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Studies of Asia & ICTS

Welcome Please begin by using the comments link on this post to share your personal learning goals for this workshop. I have the pleasure of facilitating another 2 Day workshop for the Studies of Asia group at the Victorian department of … Continue reading

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ISV Series – Day 2

Welcome to Day 2! Welcome back.  I hope you’ve had a nice autumn holidays and beginning to Term 2. Also that you’ve had a chance to trial Look to Learn activities with your students and colleagues.  Today we’ll begin with … Continue reading

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ISV Series – Day 1

Welcome! It’s a pleasure to be able to work with you over the year through a series of sessions.  This is a great way to take new ideas, practice with them and try them out with students and staff, then … Continue reading

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WebQuest Transformations

Welcome & Overview   I’ve found that there are two main phases to creating and participating in WebQuests.  First there is the whole immersion and information-gathering phase.  Interest is excited and the problem becomes clear so we prepare and soak … Continue reading

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AGQTP / ISV Day 5 Celebration

Welcome to our Showcase Day Over the year I have really enjoyed working with the participants in ISV’s AGQTP project on Leveraging Web 2.0 Tools for Authentic Learning. Agenda Gather Sites Reflection Showcase Presentations Next Steps in Professional Learning Feedback … Continue reading

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ClassPortals 2 Day Workshop

Welcome! Please begin by using the comments link on this post to introduce yourself. After adding your comment, you might like to download handout packet for this 2 Day Workshop or Tom’s Web 2 Tools Overview handout. Activity 1: Examples from previous Studies of … Continue reading

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WebQuest Day 2

Welcome Back to Day 2! Today we have three main objectives: Get a clear experience / understanding of the Group Transformation phases from the Day 1 WebQuest. Draft a WebQuest on a topic of your own choosing. Make sure you … Continue reading

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WebQuests Day 1

Getting WebQuests The following is a WebQuest designed to introduce educators to both the lived experience of a WebQuest as well as some of the challenges and opportunities we face in 21st Century schools. Introduction “In the beginning, there was … Continue reading

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Day 5 – Showcase & CEQ•ALL

Welcome! As the final day in the 5-Day Series, we 1) showcase participants’ work and 2) focus on supporting student self-managed learning. Activity 1: Case Studies of Participants’ Work Please use the comments link on this post to submit a … Continue reading

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WebQuest Day

Quick Brainstorm What are WebQuests? – stick up your thoughts Introduction Tom’s presentation & discussion Example: Terrorist or Freedom Fighter? and handout Big Wide World WebQuest Bernie Dodge’s QuestGarden Tom’s Ghostly BestWebQuests.com ASUS eee Transformer vs iPad2 YouTube Comparison Edge-ucators … Continue reading

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