PreTrip+Social

 PreTrip Social A **//warm welcome//** to our pre-trip Social. We are looking forward to having each of you join us at the **Pedagogy and Technology Seminar** on the 9 - 15 May.

We are very excited to announce that we have been able to secure an awesome venue, the ** newly discovered island of PedTech in the South Pacific **. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce each of you to the island and to how the seminar will be run.

PedTech is a research island. We have found the best way to do research is to first examine, then un-package, then add to our toolbox. You will find signs on Pedtech that direct you to these activities. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with these signs.

The magnifying glass asks us to __**Examine**__ the reading. It is here that PedTech researchers will summarize journal articles and set learning objectives.

The open box asks us to __**Unpackage**__ the contents of the journal article and prompts questions to help us weave pedagogy and technology together.

Our toolbox is where you can add web-tools, connected to pedagogy and enhanced by your experiences and research, to the collaborative toolbox.

You will also see these signs

When you see this group you are encouraged to join in to the __**Discussion Area**__.

This is __**OPTIONAL**__ on Pedtech but you are invited to join the **__Twitter__** backchannel which has been set up using HootCourse using #pedtech.


 * Before the 9th of May we encourage you to accomplish these learning objectives: **
 * Take a **Tour of PedTech** to familiarize yourself with our amazing research island. Follow the links on the left or click **HERE** to start the tour.
 * =====Visit the information centre to learn about the history of the ** Island of PedTech ** or follow the links to the left.=====
 * Visit the Seminar Keynote and the two day trip options to download the journal articles that will be a valuable part of your time on PedTech.
 * Add a comment to the bottom of this page to show your social presence in the upcoming seminar.

Add a short comment here. This helps us to know if there are any 'technical' issues for participants to access and participate in this seminar before we start on 9 May. You may like to:
 * Share your interest in pedagogy and technology.
 * Express what you hope to gain by attending the Pedagogy and Technology Seminar.
 * Offer a quick introduction.

Assistance on how to add comments to PedTech pages is offered in the short video found in the **Tour of PedTech**. include component="comments" page="PreTrip Social" limit="10"