Through out the course I have joined several online groups as part of my Professional Development. The main group with interesting and insightful views on teaching with technology is the Google for Educators hosted by Google Groups. http://groups.google.com/group/google-for-educators This group shares experience and ideas in a live forum. The group focuses on K-12 Education initiatives, and is a vibrant community of educators sharing different classroom activities. Another group that I have been actively involved in is 1000 Ways to Teach with Technology. This Google group focuses on the implementation of technology into the classroom and pedagogical advice in teaching to the TPACK model. Other online professional development has included the membership of Teacher Tube which not only has video resources but also a support and discussion forum.
In the first few weeks of the course there was a real push for the development of a student arm of the Australian Collage of Educators. There was great enthusiasm for the project, and I was prepared to take steps to ensure the development of this project. Even though this has not yet eventuated, after the first two meeting interest dwindled, I will still be pursuing this for my own personal professional development in the next semester.
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