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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am with you JOHN. Country school teachers just cant do short courses like this. I can get staff in my dmain doing them in other ways – the ACER NAPAN marking certificationis an example – there is a dvd, online training and a test at the end – 8 of us doing it. Not one of us could to the course described below – no flights, accommodation costs as well as the cost – and usually for a day long course only 1 of 17 can go. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I know what I know now thanks to PLN and edublogs etc – but a direct instructional course is what staff are looking for and school is willing to pay for. Half of them are prepared to have a go and jump online to do them. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jenny<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> elearning-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:elearning-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Doubleday<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 16 April 2011 3:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> elearning@edulists.com.au<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [elearning] elearning Digest, Vol 54, Issue 8<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>COME ON.......YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This course should be online..using the tools the kids are using, so that we can blog about it answer questions from all over Australia and reduce the distance thing....come on wake up and start using the tools other than 'email'<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>johnD<br clear=all><a href="http://www.digitalteacher.com.au/" target="_blank">Digital Teacher-Super Tech</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 12:00 PM, <<a href="mailto:elearning-request@edulists.com.au">elearning-request@edulists.com.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Send elearning mailing list submissions to<br> <a href="mailto:elearning@edulists.com.au">elearning@edulists.com.au</a><br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> <a href="http://www.edulists.com.au/mailman/listinfo/elearning" target="_blank">http://www.edulists.com.au/mailman/listinfo/elearning</a><br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> <a href="mailto:elearning-request@edulists.com.au">elearning-request@edulists.com.au</a><br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br> <a href="mailto:elearning-owner@edulists.com.au">elearning-owner@edulists.com.au</a><br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of elearning digest..."<br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. Certificate in Emerging Technologies - Register now!<br> (Bridie Mackay)<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Bridie Mackay <<a href="mailto:bridie@vitta.org.au">bridie@vitta.org.au</a>><br>To: elearning <<a href="mailto:elearning@edulists.com.au">elearning@edulists.com.au</a>><br>Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:55:23 +1000 (EST)<br>Subject: [elearning] Certificate in Emerging Technologies - Register now!<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p><strong><span style='color:black'>Excite</span></strong><span style='color:black'> your primary students by integrating today’s technologies into their learning programs. Show them, before they show you, how to communicate in the virtual world with <strong>blogs, wikis and clouds</strong>, all part of Web 2.0.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'>This VITTA-developed module is part of the Certificate in Emerging Technologies or can be taken as an individual stand-alone unit. At the completion of the four sessions, you will be <strong>accredited with a Certificate of Emerging Technologies</strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='color:black'>What is Web 2.0 and why does it matter for education?</span></strong><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'>Major new research into the use of Web 2.0 technologies, such as wikis, blogs and social networking, shows that young learners are prolific users of these technologies in their leisure time, but the use of Web 2.0 in the classroom is still limited. The research also found that over half of teachers surveyed believe that Web 2.0 resources should be used more often in the classroom. However, the majority of teachers questioned had never used Web 2.0 applications in lessons, despite being frequent users of technology in their personal and professional lives. In this session you will explore blogs, wikis and cloud computing as an example of Web 2.0 and begin to create a <strong>Professional Learning Network</strong> through blogging.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'>The session will include a discussion of important questions that are raised on why primary students should blog and the use of blogs in education, as well as hands-on exploration of some of the tools introduced by the discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='color:black'>Dates:</span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Part 1: Tuesday 3rd May<b> </b>Blogs, Wikis, Clouds: Web 2.0 and Education<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Part 2: Monday 16th May <b>Podcasts and Digital Story Telling to Enhance Learning</b><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Part 3: Wednesday 1st June <b>Cybersafety, Copyright and Digital Citizenship</b><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Part 4: Wednesday 15th June <b>Mobile Technologies for Learning</b><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p><strong><span style='color:black'>Venue:</span></strong><span style='color:black'> Xavier College, Studley Park Road Kew VIC 3101 - (03)9855 4100, Melway map ref: 44 J6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'><br><strong>Time: </strong>4.00 pm to 7.00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='color:black'><br>Register: </span></b><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/blogs-podcasting-wikis-and-clouds-for-primary-teachers" target="_blank">http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/blogs-podcasting-wikis-and-clouds-for-primary-teachers</a><br><br>*To register for all four sessions at a discounted price (see website) email Jo McLeay: <a href="mailto:jo@vitta.org.au" target="_blank">jo@vitta.org.au</a><br><br><br><br>___________________________________<br><br>Bridie Mackay<br>Senior Project Officer<br>Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association<br>T: <a href="tel:%2B61%203%209495%206836" target="_blank">+61 3 9495 6836</a><br>F: <a href="tel:%2B61%203%209495%206834" target="_blank">+61 3 9495 6834</a><br>E: <a href="mailto:bridie@vitta.org.au" target="_blank">bridie@vitta.org.au</a><br>Suite 209, 134-136 Cambridge Street<br>PO Box 1099<br>Collingwood, VIC, 3066<br>Australia<br><br>Bookmark VITTA's Professional Learning Program 2010<br><a href="http://vitta.org.au/events/category/training-events" target="_blank">http://vitta.org.au/events/category/training-events</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>elearning mailing list<br><a href="mailto:elearning@edulists.com.au">elearning@edulists.com.au</a><br><a href="http://www.edulists.com.au/mailman/listinfo/elearning" target="_blank">http://www.edulists.com.au/mailman/listinfo/elearning</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>