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Networking for Stafford A level network
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It’s a NING thing... Virtual ‘professional’ networking Alan Parkinson Secondary Curriculum Development Leader Geographical Association Kingston Centre, Stafford – 11 th March
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It’s a NING thing...Virtual ‘professional’ networking
Alan ParkinsonSecondary Curriculum Development Leader
Geographical AssociationKingston Centre, Stafford – 11th March
“Social networking”
“Social networking”
Professional networking
The Networked teacher....Then and Now (Alec Couros)
Networking as CPD• Picked up tips for websites, TV programmes I’d missed, events, publication of reports that are relevant• Discovered that people are at the same event, or in the same city that evening, and co-ordinated a meeting• Got instant answers to a technical query• Worked collaboratively on a project with other teachers in other schools, some of whom I had never met• Got feedback / gave feedback on CPD sessions attended• Reflected on lessons that had been taught, and considered different approaches• Asked other teachers to comment on suggested activities• Thought about possible specification choices• Gained resources and shared resources•Spent time / saved time ?
This much is clear...
Every teacher should also be a learner.
The Social Web makes this possible at a time and a place to
suit everybody.
Twitter“What are you doing...?”
140 character limit
Thanks to Kenny O’ Donnell
Nings...
• September 2007: created NING for 6th form geographers – lesson resources added at the end of each lesson
• Homework tasks uploaded and responses added
• Students discussing tasks and sharing ideas and websites they had discovered.
• Each student had their own HOMEPAGE: familiar feel to other social networks...
http://newedexcelgeog.ning.com
• Useful additional tool for communication – chief examiners are members• A place to obtain and share resources• Discussion on the examinations• Preparation for A2 units
Co-constructivism
What can you do ?• Sign up and you create a member page, customised to suit you.• Start a discussion, or contribute to a discussion• Make a blog post, or add a comment to an existing blog post• Join, or create a group dedicated to an area of interest• Sign up to follow me or the GA on Twitter
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