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211 stt entury Learning in yourentury Learning in yourlassroom through Onlinelassroom through Online .earning Circles and Web 2 0.earning Circles and Web 2 0.etworking technology.etworking technology

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Bring your classroom into the21st century by encouraging

critical thinking and real worldcommunication with an online ( , )workspace Thomas 2005


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What is an Online LearningCircle?

Online learning circles areteams of distance learners who

use technology to acquire adeeper understanding of areas of

shared interest Riel and Polin( ).2004


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Online Learning CirclesOnline Learning Circles

promotepromote

Collaborative practice Interpersonal skills ICT skills Disrupted leadership Professional and Social

networking Multiple perspectives Improved reading and

writing Critical thinking and

problem solving


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Collaboration andCollaboration andInterpersonal SkillsInterpersonal Skills

Promoted through the joint goalof completing the task

Demonstrated mutual respect andunderstanding


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ICT SkillsICT Skills

.Using web 2 0

Technologies Integrating ICT intothe curriculum

ICT support thought the

networks forms


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Distributed LeadershipDistributed Leadership

task of leading, teaching andlearning is distributed among

all of the participants ofonline learning circles (Riel,2009).

is a way of accessing collectiveintelligence of the onlinecommunity (Spillane , 2009)

encoura es all members of the


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Social networking forSocial networking forprofessionalsprofessionals

Online learning circles form rich network of human resources

( , )Riel 2006 that can support anddirect when exploring imaginativeways to integrate information

communication technologies into

.the learning environment


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Multiple PerspectivesMultiple Perspectives

The goal of learning circlesis to unite groups ofstudents with different lifeexperiences andbackground so that theirdiversity can be used as a

resource to understand atopic or problem theyshare (Riel, 2006).


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Reading and writingReading and writing

Student are engaged inreading a writing activitiesused to communicate theirideas

Student produce qualitywriting due to their globalaudience


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What is Web 2.0?What is Web 2.0?

. Web 2 0 technologies enable people to work onlinetogether though applications that allow people to

,share files online create collaborative work

,spaces and communicate through text base audio.and audiovisual applications

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Using Web 2.0Us ng We .technologies to supporttechnologies to support

Online Learning CirclesOnline Learning CirclesVoIP applications- Skype

Wikis- Wikispace, Wikidot,Zoho wiki, PBworks

Blogs Bloggers, Wordpress,

Type pad,EdublogsOnline Publishing tools -

Google docs
http://www.skype.com/http://www.wikispaces.com/http://www.wikidot.com/http://wiki.zoho.com/http://pbworks.com/https://www.blogger.com/http://wordpress.org/http://www.typepad.com/http://edublogs.org/https://docs.google.com/https://docs.google.com/http://edublogs.org/http://www.typepad.com/http://wordpress.org/https://www.blogger.com/http://pbworks.com/http://wiki.zoho.com/http://www.wikidot.com/http://www.wikispaces.com/http://www.skype.com/


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The five phases of OnlineThe five phases of OnlineLearning CirclesLearning Circles


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Getting ReadyGetting ReadyChecklistChecklist

Know how to send and receive messages.

Prepared my "Hello" message to send onthe first day.

Explained the Learning Circle concept to

your students.

Created a plan for sending, receiving,sharing and storing electronic messages.


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Opening the circleOpening the circleactivitiesactivities

Sent my "Hello" message to the Circle.

Student completed and sent Class Survey to

the Circle or other opening activities .

Discussion or thought about possible Circleprojects to sponsor


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Planning the circlePlanning the circleprojectproject

Discuss project ideas.

Select a project to sponsor.Project described to Circle.

Sent response to our ownprojects as a sample of

what students shouldsend.

Post project descriptions .

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Exchanging work on theExchanging work on theprojectproject

Send one or more contributions to each Circleprojects.

Send weekly update messages.

Monitoring student progress on all Circleprojects.

Deadlines set for the receipt of project work.

Calendar marked for deadline on each of theprojects


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Publishing or presentingPublishing or presentingthe workthe work

Discuss length and format of yoursection of the Circle publication.

Set deadlines for finishing andsending your section to others.

Finish your section.

Tell partners when and how they willreceive your section.

Marked calendar for when to expectsections from other classes.


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Reflecting on theReflecting on theprocessprocess

Send goodbye message to the LearningCircle.

Thank Circle Facilitator and Mentor.

Give out Learning Circle Certificates tostudents.

Make copies of publication for students toread and to place in the school library.

Reflect on the what has been learnt andhow.


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Examples of OnlineExamples of OnlineLearning Circle ProjectsLearning Circle Projects

There are many websites online thatprovide opportunities for learning circleparticipation such as :

Global Teenager project http://www.globalteenager.org/

Friends and Flags -http://www.friendsandflags.org

iEARN Learning Circles-http://www.iearn.org/circles/
http://www.globalteenager.org/http://www.globalteenager.org/http://www.friendsandflags.org/http://www.iearn.org/circles/http://www.iearn.org/circles/http://www.friendsandflags.org/http://www.globalteenager.org/http://www.globalteenager.org/

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