Archive+of+previous+sessions

__Term 2 Week 6__
__**Group 1**__ A list of [|20 Free tools to create presentations and slideshows] Can never have too many tools in the toolbox __**Group 2**__ A list of[| 65 Interactive Whiteboard Resources] Remember the I in the IWB stands for ** INTERACTIVE ** - Encourage student and teacher use of the IWB - touch abilities Time to Trouble shoot Calibration etc of the board in your room.(if required)
 * **Members** ||
 * Chris ||
 * Janette ||
 * Angelay ||
 * jo ||


 * **Members** ||
 * Julie ||
 * Verona ||

__**Group 3**__

Student Blogging challenge - wind up This is the final week for the 20 students who participated in the challenge. We have had varied success. If you have not already, please take the time to comment on a few blogs posts.

Suggested feedback (from the challenge organisers)


 * What were your first impressions of this blog?
 * What captured your attention?
 * What distracted you on the blog?
 * What suggestions can you give them to improve their blog?
 * **Members** ||
 * Michelle ||

If none of these 'thrill' you or meet your current needs, please indicate below what you intend to spend the time working on


 * Name || Activity ||
 * Deb || iMovie ||
 * Marg || kenn to learn iMovie depending on how advanced Deb is!!! ||

__Term 2 Week 5__
__**Group 1**__ FUSE - a research tool []

Time to familiarise with an amazing bank of resources - an excellent starting point for students and teachers when researching. Bookmark resources for current curriculum needs and add them to a MyClasses page

__**Group 2**__
 * **Members** ||
 * Verona ||
 * Michelle ||
 * Jo ||
 * Angela ||
 * Skype - communication and collaboration tool**

Skype in the Classroom Project - view and perhaps sign up to a global project or be inspired to create your own. [] "Meet new people, discover new cultures and collaborate with classes from around the world, all without leaving your classroom"

Also, other Skype resources
http://educationappointments.com/2011/07/29/tips-for-teachers-using-skype-in-education/ http://langwitches.org/blog/2010/04/11/skype-jobs-for-students/ http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/2010/08/22/learning-beyond-walls-21-skype-resources/ http://columbianewsservice.com/2010/02/venkataraman-skypeschool/


 * **Members** ||
 * Marie ||
 * Nicole ||
 * Marg (absent) ||

__**Group 3**__

Still struggling to 'get' why Twitter can be so powerful and useful? Please view this wonderful resource collected by Jess McCulloch to inspire as well as inform you about the mechanics and virtues of Twitter. Grab a set of headphones as there are many short movies - click on all the tabs
 * Twitter - collaboration tool**

[]

More resources to browse http://edupln.com/video/why-educators-should-join-twitter http://novanews19.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/duplicating-the-twitter-experience-in-our-schools/ http://createconnectshare.weebly.com/twitter4teachers.html http://teacher.be/foreducation/top-100-tools-for-the-twittering-teacher/ If none of these 'thrill' you or meet your current needs, please indicate below what you intend to spend the time working on
 * **Members** ||
 * Julie ||
 * Chris ||
 * Janette ||
 * Janette ||


 * Name || Activity ||
 * Deb || iMovie ||
 * Michael || ePotential ||

__Term 2 Week 4 (Camp Week)__
With many away on camp, this week will be devoted to working on class blogs/ leaving comments on our class/student blogs or professional reading of other blogs (see Week 3).

__Term 2 Week 3 (we might add more for Week 4 as some of these are short activities)__
__**Group 1**__ [|Today's Meet]- Can be used to illustrate Twitter techniques or just to collaborate online - no registration required

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**TodaysMeet** helps you embrace the [|backchannel]  and connect with your audience in realtime. Encourage the room to use the live stream to make comments, ask questions, and use that feedback to tailor your presentation, sharpen your points, and address audience needs. =====

Read this http://www.teachgennow.com.au/2011/04/35-todaysmeet/ __**Group 2**__ [|ClassTools.net] - Create free educational games, quizzes, activities and diagrams in seconds! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge!
 * Members ||
 * Michelle ||
 * Janette ||

__**Group 3**__ Blog review - professional reading - read and discuss - follow links. Be inspired to wrote your own blog post or comment on one or two. Aussie educators who push the boundaries and make us think !
 * Members ||
 * Chris ||
 * Marg ||
 * Nicole ||
 * Marie ||
 * Julie ||
 * Jo ||

Edna Sackson - [|WhatEdSaid] IB PYP Teaching and learning Coach - writes succinctly and with wonderful thoughts - Mt Scopus Henrietta Miller - [|Classroom Chronicles] Motivator for TMMelb and Techie Brekkie's - loves Edmodo as well - teaches Yr 5 NSW Lynette Barr - [|Playing to Learn] Senior Primary teacher - awarded for work on Games in education Anne Mirtschin - [|On an e-Journey with Generation Y] Hawkesdale P-12 Recently awarded Australian teacher award and Innovator of the month DEECD and all round nice lady! Nina Davis - http://ninadavis.me/ Teacher Space http://www.room13teachersspace.blogspot.com.au/ Discover 100's of quality, teaching and learning links for mainstram and Special Ed teachers.

Ronnie - away sick Kathryn - sent apologies Verona - sent apologies (excursion)

__Term 1 Week 6 (7th March) and Week 7 (14th March)__
__**Group 1**__ Class Blogging - time to kick start/revise/rework/continue your Class Blog Along the way discuss the purpose of our blogs and tactics to make them interactive and reflective
 * ~ Group members ||~  ||
 * Julie ||  ||
 * Marie ||  ||
 * Deb ||
 * Michael ||
 * Jo ||
 * Nicole ||
 * ronnie ||

__**Group 2**__ Scootle - Learning Federation Fantastic resources for all year levels / all subjects. Time to explore and gather resources Once you identify a resource - add it to a MyClasses page Bring your C No These are the instructions for adding Scootle resources to MyClasses pages PDF Doc attached - click here
 * ~ Group members ||~  ||
 * Julie ||  ||
 * Marg ||  ||
 * Janette ||
 * Michelle ||
 * Chris ||
 * Jen ||

__**Group 3**__ Blake Education - Middle / Senior Literacy Resources Books and literacy resources on our Server.
 * ~ Group members ||~  ||
 * Verona ||  ||
 * Angela Y ||  ||

__Term 1 Week 4 (22nd Feb) and Week 5 (29th Feb)__
Welcome back everyone! Here we go again. In response to feedback, the groups will run for two weeks. If one week is enough for you for a certain activity, you can swap or stay on and assist others who want to spend more time. We will schedule in feedback sessions, where we will be asked to share how we have translated some of this new learning into classroom practice.

Suggestions for topics are always welcomed. It would also be great if everyone took on the opportunity of leading a group at some stage throughout the sessions.

Intro "Who dares to teach must never cease to learn" John Cotton Dana - Celia []

Whole Group - MyInternet - discussion and clarification - common ground

__**Group 1**__ Time to explore the software on the new Junior School classroom and Lab PC's (incl Win 7)

We have installed a variety of new programs. Take the time to explore and choose one you could include in a classroom activity. This the list I asked Russell to install
 * ~ Group members ||~  ||
 * Nicole ||  ||
 * Marie ||  ||
 * Jen ||  ||
 * Julie ||  ||
 * Janette ||  ||
 * jo ||  ||
 * Ronnie ||  ||

__**Group 2**__ IWB, Literacy and Maths MyClasses Exploration time. There are many resources sitting on these pages. Time to explore with your new level as a focus.
 * ~ Group members ||~  ||
 * Angela Y ||  ||
 * Verona ||  ||
 * Michael ||  ||
 * Michelle ||  ||

__**Group 3**__ [] This has been set up for Senior staff and students for 2012 - who will trial it - anyone else interested welcome as well.
 * Edmodo**
 * ~ Group members ||~  ||
 * Chris ||  ||
 * Celia ||  ||
 * Marg ||  ||
 * Deb ||  ||


 * Some of the 2011 topics covered**

Setup Teacher accounts for all staff on KidBlog Discuss Academic commenting as compared to Social and how to encourage children to comment more ||
 * Group 1 **
 * Blogs || Time to browse and comment on our __student blogs__
 * Leader || Celia ||
 * Member || Julie ||
 * Member || Deb ||
 * Member || Janette ||

and || [|Scrumblr]  i s a free online tool that allows you to create a virtual whiteboard. This whiteboard can be accessed from multiple computers and used as a collaborative space for education. []
 * Group 2 **
 * [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/tqJwuzxermsXdW1_z17Vqj4qr2URsIro4j-ciS1mVDoQY1NtKsMSDF3O0DKgnLyE_GXGtVRFu7W62YBdNYiLkSKheQqvtTvHJNB3VRqE1FUZ2u1OM6s]]*

<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Twiddla <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> is a real-time online collaboration tool. Its beauty is in its simplicity and accessibility: no plug-ins or downloads, []

<span style="background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #404040; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discuss classroom application of these tools ||
 * Leader ||
 * Member || Marg ||
 * Member || Verona ||
 * Member || Michelle ||
 * Member || Chris ||
 * Member ||

[] and [|http://www.iboard.co.uk/curriculum.htm#] and other resources on the IWB MYClasses page ||
 * <span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group 3 **
 * IWB and Netbook resources || CrickWeb and TES iBoard

4 Educators || Creating identities and using VT for conversations - questions and answers Explore suitable Avatar makers ||
 * <span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group 4 **
 * Voicethread
 * Member || Marie ||
 * Member || Nicole ||
 * Member ||

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Often it is useful to know how to convert a file so it can be played or used elsewhere. This simple program allows you to do that.. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pre-requisite : have some videos in different format available <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you want to use it afterwards, the program is free download from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[] || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Purpose : ‘Play time’ - to remember some of the things we learnt when we first got the boards. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Also to investigate the new tools that have been added since <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pre-requisite - willingness to have a go - also perhaps a lesson idea <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">you want to extend with Easiteach tools. Try and find the EasiTeach manual (for those who got one) <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Note- we might run this in adjoining classrooms depending on who wants to join in || Purpose : Widgets are the little extras people include on blogs - Maps, Flags, Links, Virtual Pets. They ‘personalise’ a blog. Pre-Requisite : have an existing blog you want to work on (class or personal-PLN) ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Week 3 - 3rd August ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group 1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Any Video Converter <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Now we have played with videos, we are realising that there are many formats.
 * Leader || Celia ||
 * Member || Marie ||
 * Member || Verona ||
 * Member || Deb ||
 * Member || Nicole ||
 * Member || Janette ||
 * Member || Marg ||
 * Group 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">TeamBoard - EasiTeach
 * Leader || (not really necessary as it is hands-on - play and discover) ||
 * Member || Michelle ||
 * Member || Julie ||
 * Member || Kathryn ||
 * Member || Jo ||
 * Member || Chris ||
 * Group 3 || Blogging - Adding Widgets
 * Leader || Michael ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">interlinked web pages via a web browser by any number of users <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Time to explore some existing Wikis and create your own if you wish || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scootle is a search engine for the Learning Federation Learning objects <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">as well as an enormous array of resources. Time to explore <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pre-requisite : Bring your C Number to access these resources. || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We all have Twitter accounts - Time to re-visit and explore, find hashtags, <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">extend your network, ask for explanations, include photos using yfrog etc <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pre-requisite - bring your Twitter log-in details || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pre-requisite - <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">bring your glasses - those screens are getting smaller by the day! || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Purpose : Another go at ‘Play time’ - <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pre-requisite - willingness to have a go - also perhaps a lesson idea you want to extend with Easiteach tools. || Purpose : <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Start creating fun slideshows with captions, soundtracks, quizzes, and easy editing controls! Great for adding to blogs but can be useful without <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pre-requisite - need to register [] ||
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Week 4 - 10th August ||
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group 1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wikis <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - What is a wiki?
 * Leader || Chris ||
 * Member || Marg ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scootle
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leader || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(I have written instructions if no-one wants to lead) ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Member || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Michelle ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Member || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Marie ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Member || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Verona ||
 * Member || Nicole ||
 * Member || Kathryn ||
 * Member || Jo ||
 * Member ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group 3 || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Twitter
 * Leader || Michelle (if no-one else is busting to do it!) ||
 * Member || Deb ||
 * Member || Julie ||
 * Member || Janette ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Week 5 - 17th August ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group 1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">iPod Touch - <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">explore the class set of iPod touch - see the apps that are there and if time permits - explore more options
 * Leader || (not really necessary as it is hands-on - play and discover) ||
 * Member || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kathryn ||
 * Group 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">TeamBoard - EasiTeach- Yes again !
 * Group 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">TeamBoard - EasiTeach- Yes again !
 * Leader || (not really necessary as it is hands-on - play and discover) ||
 * Member || Verona ||
 * Member || Marg ||
 * Member || Michelle ||
 * Member || Marie ||
 * Member ||  ||
 * Member ||  ||
 * Group 3 || PhotoPeach - including Quiz maker
 * leader ||  ||
 * member || janette ||
 * Member || Chris ||
 * <span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday || <span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Week 2 - 27th July ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group 1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Podcasting

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Purpose : explore tools that allow us to create sound recordings that can be shared on-line. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Perhaps Garageband, Sound recorder, AudioBoo <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pre-requisite - AudioBoo requires registration || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Purpose - create a short movie including video, still photos, sound files, music <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Program available on all PC’s (except Win7) <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pre-requisite : Bring movie files, still files and idea for movie ||
 * Leader ||
 * Member || Michelle ||
 * Member || Julie ||
 * Member || Kathryn ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * member ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">MovieMaker
 * Leader ||
 * Member || Marie ||
 * Member ||
 * Member || Janette ||
 * Member || Nicole ||
 * Member || Angela Y ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group 3 || <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Digital Portfolios

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Purpose : This will be a <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__discussion__ <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> session where we look at some sample portfolios - <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">discuss purpose, design, method etc. || Purpose : Xtranormal is a <span style="color: #0645ad; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|website] that hosts text-to-speech based computer animated videoclips, featuring animated three-dimensional characters speaking in monotonous computer voices. Create videos by scripting the dialog and choosing from a menu of camera angles and predesigned characters and scenes. Pre-requisite -Create an Account online at [] See an example Here [] and [|http://juniorsblackburn.edublogs.org/2011/05/26/we-made-a-movie-to-show-our-discoveries] [|/] ||
 * Leader || Celia ||
 * Member || Chris ||
 * Member || Michael ||
 * Member || Verona ||
 * Member || Deb ||
 * Member || Marg ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * Member ||
 * <span style="background-color: #99ff99; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group 1 || XtraNormal