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Week 1: Jan12 - 18
Getting Started
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Week 1:
During the first week of the course, participants will:
- exchange introductions and become familiar with the group environments
- add themselves to the group map
- answer a survey to determine their experience with online tools
- create their Flickr account and join the images4education group on Flickr
- explore Flickr basic features
Task 1 - Connecting - Getting Started with Ning
a. Access our Ning Group and join us. You will receive an email confirming the approval to and enter your data. (you need to click on "add your record") to help us organize information.
b. Once your membership has been approved, take some time to explore our group members' page http://images4education.ning.com/profiles/members/ and connect to others.
c. Set your mailing preferences for our group. We strongly suggest "Daily digest" (this means you'll be getting just one message in your inbox for every 25 messages posted to the group).
Task 2 - Introducing Yourself, Establishing Bonds, Socializing
a. A view from your window. Access our Lounge and introduce yourself.
b. Take a seat and "listen" to the others, check their introductions, and interact with, at least, two other participants.
Task 3
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Task 4
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Office Hours - Synchronous Interaction
Office Hours
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At Skype
Help Desk for questions and support.
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Group Get-Together
Our Session Online Spaces
Our Ning Group: main environment, message board for announcements and discussions
Our Flickr Group: group photosharing space
Our Wiki: syllabus, weekly tasks, weekly discussion threads and tutorials
Our Diigo Group: online social bookmarking space where we keep all the resources being shared by the group
Click here to check your work for week 1
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