Monday, April 12, 2010

Re: Affordable Summer Learning Online: K12 Learning 2.0 Course

----- Original Message -----=20
From: Shelley Paul=20
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=20
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 8:16 AM
Subject: Affordable Summer Learning Online: K12 Learning 2.0 Course


Hi, All -
Registration is now open for the summer session of the online course: =
*K12
Learning 2.0: Tools for 21st Century Teaching & Learning.*

The next "K12 Learning 2.0" course will begin on *June 1, 2010*. The =
course
is delivered completely online in ten weekly installments.

This self-guided course is designed to provide educators with an
introductory, but "hands-on" exploration and experience with some =
common
tools and concepts related to Web 2.0. Weekly course topics include =
blogs,
wikis, RSS, podcasts, social bookmarking, social networking, tagging, =
photo
sharing, online office applications, personal start pages and more. =
The
course is challenging, but worthwhile. More than 350 educators have
completed the course thus far. This will be its 8th session.

Each school group will need a technology coach/cheerleader to support =
the
experience at his or her school. That person must commit to helping =
teachers
as needed, monitoring participants' progress and reading and =
commenting on
their blogs. (I am willing/able to serve as stand in coach for a few
individuals).

The course is approved for 3 PLU / 30 hours for Georgia educators, but =
many
participants from other states have completed the course for credit as =
well,
according to the rules/guidelines for their school or state. =
Individuals are
also welcome to participate without seeking formal credit.

*The course fee is $60.*

To learn more, please visit the course wiki site, which contains a =
full
description, FAQ, and outline of course activities.

*Course site*: http://k12learning20.wikispaces.com/

Registration, which includes a =93prep=94 task, MUST be completed by =
*May 24*,*2010
*. Instructions are on the site.

Please forward to any colleagues you feel might have interest and =
please
email me if you have questions.

Thanks,
Shelley
--=20
SLP

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