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Collaborating in the Classroom - a great resource designed by INTEL for Teachers. Teachers will need to register for the course to have a look at the resources. There is a CD in the Library if teachers prefer to work with the course content in this way.

This article highlights many points about collaborating with peers to ensure that ICT, Literacy and Numeracy are present in Unit planning and design. Technology can be used in this collaboration process, training is required and time is essential for the collaboration to take place to ensure 21st Century Learning is taking place.

After reading this article, have a look at the @Integrating ICTs into Teaching and Learning page of this wikispace. There are a number of resources that lead into the direction of assisting a teacher, or a Professional Learning Team (PLT) in integrating ICTs into lesson plans.

Where is a good start? There are many sites designed for teachers who are working with the Australian Curriculum. There are many teachers who have begun the journey and are placing their work on sites such as SCOOTLE. This link will help you get started and registered.

The Twitter Feed below the navigation bar on this Wiki Page and Space is a start too. One of the ways that we as professionals can collaborate is to join networks and groups through social media sites such as Twitter or Linked In; subscribe to blogs such as the Committed Sardine, Ted Talks, 4T or a blog specifically designed for your teaching discipline. If you need a place to start, a bookmarked LiveBinder "blogs to follow" link is here. This LiveBinder is a collection of Blogs and Media sites relating to Integrating ICTs into Teaching and Learning. Some are related to specific teaching areas.

The Curriculum Collaboration Toolkit provides a step-by-step approach to collaborating with peers using technology. There are many ways to "collaborate". [|Google]provides many tools. Have a look at the link provided and view the tools under Communicate, Show and Share.

There are tools specifically designed for collaborating on specific projects. These tools can be found in the RESEARCH and STUDY tab of the LiveBinder.

This link from Richard Byrne's Blog outlines 15 free tools for storing and sharing files. Another source regarding the sharing of files is here. This is especially interesting as users of some of these sites do not have to be a member - files are "uploaded" and links created for sharing. In case the link is not active in the future - the websites featured are drop canvas, pastelink, snaggy, droplr, ge.tt, and clipica.

This link provides a series of sites that provides professional collaboration and connections between educators. It may be a great start if students are seeking professional leaders as mentors for their own projects.

LearnBop is a site designed for teachers to collaborate on subjects that are common in the classroom. Have a look via this link. Committed Sardine now offers this service, too. Take a look - it may be useful in your area.

DESIGNING and DEVELOPING Flexible Learning Spaces

This [|LINK]here begins with teachers in the United States discussing past practices; and how we as educators must work with strengths of differences to achieve amazing learning in the classroom. This is a link to a page providing insight into technology leaders of the world; and ideas education leaders in schools can incorporate into the design and development of flexible learning spaces.

Flexible Learning Spaces must allow users of the space to incorporate a range of learning experiences; teaching experiences and student opportunities to learn. Resources are not owned, but shared. Collaboration between student, teacher, peers and others is embraced and enhanced to find solutions to project based or inquiry based problems.

Can a "Box" look like a school? Watch this [|YouTube] clip and see the possibilities with Buck Institute of Education - Project Based Learning at HTH video.

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