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Social Networking & Sharing the Love. Kerrie Smith Executive Officer. Who is ?. Education Careers Standards. 3. where edna fits. edna – national project managed by education.au
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Social Networking & Sharing the Love Kerrie Smith Executive Officer
Who is ? Education Careers Standards 3
where edna fits • edna – national project managed by education.au • Education.au - a national ICT not-for-profit agency, owned and funded collaboratively by the Ministers of Education and Training. (MCEETYA) • Working across all sectors of education/ training. • edna services are free to the Australian education and training community 4
Communities are my Passion • Experienced in the development of a range for communities in both professional and private life • I believe in the role of an online community in developing, sustaining, and supporting
My experiences • SATEL mailing list created 1999 • CEGSA mailing lists managed for 6 years • You Are Never Alone ACEC2000 • EdNA Communities 2002 • Creation of edna email lists since 2002 • Oz_mystery_readers on Yahoo 2003 • edna Groups from 2004 • Membership of oz-teachers and OZTL
edna Groups 1,500+ active groups, 22,000 members, 1600 owners
me.edu.au Social Networking for Australian Educators
What is me.edu.au? • me.edu.au provides Australian education and training professionals with an online networking and profile space where they can • create their educational profile • connect with educators with similar interests • share links, news, photos, ideas, opinions • Set up a blog
Communities in me.edu.au Communities in me.edu.au are created from the “interests” people put in their profiles. Communities currently have a limited range of tools available. Communities have no owners The Communities tag -cloud
My Public Profile What people can see about me tools to use in groups
My View of my me.edu.au world What my colleagues are up to tools to use in groups
Blogs Many people registered in me.edu.au already have a blog, and will feel that they don’t need another. However the blog on me.edu.au provides a place where people can start blogging
Teachers involved in online projects increase their skills base along with their students.