Virtual Learning Network

This video and discussion on iPads and music apps such as Rockmate shares great strategies and shows not only fantastic student engagement for ALL students no matter their dispositions, but also learning and assessment that are completely integrated and fun. Step back teachers and let your students be creative, learn life skills, cross the curriculum and develop their problem-solving as well as musical capabilities. 

Is the date for this 13th November? Can't see it anywhere  Looks great! 

This is a great discussion! People may be interested in what is happening in the Virtual Professional Learning and Development (VPLD) programme and online community.  Information about VPLD is also available on its VLN group space.  This programme offers ongoing, online mentoring to suit individuals and schools. The VPLD programme evolves over 3 years with participants developing their own mentoring skills, thereby impacting on others. A highlight of the programme is an annual shared face-to-face hui where participants and mentors join forces to share professional ideas and reinforce connections made virtually through the online community of practice, online mentor meetings,  newsletters and webinars. 

Would you be ok to share this on the VPLD Ning site Sonya?

I too will be sharing this fabulous film - loved the reo, the concept, the dramatic effect, the positive message and the MUSIC - awesome! 

Tēnā koutou katoa

Ko Aoraki taku maunga

Ko Waimakariri taku awa

Ko Charlotte Jane taku waka

Ko Ngāti Pākeha taku iwi

Ko Te Maru taku kainga

Ko Brian taku hoa tāne 

Ko Merryn Dunmill taku ingoa

No Ōtauatahi ahau

He kaimahi ahau mō CORE Education he Digi Advisor Project Leader/VPLD mentor au

No reira

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa

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Catriona - I really like the professionalism built into your business card strategy with the job description of Blogger. This is a great way to instill digital citizenship from the get-go and have all treat the task seriously. 

Sorry I was in an aeroplane at the time BUT I was lucky enough to have two days this week (Tuesday and Wednesday) working with Sam, Lorena and Angela and the students at Fraser High. We filmed a lot of reflective discussion to include in a Snapshot of Learning based on this project. The school - staff and students - are indeed passionate, dedicated, fun-loving, creative, expressive, and all-in-all switched on! Thanks Sam for a great two days in your classroom. 

The discussion around augmented reality is fantastic as we progress towards new interactive virtual technologies in the classroom. THe Hit Lab in Christchurch has developed a brilliant, free, augmented reality app called cityviewAR for android mobile phones. We used it last week at our national VPLD and Digi Advisor hui held in Christchurch as we toured the city so we could see what buildings WERE there, read about the history and take photographs all at once, of the very spot the building once stood simply using our phones. 

People who are not in Christchuch can still see the content as if they were there by enabling fake GPS location feature in the app. Very cool.

Brilliant work here Suzie. I'll post the link to the Gifted Online mailing list I belong to as they have much to offer here and many will want to join and share with the focus on resources and pedagogies appropriate to utilisation.

Cheers

Merryn