Using online networking can give you a way to connect with other teachers and learn from them and with them. You also have good experiences to share!
Good online groups for tech coordinators:
Learn central.org
Curriki.org
Tcal.portocal.org for assessments!
Polling using cell phone text response
Poll Everywhere.com create polls on the fly, realtime feedback.
• Live Chart. Can link to and publish.
• Cool for student polls, student news, newspaper polls, check for understanding, student activities.
• Takes the place of "active response systems" in the classroom.
• Assess prior knowledge.
• Free up to 30 responses
• Poll Daddy may be totally free
• Survey monkey is another online survey tool.
Community.cue.org: the CUE community (a ning network)
List for this session is on the community under FORUM Concurrent Sessions.
Web 2.0 Teacher Communities: click the google doc
Twitter:
Most feel it is annoying and overwhelming.
You may find people around the world to follow, could be interesting.
CUE Tip session 12-12:20
Classroom 2.0: classroom20.com (it is a ning network w/o adds)
38,000 members!
Groups very specific: Teaching Spanish with web 2.0 tools, High School World History Projects, etc.
If you join, look at groups that interest you
You can create your own group and people will join and share ideas/help.
LinkedIn.com: connect professionally. Resume posting, jobs, etc.
Inbox, post status, networking with other professionals
University alumni groups
Professional face so people can find you
ePals: connects teachers to teachers
600,000 teachers, 200 countries, 135 different languages.
Search by map, teachers post classroom profile
Ex. Will exchange emails every two weeks with English students
Contacts teachers via community, does not share email address. Can translate the email for you.
Teacher forums, ning model but not ning.
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