2e: Leading your English faculty into the 21st Century Anne Mirtschin Hawkesdale P12 College

Anne Mirtschin

Hawkesdale P12 College

TPL – laying the eplanks in a virtual classroom Jess McCulloch Teacher of LOTE (Chinese) Years Prep - 11 Classified “Gen Y” Anne Mirtschin Accounting & ICT teacher yrs 2-12 Classified “baby boomer”

Jess McCulloch

Teacher of LOTE (Chinese) Years Prep - 11

Classified “Gen Y”

Anne Mirtschin

Accounting & ICT teacher yrs 2-12

Classified “baby boomer”

Conceptual Age Communicate Connect Creativity

Communicate

Connect

Creativity

Digital citizenship Appropriate behaviour when connecting via a digital medium. Respect for all cultures Appropriate language Rights to privacy Respect of opinions and ideas Copyright and digital ownership Appropriate online behaviour

Appropriate behaviour when connecting via a digital medium.

Respect for all cultures

Appropriate language

Rights to privacy

Respect of opinions and ideas

Copyright and digital ownership

Appropriate online behaviour

Get your network started with some Social Bookmarking http://www.delicious.com Saving favourites online rather than in your browser Access from any computer with internet Looking at other people’s favourites and creating a network. http://www.delicious.com/murcho Classroom20.com tips

Get your network started with some

Social Bookmarking

http://www.delicious.com

Saving favourites online rather than in your browser

Access from any computer with internet

Looking at other people’s favourites and creating a network.

http://www.delicious.com/murcho

Classroom20.com tips

Wordle

Uses for wordle Poetry in words Revision terms Capturing keypoints General display purposes Introducing new vocabulary Spelling lists Reflections For online use Printing

Poetry in words

Revision terms

Capturing keypoints

General display purposes

Introducing new vocabulary

Spelling lists

Reflections

For online use

Printing

Blogging...... Is a personal web page –gives pride and ownership, a chance for creativity and communication!

Is a personal web page –gives pride and ownership, a chance for creativity and communication!

What is a blog? In simple terms, a blog is a web page where what you write goes in chronological order on the front page Other pages can be created and added, but are static eg “about me page”, “digital stories” Allows links to other urls Embeds widgets and other multimedia eg podcasts, interactive polls and forms etc

In simple terms, a blog is a web page where what you write goes in chronological order on the front page

Other pages can be created and added, but are static eg “about me page”, “digital stories”

Allows links to other urls

Embeds widgets and other multimedia eg podcasts, interactive polls and forms etc

Purposes of a blog? Online journal Digital portfolios Lesson plans bulletin board Reflections

Online journal

Digital portfolios

Lesson plans

bulletin board

Reflections

Steph’s independent post prompt I’ll ask the world a question (that’s you) and you answer it whats your favorite movie and why?

So wrote a grade 5 girl, independently, as her own post prompt She got 15 replies from countries including the UK, Israel, NZ and USA

So wrote a grade 5 girl, independently, as her own post prompt

She got 15 replies from countries including the UK, Israel, NZ and USA

Why should students blog.. A tool for reading and writing Authentic audience Highly motivational Powerful learning Students want to share etc 20 reasons

A tool for reading and writing

Authentic audience

Highly motivational

Powerful learning

Students want to share etc

20 reasons

Blogging Most common blog sites include Globalstudent/ globalteacher Edublogs Blogger

Most common blog sites include

Globalstudent/ globalteacher

Edublogs

Blogger

There are plenty of illegal immigrants in australia and each day many are sent home. illegal immigrants tend to have a non valid visa. some people who come here dont have a visa at all. Illegal immigrants come from all over the world. what happens to all of the illegal immigrants once they have been found out is they get relocated back to the country they came from.

There are plenty of illegal immigrants in australia and each day many are sent home. illegal immigrants tend to have a non valid visa. some people who come here dont have a visa at all. Illegal immigrants come from all over the world. what happens to all of the illegal immigrants once they have been found out is they get relocated back to the country they came from.

Melissa // Oct 18th 2008 at 2:30 pm That is what happens here in the United States aswell. Visas are really a big part of it because visas take a long time to get, and then people just come illegally. Where are the illegal immigrants that come to Australia from? Juliet Pham // Oct 18th 2008 at 5:21 pm How do you feel about the fact that the illegal immigrants are relocated? Do you believe that it’s fair? I don’t think that it is. I really think that it would depend on the reason. Are the immigrants doing any harm really? That’s pretty interesting that Australia does have illegal immigrants because I never thought a place like Australia would because of the fact that it doesn’t have any countries near it or any land bridges. Travis Bugge // Oct 18th 2008 at 5:21 pm how do they get there? are they snuck on a plane or something? fur us, its pretty much peole crossing the border, or swimming over here. which part of austrailia do they go to?

Melissa // Oct 18th 2008 at 2:30 pm

That is what happens here in the United States aswell. Visas are really a big part of it because visas take a long time to get, and then people just come illegally. Where are the illegal immigrants that come to Australia from?

Juliet Pham // Oct 18th 2008 at 5:21 pm

How do you feel about the fact that the illegal immigrants are relocated? Do you believe that it’s fair? I don’t think that it is. I really think that it would depend on the reason. Are the immigrants doing any harm really? That’s pretty interesting that Australia does have illegal immigrants because I never thought a place like Australia would because of the fact that it doesn’t have any countries near it or any land bridges.

Travis Bugge // Oct 18th 2008 at 5:21 pm

how do they get there? are they snuck on a plane or something? fur us, its pretty much peole crossing the border, or swimming over here. which part of austrailia do they go to?

Sections to a blog Posts Pages Categories Tags Widgets – clustr maps, delicious links Blogroll comments

Posts

Pages

Categories

Tags

Widgets – clustr maps, delicious links

Blogroll

comments

My teacher blog http://murch.globalteacher.org.au

Student post prompt ( Collaborationnation ) “ What is your favoite holiday and what are some traditions you have?” (74 responses) My favorite holiday is the 4th of July which is independence day in America. It is when everyone wears red white and blue (the colors on the flag) and we get together with our family. I go to my aun’ts house and hang out with my cousins. We play sports like baseball, basketball and soccer and when we get hot, we jump in the pool. I think that is the most fun because we make the pool full of waves and play games and stuff. We have hot dogs and hamburgers and other picnic foods like potato and macaroni salad. It is so much fun!! The best part is when we lay down a giant blanket on the ground which all the kids sit on and we watch the fireworks light up the sky. They are all so beautiful and its so much fun to sit with my baby cousins and let them laugh everytime the fireworks sound. Sometimes we get bored and liven the party up by throwing icecubes at eachother and putting them down other peoples backs. It is really cold!!

“ What is your favoite holiday and what are some traditions you have?” (74 responses)

My favorite holiday is the 4th of July which is independence day in America. It is when everyone wears red white and blue (the colors on the flag) and we get together with our family. I go to my aun’ts house and hang out with my cousins. We play sports like baseball, basketball and soccer and when we get hot, we jump in the pool. I think that is the most fun because we make the pool full of waves and play games and stuff. We have hot dogs and hamburgers and other picnic foods like potato and macaroni salad. It is so much fun!! The best part is when we lay down a giant blanket on the ground which all the kids sit on and we watch the fireworks light up the sky. They are all so beautiful and its so much fun to sit with my baby cousins and let them laugh everytime the fireworks sound. Sometimes we get bored and liven the party up by throwing icecubes at eachother and putting them down other peoples backs. It is really cold!!

Most chose Christmas The house smells like evergreen trees. The kitchen smells like ham and various other foods. There are presents laying under the tree. Can you guess what holiday I am thinking of? Well, of course I am talking about Christmas. Christmas is my favorite holiday. I have such great memories at this time of the year. The snow is falling, the heat is blasting making the house all toasty and I am surrounded by the ones I love the most. Some people think that Christmas is all about presents and gifts, but that is not the true reality about Christmas. Christmas is actually about the time you spend with your loved ones. There is nothing like sitting on the couch after a big meal talking with the ones you care the most about. That is what I love about Christmas. Usually there is not a time when everybody in my family can get together, but everybody makes an effort for Christmas. I remember when I was little and all my cousins used to travel hours to spend the Christmas holiday with family. Of course, now that everybody has gotten older it has gotten harder to all meet us, but nevertheless, we still think about each other all the time.

The house smells like evergreen trees. The kitchen smells like ham and various other foods. There are presents laying under the tree. Can you guess what holiday I am thinking of? Well, of course I am talking about Christmas. Christmas is my favorite holiday. I have such great memories at this time of the year. The snow is falling, the heat is blasting making the house all toasty and I am surrounded by the ones I love the most. Some people think that Christmas is all about presents and gifts, but that is not the true reality about Christmas. Christmas is actually about the time you spend with your loved ones. There is nothing like sitting on the couch after a big meal talking with the ones you care the most about. That is what I love about Christmas. Usually there is not a time when everybody in my family can get together, but everybody makes an effort for Christmas. I remember when I was little and all my cousins used to travel hours to spend the Christmas holiday with family. Of course, now that everybody has gotten older it has gotten harder to all meet us, but nevertheless, we still think about each other all the time.

An extra student appears!! What an informative post, thanks for sharing. How nice to see you are communictaing with another class. Here is my answer: I wouldn’t really do anything because i don’t celebrate Christmas, after all it IS for Christians and i am Muslim. So I don’t celebrate it, but we could buy trees and do Christmasy things too you know, but my family don’t really. Some Muslims like me decorate the house, have fun with friends and play games have BBQ’s too and play in pools, visit relatives, go amazing places like Cool Parks and Luna Park and Harbour Bridge. Yes, so there. But as muslims, we have Eid to celebrate, which is a different celebration for a prophet of ours. We do MANY things listed in what i said a few sentences ago. It is SO FUN!!!! Our traditions are go to a religious muslim tower where we pray called “Jamaii”, hard to pronounce i know. We pray or just say prayers at home for god. And some other traditions go visit relatives and eat Arabic or food from our countries (lebanon for me though!). Alot you have to learn there! Think you’ve learn somethings

What an informative post, thanks for sharing. How nice to see you are communictaing with another class. Here is my answer: I wouldn’t really do anything because i don’t celebrate Christmas, after all it IS for Christians and i am Muslim. So I don’t celebrate it, but we could buy trees and do Christmasy things too you know, but my family don’t really. Some Muslims like me decorate the house, have fun with friends and play games have BBQ’s too and play in pools, visit relatives, go amazing places like Cool Parks and Luna Park and Harbour Bridge. Yes, so there. But as muslims, we have Eid to celebrate, which is a different celebration for a prophet of ours. We do MANY things listed in what i said a few sentences ago. It is SO FUN!!!! Our traditions are go to a religious muslim tower where we pray called “Jamaii”, hard to pronounce i know. We pray or just say prayers at home for god. And some other traditions go visit relatives and eat Arabic or food from our countries (lebanon for me though!). Alot you have to learn there! Think you’ve learn somethings

The power of comments!!! H eatherb http://heatherb.globalstudent.org.au/ | [email_address] | 203.214.92.148 What wonderful photographs Ann. I loved visiting your backyard and noticed just how green everything is now and how full all the dams are. Having seen it all looking parched just a few months ago I fully appreciated the transformation that had taken place [email_address] | 207.200.116.71 This is so interesting. I especially like how you and your neighbors help each other. What a better world this would be if everyone did this. And I love the picture of your Maggie and Fergus! Anita Marie My Backyard is Seattle Washington- and it’s in everything I write. Nothing has inspired me more. I can see you all feel the same way too. Pretty great, isn’t it? Anita Marie Lori I seem to end up visiting many volcanoes– Mt. St. Helens, Kilauea, Lassen, Yellowstone– now I have one more to add to the list– Mt. Rouse! From Mt Rouse Volcano Discovery Centre , 2007/08/29 at 5:46 AM

H eatherb http://heatherb.globalstudent.org.au/ | [email_address] | 203.214.92.148

What wonderful photographs Ann. I loved visiting your backyard and noticed just how green everything is now and how full all the dams are. Having seen it all looking parched just a few months ago I fully appreciated the transformation that had taken place

[email_address] | 207.200.116.71

This is so interesting. I especially like how you and your neighbors help each other. What a better world this would be if everyone did this. And I love the picture of your Maggie and Fergus!

Anita Marie

My Backyard is Seattle Washington- and it’s in everything I write. Nothing has inspired me more. I can see you all feel the same way too. Pretty great, isn’t it? Anita Marie

Lori

I seem to end up visiting many volcanoes– Mt. St. Helens, Kilauea, Lassen, Yellowstone– now I have one more to add to the list– Mt. Rouse!

From Mt Rouse Volcano Discovery Centre , 2007/08/29 at 5:46 AM

travellr [email_address] | 136.173.162.129 our local railway is separated from my house by a road and a field/orchard. After 17 years of living so close my nights are no longer punctuated by the sound of passing trains but on still day I can hear the sound of the road crossing barrier warnings. Far from hating the sound of trains, I think the sound of their passage is comforting I am an Australian living in Qatar in the Middle East and was scrolling down the posts and found a picture of a plate of HOME BAKED Anzac biscuits. “What a horrible tease!!!” I began thinking until I scrolled a little further and the recipe was there as well!!! I can TASTE them just by looking at the picture…. and now I can go home and make a batch.

travellr [email_address] | 136.173.162.129

our local railway is separated from my house by a road and a field/orchard. After 17 years of living so close my nights are no longer punctuated by the sound of passing trains but on still day I can hear the sound of the road crossing barrier warnings. Far from hating the sound of trains, I think the sound of their passage is comforting

I am an Australian living in Qatar in the Middle East and was scrolling down the posts and found a picture of a plate of HOME BAKED Anzac biscuits. “What a horrible tease!!!” I began thinking until I scrolled a little further and the recipe was there as well!!! I can TASTE them just by looking at the picture…. and now I can go home and make a batch.

Voicethreads

Uses for Voicethread www.voicethread.com Storytelling Reflections Reporting on extracurricula activities Global projects Voice Video Text Images

www.voicethread.com

Storytelling

Reflections

Reporting on extracurricula activities

Global projects

Slideshare Allows MS Powerpoint Presentations to be uploaded Can be viewed online or Gives code for embedding in wikis and blogs

Allows MS Powerpoint Presentations to be uploaded

Can be viewed online or

Gives code for embedding

in wikis and blogs

Videoconferencing http://www.skype.com

Collaboration nation Sharing Cultures Experiences Schools Knowledge Youth Extra curricula

Sharing

Cultures

Experiences

Schools

Knowledge

Youth

Extra curricula

Live Blogging http://coveritlive.com

Wikis Resource collections Webpages built collaboratively etc wikispaces – http://www.wikispaces.com wetpaint –http://www.wetpaint.com pbwiki – http://www.pbwiki.com

Resource collections

Webpages built collaboratively etc

wikispaces – http://www.wikispaces.com

wetpaint –http://www.wetpaint.com

pbwiki – http://www.pbwiki.com

Virtual classrooms – Ping http://www.pingmusic.com.au

discoverE virtual classroom Hear Lorraine Leo teach my grade 4 and 5s about the Vendee Globe

Using a backchannel Chatzy Tinychat Today's Meet Read a post on using the backchannel

Chatzy

Tinychat

Today's Meet

Read a post on using the backchannel

Nings www.classroom20.com

www.classroom20.com

Flickr Online photo storage Search for and use creative commons license photos Networks Crop, share, edit Slideshows Videos (pro account) networking

Online photo storage

Search for and use creative commons license photos

Networks

Crop, share, edit

Slideshows

Videos (pro account)

networking

Flickr - a photo sharing site www.flickr.com

Ning for VCE English Teachers http://vceeng.ning.com/ Classroom2.0 forums on English

http://vceeng.ning.com/

Classroom2.0 forums on English

Powerful learning outcomes Student directed and led learning Authentic audience Teachable moments Engagement Catering for all learning styles Multi literacies

Student directed and led learning

Authentic audience

Teachable moments

Engagement

Catering for all learning styles

Multi literacies

Podcasting Audacity + lame codec to convert to mp3 files Podomatic for storage online

Audacity + lame codec to convert to mp3 files

Podomatic for storage online

So......where to start!!! Open a delicious account Read others people’s blogs and start leaving comments Start a blog Lurk in twitter for a while, but if confident, jump straight in. Open an RSS or use a reader eg google Do not be frightened to ask ‘dumb’ questions. Join in a global project

Open a delicious account

Read others people’s blogs and start leaving comments

Start a blog

Lurk in twitter for a while, but if confident, jump straight in.

Open an RSS or use a reader eg google

Do not be frightened to ask ‘dumb’ questions.

Join in a global project

And there is more..... Join a mailing list Attend conferences online or in person Join in online professional development sessions (eg knowledge bank) WOW Edtech weekly Do not underestimate your fellow staff members

Join a mailing list

Attend conferences online or in person

Join in online professional development sessions (eg knowledge bank)

WOW

Edtech weekly

Do not underestimate your fellow staff members

Contact ME [email_address] http://murcha.wordpress.com http://murch.globalteacher.org.au http://www.slideshare.net/murcha Twitter id = murcha

[email_address]

http://murcha.wordpress.com

http://murch.globalteacher.org.au

http://www.slideshare.net/murcha

Twitter id = murcha