR3eEiY951O8MyXZu_OqVcmWYxj2FozuEZ10z10qEIycdUOYUT_gGKKrF6_c8cMXq-w7yxoylE/s400/PIL2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">View the </span><a href="http://www.pil-network.com/auth/signin?returnUrl=%2FDiscussion%2Fccc93868-82a8-4c32-98a3-a8afb555a34b" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_blank">discussion forum</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> on the Partners in Learning Network for details on joining the webinar.</span><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pil-network.com/auth/signin?returnUrl=%2fDiscussion%2fccc93868-82a8-4c32-98a3-a8afb555a34b"> </a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Note that if you haven't listened to a webinar before using Lync you will need to download Lync attendee. In the discussion forum referred to above you will find a PDF with detailed instructions on how to join a Lync webinar</div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">More about</span><span style="font-size: large;"> this upcoming webinar</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This discussion will focus on innovative teaching and learning approaches and how the LEAP21 material supports this.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">LEAP21 is based on the way ITL Research studies and measures innovative teaching practices. LEAP21 asks teachers and school leaders to analyse and 'score' learning activities to see how deeply they integrate 21st century skills, collaborate in designing new learning activities that provide deeper 21st century skills development, examine the impact of these learning activities on students' work, and use ICT as part of the process.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Teachers who go through this process say it gives them a clear and practical way to integrate 21st century skills in their own teaching. LEAP21 requires that educators be active and engaged knowledge-builders, adopting and using the very skills they are seeking to instill in their students: collaboration, knowledge-building, self-regulation and assessment (or learning to learn) and use of technology for learning. Through the programme, teachers become learners of their own teaching practices by studying the impact of their teaching on students LEAP21 guidelines help teacherss identify and understand the opportunities that learning activities give students to build 21st century skills. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">What to do to join this discussion</span></b><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Angela Scheaerer, Microsoft's APM from South Africa, says about the first webinar on 18 July: "We are looking forward to hosting the first LEAP21 webinar on Wednesday 18 July. Here's how it will work: <br />1. Download the lesson plans and rubrics so that you have these available during the webinar - it will be an interactive session with activities using these resources. <br />2. Follow the the directions in the document "How to join a Lync conference call". We recommend you do this ahead of time as you need to download and install an attendee client the first time you join. <br />3. Click on the link called Join the online meeting in "related content" above or from the Word document. Try and join a few minutes early in case you have any problems. </div></div>

Microsoft webinars Microsoft webinar (for SA teachers) on assessing collaboration and 21st century skills

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Webinar of past winners shows the creative ideas teachers come up with to enter Microsoft’s Partners in Learning Forum

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">At the moment we are having a series of nine webinars featuring past finalists and winners in Microst’s Partners in Learning Forum (formerly called the Innovative Teacher competition)  I have thoroughly enjoyed hosting and listening to these twice a week as it shows me that we have some very creative teachers in our midst. I have also had the tasks of converting these webinars to YouTube videos and podcasts which makes for easier viewing </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today I am going to feature the webinar presented by Helen Robertson, Wessel Theron, Ryan Galving and Sarietjie Musgrave . After the little write ups about the projects I will add the vdieos and podcasts. If you are a South African teacher please considering entering this great competition. Some of these presenters travelled up to Joburg for the South African Finals, then went off to Jordan for the African and Middle east finals. Some even got to the World Finals in Washington DC. What a year of travel in 2011!</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Helen Robertson who was teaching at Cornwall Hill College in Pretoria at the time</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Helen’s project was called Functions for Technologically Functioning Teens. In the webinar she renamed it ‘It all started with a cell phone’. Getting learners to plot and analyse functions is a tricky part of the grade 10 Mathematics curriculum. To address this, learners used a cell phone app to plot the functions whilst they focused on the more important skill of analysing the effects of changing the variables. Support structures, including contacting their teacher using Whatsapp and asking questions of the “Functions for Technologically Functioning Teens” Facebook group, encouraged independent learning. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIg2m1EpdkQpBYkHWhQoWv1aruLv0lWH5g1NwdN22Tkuv_wEyW5OwUZqS2avPcw9BvP3-YkT6Xl68j15OVQjNAcZIKmHC9DIRay3usP-f_Go2gFBjLQjai-ZhswofwjwG5poa5OAOgRE/s1600-h/image%25255B16%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHoylpx06Q-XbVodjgDwSKFZrghZlRlmbOCPum279hcEQtMs05i1jqz62mrSjXDrF6Gi22YllcXO8u1iymJf1LPyhhDMwlQXXkzJ1l-ccROrVAWc5rotHS8ryL0JzNrBifMaktX48yxU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">^{<b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wessel Theron from Bishops Diocesan College in Cape Town</span></b>}</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">^{<b><br /></b>}</span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Wessel called his project ‘School of Rock’. To create interest and excitement in additional language lessons, this project involved learners searching for their own Afrikaans song and then creating a music video for it that is shared on YouTube. Grade 8s had to work in pairs to match images to the lyrics of the song. They also had the option of translating a song and singing it themselves. This was a perfect opportunity to be creative using ICTs, improve Afrikaans comprehension and vocabulary, and be entertained while learning. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SGH1kvzxrVolEYAHDq6ZdPuBkflffa8htwHUbpVsvWsdbpPhk938oRGLj2S2O-UrkvYIB4Ad1XgRpFzXPu41YyoPPB5C2BkZxu8MwLZMPGuqp2NMqb0IC5G9Niy1jaXyIptgXCHRv3c/s1600-h/image%25255B12%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTvxrP6tKYaou4Rrju-0duDA8L4NuBoIiOBPZnRvkkOjCrIZJQkQowq82OttjKnqqeFAG8BxvMNkWuRlwoMv9P-JMPMdojiAuwUUFsH2zXa3DMXl7Fnh-T8_CO7DHmsZUlCfhbhEtkNc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Ryan Galvin from St Nicholas in Pietermaritzburg</b></span><br /> </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ryan called his project R and J in R and B which is short for Romeo and Juliet in Rhythm and Blues. In an attempt to persuade his grade ten class that the story of Romeo and Juliet is relevant to any time, this teacher offered learners the opportunity to re-tell the story and revise the play. Learners made use of MP3s on their cellphones, iPods, YouTube, Twitter, digital cameras and videos. The final task was creating a MovieMaker slideshow, using the music, tweets and photos they had gathered.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlf97MIIvjG4PgQxt4kr-VStC9mFOTEsudZ8MNqRdxS4Ep6FPSkrXDCREhroGPb1id1UgVTQpgMnPEu2azq1W_uXKmWbsxa2ucIRLtn-64SyigVWFjYMyhvpOFHgxLk25bVdmC2T5tHo/s1600-h/image%25255B18%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY0ChNmE3OUZ5iu5bBWv4vdsdQ7EinmyidHEiHhyphenhyphen8zAEa6BPYktepWIMs5IO73TbigqobouPT4zH052iUKHzUVIkX5VlixYEBgTiV1IlRP8hIJr-2Y0hBYOt-ZZCuhu9GNC3y-4_Eeto/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">^{<b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sarietjie Musgrave who was teaching at Eunice High School in Bloemfontein at the time.</span></b>}</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">^<b> </b></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">She did a hugely successful project called ‘Spread the sunshine’ and did South Africa proud by achieving a second place in the world finals with this project! Her students each found students with disabilities in the community to link with and created ICT programmes to help them.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">^{<b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /></b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"></span>}</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZRhuSxAA89X_1zfOGWDDgvLoS8LJmMVVqyS8rXc90mmkC7cVJdFGaeHgLiivV9_T2nStG627rlzpGY9WuJ6UEQB2uvg4aaO0M4rFyexrWBxSr7PVbwCXFSVt0acdNPgkjnxiLTh1XgY/s1600-h/image%25255B19%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLAZX9-so7Ln-oHM2Oh3aK7nnR7e93QWmCxJjX4W2lkEjGATzLwYIwdXS52gJ4dJj9vKmLW2wIV_rQiXoKf7Duwcoh5f6qxNEmExML7ptxxYK70NSyV0uElhDwDJxjWxpzGaBzo85_u8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here are their YouTube presentations neatly tucked into this Slideshare presentation. Their podcasts will appear below.</span> </div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div id="__ss_11546254" style="font-family: inherit; width: 425px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0pt 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/past-pil-winners-in-south-africa-part-3-webinars" target="_blank" title="Past PIL winners in South Africa Part 3 - webinars">Past PIL winners in South Africa Part 3 - webinars</a></b> <iframe frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/11546254" width="425"></iframe></span> <br /><div style="padding: 5px 0pt 12px;"><span style="font-size: small;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint" target="_blank">PowerPoint</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">fionabeal</a></span> </div></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><object data="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" height="129" id="boo_embed_665054" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="lt" /><param name="bgColor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="FlashVars" value="mp3=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F665054-helen-robertson-it-all-started-with-a-cell-phone.mp3%3Fkeyed%3Dtrue%26source%3Dembed&mp3Title=Helen+Robertson+-+It+all+started+with+a+cell+phone&mp3Time=08.41pm+12+Feb+2012&mp3LinkURL=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F665054-helen-robertson-it-all-started-with-a-cell-phone&rootID=boo_embed_665054" /><a href="http://audioboo.fm/boos/665054-helen-robertson-it-all-started-with-a-cell-phone.mp3?keyed=true&source=embed">Helen Robertson - 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At the moment we are having a series of nine webinars featuring past finalists and winners in Microst’s Partners in Learning Forum (formerly...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />This afternoon we have another webinar of three past finalists or winners in the South African Partners in Learning forum. Please log in as a guest and join us if you can: <a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/previouswinners4/">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/previouswinners4/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Ngaka Ralekoala from Bloemfontein</b></span><br />We have Ngaka Ralekoala who worked in a team of four in a project about vulnerable children. In this project l<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">earners from participating schools received training in ethics and research methodology and then conducted research in their local community to determine the needs of vulnerable children.  Through this project, learners have been given the opportunity to collaborate with other schools, the University of the Free State as well as experts in the field of Social Action research from the De </span><span style="color: black;">Montford</span><span style="color: black;"> University in the United Kingdom via the Internet. </span></span><br /><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlKke9SSq4IlK8q6yoeoikC9tpKxMiRaICwOtsUr7b8A1DtFhqaFzdMSBnfzd1fN2tPmiFV1epYVZxht6ECbPveDk00_Whr1JI8KYtXmMB1lGU_YWQP7HWFRiCtu3g4l6a26-xNUQgaM/s1600/Children+who+care-Ngaka.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlKke9SSq4IlK8q6yoeoikC9tpKxMiRaICwOtsUr7b8A1DtFhqaFzdMSBnfzd1fN2tPmiFV1epYVZxht6ECbPveDk00_Whr1JI8KYtXmMB1lGU_YWQP7HWFRiCtu3g4l6a26-xNUQgaM/s400/Children+who+care-Ngaka.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Charli Wiggil from Eden College in Durban</b></span><br /><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-ZA; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"> We also have Charli Wiggil from Durban who did a project around the world cup in South Africa called ‘Tweenzites’. In t<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">his grade 10 Life Orientation project involved learners identifying a contemporary problem in their community and exploring it using various technological tools (Intel Thinking with Technology, GPRS, cell phones, Microsoft Office Applications etc). Learners were then challenged to devise strategies to address the problem that they identified and these were presented to local community and government leaders, community members, educators and learners from other schools. It is hoped that the municipality might implement some of the suggestions through their Department Planning Programme. One of the groups developed a DVD to be used in Life Skills by other schools.</span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUg3_baFVkmUKm7dHmPjdaoMxKsMKaf2h_U6MLHibVtuvGlFImLT7x8n7JyAek3Jx4rld9ExSi6-YoTlqM9U86habdmtcr1p7ZoVrb7K_qx-Eh3PjiKR3uL0WS4TcuXopj0K_DLcoU9E/s1600/Charli.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUg3_baFVkmUKm7dHmPjdaoMxKsMKaf2h_U6MLHibVtuvGlFImLT7x8n7JyAek3Jx4rld9ExSi6-YoTlqM9U86habdmtcr1p7ZoVrb7K_qx-Eh3PjiKR3uL0WS4TcuXopj0K_DLcoU9E/s400/Charli.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Glen Williams from Sunridge Primary in Port Elizabeth</b></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;"> The third teacher is Glen Williams who did a project which he calls ‘Silent Morals’ around a particular IT programme called Scratch.Glen says " <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-style: normal;">Well</span><span style="color: black; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> , m</span><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline;">y grade 6 learners had to USE what they learnt in basic programming, EXPLORE, and CREATE an ANIMATED SILENT MOVIE which DEPICTS a MORAL VALUE or LESSON.You will see that I start AND end this presentation with the word FUN, because I believe that education must be ENGAGING in a FUN way. </span><span style="color: black;">Projects</span><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline;"> allow learners the FREEDOM to EXPERIMENT with what they already learnt in a STRUCTURED way AND forces them to EXPLORE things which they haven’t learnt yet, without RELYING on a teacher."</span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2Im1wqvWq6jEusiZsLyBhUl8Y7IEGP3T_SpRe63C-F4rr0uwajsio2KeCVKmEpBSBKTLCn_e5zQaC7semIKpjxaAnL-VdFt7UJkXUILceTvlYB_8d3DWi2pQ-REmFCfYVt-mwuPI8AM/s1600/Silent+Morals+-+Glen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2Im1wqvWq6jEusiZsLyBhUl8Y7IEGP3T_SpRe63C-F4rr0uwajsio2KeCVKmEpBSBKTLCn_e5zQaC7semIKpjxaAnL-VdFt7UJkXUILceTvlYB_8d3DWi2pQ-REmFCfYVt-mwuPI8AM/s400/Silent+Morals+-+Glen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /></div><br />This all makes for some interesting listening this evening. If you can’t make it the recording will be placed on the wiki tomorrow. (<a href="http://partnersinlearningforum-sa.wikispaces.com/View+webinar+recordings">http://partnersinlearningforum-sa.wikispaces.com/View+webinar+recordings</a>) But please join us if you can this evening at 5pm:<br /><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/previouswinners4/">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/previouswinners4/</a><br /><br />Well, five 'o clock has now been and gone and the webinar is over. Here is a Slideshare with embedded YouTube videos showing the webinars of these three finalists. Take a watch and a listen if you have the time. <br /><br /><div id="__ss_11539587" style="width: 425px;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/past-pil-winners-webinars-in-south-africa-4" target="_blank" title="Part 4 - Past PIL winners' webinars in South Africa ">Part 4 - Past PIL winners' webinars in South Africa </a></b> <iframe frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/11539587" width="425"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint" target="_blank">PowerPoint</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">fionabeal</a> </div></div><br />Otherwise, listen to their podcasts instead<br /><br /><object data="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" height="129" id="boo_embed_665090" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="lt" /><param name="bgColor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="FlashVars" value="mp3=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F665090-ngaka-ralekoala-children-who-care.mp3%3Fkeyed%3Dtrue%26source%3Dembed&mp3Title=Ngaka+Ralekoala+-+Children+who+care&mp3Time=09.12pm+12+Feb+2012&mp3LinkURL=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F665090-ngaka-ralekoala-children-who-care&rootID=boo_embed_665090" /><a href="http://audioboo.fm/boos/665090-ngaka-ralekoala-children-who-care.mp3?keyed=true&source=embed">Ngaka Ralekoala - Children who care (mp3)</a></object><br /><br /><object data="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" height="129" id="boo_embed_665100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="lt" /><param name="bgColor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="FlashVars" value="mp3=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F665100-charli-wiggil-tweenzite.mp3%3Fkeyed%3Dtrue%26source%3Dembed&mp3Title=Charli+Wiggil+-+Tweenzite&mp3Time=09.18pm+12+Feb+2012&mp3LinkURL=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F665100-charli-wiggil-tweenzite&rootID=boo_embed_665100" /><a href="http://audioboo.fm/boos/665100-charli-wiggil-tweenzite.mp3?keyed=true&source=embed">Charli Wiggil - Tweenzite (mp3)</a></object><br /><br /><object data="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" height="129" id="boo_embed_665112" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="lt" /><param name="bgColor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="FlashVars" value="mp3=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F665112-glen-williams-silent-morals.mp3%3Fkeyed%3Dtrue%26source%3Dembed&mp3Title=Glen+Williams+-+Silent+Morals&mp3Time=09.31pm+12+Feb+2012&mp3LinkURL=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F665112-glen-williams-silent-morals&rootID=boo_embed_665112" /><a href="http://audioboo.fm/boos/665112-glen-williams-silent-morals.mp3?keyed=true&source=embed">Glen Williams - Silent Morals (mp3)</a></object><br /><br /><br /></div>

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SchoolNet's webinar and podcast programme now in full force

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />This is the time of the year where SchoolNet and Microsoft combine to prepare interested South African teachers for the upcoming Partners in Learning Forum. This competition used to be known as the Innovative Teacher's Forum. There are amazing prizes up for grabs for successful teachers, the most valued being a week long trip to participate in the Pan African and Middle East Finals in Morroco, and/or a week long trip to participate in the World Finals in Greece, for successful teachers. This year SchoolNet is running an online support course from  a wiki (<a href="http://partnersinlearningforum-sa/">http://partnersinlearningforum-sa</a>) to prepare teachers. We are also running, alongside this, a webinar and podcast programme of past winners sharing their successes.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Past finalists and winners group 1 </span></b><br /><br />These three past finalists and winners shared their projects in the same webinar<br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Lyneth Crighton from Brescia House in Johannesburg</b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lyneth Crighton is from Brescia College in Johannesburg. She ran a workshop in which Grade 10 learners explored the novel “Cry the beloved Country” using Web 2.0 collaborative tools. The girls collaborated on a wiki, participated in an online discussion forum, created a pod-cast and developed a word cloud. Colleagues across learning areas got involved in the workshop to show that the themes in the novel were applicable to a range of learning areas.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; orphans: 2; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Lyneth was a winner in the South African Finals, and they went on to represent South Africa at the Middle East and Africa Finals in Jordan. She won again and were able to participate in the World Finals in Washington DC.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_7-uGw96ZaMEpTfpUCj8DR8P_1YxDERdFOxutSTtosE8an4ainQnrtWQlzul5tyUOFyRAre9nMVcJfFCVsFDF_p7YFC3cn2XQEItjtUirH7GcfpCgTGHvdCYNZYYYmC_PQS2_vtww8A/s1600/Lyneth+%28336%29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_7-uGw96ZaMEpTfpUCj8DR8P_1YxDERdFOxutSTtosE8an4ainQnrtWQlzul5tyUOFyRAre9nMVcJfFCVsFDF_p7YFC3cn2XQEItjtUirH7GcfpCgTGHvdCYNZYYYmC_PQS2_vtww8A/s320/Lyneth+%28336%29.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Louise Clark from St Cyprians in Cape Town</span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><br />Louise Clarke and Kim Jackson are both Grade 4 teachers at St Cyprian's School in Cape Town. Their combined project for Grade four learners involved reading the first chapter of book called ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ and predicting what adventures the main character would have in “The Lands Beyond”. Learners produced artwork and scripts describing what they thought would take place and they then narrated their predictions using Windows Movie Maker. This project only used free software – and its true success was in the way it promoted collaboration and creativity amongst young learners. Louse and Kim were winners in the South African Finals, and they went on to represent South Africa at the Middle East and Africa Finals in Jordan. They won again and were able to participate in the World Finals in Washington DC.</span></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_Bb6Q6zMhdb30sdvun6lJrauvrR_3hOwbbvzU62_HA_HGVDJ7WoJbvayAWUU9_WFc2iTeR-86I1rEAa-XOd2gFrdkkEDhLGgWqm3Ag4GpS1spiqeOiTZli8wrJR4hyLN47YVFEZaphQ/s1600/Louise3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_Bb6Q6zMhdb30sdvun6lJrauvrR_3hOwbbvzU62_HA_HGVDJ7WoJbvayAWUU9_WFc2iTeR-86I1rEAa-XOd2gFrdkkEDhLGgWqm3Ag4GpS1spiqeOiTZli8wrJR4hyLN47YVFEZaphQ/s320/Louise3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add caption</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Natalie Meerholtz from Holy Rosary in Johannesburg</b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><br />Natalie Meerholz is from Holy Rosary School in Johannesburg. Natalie and her Grade 6 learners aimed to encourage the school and surrounding community to address the issue of e-waste. Activities included creating e-posters and e-advertisements; reusing e-waste in the form of sculptures; and holding an e-waste launch. An e-waste bin has been set up to encourage responsible e-waste disposal and recycling. Natalie<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">was a winner in the South African Finals, and she went on to represent South Africa at the Middle East and Africa Finals in Jordan. She achieved a winning place and was able to participate in the World Finals in Washington DC.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwoqHOl4I6uBut1Hv_iCdRH7g_aVjxGJSe03CUvWrTauhJULell095gMRlfmyKyX9sMst830INeb5NMFBRyN2NeFbAFjHLMP7Vq-4AlgndE4j_5y_vjF_dS5PoW1AUOMQCci9x3KSLXM/s1600/Natalie336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwoqHOl4I6uBut1Hv_iCdRH7g_aVjxGJSe03CUvWrTauhJULell095gMRlfmyKyX9sMst830INeb5NMFBRyN2NeFbAFjHLMP7Vq-4AlgndE4j_5y_vjF_dS5PoW1AUOMQCci9x3KSLXM/s320/Natalie336.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Watch and listen to their presentations</span></b><br /><br />Here is a Slideshare containing the webinar presentations of the first three past finalists who shared their stories recently. These webinars were converted into YouTube videos. Slideshare now has an amazing feature where you can insert a YouTube video after a slide! Take a look!<br /><br /><div id="__ss_11452848" style="width: 425px;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/past-winners-1" target="_blank" title="Past winners 1">Past winners 1</a></b> <iframe frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/11452848" width="425"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint" target="_blank">PowerPoint</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">fionabeal</a> </div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Listen to their podcasts</span></b></div><br /><object data="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" height="129" id="boo_embed_656455" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="lt" /><param name="bgColor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="FlashVars" value="mp3=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F656455-natalie-merholtz.mp3%3Fkeyed%3Dtrue%26source%3Dembed&mp3Title=Natalie+Merholtz&mp3Time=12.05am+07+Feb+2012&mp3LinkURL=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F656455-natalie-merholtz&mp3Author=fibeal&rootID=boo_embed_656455" /><a href="http://audioboo.fm/boos/656455-natalie-merholtz.mp3?keyed=true&source=embed">Natalie Merholtz (mp3)</a></object><br /><br /><object data="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" height="129" id="boo_embed_662272" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="lt" /><param name="bgColor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="FlashVars" value="mp3=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F662272-louise-clarke.mp3%3Fkeyed%3Dtrue%26source%3Dembed&mp3Title=Louise+Clarke&mp3Time=03.54pm+10+Feb+2012&mp3LinkURL=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F662272-louise-clarke&mp3Author=fibeal&rootID=boo_embed_662272" /><a href="http://audioboo.fm/boos/662272-louise-clarke.mp3?keyed=true&source=embed">Louise Clarke (mp3)</a></object><br /><br /></div><br /><object data="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" height="129" id="boo_embed_662317" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/fullsize_player.swf" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="lt" /><param name="bgColor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="FlashVars" value="mp3=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F662317-lyneth-crighton.mp3%3Fkeyed%3Dtrue%26source%3Dembed&mp3Title=Lyneth+Crighton&mp3Time=04.18pm+10+Feb+2012&mp3LinkURL=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F662317-lyneth-crighton&rootID=boo_embed_662317" /><a href="http://audioboo.fm/boos/662317-lyneth-crighton.mp3?keyed=true&source=embed">Lyneth Crighton (mp3)</a></object><br />South African teachers - we encourage you to participate - this year could be the adventure of your life!</div>

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Webinar recording: Get the hang of a Google hangout (27/11/2013)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpUjWM6Js0SM5C1VwQvju67THQgulA-ibbgaKNP4g1goeO-VLu4UVmTeVcS2Y936P0hIIzSmOBYL1xX6rp_Yy0LfoAOvOtDzwESZ5byfw9Knj_NVYMz_veOpTamWASyFnuoQqnrbnHv8/s1600/webinar+recording.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="53" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpUjWM6Js0SM5C1VwQvju67THQgulA-ibbgaKNP4g1goeO-VLu4UVmTeVcS2Y936P0hIIzSmOBYL1xX6rp_Yy0LfoAOvOtDzwESZ5byfw9Knj_NVYMz_veOpTamWASyFnuoQqnrbnHv8/s400/webinar+recording.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">What is a Google hangout?</b></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google+ is Google's new social networking tool. I have only just discovered its amazing potential since attending the Google Teacher Academy in New York in October. Google has put a lot of funding into developing Google+ and they are committed to making it work well for education, so it will just get better and better I am sure. Once you have created a </span><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Circles-in-Google-Plus" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">circle of friends</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Google+ you can choose to hang out with them on Google+. This allows you to video chat, IM chat, watch YouTube videos together, and more. </span><br /><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Summary of benefits</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google Hangouts are part of Google+, Google's new free social networking tool. On a Hangout 10 people (possible 15 on Google Apps) can:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*video chat</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*IM (instant message) chat</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*watch YouTube videos together</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*collaborate on a Google Doc</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*use a whiteboard collaboratively</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*add effects for fun</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*record the Hangout directly on YouTube</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*live stream for more viewers</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*A minimum of two people </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*and more… </span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A Slideshare showing the steps</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This slideshare was used in the SchoolNet webinar of the same name and shows the steps in creating a hangout.</span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/15447237" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/get-the-hang-of-a-google-hangout" target="_blank" title="Get the hang of a Google+ hangout">Get the hang of a Google+ hangout</a> </strong>from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a></strong></span> </div><strong><u><br /></u></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Webinar recording:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week SchoolNet had a webinar whih was presented by me (Fiona Beal) on 'Get the hang of a Google Hangout'. Here is the recording</span><u>. </u><br /><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p6kgz1ndmhz/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p6kgz1ndmhz/</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (22 mins)</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ideas for using a hangout in the the classroom</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Read a story</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Bring in an expert/guest speaker/author|</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Share from a Slideshare</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Homework tutoring</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Professional Development meeting</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Work on a project together</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Virtual penpals</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Global classroom discussions</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Career Day wit panelists</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Attend other hangouts (Google has a whole library of hangouts)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Extended discussion on a class topic</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Subject-related hangouts</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Conduct workshops and seminars</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Additional reading and viewing</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a) A tutorial </span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note that Google updates its products continually so some features in this video might look different.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7K06lHu4gDk" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>b) Further Reading</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Google%2B-Hangouts">How to use Google Hangouts</a> </span><br />*<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Google%2B-Hangouts-for-Teaching" style="background-color: #f9f7f1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to Use Google+ Hangouts for Teaching</a><br />*<a href="http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/events/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to create a Google event</a><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>

webinars Webinar recording: Get the hang of a Google hangout (27/11/2013)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><em>webinarsSubmitted by Fiona Beal</em><br /><div closure_uid_69yzax="106">SchoolNet is planning to introduce regular webinars for educators in the areas of technology integration and good classroom practice. I am in the process of contacting South African educators that I know of who have expertise in certain fields to see if they would be willing to share their expertise and host a webinar somewhere along the line. But what about you? To start off we will confine this to SchoolNet Premium members. If you are a SchoolNet Premium member and you have something you would like to share that could benefit us all, please let me know. Initially the time span will be 45 minutes with another 10-15 minutes for interaction...and we'll take it from there! </div><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>30 tools in 50 minutes</strong></span><br /><br /><div closure_uid_69yzax="108">But now. let me talk about a webinar I listened to last night. It was wonderful. It was given by Steven Anderson  <a href="http://web20classroom.blogspot.com/">Web20 classroom</a> fame. I was keen to hear what he had to say about 30 tools in 50 minutes. Educators LOVE knowing about resources so the session was packed with people from all over the globe. (By the way the webinar was presented by Simple K12).</div><div closure_uid_69yzax="177"><br /></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_69yzax="176" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIg-11_9o_J56hyVsILI9QO5IniqYC1MLtLBur1sRnIYWHNYcUWxMPhNShzrZtHO3p1ZLAY8UTV6oylZu4YEnjNtdhn5-WFpm6ND7a8RVNfCRHQhRLO-d97wpEjEOyn3Md16DiLCjC4Y/s1600/30-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIg-11_9o_J56hyVsILI9QO5IniqYC1MLtLBur1sRnIYWHNYcUWxMPhNShzrZtHO3p1ZLAY8UTV6oylZu4YEnjNtdhn5-WFpm6ND7a8RVNfCRHQhRLO-d97wpEjEOyn3Md16DiLCjC4Y/s400/30-4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="left">He divided his favourite tools into 6 categories. I liked his emphasis to start with. It is not about tools. The focus in any lesson should be on the content and good curriculum delivery.  The tools certainly spice things up and catch the learners' attention. It's a case of 'Right tool, right time, right job, right people'. </div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Images</strong></span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1) <a href="http://compufight.com/">Compufight.com</a> searches Flickr for images with the Creative Commons License. <br />2) <a href="http://flickr.com/">Flickr.com</a> for storing, looking for and sharing pictures.</span></div><div align="left">3) <a href="http://aviary.com/">Aviary.com</a> is a free Google very-easy-to-use photo editing site</div><div align="left">4) <a href="http://piknik.com/">Piknik.com</a> is another great photo editing site</div><div align="left">5) <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/">Big Huge Labs.com</a> to create varied fun photo items</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">OK, so I have tried Big Huge Labs and have created a mosaic and here it is!</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCwWq7_Mpue-bMzk0lEmeNsqPK98N87F9QRYxfAinsOVGBV8SlKcDpQ5lRmY1yxNAw-_RfZk4AyD9yQL6Dv_hf3DAovBZg7oSZmgHDU57hKN89fRi0mVOfng_43zG_dNnz6wnX74Lvfk/s1600/30-TOOLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCwWq7_Mpue-bMzk0lEmeNsqPK98N87F9QRYxfAinsOVGBV8SlKcDpQ5lRmY1yxNAw-_RfZk4AyD9yQL6Dv_hf3DAovBZg7oSZmgHDU57hKN89fRi0mVOfng_43zG_dNnz6wnX74Lvfk/s400/30-TOOLS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">What I love about using these free tools in the classroom is that the learners can go home and try them out there. </div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Audio and video</strong></span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://vocaroo.com/">Vocaroo.com</a> is a very simple audio recording site. Great for sending a simple message to your students. </span></div><div align="left"><a href="http://screenr.com/">Screenr.com</a> is a simple, free easy 5 minute screencasting site - you can recap a way to do a Maths problem for example. </div><div align="left"><a href="http://jing.com/">Jing.com</a> Also for screencasting but can do a bit more than screenr</div><div align="left"><a href="http://skype.com/">Skype.com</a> for free computer ro computer calling. You can do screen sharing as well. What about getting authors to come in on Skype and say something about their book?</div><div align="left"><a href="http://voki.com/">Voki.com</a> sends a message. Use for introductions, instructions etc. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnwkTEAFywlBAsgToxDg9pdXjK1OwgndFjMQbnbkTB0dtxndnu9FM97npeVt6VWPvI0PjWjGJEh5fXi_DZF7TSHp2bp7gAbUSpDnAITrkdZG3vfisERFeFZrf_6fm6KqQs_9vBw7k0H8/s1600/30-9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnwkTEAFywlBAsgToxDg9pdXjK1OwgndFjMQbnbkTB0dtxndnu9FM97npeVt6VWPvI0PjWjGJEh5fXi_DZF7TSHp2bp7gAbUSpDnAITrkdZG3vfisERFeFZrf_6fm6KqQs_9vBw7k0H8/s400/30-9.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Collaboration</strong></span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">1) <a href="http://en.linoit.com/">Linoit</a> is a corkboard brainstorming tool</div><div align="left">2) <a href="http://pbworks.com/">PBWorks</a> and <a href="http://wikispaces.com/">Wikispaces</a> for wiki collaboration</div><div align="left">3) <a href="http://ning.com/">Ning</a> a great collaboration site but no longer free</div><div align="left">4) <a href="http://google.com/">Googledocs </a>amazing for sharing - 100 can work on the same document</div><div align="left">5) <a href="http://google.com/">Google Forms</a> are very useful</div><div align="left"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSLrqKk_TcIvjty7dVkBDwHcIZxvSFmFFPqWKdFnpR5svtjDj7uHBdLT_yzEY1vbFAtLXRt6OVp3TFi9Zq_R9DFsEfCaANML_MAk9dzY1f-f1zNdz1EHP3uXt3YIpWaIKFN5hZHk8hOA/s1600/30-11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="327" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSLrqKk_TcIvjty7dVkBDwHcIZxvSFmFFPqWKdFnpR5svtjDj7uHBdLT_yzEY1vbFAtLXRt6OVp3TFi9Zq_R9DFsEfCaANML_MAk9dzY1f-f1zNdz1EHP3uXt3YIpWaIKFN5hZHk8hOA/s400/30-11.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Chat and backchannel</span></strong></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1) <a href="http://todaysmeet.com/">TodaysMeet</a> is a really useful classroom tool. Very popular at conferences. </span></div><div align="left">2) <a href="http://tinychat.com/">Tiny chat.com</a> for video chatting </div><div align="left"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjvge-7dRyuYbf-g8db9qZMjlBMh_671z4JhA9Gch7YYxfYRR3qcpyh3DyFNXrtihyYP7IFDtHOxvqYnZHK-QauypR12xHzwTXN92EUi2oDn0o93UaCdP_xR1u292LxLsr0Tp41Wik3o/s1600/30-13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="321" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjvge-7dRyuYbf-g8db9qZMjlBMh_671z4JhA9Gch7YYxfYRR3qcpyh3DyFNXrtihyYP7IFDtHOxvqYnZHK-QauypR12xHzwTXN92EUi2oDn0o93UaCdP_xR1u292LxLsr0Tp41Wik3o/s400/30-13.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Presentation tools</strong></span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">1) <a href="http://creativecommons.com/">Creative commons.org</a> has a great search feature on site </div><div align="left">2) <a href="http://sliderocket.com/">Sliderocket.com</a> has amazing, professional presentation templates and tools. You can also set up collaborators.</div><div align="left">3) <a href="http://prezi.com/">Prezi.com</a> for different kinds of presentations</div><div align="left">4) <a href="http://livebinders.com/">Livebinders.com</a> is a three ring binder on the web. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWogR8BiV9QnIlHFLT-MySHzjslk8ZttyMnCktjtNp8ODkV7baExt5OTvOrdnOS8F8M7Wf32ar_D9LxcwKV2Q6PCqnsys69VlQzgQhvYSewEDpk4bA0IAMIqZfOZOGaV5veOiktFPbbg/s1600/30-15.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWogR8BiV9QnIlHFLT-MySHzjslk8ZttyMnCktjtNp8ODkV7baExt5OTvOrdnOS8F8M7Wf32ar_D9LxcwKV2Q6PCqnsys69VlQzgQhvYSewEDpk4bA0IAMIqZfOZOGaV5veOiktFPbbg/s400/30-15.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Mindmapping</strong></span></div><div align="left">1) <a href="http://mindmeister.com/">Mindmeister.com</a> a free web-based mindmapping tool, very simple to use and exportable.</div><div align="left">2) <a href="http://bubble.us.com/">Bubble.us.com</a> is also a web-based mindmapping tool with less options than Mindmeister. Easy to use. </div><div align="left">3) <a href="http://lovelycharts.com/">Lovely charts.com</a> a bit more difficult with lots of icons</div><div align="left">4) <a href="http://popplet.com/">Popplet.com</a> is also a great mindmapping tool<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5uuCu9V6vEINho_g42040UKvdJpHdanULlKYfcYk4ARON8FxbQESIYUM5HtiUbgH8PNPmfFa1OwaGd92eHM4UJEY0XLkfgxcP8B3Y-Sw8-b-FoiU9GN1aFMUJOJWaN9AbfFfAeaz3YE/s1600/30-18.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5uuCu9V6vEINho_g42040UKvdJpHdanULlKYfcYk4ARON8FxbQESIYUM5HtiUbgH8PNPmfFa1OwaGd92eHM4UJEY0XLkfgxcP8B3Y-Sw8-b-FoiU9GN1aFMUJOJWaN9AbfFfAeaz3YE/s400/30-18.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Essential tools</strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1) </span><a href="http://embedit.in/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Embedit.in</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> can embed s nearly everything into a blog or website</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2) </span><a href="http://zamzar.com/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Zamzar.com</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> converts one file type into another one</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3) </span><a href="http://twitter.com/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Twitter.com</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> is a must for every educator. 140 character microblogging tool.  </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4) </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1292099083"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Readit later.com</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> keeps track of information - anything you don't have time to read right now you just click.</span><br />5) <a href="http://diigo.com/">Diigo.com</a> allows you to keep bookmarks and also share your bookmarks. You can also automtically save them to delicious another bookmarking service.<br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">6) <a href="http://google.com/">Google calendar</a> keeps you updated amd you can share shedules. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD84o81ERwLdjeW6F_6cxGHrc89CkHvZVu-nRskjmbmsP4O8JckCpCa0yQAW_Ud2STcjC5VdvMzDiBIsosdobEqh3Lkixa9QObq4MTH8o_8JUYq-CxTOpaw7BbaI9tIzF5FTFljwohZRM/s1600/30-21.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD84o81ERwLdjeW6F_6cxGHrc89CkHvZVu-nRskjmbmsP4O8JckCpCa0yQAW_Ud2STcjC5VdvMzDiBIsosdobEqh3Lkixa9QObq4MTH8o_8JUYq-CxTOpaw7BbaI9tIzF5FTFljwohZRM/s400/30-21.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div closure_uid_69yzax="178" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span id="goog_1292099084" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />That's just a quick overview of a few useful tools. I wonder what you would add to this list? Please feel free to add some suggestions in the comment box. It would also be great to hear how these can be used in lessons.</span>  It would also be useful to hear what the problems are in using Web 2.0 tools in your classroom. </div></div>

webinars Webinars - a great tool for professional development

webinarsSubmitted by Fiona Beal SchoolNet is planning to introduce regular webinars for educators in the areas of technology integration and...

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