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**PedTech Island News**

=**Keynote Address Has Begun**= PedTech News The ** __ Keynote Address __ ** has officially begun. We would like to welcome special guests this week, Kaushal, George, Colleen, Allison and Elle who will be actively contributing to the discussions of the prepared readings.

1. Read the journal article (click on the Keynote Address link above to access article.)
 * //__It is time to take 3 Easy Steps.__//**

2. Look for the open box as this is where we 'unpackage' the article by focusing on specific questions.

3. Look for the group of people and add your comments.


 * //__Local Fisherman Brings in More Fish__//**

Check out the ** Bragging Wall. **

Join us on Twitter by using the hashtag #pedtech so that we not only ‘read’ about the connection between pedagogy and technology but we actively involve ourselves in such learning. ** Twitter Help ** found at the link. ||
 * //__Twitter__//**

=Keynote is in Full Swing= PedTech News The ** Keynote Address ** is in Full Swing. Check out the ** Bragging Wall ** as a big catch of fish has come in.

The ** Collaborative Collection ** is growing, thanks to you.

Twitter is being added to, but I am still relaying most of the messages. I encourage you to use Twitter as part of this seminar ESPECIALLY if you have never used Twitter before. Many seminars today have a Twitter backchannel because many have found that Twitter offers a very valuable way of collaborating. ** Twitter Help ** is available. Twitter is actively used by teachers today in their classrooms, check out the Collaborative Collection.

**//It is time to take the next 3 Easy Steps.//**

1. If you haven't joined the Keynote discussion, jump in.

2. Look ahead. **Tomorrow** afternoon we will travel to the Southern part of the Island with **Kristin's Day Trip**. If you are busy, we are flexible, jump ahead and read Kristin's article and join us Friday as we start discussing.

3. Look ahead again. **Next week** we will travel to the Northern part of the Island with ** Lorraine's Day Trip **. where PedTechs experimental Virtual World is located. **KEEP IN MIND** that all the tools we are discussing now (podcasting, twitter, and wikis) are used in virtual worlds. You will be **//challenged//** to link pedagogy to technology in a virtual world.

= Wrapping up the Keynote =
 * Please Note...PedTech News Archives are now available on the Wiki. This means that you do not have to visit the Stream site during this seminar. ** ||

PedTech News

Thanks everyone for your wonderful input so far to our discussions on podcasts in the Keynote Seminar. Please feel free to offer any last discussion points you feel are important, today and tomorrow, before we continue our tour. We have had enjoyed the sun and a chance to chat and would like to journey to the south of PedTech Island to Kristin’s Day Trip. You can have a change of scene down there and delve in to our reading and discussions on using wikis. Over the weekend I will post a summary of our Keynote discussions and my thoughts for you to review. We look forward to catching you on the other side of the Island. When you arrive for Kristin’s Day Trip, don’t forget to; 1. Read the journal article 2. Look for the open box as this is where we 'unpackage' the article by focusing on specific questions. 3. Look for the group of people and add your comments. **Enjoy the trip!**

= We are in the South =

Discussion is vibrant in the Southern part of the Island as we are now participating in Kristin's Day Trip.

The Fisherman has brought in more fish, have a look at the ** Bragging Wall. **

** Your Next 3 Easy Steps **

1. Contribute to **Kristin's Day Trip**.

2. Try our Scavenger Hunt and gain another Virtual Fish. The Scavenger Hunt is located in the discussion area on the Bragging Wall.

3. Look Ahead. We are hoping that PedTech is becoming a virtual place that you are learning in. This leads us into Lorraine's Day Trip where we will be considering whether 3D Virtual Worlds have a place in your educational setting? I wonder what it would be like if we could be Avatars wandering around PedTech learning. I wonder what kind of virtual world you would create for your students.

=We are in the North=

**PedTech News** It has been an awesome weekend here on PedTech. Nice and sunny, unlike the rain that many got in New Zealand. :) There has been time to reflect on what we have learned and some have already boarded the bus to the north part of the Island to participate in the experimental Virtual World on the shores of PedTech.

** 3 Main Things Happenend this Weekend **
 * 1) Kristin posted a summary of the Keynote Seminar that reflects our learning and dialogue.
 * 2) Kaushal won the Virtual Fish for being the first to complete the Scavengar Hunt and more Virtual Fish were awarded. Check out the Bragging Wall.
 * 3) Kristin's Day Trip started winding down, Kristin will add a summary soon, and Lorraine's Day Trip has begun. Some awesome dialogue is already happening there.

**Your Next 3 Easy Steps:**
 * 1) If you haven't already done so, make your way to PedTech's Experimental World as part of ** Lorraine's Day Trip **.
 * 2) Incorporate the learning and the discussions so far on pedagogy and technology into a virtual world.
 * 3) Challenge yourself to consider possibilities for using webtools effectively in a virtual world in your situation.

A huge 'thank you' to you all for the vibrant discussions. It is making //** PedTech Island **// feel like a 'real' virtual place.

Lorraine and Kristin

=**Our Last 3 Final Steps**=

**PedTech News** Our bags are almost packed, and like many of you, we are leaving PedTech to attend another seminar. The new seminar readings are in my ** DropBox ** so they are readily available. Kristin and I would like to say a big ** "Thank You' ** for researching and dialoguing with us on PedTech. It has been an awesome week. Kristin has posted the Reflections and Summaries for the Keynote and her Day Trip. I will post mine shortly. I am still reflecting on all the ideas that were shared. I encourage you to revisit the discussion areas as many have responded to specific items that each of you raised.  It is now time to take the last **3 Final Easy Steps:**  **Safe Travels,** Lorraine and Kristin
 * 1) Visit the **  Bragging Wal l ** one last time. There are some awesome nuggets of learning exemplified there.
 * 2)  Take a copy of the ** Collaborative Collection  ** with you, it grew this week.
 * 3) Return to PedTech anytime, invite your friends. Thanks to you, a vision that Kristin and I had of ** PedTech ** has become a virtual reality.