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//1. To help us clarify, share and extend our thinking through collaborative practices //
===//2. To interact and have fun with some of the wonderful learning tools that are so freely available to us. //===

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**You are invited to check out the "Readings" page if you want to feel better informed before, during or after these activities ** =====

TASK 1. Let's Join Twitter
- Twitter gets a lot of bad press yet can be a very useful online tool. How it is used determines the level of outcome. We can use it to communicate and share our thoughts, conversing as a group.


 * 1) Visit [|Twitter] and Sign Up, if you are not already a member
 * 2) To Connect with others within this group, please list your twitter name on the white board.[[image:Twitter.JPG align="right"]]
 * 3) Others can then click on "Find People" and apply to Follow You.
 * 4) You can also visit [] and join a group of interest.
 * e.g. Elementary Teachers, adding your name to the list.
 * You could begin your collaborative tweet around "The 21st C Learner: The What / Why / How".

Not Sure About Twitter? Here is a serious explanation and a more amusing one. Enjoy.

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TASK 2. If you haven't already please become a member of __this__ wikispace.
- Then return to the Home Page and Join the Discussion using the Icebreaker suggested there. //Here's How To Join.... //

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TASK 3. Make a Mindmap Showing The Needs of 21st C Learners

 * 1) ====Visit [|Mindmeister.com]====
 * 2) ====Check Out The Live Demo====
 * 3) ====Sign Up for Free====
 * 4) ====Begin your mindmap focussing on ** "The Needs Of 21st C Learners". **====
 * 5) ====When you have begun your map, invite others in to view, collaborate and add to it.====

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Using Bubbl.us

 * 1) Visit [|Bubbl.us]
 * 2) Click Start Brainstorming
 * 3) Create An Account (top Right) or Sign In If you already use this
 * 4) ====Begin your brainstorm. ** What Makes An Effective E-Learning Environment? **====
 * 5) Share this with another.

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Keeping With The Focus On 21st C Learner Needs, Please Visit http://lorraine-ictpd.blogspot.com/
Does Pedagogy really inform your practice - And Should It?
 * 1) Read the article on Pedagogy and Androgogy.
 * 2) Which Column sits well with your own class practice?
 * 3) You might also like to read the 2 other articles further down the page.
 * 4) You are invited to do some research of your own
 * 5) "Could Pedagogy be a blast from the past? Should it remain there or be reawakened in another form for the 21st C?"
 * 6) Add your comment to the Article. You'll see a hyperlink to allow you to do this at the bottom of the article.

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 * 1) Read the article and comments at: http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:43881
 * 2) Use this to trigger new words
 * 3) Visit [|Wordle]
 * 4) ====Type in your own keywords or key phrases to describe the ** "Ideal 21st C Teacher" .**====
 * 5) Create your word cloud, altering the colours and appearance.

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Share your creativity by adding your own acrostic poem to these images. 1. Click on the Image or the Avatar of the current users (Lower Left Corner) 2. Choose "Create Another Identity". Complete Details and Select "Done" 3. Use the Arrow To Scroll To The Slide You Wish To Add To 4a). Click On Type - Enter Text - Done OR 4b) Record and Save Voice Recording

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After you have completed this task and all the others, you might like to visit the site - and make your own voicethread. How about challenging us to share on it too?

Click on this link and scroll down to find out how to obtain your free Educator Pro account

A resource worth looking at for classroom application is []. The classroom section range and the resource page may be of particular interest.

You may also like to make your own avatar: []

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Your input, expertise and experiences are highly valued in our e-learning community. If there is anything you would like to delve into, participate in, share or contribute to please add your ideas in the form below. This has been created with ZohoCreator, annother free web 2.0 tool. You can type directly into the text box and click 'Submit'. media type="custom" key="3794829" Fingers crossed.....This form should show a collation of responses. Let's see if it does. What happens below if you add your input in the box above? media type="custom" key="3794821" ZZZ media type="youtube" key="_UA-Z7shn1Q" height="344" width="425" media type="youtube" key="md66ZN7Jckg" height="344" width="425"

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