Lutheran Educators' Guild » Announcements http://lutheraneducators.com Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:16:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 My Absence http://lutheraneducators.com/2011/05/16/my-absence/ http://lutheraneducators.com/2011/05/16/my-absence/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 19:02:11 +0000 jbiddle http://lutheraneducators.com/?p=888 Sorry for my long absence from the blog.  I’ve started a new full-time position (away from education, about which I have some mixed feelings) and it’s really been consuming all of my time.  I’m not shutting the site down and I still have plans for its future.  I’m still working towards my Master’s in EdTech through Concordia Wisconsin, and I have lots to say about education in the 21st Century.

For right now, I’m going to try to get back into the blog with biweekly Web 2.0 for the classroom pieces beginning next week.

God bless as you finish up your school years.

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By participating in this course, you will

  • Identify the benefits of having a PLN
  • Describe ways to construct and manage a PLN
  • Select and use tools to construct a PLN framework
  • Select PLN sources from a categorized list to initially populate their PLN
  • Design a plan to locate new PLN resources
  • Recommend additions to the PLN starter list
  • Explain the importance of PLNs to their peers

To successfully complete this course, you will need basic Web browsing and search skills. You will also need basic knowledge of RSS feeds and presentation software.

You will need a broadband internet connection and the following software installed on your computer:

  • Modern Web browser (Latest version of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari)
  • Adobe Flash player
  • Apple QuickTime player
  • Word processor
  • Presentation software

The course is largely self-directed but it is important that you complete each “assignment” to the best of your abilities and interact with the other participants.

The course is divided into two units which are open for two weeks. Completing the various tasks each unit will likely take 2-3 hours.

I recognize that many of you will likely be on Spring break during the first week.  If that is the case, please consider enrolling for the second session which will be announced soon.

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]]> http://lutheraneducators.com/2010/01/21/welcome-kathy/feed/ 1 We need your help! http://lutheraneducators.com/2010/01/20/we-need-your-help/ http://lutheraneducators.com/2010/01/20/we-need-your-help/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:47:21 +0000 admin http://lutheraneducators.com/?p=446 A major reason for the existence of the Lutheran Educators’ Guild is “to create a community of fellowship and encouragement for Lutheran educators.” One way to do that is by spreading the word about the Guild to others. If you haven’t already, please take the time to become a fan of the Guild on Facebook (follow the link or use the Facebook Fan box on the right) and follow us on Twitter (@luthedguild). Please let your friends, followers, and PLNs know about us as well. Let’s see if we can reach 100 Facebook fans and 100 Twitter followers by the end of the month!

And while you’re here, please create a user account on the main Guild site so you can participate in our new forums.

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Additionally, the forums will allow you, our readers, to post information to share with other readers in any of several different areas.

It is our hope that these forums will further our goal of creating a vibrant community for Lutheran educators to gather and exchange ideas, encouragement, and fellowship.

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