TEACHnology 1:1 Leaders

Wollongong Diocese Leaders moving towards a 1:1 learning environment

Entries from February 2007

Why educational blogging and podcasting is such an important step for 21st Century learning.

February 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Ewan McIntosh explains why edublogging and edupodcasting are changing the face of teachers’ and students’ lives.
This was recorded from a BBC Radio Show called “Blogs and Pods”
The following is from Ewans post on the show
Teachers have always shared their ideas within
their own staffroom, but now teachers’ staffroom chat can be more
in-depth, more wide-reaching than ever [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Professional Learning · Resources · Web 2.0

Neil McCann’s Presentation “1:1 Lessons from CCCHS”

February 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

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Neil McCann’s Presentation “1:1 Lessons from Corpus Christi Catholic High School”
Neil presented this on Day Two of the course.
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Presentation from Day 2

February 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

You can click on the following link to find the
presentation. This time it has been shared using slideshare.net
If you would like a copy of the presentation to use with your staff please contact us.

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A 15 year old Student blogging on Web 2.0 and School

February 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment

 
This is from a 15 year old Student blogging on Web 2.0 and School
The Benefits of School 2.0

I was sitting in maths earlier this week, learning about some formula that [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Web 2.0

Posts that may be of interest after day 2

February 20th, 2007 · No Comments

After todays activities you may find the following posts assist you to continue your learning
Examples of how other leaders are blogging
A number of Blogs that I read reguarly
Examples of how other teachers are using blogs
How to change locations with Firefox on a mac
Resources for professional learning via podcasts

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Tags: Professional Learning

Evaluation of Day 2

February 20th, 2007 · 11 Comments

Todays evaluation can be completed in the comment section of this post. Any evaluation comments will assist us to ensure that the next days course closely meets your needs.

What did you find was the most useful aspect of today’s course?
What was least useful?
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Using Firefox in our schools

February 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Using Firefox in our schools will guide you through the process of changing your connection settings between school and home

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Great Podcasts for Professional Learning

February 19th, 2007 · No Comments

These podcasts provide some great opportunities for professional learning. Subscribe and enjoy
Connect Learning – David Warlick
K-12 Online Conference 2006

Moving at the Speed of Creativity
National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) 2006
Learn 4 Life
The Scottish Learning Festival (SETT)
The Online Connectivism Conference (OCC) 2007 You can download the audio from the presentations, view the videos or the powerpoint [...]

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Tags: Professional Learning · Resources

Between Session Activity – For Day 3

February 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Use your blog (personal or group) to facilitate staff professional learning. You may like to consider one of the following strategies.:

entering a dialogue based on a professional reading
opening discussion about current educational or learning technology trends
reflecting on your own professional learning that occurred through

a professional reading
listening to a podcast
attending a conference
participating in an online conference

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How to go 1:1?

February 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Jeff Utecht a K-12 Technology Specialist from Shanghai American School uploaded a post on Thursday pondering the best way to move teachers towards a 1:1 enviroment in 2008-09.
Given that you have already made some decisions and are moving along this path, what do you think of his options, others comments and could you [...]

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Tags: Blogging