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Welcome Al. It's great that you have found this resource useful. I love VoiceThread too as I can see lots of interesting uses for it with kids.

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Are interactive whiteboards necessary?

This is really cool. Thanks for sharing.

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Blogs, Wikis and Bloom's Taxonomy

I agree. I have passed on this Digital Blooms to my colleagues. They all loved it and saw it very relevant to our role as helping teachers and leaders move away from just 'doing' ICT to learning an... Continue

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Hometown:: My hometown is Melbourne, Australia.

School / Work Affiliation: I am an Ultranet Coach for the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Western Metropolitan Region.

About Me:: I am very interested in creating learning environments that are real and purposeful for our kids. I am a teacher and peer coach and love to support teachers in their journey in integrating IT into their classrooms. I run PD for my school and for others - usually around the themes of powerful learning with ICT.
I have taken on a new role this year and will be working with a variety of schools within my region to support their adoption of the 'Ultranet'.

Blog:: helenotway.edublogs.org/

Favored IM Account:: helenotway@gtalk

Skype Account:: helenotway

Twitter Account:: http://twitter.com/helenotway

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Meeting Julia Gillard MP for Education

Julia Gillard MP and me! This is a photo taken on April 16th at the Dimboola Memorial Secondary College. DMSC put on a great 2 day conference to highlight their work with the… Continue

Posted on April 26th, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments (Add)

Learning about blogs

Today we are working together to explore blogs and their purpose.

Posted on April 23rd, 2008 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Moving forward with the Ultranet...

In the last two months I have been working in my new role of 'Ultranet Coach'. What this really means is working with schools and leaders in my region to support them in the use of ICT (Information & Communication Technology) as a meas for being ready for the Ultranet. Each school is unique and has its own strengths and challenges. In Victoria we are working towards creating learning environments that best support… Continue

Posted on March 8th, 2008 at 2:56pm — No Comments (Add)

Playing with Voki

Today I decided to create my own avatar with Voki.com. I began in the morning having a play with the tools - the different character heads, eyes, mouth and even make up! I chose my outfit and then changed my mind at least 10 times! This behaviour has no resemblance to me in real life!!! I chose a background - a photo of one of my classrooms. In this classroom the kids designed and painted the tables themselves. The room was designed for group and independent workers, with a couch and recliner, a… Continue

Posted on January 14th, 2008 at 11:30am — 2 Comments (Add)

Not bad for PD during my holidays!

I've been on summer vacation now for 3 weeks and have had some wonderful learning happening in this time. Ever since I attended a workshop on blogs and wikis mid last year, I have been fascinated by the power of Web 2.0. Attending NavCon 2k7 in September fuelled my curiosity even more when I listened to a presentation on all things Web 2.0.

Now I have to say that the networks on Classroom 2.0 and Twitter have been major players in introducing me to a world of Web 2.0 apps. Where do I st… Continue

Posted on January 11th, 2008 at 5:05pm — No Comments (Add)

Peer Coaching Training

Back in December I ran a Peer Coaching workshop for a group of 7 Victorian teachers. I was able to organisie my workshop with the help of Les from the Puget Sound Centre who gave me some tips for running a one day workshop. You see, when I was trained it was a 10 day intesive training program so a one day session needed serious modification.

The session ran well and I focussed on where PD was heading with ICT (Information and Communication Technology). We then worked on coaching skills… Continue

Posted on January 2nd, 2008 at 6:04am — No Comments (Add)

2007 VITTA conference

I'm off to the VITTA conference again this year and looking forward to hearing Stephen Heppell talk about 21st Century Learning with ICT. I'm interested to hear his views on how education is changing. I sometimes wonder if it is actually changing or if it is just dressed up prettier in our schools!

I'm running my Peer Coaching session this year with more of an emphasis on my research in US.

I've attached the link to the conference below.

http://www.vitta.org.au/conf… Continue

Posted on November 17th, 2007 at 2:16am — 1 Comment (Add)

Home from NavCon2k7

I've just come home from the NavCon2k7 conference in Gosford, NSW, and had to start playing on my laptop straight away. I have explored so many Web 2.0 tools that should not only inspire my students but also the teachers in my school.

I'm really keen to try out rafi.ki with my Grade 4 class. We are learning about our environment, with a particular reference to droughts and global warming. It would be great for the kids to exchange ideas, stories and pictures about their environment with… Continue

Posted on October 6th, 2007 at 12:42am — 1 Comment (Add)

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At 4:33pm on May 13th, 2008, Chris Hebbard said…: Hi, yeahI have been having some fun playing around. (Note that I took some stuff from your page!) Perhaps you could help me with some ideas for setting my kids up with blogs. I know that this site is probably no good, but can you offer any suggestions??

At 6:58pm on May 12th, 2008, Chris Hebbard said…: Helen,
It works. I have added you as a friend and have started playing with the web2.0 tools that I can find. I am very excited about the prospects for my teaching and the engagement of my kids!!

At 4:57pm on May 12th, 2008, Chris Hebbard said…: Hi Helen,
Thanks for your help but I am stressing about not being able to do anything. I don't htink my page is working properly. I understand how everything should work, it just doesn't work. I cannot even sign out or change my profile photo. Is there a help desk?

At 8:17am on May 12th, 2008, Ryn Shane-Armstrong said…: Thanks, Helen! I'm very glad to be a part of this community. Actually, I never knew it existed until recently, and now I'm kicking myself for not connecting earlier. What a great find!

Anyway, I may call on your expertise sometime to guide me through the underbrush that is the Melbourne educational tech scene, etc. I love this city, but I know virtually nothing about what's going on out here with digital storytelling, for instance. Is it alright to consider you a comrade/resource in this regard?

Much respect,

Ryn

At 7:05am on May 10th, 2008, Joyce Yeoh said…: Thank you very much.

At 6:15am on May 10th, 2008, Rene Torres said…: Good day Hellen,

Thank you for the welcome, I wait with my presence also could have contributed some ideas, as well as learning from the all-comers of the community Classroom 2.0, I promise to collaborate day by day in order that we can share our ideas and to make of education 2.0 a new ally for the teachers

Greetings,

Rene Torres.

At 6:18pm on May 9th, 2008, Norma Scagnoli said…: Thanks for your welcome message,I certainly hope to learn and be able to contribute to this community of inquiry 2.0

At 6:11pm on May 5th, 2008, Stuart Fankhauser said…: Thanks for your welcome Helen. Sounds like you have a very cool job. I'm keeping an eye on the Ultranet rollout (but never really know where we actually end up standing in all this as part of the Catholic system)...

At 4:42pm on May 5th, 2008, Remona Estep said…: Hi Helen. Thanks for the reply. I am interested in learning how often members of CR20 use the site; how long the site has been up and running; and why people decided to join CR20. Plus, any kind of subtle rules of behavior that the casual observer might miss. I would appreciate any insight that you could provide on these matters.

At 6:53am on May 3rd, 2008, Remona Estep said…: Dear Helen,

I am writing an ethnography about CR20 for a grad class. I am having trouble figuring out the rules and mores as well as decision-making rules for CR20. Any help that you could offer on these topics would be greatly appreciated.

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