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Social Media and Schools as Professional Learning Communities: Building Your Personal Network with Twitter

Social Media and Schools as Professional Learning Communities: Building Your Personal Network with Twitter | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it

Excellent in depth article on Twitter as professional learning source - from Brisbane Catholic Education’s Information and Resourcing Centre. "The power of Twitter is that it places the teacher at the centre of a network to which all parts are equally accessible. Teachers who use Twitter can access not only traditional sources of information, but also the expertise and advice of internationally renowned experts from across many fields within and beyond education. Research has identified six ‘common patterns of participation’ for users of Twitter..."


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Kay Cantwell's comment, October 19, 2011 5:52 PM
Thank you for sharing our ResourceLink blog post - I'm so thrilled that our work is being shared so widely! Kay Cantwell, Education Officer: Digital Learning, ResourceLink, Brisbane Catholic Education, Qld Australia.

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Student Guide to iPads & iOS 6 | Technology with Intention

Student Guide to iPads & iOS 6 | Technology with Intention | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it

A free book that looks at iOS6 for the iPad. Jac de Haan states that this is a "bare-bones intro to iPad & iOS 6 for my students – just enough to get comfortable with basic iPad use and get organized."  The book is geared to middle and high school students, with a focus on iOS productivity apps and basic troubleshooting. It is available for free in the iTunes store. To go directly to the book in iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/student-guide-to-ipads-ios/id570579620?mt=11.


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