Gary Hayes [PersonalizeMedia blog] created this embeddable Flash app which demonstrates how active & dynamic the Social Web is. Watching the numbers scroll ever-upward reinforces the rapid growth and change happening in online social communication.
Use the links for ’social media’, ‘mobile’ and ‘games’ at the top of the application window to view the number of new social media counts recorded since you clicked on the link.
And speaking (or should that be blogging…?) about social media… the CMIS Fiction Focus twitter account @cmisevalff now has over 100 followers? Readers of this blog may like to participate in some simple social networking via two new CMIS twitter accounts: CMIS Primary Focus @cmisevalpf and CMIS Technology Focus @cmisevaltf.
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The Professional Learning Institute and Leadership Centre is offering a great opportunity for educational leaders to lean more about ‘Effective Leadership through Technology’.
Internationally recognised educators Sheryl-Nussbaum-Beach and Steve Hargadon will be in Perth for a one day event on the 20 November 2009. The day will start with a dual breakfast presentation; Steve Hargadon ‘School 2.0: Where We’re Headed and What to Do About It’ and Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach – ‘Effective School Leadership through Technology: The 21st Century Administrator’. A breakfast presentation will be followed by your choice of workshop with either Steve or Sheryl.
A hands-on, informative session to develop your understanding of the Technology and Enterprise Learning Area through The Value Adding Quest.
The 2009 Value Adding Quest encourages students to identify a community need and explore the options for value adding by creating a product, concept, process or promotion which adds value to primary products or the natural environment.
Date: Saturday 14 March 2009 Time: 9.00 am to 12.00 pm Venue: St Andrew’s Grammar Address: 4 Hellenic Drive Dianella WA 6059 Cost: FREE
Session will include:
Value adding and The Value Adding Quest.
Links between Technology and Enterprise, Value Adding, Sustainability and the Sustainable Schools Project.
Linking your current curriculum to the requirements of the Quest.
Ideas from Technology and Enterprise teachers who have entered the Quest or are on the VAQ Committee.
Opportunities for further learning.
To secure your place, visit the website, complete the registration form below and fax to Maria Biscotto on 9450 3157 or e-mail information to vquest@iinet.net.au by Monday 9th March 2009.
Want to have up-to-date, accurate data for your classroom?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is offering free professional learning sessions to be held in Australian capital cities during March and April this year.
Perth sessions will be held at Exchange Plaza Sherwood Crt on March 27th [for Teacher Librarians] and April 3rd [for Economics/Business etc]
The Technology Focus Blog, published by Curriculum Materials Information Services, Department of Education and Training, Western Australia is designed to provide news about current events, resources and research about the use of ICT to support learning and teaching.
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