Instructor¹s Notes: Next Week: Assignment 3 Network Training Sessions

(same message sent to announcement, & discussion board)

ETC655 Assignment Network Training schedules and topics have been finalized and to be presented next week.  Please see the dates and times for each group's training topic.  This is an excellent opportunity to learn network technologies from our classmates.  Please feel free to invite anyone who is interested in such virtual Professional Development.  Frequently, ETC alumni attend the training session live and access the recordings.   We may have the teachers from Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) to attend our training sessions live and to access the recordings.

 

·      Don't forget you need to attend at least one live session.

o   Each student must attend at least one training session provided by other groups.

o   Participating more than one session is highly encouraged. In the past, most students participate 3-4 sessions.  This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about ONLE technologies and integration from the peers.

·      Sign up the sessions that you plan to attend; therefore, the presenters know how many audiences to expect. The presenters may have training materials for the participants. Sign-up.

·      As the presenters you can view the sign-up responses and learn who and how many audiences you can expect. Sign-Up responses:

o   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eAwgyGFvzJSJoW9v86UidFgJaszZPlre_xAP-uQuWEc/viewanalytics

• Two tutorials for you to prepare your live PD on Ultra:
  • BBCollaborate Ultra Tutorial Participant Guide
  • BBCollaborate Ultra Tutorial for Presenters

Here are a few notes for you to prepare your network training session.  This is a great way for us to conduct online professional development (PD) and share our knowledge and skills with the community.

• Instructor: I will participate in and facilitate your live training sessions with others.
• Recording: Start recording before your start the session.
• Start your session on time.  Be preparing to solve any technical problems that you may encounter.  I will not interrupt your session unless necessary.
• It is an INACTIVE training session not just a presentation or lecturing.  Be sure to apply effective ONLE instructional strategies "TO ENGAGE" the audiences rather than just presenting the content (selected web 2.0 tool).  Just presenting/lecturing doesn't meet the requirements.
• Audiences: Some audiences may participate in our training sessions live but many will watch your recorded sessions. So when we conduct our training session, remember we have off-line audiences.
• Sign Off: Between each group's sessions, all participants have to sign off before a new session starts so the recorded session can be finalized.
• Rehearse: If necessary, be sure to rehearse your session so you have better understanding in using different features of BBCollaborate and ensure all technologies work seamlessly, particularly the audio and video are the most common encountered programs. Be sure to test them out first.
• Watching video clips: It is relevant to integrate video clips for your sessions.  Generally, it is better to have the audiences to watch the clips on their own then come back to room.  Watching video on BBLearn Collaborate could experience bandwidth issues. More importantly, think about is it necessary to watch video clips or the audiences can watch them after the session. So it gives your session more time to engage in highly effective instructions.
• Quiet Environment: When presenting, be sure you have a quiet surrounding without any interference, such as background noise, phone ringing, dog barking, and people talking etc.
• Facilitation: One group member can facilitate the chat room. Frequently, audiences use chat room to engage in the conversation.
• Q: Can I invite my colleagues to participate the session?
  • A: Yes. The session is open anyone who has interests.  Frequently, we see ETC alumni attend the sessions because they know this is the best way to learn new technologies and technology integrations.

 

Where: ETC655 BBCollaborate Ultra:

For Presenters: BBLearn>ETC655>BBCollaborate

For Participants:https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/cf56add53de14713b1397b8b34addd81

 

11/20/2017, Monday

5:30-6:00 pm

·      Presenters: ETC655 Group 5

·      Topic: Group 5: Padlet- Mashup and Collaboration

6:30-7:00 pm

·      Presenters: ETC655 Group 1

·      Topic: Pinterest- Community/community, social content, social network, mobile learning

7:30-8:00 pm

·      Presenters: ETC655 Group 7

·      Topic: Virtual field trips using Skype, VR, web

 

11/21/2017, Tuesday

4:30-5:00 pm

·      Presenters: ETC655 Group 6

·      Topic: Yellowdig

5:30-6:00 pm

·      Presenters: ETC655 Group 2

·      Topic: Prezi - Creating presentations with Prezi tools

6:30-7:00 pm

·      Presenters: ETC655 Group 4

·      Topic: VoiceThread

8:30-9:00 pm

·      Presenters: ETC655 Group 3

·      Topic: Edmodo: Increasing ONLE in Elementary and Secondary Settings