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1. What's in a blog? Thursday 2.10 ASMS LC 7-8, 1st floor For me 2008 has been the year of the blog. I resolved, in one of those moments you have on New Year's Eve, to blog better. So now I feel I've learnt a few lessons and am in a position to pass them on.  We'll look at where you can set up a blog, talk about why you might like to blog, what makes a good blog, and get you started in the place of your choice. We will also talk about watching the blogs of others, what a blog roll is, tools you can use in your blog, support groups you can join, how blogs help you define your own ideas and how you might use blogs with students for developing literacy skills.  Where you can find me (my blogs that is): on me.edu.au:  http://me.edu.au/b/ksmith/ You Are Never Alone (at education.au) Mysteries in Paradise - for crime fiction buffs Smik's Learning Space	About me:  A former DECS teacher, I work at education.au  and am currently the Executive Officer. Some of you will know me from years as the former editor of RAMPage, manager of CEGSA mailing lists, vice-president, CEGSA Computer educator of the Year, CEGSA ICT Leader of the Year, Leading Light, ACCE Computer Educator of the Year. For the last 7 or so years I have worked as part of the edna team in a number of roles. I love blogging!  Session handout
2. RSS Still a Mystery? Friday 1.00 Studio 14| N108 Lab  Why should you be bothered about using RSS (Rich Site Sydication)? Because you are missing out on great sources of information! Watching RSS feeds is a bit like herding cats, although you do have more control. How do you monitor RSS feeds? - we'll talk about how you can do it in a browser, an aggregator, or a reader. How do you find feeds to monitor?	How do you find feeds to monitor? How do you create feeds yourself? How can you use feeds in your own blog, in your web page, for professional development? What is RSS to Javascript- why might you need that? By the end of this session you will be off to a flying start with RSS. Session Handout Powerpoint presentation
3. Using Web 2.0 tools to stimulate professional learning Friday 2 pm ASMS LC Double Session Handout Powerpoint Presentation	This session will focus on what works best. Of all the tools to use what assists that engagement and interaction with other people? Teachers, like students, learn better by doing, and engaging them in online learning activities is one way to deliver professional development and to stimulate professional learning. This session will consider, but will not be wholly confined to, edna's experience in using edna Groups, me.edu.au, and in engaging educators through involving their students in online projects such as edna's OzProjects and Global Education websites. Workshop participants will explore the potential of these sites, and have the opportunity to discuss tactics to involve educators.