Module 9

Yeh! Nearly there. Would recommend doing this course in semester 1, so that you can use all these new enterprises - and no reports!!! Scootle a great resource for teachers and one used by myself and the whole school (glad to say) thanks to our ICT teacher. All teachers and children have own log in and in my class I use for guided reading, knowing that the children are using a user friendly AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM BASED SITE. An added bonus is that you can add your own learning paths for the children to access from home and school. The site is secure and items can be shared.

Social networking sites. Interesting! Have just been to a cyber bullying talk. Be very careful - that would be my advice. No-one seemed to be aware that children need to be 13 years of age to join facebook. I have facebook use only when family are overseas and interact with in-laws who live overseas.

Second Life - WOW! Great for school used in the right way! Art, Geography, History, etc. What a great way to explore culture now and then. To experience the arts in a museum across the hemisphere. No air fares, baggage check, etc. A thought, a child with autisim - they could be on the computer and experience life without threat. You can be physically imersed in a world from another era. It is not possible, yet practical. You can walk in someone's shoes. Could I investigate and see if I could put our children on "The First Fleet" - the answer is they would love it. University would go mad with tutorials and quizz time, etc.

Twitter is that for the celebrities - they always seem to be on it!! Perhaps for school a short 140 characters on an opinion to text!! Share the network with a group. Need to investigate, but would be nervous. Notice on TV they have Twitter comments on the bottom of screen like headlines news.

Linked in - to me for work professionals (maybe wrong!) like yellow pages. Want something ask a friend in the group and all the network can share, knowledge, opportunities etc. As teachers, if you don't want to recreate the wheel in a 24 hour period - what a great idea!!