Using web 2.0 tools to stimulate professional learning

This was a handout prepared for the 2008 CEGSA confereence

Online Communities

• edna Groups: http://groups.edna.edu.au
• Communities in me.edu.au: http://me.edu.au
• Blogging Corner: http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=1862
• Communities of Interest in me.edu.au: http://me.edu.au/public/browseCommunities

Connecting with Others

• CEGSA site: http://cegsa.editme.com
• Oz-teachers mailing list
• OZTL mailing list
• SATEL: satel@edna.edu.au
• Classroom 2.0: http://www.classroom20.com/
• School 2.0: http://school20.ning.com/

Monitoring RSS & Blogs
http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=1862

See also RSS Still a Mystery?

Write a blog

• me.edu.au: e.g. http://me.edu.au/b/jtravers/
• edublogs: http://theedublogger.edublogs.org
• blogger: http://paradise-mysteries.blogspot.com/

Online Professional Development

• Centra (used by DECSA) - synchronous
• through an edna Group – asynchronous (forums) e.g. http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=40
• through Live Classroom (a Wimba tool)- asynchronous: http://url.edna.edu.au/u5Et
• through podcasts: http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/news/podcast/eli

Easy to access online resources

• edna newsletters recommend
  http://www.edna.edu.au/newsletters
• edna theme pages
  http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled/school_theme_pages
• edna search on every page: http://edna.edu.au

Online Projects
http://ozprojects.edu.au