Kia ora tatou, welcome back to term 4 and this week's bumper e-learning round-up.

Can you help Karen with her research into the impact of the VLN groups? If so, then please feel free to click on the link and share your views.

Ka Hikitia - what next? Tamara urges us to read the document Me Kōrero – Let’s Talk! that supports the Ka Hikitia review process and share one story of an approach that has benefited Māori learners in your school.

WEBINAR THIS WEEK: Digital Learning Spaces: what does this look like? 17 Oct 2012. A free workshop to explore ways in schools are adapting learning spaces that reflect effective e-learning pedagogy.

Don't miss out on up-coming e-learning events. See the Term 4 Enabling e-Learning calendar for more of what's in store for term 4.

Have a great week everyone - hei konā mai,

Karen, Tessa & Catriona | Blended e-Learning Online Team

Congratulations to those in our community who are now 2013 CORE eFellows and to all those who applied and were not successful this time around. We want to hear all your stories over the next few months.

Each week, we like to say thank you by nominating a community member for active participation in the Enabling e-Learning / VLN Groups. They can download and add an Enabling e-Learning badge to their profile.

Leadership & strategic direction

The e-Learning Planning Framework - how and why to use it | NAPP Kōrero 16: Are you looking for practical ways to use the e-Learning Planning Framework in your school? Or do you want to share how you are already using the framework for self review and planning for 2013? Why not join in the conversations in this popular forum.

Have you used the e-Learning Planning Framework? Justine Driver acknowledges the resources recently shared by Chrissie Butler. If anyone else has any strategies they’d like to share, then please feel free to add them here.

Does BYOD really mean Share Your Own Device? | at the virtual chalkface: Allanah King and Karen Melhuish Spencer opens a discussion around whether or not those who bring their own devices, should share this with those who have none. What do you think?

Check out Leadership and e-Learning>>>the Enabling e-Learning website.

Professional Learning

Call for expressions of interest in Virtual Professional Learning & Development for 2013: If you are looking for a rich, mentored professional learning opportunity for you, or a team in your school, then VPLD may be for you.

Social Media and Ethics for Teachers Working Online: The New Zealand Teachers' Council site is now live! The website is designed to promote discussion about the Code of Ethics for Registered Teachers and its relationship with social media. Pop in, browse and share with your staff.

ULearn - we all learn! For those of you lucky enough to attend ULearn12 last week, we invite you all to share one 'aha!' moment or e-learning-related idea that you are taking back into school.

ULearn 2012 resources: Mary-Anne Murphy has bookmarked a collection of resources and presentations from ULearn 2012.

Simon Evans shares his notes from his presentation at #ulearn12 - Using software effectively to support student outcomes http://t.co/cBaAgkfW.

Check out e-Learning & Professional Learning>>the Enabling e-Learning website.

Teaching and Learning | Digital Citizenship

Te Mangōroa: This is a resource for English-medium schools which collates resources that reflect effective practices to support Māori learners to achieve education success as Māori. Moana Timoko asks if you have used this website already and if so, how?..and Tania describes how she has been using the Te Mangōroa website to support enhancing early childhood educators’ understanding around identity, language and culture.

CORE 10 Trends - Digital Citizenship: Have you caught up with this video from John Fenaughty in which he explores some of the issues facing schools today around citizenship in the digital world? What's one idea that you think is important?

Digital Citizenship Resources being developed - share your resources here! Sonya Van Schaijik shares some resources from Edutopia, that are similar to SuperClubsPLUS (now Skoodle) when teaching about Digital Citizenship.

Digital Citizenship Resources: Similarities are noted between the five categories in the starter kit from Edmodo and Common Sense Media and Netsafe's model for Digital Citizenship in New Zealand.

Skootle Snapshot: Simon Evans shares inquiry results in connections being made with a New Zealand author, students’ and their teachers.

Joy of Science - science online: Joy Kitt updates some new resources, including references to the TV show, Mythbusters. She also encourages us to make own videos of the process of investigating science – as a form of critical reflection. Are you up for the challenge?

Using digital video to enhance and refine pedagogy: Tara Fagan shares an action research report on how Massey Child Care Centre has used digital video to enhance and refine their pedagogy.

Using Keynote or Powerpoint to make non linear presentations in writing: In these videos, Jill Hammonds highlights how Keynote and Powerpoint can be used (beyond making presentations) as a way to engage reluctant writers.

Check out e-Learning and Teaching>>> the Enabling e-Learning website.

Technologies & Infrastructure

WiFi in schools: Annemarie Hyde investigates some technical wonderings around wifi in schools. Sam Hamilton adds, with the influences of BYOD in mind, do we need to invest in a more expensive, robust systems for wifi? What do you think?

Blue/Green screen video: iDave shares some technical ‘how to’s’ when using chroma key in Windows Movie Maker. Anyone else with ideas for blue/green screen using a PC?

The best interactive whiteboards/projectors? Sam Hamilton asks, as teachers move pedagogically away from a didactic approach to a more co-constructed facilitator role, will interactive whiteboards lose some of their purpose? What do you think?

iPad/iTouch technology

App Sharing: 5 critical mistakes schools make with iPads (and how to correct them) - some food for thought, especially for those just starting out.

iPads - leasing or purchase: Michelle Kerr is putting an iPad proposal together for her Board and is wanting some feedback, from those who have been through this process already in terms of leasing or purchasing iPads. Any ideas?

Reflection or AirServer - that is the question: Lorraine Vickery asks what people recommend to show YouTube clips, show your students how apps work and use the iPad for staff PD?

Scribble Press - Ipad App: Carl Scurr describes in-depth, how Scribble Press can meet particular learning needs with a literacy focus. Definitely worth a read. Anyone else using this app to enhance literacy outcomes for students?

Clicker-like apps: More examples emerging here, on ways Clicker -like apps can help to meet diverse learning needs and abilities.

iOS 6: What’s new with iOS 6? iDave shares some simple strategies for uploading images from the iPad to wikis and blogs.

iPads in primary school apps site based in the UK: A bookmark from Allanah King

Can you help with the following query?

New Zealand Geographic apps in production: James Frankham of New Zealand Geographic is asking teachers about the technologies they use, to support his organisation's development of apps for schools. Any thoughts?

Check out e-Learning and Technologies on the Enabling e-Learning website.

Beyond the Classroom

Connecting with communities using social media: How do you connect to your community when you can't always meet face-to-face? In this EdTalks video, Rachel Boyd talks about how she has used Facebook and Twitter to engage with her school community. Have you tried something similar?

Connect with our communities with - and about - ICTs: Moana Timoko shares a resource - Ruia School- Whānau Partnerships, which has an interactive, downloadable tool that helps school leaders and whānau to identify the strengths and needs of their relationships.

Engaging Parents/Whanau/Community: Jacqui Frost blogs how Kumeroa-Hopelands School is engaging with their local community - both face-to-face (through digital technologies) and as well as online via Facebook.

Check out Beyond the Classroom on the Enabling e-Learning website.

For your calendar...

Enabling e-Learning events

You're not going to want to miss this one...THIS WEEK'S FREE ONLINE WEBINAR: Digital Learning Spaces: what do they look like? 17 October, 3.45- 4.45pm.

LEARNZ events for this term. check out the Enabling e-Learning calendar for more on these FREE virtual field trips from LEARNZ.

See the New Term 4 calendar for more e-learning events planned for term 4.

Enabling e-Learning webinars: Find the recordings here for 2011/2012 sessions you may have missed, including BYOD, social media and ethics for teachers, LEARNZ field trips and many more!

e-Learning events around NZ

International Conference on Thinking (ICOT): 21-25 January 2013, Michael Fowler Centre & Town Hall, Wellington

Learning@School Roadshow 2013: 3-19 Apr 2013, Whangarei, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Napier, Gisborne, Nelson, Dunedin, Greymouth, Christchurch

Virtual Learning Network

e-Learning Round-Up | 16 October 2012