Professional Learning

Resources

Videos

• Collaboration: On the edge of a paradigm from Collaborative Society
• Connected Learning: Interest, Peer Culture, Academics from DML Research Hub, (2012)
• Flat Connections: Connect, collaborate [Video] from Julie Lindsay, (2014)

Connected learning

• Seven degrees of connectedness (including infographic) by Rod Lucier (2012)
• What 'Connected Education' looks like: 28 examples from teachers all over by Katherine Schulten (2013) 

Online software tools

• Cool Tools for Schools, a website with many Web 2.0 tools

Synchronous tools for connection

• Blackboard Collaborate
• Google Hangouts
• Fuze
• Skype and Skype in the classroom

Asynchronous tools for connection

• Voicethread
• Padlet

Communication tools

• We Chat
• Today’s Meet
• Google Groups
• Timebridge – Meeting scheduling

Community building tools

• Ning
• Edmodo

Collaboration tools

• Wikispaces
• Google apps (Google site, Google docs, Google presentation)
• Blogging platforms such as Blogger or Edublogs

Global partner portals

• The Global Classroom Project
• The Global Education Conference network
• Flat Connections educator network
• Taking IT Global
• World Museum Project
• iEARN
• E-Pals
• E-Twinning
• Flat Connections global projects

Twitter hashtags

• #bridgeproject
• #flatconnections
• #globaled
• #globalclassroom
• #edchat
• #aefchat
• #asiaED
• #aussieED
• #globaledchat

Global topic and project resources

• Global Pulse
• Millennium Goals
• Global issues project for Gr3-6, ‘A Week in the Life…’
• Global asynchronous student debating project, Global Youth Debates
• Learning collaborative, Connect with China
• Filmmaking project, Flick-it-on
• Food and culture project, The Complete International Cookbook

Digital citizenship – various

• Digital Citizenship in Schools by Mike Ribble, available from ISTE
• Digital Citizenship website
• New concept of citizenship for the digital age by Christine Greenhow, from ISTE’s Learning & Leading with Technology (2010)
• Navigate the digital rapids by Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis, from ISTE’s Learning & Leading with Technology (2010)
• Digital citizenship: A global perspective [Slideshow] by Julie Lindsay (2014)
• Lesson in action: Super digital citizen [Video] Common Sense Media (2014)
• Empower digital citizenship action [Blogpost]. by Anne Mirtschin (2012)
• Digital citizenship: The forgotten fundamental [Slideshow] by Kim Cofino (2012)
• Re-imagining citizenship for the 21^st century from Partnership for 21^st Century Skills
• Digizen.org - Information to strengthen awareness of digital citizenship
• Cyber Safe Kids - Australian produced resources
• Digital Literacy - Google Curriculum
• K-12 Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum - Common Sense Media

Copyright and fair use

• Creative Commons
• Creative Commons: What every educator needs to know by Rod Lucier (2010)
• The Educator’s Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons by Kathleen Morris (2021) provides great reference to the basic copyright, fair use, public domain and Creative Commons. This blog has many other comments and questions raised that you can read through for further information.
• The Australian Copyright Council (ACC) and Infosheets

Creative Commons images

• Behold
• Compfight
• The ultimate directory of free image sources
• 53+ free images sources

Global collaboration

• New world students crossing global borders by Julie Lindsay, presented at the AEF Conference (2014)