SchoolNet Webinar on Thurs 8 May 3:00pm ‘Get to know the Microsoft Educator Network’ by Megan Rademeyer
Have you noticed the recent change of name of Microsoft’s Partners in Learning Network to the Microsoft Educator Network? (the URL is still http://www.pil-network.com/) This change took place on April 15th 2014. There are amazing resources and great opportunities for professional development and opportunities to connect to teachers all over the world available on the Network.. In a nutshell on the the Microsoft Educator Network, amongst a myriad of other benefits, you can:
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Are you looking for an exciting way to curate information that you find on the Internet? Thinglink is a wonderful way to link important information to different points in images you have chosen. We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a SchoolNet webinar about Thinglink on Thursday afternoon 24 April at 3.30pm. Our presenter is Linda Foulkes from Elkanah House. We would love you to join us. (Details below)
To get an idea of how Thinglink works, take a look at the following two links and see...
Would you like to know more about a fantastic resource for teachers that has loads of free tools and so many ideas for your classroom? We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a SchoolNet webinar about what is available on the Partners in Learning Network on Thursday afternoon 17 April at 3.30pm. Our presenter is Megan Rademeyer from SchoolNet. We would love you to join us and find out more. (Details below)
Webinar details
Meeting Name: Fantastic resou...
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a SchoolNet webinar on Thursday afternoon 13 March at 3.30pm. We would love you to join us. Here are the details.
Title: Using infographics in the classroom – create an infographic using Easel.ly
Summary: This webinar introduces the use of infographics in a classroom. Wikipedia defines infographics as ‘graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present complex information quickly and clearly’. Infographics ...
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a SchoolNet webinar on Thursday afternoon 6 March at 3.30pm. We would love you to join us. Here are the details.
Meeting Name: 10+ steps to getting started with a digital classroom
Summary: There’s no doubt that technology can transform teaching and learning in a classroom. But for many of us digital devices for everyone is just a distant dream. However one can still start on the digital route with or without devices for everyone. ...
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a webinar on Thursday afternoon 27 February at 3.30pm. Here are the details:
Meeting Name: Create an Internet start page using Protopage
Summary: Protopage is an Internet start page that you can create and use for quick access to everything on the web that you visit the most. You can use it to:
• Keep bookmarks to frequently accessed web sites
• Organize your day with to-do lists and sticky notes
• Create web pages, group pages, and i...
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a SchoolNet webinar this Thursday afternoon 20 February at 3.30pm. We invite you to join us if you can.
Title: Getting to know Knowmia
Description: Linda Foulkes who is the presenter says, “Increase student engagement with this amazing high quality tool, Knowmia, which allows one to create student interactive assignments and video lessons. Knowmia is available for free and can be used on all devices , or from within any web browser. Know...
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a SchoolNet webinar this Thursday afternoon (tomorrow) 13 February at 3.30pm. We invite you to join us if you can.
Title: Great web-based sites (or free applications) for publishing your students’ writing online
Summary of the webinar
Nowadays instead of keeping your students’ writing confined to an exercise book in the classroom let your students use free web-based tools to make the most beautiful online creations. These ...
We are pleased to announce that we will be starting our 2014 SchoolNet webinar series this Thursday afternoon 6 February at 3.30pm. This week we have a webinar consisting of two parts that might interest Primary School teachers. Here are the details:
Webinar part 1
Title: Get your class creating shapely word clouds using Tagxedo
Summary of the webinar
I love using word clouds in the classroom, especially using Tagxedo (which is free). Tagxedo turns words from wherever – e.g. poetry, famous speech...
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a webinar on Thursday afternoon 28th November at 3.30pm. This week is our last webinar for the year. Here are the details:
Title: Edflipping videos into your lessons
Summary of the webinar
Linda says: “I will demonstrate two very useful and exciting tools in order to create a lesson using a video. Teachers will love these tools. Both resources allow one to track student progress. The first tool is EdTed which allows one to flip the clas...
