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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Our college is an Edmodo school. The teachers and kids “get it” and use it extensively. It has nice features but is a little simple if you’ve used Moodle. It
has an annoying habit of moving material down the page (think the Facebook wall).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I use Schoology a lot, especially with my senior students and project-based courses. It combines an Edmodo-like “Updates” view with a folder based course organiser.
It lets you customise rubrics for grading and I’ve imported the KK’s and KS’s for ITApps as outcomes so I can align tasks – very powerful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I would definitely recommend bypassing Edmodo entirely and jumping into Schoology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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 Helmy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 18 June 2013 10:50 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [elearning] Teacher-Led Professional Learning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Go the socceroos we're going to Brazil!!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Thank you the recommendation on scootle Roland! I think using google+ more in itself is great to stay in touch with its developing learning platform. How about using schoology and edmondo? I'm not familar with them yet and their benefits?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Thanks, John<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would also rather not use Facebook, but have had lots of fun engaging with other educators using Google+ for much the same reasons outlined by others<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Check out Scootle, a free national repository of educational resources, communities and discussions<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are some impressive communities springing up inside it and it is free for any Australian teacher to access and use. Oodles of resources you can download or use for free in the classroom (or similarly you can upload your stuff and
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<b>Roland Gesthuizen</b> | eLearning Leader <br>
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I access a lot of great professional learning material through Linkedin and Twitter, but not so much on Facebook or Google+. Does any one know any worthwhile groups on Facebook or Google+? I don't know if this has been suggested, but these lists could be mirrored
with a Facebook group? I thought it would be great to be able to thread discussions, add polls and so forth. I'm willing to setup such a group with this eLearning Teachers' Mailing List as a trail.<br>
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<b>To:</b> elearning Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="javascript:return" target="_blank">elearning@edulists.com.au</a>>
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<b>Cc:</b> Celia Coffa <<a href="javascript:return" target="_blank">ccoffa@gmail.com</a>>; Tony Richards <<a href="javascript:return" target="_blank">tony@itmadesimple.com</a>>; John Pearce <<a href="javascript:return" target="_blank">pearce.john.c@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 17 June 2013 1:13 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [elearning] Teacher-Led Professional Learning: The Latest Revolution In Education | Edudemic</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Cool Michael, share us the details here as soon as you know them. Perhaps you can partner up with other groups for ideas. :-)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">I have attended some wonderful activities in Melbourne including the 2013 Meeting Of The Minds group and TeachMeet events. Have you been to these before? Here is a mini-unconference event that I ran a couple of
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Keysborough College DEECD<br>
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<h1 style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#262626">Teacher-Led Professional Learning: The Latest Revolution In Education | Edudemic<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Clipped from:<span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.edudemic.com/2013/06/teacher-led-professional-learning-the-latest-revolution-in-education/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#3697B3;text-decoration:none">http://www.edudemic.com/2013/06/teacher-led-professional-learning-the-latest-revolution-in-education/</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">I’m both in awe and encouraged at the current trend of teacher-led professional learning occurring across our country. Our nations’ teachers
are taking control of their own learning and are using a wide variety of social media platforms to do so. The spectrum of learning events and tools are broad, but to list a few: a wide variety of<span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiftIdjCeWSXdDRLRzNsVktUUGJpRWJhdUlWLS1Genc#gid=0" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#3697B3;text-decoration:none">educational
Twitter chats</span></b></a><span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span>occur every day of the week,<span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/blog/why-edcamp-kristen-swanson" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#3697B3;text-decoration:none">edcamps</span></b></a><span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span>occur
seemingly every Saturday somewhere around the country, and<span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.copyblogger.com/google-hangout-content/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#3697B3;text-decoration:none">Google Hangouts</span></b></a><span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span>are
becoming the new impromptu meeting site for tech-savvy teachers everywhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">It’s refreshing and empowering to think about teachers taking control of their own professional learning. I’m thankful to this growing
swell of educators for beginning a revolution that is truly transforming education as we know it. What exciting times we are living in!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">Twitter Chats</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">A quick Google search of educational<span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://smartblogs.com/education/2013/03/27/utilizing-twitter-chats-for-professional-development/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#3697B3;text-decoration:none">Twitter
chats</span></b></a><span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span>will land you with more opportunities to connect and collaborate with other educators than you could explore in a lifetime. Check out this<span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://learni.st/users/dawncasey/boards/6054-twitter-chats-for-education-and-the-moderators-that-make-them-rock" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#3697B3;text-decoration:none">Learnist</span></b></a><span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span>to
find a sampling. Educational Twitter chats are excellent because they are a great way to be exposed to innovative practices taking place in classrooms across the nation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">Avid Twitter users are discovering rich professional connections through their PLN. Even though the majority of learning and collaborating
takes place on-line, these connections are so deep that if and when these individuals meet face to face they interact like they were<span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://blog.teachercast.net/iste-is-a-family-reunion-by-cybraryman1/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+teachercastblog+%28TeacherCastBlog%29" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#3697B3;text-decoration:none">lifelong
friends</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">I have had the opportunity to experience and observe this phenomena occurring first hand and am convinced that these digital connections
create strong relationships. Twitter is a great tool for spreading a revolution. Like any revolution, those in the center of the movement are full of passion and their enthusiasm is very contagious.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626"><a href="http://www.edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/edcampdetroit.png" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#3697B3;text-decoration:none"><0019bd5d803681acb56d60e6d3f225c3.png></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">Courtesy of @dreambition</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">A review of the edcamp Foundation<span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://edcamp.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#3697B3;text-decoration:none">website</span></b></a><span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span>will
provide you with a great deal of information from explaining what an edcamp is to providing those wishing to host an event the information they need to make it successful. The edcamp experience seems tailor made to those that are excited about the transformational
power of technology in education. These individuals are primed and ready for any information they can find about the incorporation of technology into instruction. In fact, they are so excited that they actually give up a Saturday to attend an edcamp.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">Mind you, they aren’t being paid for their attendance, nor are they exchanging a day of work for training; they are simply happy and excited
about the opportunity to learn. That sounds like the type of educator I’d like to collaborate and work with, and as a building principal, these are the types of educators I plan to hire.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">Google is providing some incredible tools that educators are running to in droves. One of the best tools for collaborating with fellow
educators is through the use of a Google Hangout. Google Hangouts is a free video chat for group chats up to ten people at a time. Google Hangouts differ from<span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.skype.com/en/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#3697B3;text-decoration:none">Skype</span></b></a>,<span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.apple.com/ios/facetime/?cid=wwa-us-kwg-features-00001&siclientid=6381&sessguid=d95d4d36-72ac-4c1d-99a9-2c2b5f6ea4ea&userguid=d95d4d36-72ac-4c1d-99a9-2c2b5f6ea4ea&permguid=d95d4d36-72ac-4c1d-99a9-2c2b5f6ea4ea" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#3697B3;text-decoration:none">FaceTime</span></b></a><span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/videocalling/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#3697B3;text-decoration:none">Facebook
Video Chat</span></b></a><span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span>because they focus more on group interaction as opposed to one-on-one interaction. Another feature of a Google Hangout is that users can share documents, images and YouTube
videos with other users.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">I’ve had the opportunity to participate in several Google Hangouts like the one below with<span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.appitic.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#3697B3;text-decoration:none">APPitic</span></b></a><span class="yiv1696311032apple-converted-space"> </span>and
can attest to their simplicity and flexibility. With the advent of Google Hangouts, conference calls should be a thing of the past. Because the Google platform is completely designed around the idea of connecting and collaborating with others, a Google Hangout
is the perfect tool for like minded individuals wishing to work together to meet the needs of the students they serve.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">While this new professional learning trend is certainly exciting, I do see one negative to it all. I believe it’s unfortunate that our
teachers have been forced to take control of their own learning. It seems sad that this all got started because teachers’ needs weren’t being met by their school district. I’m proud of our nations’ teachers for taking control of their destiny and plea with
administrators and policy makers to support this new form of professional learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">I would encourage all school administrators to become familiar with the development of a PLN and ask that they dedicate time and energy
to supporting and encouraging teachers in the development of their PLN. Everyone enjoys being a part of a movement and these trailblazing educators are creating a professional learning movement that can transform teaching and learning. Let’s help ensure all
educators have the opportunity to be a part of this movement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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