We have a new page up featuring an online presentation about VIT CRT Networks.
You can view this page here.
Regards,
Mel.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012
40 weeks, 40 classrooms - Resourceful CRTs.
This weeks "40 weeks, 40 classrooms!" video is up.
As a CRT it can be difficult to know what classroom resources you are allowed to use. The teacher has earmarked everything in the classroom cupboard and taking the wrong thing can throw a spanner into their works.
Here's something I find is usually a safe bet to use for those times when you have no lesson plan and have to pull out something interesting for the students to keep them engaged in your classroom activities!
Do you have any suggestions to add? We'd love to hear them!
Regards,
Mel.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
It's Thursday...
...and as promised, here's the Network's very first "Individually Unique, Together Amazing" video!
Please remember, there is no "scheduling" for these videos and they will be released on an "as available" basis through member input. We've gotten the ball rolling and will continue to contribute to the channel occasionally with videos from my "40 weeks, 40 classrooms!" YouTube channel.
After that we need member input to give us places to go! Do you have something unique that you do in a classroom that you would like to make a video about OR you would like us to make a video about and post on your behalf?
Please contact us on wodongacrt@vit.vic.edu.au.
We don't expect the monetization to bring us a fortune, just a little on the side, but the videos themselves will contribute to the Victorian (or larger) CRT community and through that our students!
Share and share alike and we can all come out winners!
regards,
Mel.
Please remember, there is no "scheduling" for these videos and they will be released on an "as available" basis through member input. We've gotten the ball rolling and will continue to contribute to the channel occasionally with videos from my "40 weeks, 40 classrooms!" YouTube channel.
After that we need member input to give us places to go! Do you have something unique that you do in a classroom that you would like to make a video about OR you would like us to make a video about and post on your behalf?
Please contact us on wodongacrt@vit.vic.edu.au.
We don't expect the monetization to bring us a fortune, just a little on the side, but the videos themselves will contribute to the Victorian (or larger) CRT community and through that our students!
Share and share alike and we can all come out winners!
regards,
Mel.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Graduating with Technology.
"Technology has become an integral part of our daily lives: we use it to learn, to shop, to pay bills, and to entertain ourselves. Not surprisingly, younger generations are heavily influenced by computers in a way that changes the way they retain information and the ways they develop opinions about culture. Today 70% of children between the ages of 2-5 can operate a computer mouse, but only 11% of them can tie their own shoes."
A while back we had an email from Hannah Edwards, a contributor to learnstuff.com, regarding an interesting infographic about technology in schools. It's an interesting look at some statistics about how technology is changing the school experience for modern students!
You can read the full article and have a look at the infographic over on Learnstuff.com.
Thanks Hannah for the heads up about this infographic!
Regards,
Mel.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The Horsham/Wimmera Network becomes news-worthy!
During the holidays the Horsham/Wimmera Network made a newspaper appearance with it's first PD workshop!
Well done Shayne on both getting PD workshops off the ground and making it into the paper!
You can read the article in PDF format here.
Regards,
Mel.
Well done Shayne on both getting PD workshops off the ground and making it into the paper!
You can read the article in PDF format here.
Regards,
Mel.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Shepparton CRT Network Coordinator changeover.
Hello everyone!
It feels like the end of an era with Wendy, the Coordinator of the Shepparton CRT Support Network, stepping down yesterday. Wendy has provided 4 solid years of Professional Development opportunities to Shepparton teachers and I am sure everyone there appreciates her efforts!
I have assumed the role of the Shepparton CRT Network Coordinator as well as remaining the Coordinator for the Wodonga CRT Support Network. As you may also have noticed on the main blog, I have also started my own YouTube channel.
I just want to assure all of you that despite the extra work involved with these things the Wodonga Network will continue to be run in the same way as it always has been. There will only be minor changes in anything we do and the chances are that if I don't point them out you'll never even notice! The only definitive change will be a bit of the juggling of scheduling because I just can't be in 2 places at once!
We will still be holding 4 x full day PDs each year, continue offering 2.5 hour evening PD sessions as the opportunity arises and also continue holding our monthly meetings.
My dedication to all of you remains just as strong as it has always been!
Regards,
Mel.
It feels like the end of an era with Wendy, the Coordinator of the Shepparton CRT Support Network, stepping down yesterday. Wendy has provided 4 solid years of Professional Development opportunities to Shepparton teachers and I am sure everyone there appreciates her efforts!
I have assumed the role of the Shepparton CRT Network Coordinator as well as remaining the Coordinator for the Wodonga CRT Support Network. As you may also have noticed on the main blog, I have also started my own YouTube channel.
I just want to assure all of you that despite the extra work involved with these things the Wodonga Network will continue to be run in the same way as it always has been. There will only be minor changes in anything we do and the chances are that if I don't point them out you'll never even notice! The only definitive change will be a bit of the juggling of scheduling because I just can't be in 2 places at once!
We will still be holding 4 x full day PDs each year, continue offering 2.5 hour evening PD sessions as the opportunity arises and also continue holding our monthly meetings.
My dedication to all of you remains just as strong as it has always been!
Regards,
Mel.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
40 weeks, 40 classrooms!
The Wodonga CRT Support Network Coordinator has today embarked on a new tangent! As many of you realise the Network has had it's own Youtube channel for a while now, used to host our promotional and PD feedback videos.
We have always had further goals for this channel and today marks the first steps down the road to the intended improvements. Melinda is establishing a new YouTube channel of her own, called "40 weeks, 40 classrooms!", to begin to release content-based videos intended for CRTs, Tutors and parents wanting a deeper involvement in their child's education.
You will notice that unlike our regular videos, these are monetized. Over time Melinda will be donating some of her videos to the Network which will also be monetized on the Wodonga CRT Support Network's YouTube channel. The income from these donated videos will be given directly to the Wodonga CRT Support Network to help generate a little bit of extra funding to help the Network along in it's day to day operations.
This will allow us to have a little bit extra for catering at meetings and to buy supplies and equipment that the Network needs to operate. Keep in mind that the Network is volunteer run and none of it's officers or members are paid in any way for their services from Network funds! It all goes back into supporting local CRTs.
Melinda hopes to inspire other CRT's to follow in her footsteps down this road of alternative funding for the Network.
So... How will it work?
Having held meetings for over 3 years now, one thing we have come to understand is that everyone has something to offer the CRT community. Whether it be a strategy, a resource or even words of encouragement we havn't run into anyone who doesn't have something valuable to add.
If you want to plan and film a video using your camera, phone or other video device? All you need to do is get the raw video to us and we will edit it, add credits and upload it to the channel. You will get to see the video before it's released and have final approval!
If you don't have the know-how or equipment to make your own videos? We will be organizing days for those of you who wish to bring something to the table! We will organize a venue, bring our camera gear along and help you through the process!
If you are camera shy? That's perfectly OK too! We will play email tag with you about your ideas and when it's all in good shape? We will find someone to go in front of the camera on your behalf. You will recieve full credit for being the one with the ideas and putting in the hard yards, ensuring that you can claim the appropriate amount towards your PD hours should you wish to!
Why video?
Well, we set ourselves a bunch of criteria when we were deciding on which avenues we should pursue (and this won't be the only one!).
First, we wanted to give those of you that keep wanting to give us extra money a way you could give us extra money without actually having to give us money! Online monetization just seemed an obvious way to allow this to happen. Video is one of the easiest ways to go about this one! While we don't expect a huge influx that allows the Network to start funding it's own PD any time in the near future? Every little bit helps.
Next we wanted something that would spread outside of the Network itself to benefit as many CRTs and their students as possible!
We also wanted to do something that you could point to in other arenas (like in job interviews, community events and the like) and say "here's me, not just being a teacher but being an active member of my profession interested in the whole educational community".
And most importantly? We wanted these to be avenues where you could branch out on your own, independant of the Network, and build your own solid offering for the benefit of the world wide CRT community.
This is just a first step and there are places to go from here. We are attempting to ensure that the Network, it's members, other CRTs and our students all gain the maximum benefit possible out of these moves forward.
Where to go from here?
For the time being this will be it. Things like this take time to build up a following and it can be a lot of hard work to get it off the ground. We don't want to take steps that are too big to manage and see everything fall in a heap just because we rushed it like a bull at a gate!
Rest assured there are plans in place on where to go from here and we will be taking those steps when it's time! Until then? We need help to build.
Do you have Facebook? Google+? Twitter? When new videos are posted please share them! Help us get the word out and build a following for our Youtube channel. Do you have a Youtube channel of your own? Please follow us and subscribe to the Network's channel.
So when will all this start?
Soon. We are currently working on a video or two to kick off the whole process and get the ball rolling.
Do you have some good ideas for us? As always you can email wodongaCRT@vit.vic.edu.au to get in touch with us.
If you think you can beat us to the punch? The race is on, lets see who wins! Donate your video to us and we will edit it, add credits, give you some approval time and upload it if you are happy with the result. Alternatively you could even start your own Youtube channel, send us the video link and we'll give you a guest spot on the blog!
Lets get cracking!
Regards,
Paul
(Network 2IC).
** This Youtube Channel has now been added to the YouTube channels links in our sidebar! **
We have always had further goals for this channel and today marks the first steps down the road to the intended improvements. Melinda is establishing a new YouTube channel of her own, called "40 weeks, 40 classrooms!", to begin to release content-based videos intended for CRTs, Tutors and parents wanting a deeper involvement in their child's education.
You will notice that unlike our regular videos, these are monetized. Over time Melinda will be donating some of her videos to the Network which will also be monetized on the Wodonga CRT Support Network's YouTube channel. The income from these donated videos will be given directly to the Wodonga CRT Support Network to help generate a little bit of extra funding to help the Network along in it's day to day operations.
This will allow us to have a little bit extra for catering at meetings and to buy supplies and equipment that the Network needs to operate. Keep in mind that the Network is volunteer run and none of it's officers or members are paid in any way for their services from Network funds! It all goes back into supporting local CRTs.
Melinda hopes to inspire other CRT's to follow in her footsteps down this road of alternative funding for the Network.
So... How will it work?
Having held meetings for over 3 years now, one thing we have come to understand is that everyone has something to offer the CRT community. Whether it be a strategy, a resource or even words of encouragement we havn't run into anyone who doesn't have something valuable to add.
If you want to plan and film a video using your camera, phone or other video device? All you need to do is get the raw video to us and we will edit it, add credits and upload it to the channel. You will get to see the video before it's released and have final approval!
If you don't have the know-how or equipment to make your own videos? We will be organizing days for those of you who wish to bring something to the table! We will organize a venue, bring our camera gear along and help you through the process!
If you are camera shy? That's perfectly OK too! We will play email tag with you about your ideas and when it's all in good shape? We will find someone to go in front of the camera on your behalf. You will recieve full credit for being the one with the ideas and putting in the hard yards, ensuring that you can claim the appropriate amount towards your PD hours should you wish to!
Why video?
Well, we set ourselves a bunch of criteria when we were deciding on which avenues we should pursue (and this won't be the only one!).
First, we wanted to give those of you that keep wanting to give us extra money a way you could give us extra money without actually having to give us money! Online monetization just seemed an obvious way to allow this to happen. Video is one of the easiest ways to go about this one! While we don't expect a huge influx that allows the Network to start funding it's own PD any time in the near future? Every little bit helps.
Next we wanted something that would spread outside of the Network itself to benefit as many CRTs and their students as possible!
We also wanted to do something that you could point to in other arenas (like in job interviews, community events and the like) and say "here's me, not just being a teacher but being an active member of my profession interested in the whole educational community".
And most importantly? We wanted these to be avenues where you could branch out on your own, independant of the Network, and build your own solid offering for the benefit of the world wide CRT community.
This is just a first step and there are places to go from here. We are attempting to ensure that the Network, it's members, other CRTs and our students all gain the maximum benefit possible out of these moves forward.
Where to go from here?
For the time being this will be it. Things like this take time to build up a following and it can be a lot of hard work to get it off the ground. We don't want to take steps that are too big to manage and see everything fall in a heap just because we rushed it like a bull at a gate!
Rest assured there are plans in place on where to go from here and we will be taking those steps when it's time! Until then? We need help to build.
Do you have Facebook? Google+? Twitter? When new videos are posted please share them! Help us get the word out and build a following for our Youtube channel. Do you have a Youtube channel of your own? Please follow us and subscribe to the Network's channel.
So when will all this start?
Soon. We are currently working on a video or two to kick off the whole process and get the ball rolling.
Do you have some good ideas for us? As always you can email wodongaCRT@vit.vic.edu.au to get in touch with us.
If you think you can beat us to the punch? The race is on, lets see who wins! Donate your video to us and we will edit it, add credits, give you some approval time and upload it if you are happy with the result. Alternatively you could even start your own Youtube channel, send us the video link and we'll give you a guest spot on the blog!
Lets get cracking!
Regards,
Paul
(Network 2IC).
** This Youtube Channel has now been added to the YouTube channels links in our sidebar! **
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