The document discusses using technology to facilitate collaboration between educators beyond geographical barriers. It notes challenges like scarcity of resources but opportunities from initiatives and talents. Military swarming is described as decentralized autonomous units attacking from multiple directions then regrouping, like an educator collaboration network. The process involved an ed tech team creating an ecosystem for collaboration and social production through a connected social networking site for teachers to share ideas and lesson plans.

1. The EFL Online Collaboration A Showcase of Educator-Generated Digital Production

2. Scarcity x Abundance

3. Time Technological Resources Money Initiative Talents Skills Ideas Lesson plans Human resources

4. Technology as a driving force of change

5. The need of an INITIATOR Somebody to POKE THE BOX

6. The easiest thing is to REACT The second easiest thing is to RESPOND But the hardest thing is to INITIATE Seth Godin - Tribes

7. Our Problem

8. The Teachers’ Room beyond geographical barriers

9. Swarming

10. Swarm behaviour , or swarming , is a collective behaviour exhibited by animals of similar size which aggregate together, perhaps milling about the same spot or perhaps moving en masse or migrating in some direction. The simplest mathematical models of animal swarms generally represent individual animals as following three rules: Move in the same direction as your neighbours Remain close to your neighbours Avoid collisions with your neighbours

11. Military swarming is a behaviour where autonomous or partially autonomous units of action attack an enemy from several different directions and then regroup. Pulsing , where the units shift the point of attack, is also a part of military swarming. Military swarming involves the use of a decentralized force against an opponent, in a manner that emphasizes mobility, communication, unit autonomy and coordination or synchronization .

12. The Process

13. The Ed Tech Team

15. From Social Networking in the teachers’ room to SHARED SOCIAL PRODUCTION

16. http://flic.kr/p/6JUvu A process that takes time

17. A Story of Digital Literacy Success

18. Unexpected, mind-blowing The Outcomes

25. Through Technology

26. http://www.flickr.com/photos/superkimbo/3015496498/

27. An ecosystem for collaboration and social production

28. CTJConnected harnesses the power of the collectivity

29. Use your old compass , but find new maps

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