I can relate the examples of online learning to my own experience because I have used some of the sites they listed in the Online Gallery Tour. I like using online sites with my third graders, and it really motivates them to learn!
So far, I haven't had any problems navigating the discussion boards or the CMS, but I'll be sure to ask if something comes up! :)
I can imagine using Elluminate Live for a web conference in order to collaborate with teachers from other districts. In the past, when we want to learn about something another district is doing, we put in for a school vehicle and take a van full of teachers to a different school to check it out. With Elluminate, I could do a presentation for teachers in other districts to share what we've been doing with standards-based grading, SMARTBoards, or many, many other things, and we could save the cost of gas and substitutes to cover classes.
The new thing I tried while working on this module is being the facilitator! I had only done that one other time on Elluminate when I set up a vroom to do group work for this cohort. It worked marvelously and the first time I did it I really felt like I had the power! It was a lot of fun!
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