Sonia Magon

E-Collaboration in the Early Years

Thursday, 2.10pm, ASMS Studio 2, Ground Floor

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Sonia Magon is the Learning Technologies Coordinator at McDonald Park Schools.

Sonia is currently on the the CEGSA committee. She has been a member of the Early Childhood Organization committee and was invited to present a clay animation for early childhood workshop at the ECHO Science and Technology conference. She will be presenting at the 'Get Connected' conference in Mount Gambier later this year.
Contact: sonia.magon@mcparkr7.sa.edu.au

Abstract:

This session will have a focus on e-collaboration - using the internet for communication and collaboration in early childhood settings. It will demonstrate ways of using web 2.0 tools to create online learning environments that are designed to meet the needs of young children - that are inclusive of younger learners needs - that are safe, and that give all children the opportunity to communicate their thoughts and ideas for a range of audiences in a meaninful way using up to date technology.

Sonia's Online Bits

McDonald Park Schools Moodle - log in as a guest OR to access the Training and Development pages (including information about how to make a VoiceThread) log in with the username 'training', password '123456'

http://dlb.sa.edu.au/mpr7moodle/

2007 Term 4 class blog - Year R/1 http://magon.edublogs.org/

2008 Term 2 class blog - year 1/2 http://t1mcpark.edublogs.org/

Other online bits

VoiceThread - http://voicethread.com/

Ed VoiceThread - Just for education! - http://ed.voicethread.com/

Voki - http://www.voki.com/
Flip Camcorder - Find out more, and email contact for Neil Tregenza from this www - http://www.leadingdigital.com.au/
Why Let Our Students Blog?

For communication

For literacy

For ownership

For sharing

For collaboration

For discussion

For empowerment

For interaction

For motivation

For participation

For engagement

For excitement

For conversation

For creativity

For reflection

To extend the walls of the classroom

To give students a voice

To give student an audience

To give students a classroom that is always open

To give them digital futures

Write to lean

Blog to learn.

'Why Let Our Students Blog' was extracted form a video by a creative educational blogger Rachael Boyd:

Go to http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=be6ec9b852b0a542e2f3 to view full presentation.

Or to Rachael Boyd's professional blog My Journey in ICT and Blogging.

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