Virtual Learning Network

Enabling e-Learning has another webinar coming up 9th September, but this time we need YOU!  UNCONFERENCE WEBINAR: E-Learning in your classroom - Your voice 2015, 9 September, 3.45-4.45pm   This webinar is an open/unconference...

Thought this group might be interested in the following: Anyone who holds responsibility for leading e-learning across their school, won't want to miss this opportunity - a chance to talk about what it takes to be an e-leader in an ever...

We are changing to GAFE as a whole school. A request has been brought forward to retain our Outlook Exchange email instead of using Gmail. Is any body else using their Outlook exchange still or would it be wiser to transfer everything to GAFE...

A fia vave o’o lou va’a, alo na o oe, ae a fia tuli mamao le taunu’uga, tatou ‘alo’alo faatasi. If you want your canoe to go fast, go alone; if you want to go further, let us go together. It is not always easy finding...

Are you in the Hamilton area and interested in connecting face to face and virtually with other educators?  Our first meeting will be on Friday 19 September, venue to be confirmed. The first meeting will include discussions around dates, venues...

Ki te maha ringa tīmata tatou haere  With many hands our journey begins. The words of the whakatauki are echoed by the words of a delighted principal:  What a fabulous evening! We were thrilled to see so many parents and grandparents...

Learning with Digital Technology at Putaruru Primary School  Kimai lovingly traced the artwork on the iPad as he told us about his visit to the Marae, - the story they learned there and the art that came from the visit.  At times he...

Welcome back  everyone! We are half way through term one and I have just had time to get back into this group .  As we mentioned at the end of last year, we held our facilitators leadership forum meeting and have decided to: 1.  ...

A general report on all secondary school students.  It provides some great recent statistics.  There are some very sad statistics and also some statistics that give hope for the future.   The Health and Wellbeing of New Zealand...

Are you interested in a 'Connected Rotorua Teachers' Group? At the central North f2f in Rotorua, several teachers approached me about getting together to share elearning ideas.    After seeing the Connected Taupo initiative...

We held our facilitators leadership forum meeting and have decided to: 1.       Continue to encourage school leaders to hold their own f2f days based on their own needs. 2.      Help with online collaboration in...

Woudl you like another f2f? Please add your comments/ideas on this. How could it work? What should we do?

Welcome to the Leading Effective e-Learning group for the Central North region. It is envisioned that this group will become a central hub for a community of like-minded educators - focused on growing e-learning leadership, to impact change for our...

Amongst the many survey responses, you have specifically said you want to know more about the following, which ties in nicely with the dimensions of the eLPF: Leadership Timing of going to community with vision. How to get community on board -...

We have been making short 20-30sec i movies and want to share them with parents easily.  Is it possible to add the clips to a qr code without putting it on you tube and if so how do you do it?  Thankyou in advance for your help. 

I'm really interested to know more about this and how to get started across the school. Any ideas?

What are the best things you are doing with blended learning in your school? You said...    To see more of what you said you're doing well in your schools, view responses here.   Anything else to add?

Does anyone have any other writing sites that they use with their primary children. We have used storybird , pixton etc but any others would be great.   thanks in advance 

As we build our local community online, we might also want to think about how this social learning platform can help with our own professional/personal inquiries and PLD needs. 1. You might be interested in Why build an online community? 2....

We currently run a unit in which the students put together a robot dance routine. in groups they pick a theme, create the music audacity, create costumes, write a program routine for 3 robots. however the robots we have are done in....they are...