Tech Talk Tuesdays: Where to find Free online PD – 24/7
When: Tuesday August 11th, 4-5pm, Melbourne Australia time (gmt or utc +10)
Where: The Australia eSeries Blackboard Collaborate room Please click on this link to listen to the recording of this fabulous session by Peggy.
Peggy George, of the USA, moderator of the weekly Classroom 2.0 webinars, was a recent keynote presenter for the Speaks Volumes online conference. The theme of this conference was Super Heroes. Peggy’s presentation was “Charge up your PLN! A credit card with no expiration date!”
Peggy will step us through many of the options for free PD online, using her amazing bank of resources that she has gathered and placed in a live binder as part of her presentation.
Please join us and join in the conversations.
When: Tuesday August 4th
Where: In a new environment of Adobe Connect.
Peggy George shared her recent keynote on a similar topic complete with a live binder full of resources for all types of free online PD. Click on this link to listen to her keynote or get lost in the many links to webinars, conferences, twitter chats etc
About the session: This will be an un-webinar style session where participants will discuss the
- need for professional development (PD)
- the many ways in which free PD can be found – webinars, twitter chats, MOOCs, conferences – physical and online. Pros and cons of each
- sharing of favourite face to face conferences, free online conferences, webinars and twitter chats etc
- how to join in physical conferences remotely!
- report on the recent ISTE conference in Philadelphia, USA in June
- how to make the most of conferences prior to, during and afterwards etc
- characteristics of successful conferences
- any topics that the participants would like to raise.
When: Thursday, July 30th
Where: The Australia Series Blackboard Collaborate room.
What to expect: Shamblesguru (alias Chris Smith from Chiang Mai, Thailand) will be guest presenter. He will share just a very very few of the 1,400 Apps that are on his iPad with a focus on :
- Presenting in the Classroom
- Finding Apps : especially free ones
- Apples’ Own Apps
- Productivity Tools
- Video Streaming
Shambles is also very open to follow any specific topics that participants may ask for. The session will have relevance to all teachers … not just ‘k-12 but ‘k to grey’ and in all subjects. Although Shambles will be using an iPhone or iPad most of what will be covered will also be relevant to those with Android smart phones and tablets
He plans to use some of the time to allow participants to share their own favourite App(s).
About Shamblesguru: Shamblesguru (Chris Smith) is a Digital Nomad Evangelist living in Chiangmai, Thailand … working across S.E.Asia and in Hyperspace.
– Website http://shambles.net
– Follow on Twitter at http://twitter.com/shamblesguru (He’ll be Tweeting during the session)
– Youtube at http://youtube.com/shamblesguru (where this session will be archived
When: Wednesday July 29th 9 to 10pm gmt+10, AEST, Melbourne Victoria time
Where: The Australia Series Blackboard Collaborate room Click on this link to join.
About this session: Exploring Poverty through Digital Cross-Cultural Exchange and Visual Mapping, is part 3 of a webinar series from Know My World, which offers a cross-cultural collaboration project connecting two classrooms around the globe via visual mapping technology. Using the Popplet app, students will explore causes of and solutions for, issues that people face regarding poverty and nutrition. Students will develop critical thinking skills, cultural knowledge and self-awareness through comparative discussions, process journaling and community involvement.
Please join us and share in the conversations.
When: Wednesday, June 24th, 9pm, Melbourne, Australia time (utc+10) Check your time zone here:
Where: Australia eSeries Blackboard Collaborate room. Click on this link to join
About this session: This is the second in the 4 part series of webinars from Know My World that offers an example of a 6 week digital exchange project that connects two classrooms around the globe using infographic technology. Using the Piktograph application, students will develop campaigns that focus on creating awareness and change around a global environmental issue they want to address in their local communities. Students will develop cultural awareness, knowledge and social skills through cross-cultural dialogue, small group work and community involvement.
Digital Cross-Cultural Exchange via Know My World
Webinar Series Overview:
A 4-part webinar series developed by Know My World, a global education resource organization, that focuses on using digital technology and cross-cultural exchange to address social issues within classroom curriculum. The projects in this series involve students in a dialogue and collaborative activities that create global conversations while creating change in local communities. The dates and times for these webinars are as follows: June 10 & 24 and July 8 & 22.These are all Wednesdays in AEST at 9 pm and New York *Wed 7:00 AM
Webinar 1: Challenging Gender Stereotypes with Digital Diaries
When: Wednesday, June 10th, 9pm Melbourne, Australian time (gmt+10 or utc+10)
Where: The Australia Series Room in BlackboardCollaborate
About this session: Challenging Gender Stereotypes with Digital Diaries is an 8 week project, which integrates a digital cross-cultural exchange relationship between 2 classrooms in the world through a digital diary. Using the Penzu App, students will reflect on and exchange responses to several key questions and prompts about gender stereotyping in their classrooms and communities. Students will build trust and empathy through self-reflection exercises, cross-cultural dialogue and diary sharing.
About Our Presenter: Lisa DellaPorte is the Programs Manager for Know My World and is based in USA.
Tech Talk Tuesdays: Geocaching with students
When: Tuesday June 9th 4-5pm, Melbourne, Australia time (gmt+10)
Where: Blackboard Collaborate Link to the recording.
About this session: Steph Hann will present on some fascinating work that she has been involved in with geocaching, her year 6 students. Much of this has been done in partnership with year 4 Education students at Deakin University Warrnambool Campus. Steph will discuss the nature of geocaching, how to get started, some protocols to follow and tips for success and some great projects to get involved in.
Please join us and share in the conversations.
In Review: Personas, profiles and portraits of giftedness Part 2: Sprite the Twice Exceptional
Jo Freitag skillfully used her wonderful dolls, their clothing and even dogs to give us a closer understanding of the nature of gifted students and the many personas that they may take on in the classroom. You can see her presentation below or click on this link and view it on slideshare. Thanks Jo!
When: Tuesday June 2nd 4-5pm, Melbourne Australia time (gmt+10)
Where: Blackboard Collaborate. Click on this link to join the webinar
About this session: Jo Freitag will continue the discussion of “Personas, profiles and portraits of giftedness” using persona dolls and personal descriptions/narratives to illustrate profiles of the gifted and talented and understand their particular needs. Part 2 will focus on Sprite the Twice Exceptional and understanding the needs of students who are both gifted and also have some form of disability
About our presenter: Jo Freitag is a champion of gifted students, co-ordinator of gifted resources and author of Sprite’s Site blog. Follow her on twitter @jofrei
Please join us and share in the conversations.
Tech Talk Tuesdays: How 2.0 keep up with it all?
When: Tuesday May 26th, 4-5pm, Melbourne Australia time, gmt+10
Where: Blackboard Collaborate Click on this link to listen to the recording.
About this session: In the increasingly digital world that we live in, it is near impossible to keep up with everything. This will be an unconference style webinar where participants will be asked to share how they keep themselves organised, how they try and keep track of favourite and suggested tools and apps and what tools they use to keep themselves organised. What are your favourite tools for curation? Bring your questions along and share in the conversations with others. All are welcome and this webinar is online and free.
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