Science+Learning+around+the+Globe

Google forms are particularly useful for receiving feedback from students in the form of answers to surveys, class data for maths and science projects and experiments, suggestions and ideas for future teaching and learning. Student Perceptions Survey here (from Principles of Learning and Teaching) Year 7 Maths Student Survey for Data and Graphing ||
 * Session B1:** "Digital tools allow our students to connect, communicate and collaborate with peers and experts across the globe. This workshop session will allow you to explore some of the tools that can be used to establish connections, share ideas and implement projects. We will set up Wikispaces, Twitter and Skype accounts and explore online science communities. Find out how to get experts to speak to your students for Science week or to support experiments and research projects."
 * [[image:asta_logo_trans.gif width="174" height="110"]] || ASTA portal || ASTA science community - the online professional learning portal for Australian science teachers. Access national curriculum resources, assessment support and conference materials here. Join the ASTRIX community for discussions about teaching ideas and strategies, assessment and reporting and curriculum issues. ||
 * [[image:bbcollaborate.png]] || Blackboard Collaborate || Blackboard Collaborate is free for Victorian DEECD teachers and allows particpants to use an interactive whiteboard, text chat, emoticons, polling, web tours and application sharing. You can link with experts in the field, scientists in their laboratories or teachers and students at other schools ||
 * [[image:edublogs_logo.jpeg width="192" height="76"]] || Edublogs || Edublogs is a free blogging platform for teachers and students, with great support from Sue Waters. It uses Wordpress templates and functionality. Global2 is another free option for Victorian government school (DEECD) teachers. Blogging allows you to connect with science teachers from other countries and get comments from students, teachers and parents. You can use a blog for lesson planning, collecting resources, gaining feedback and providing links to resources for students. ||
 * [[image:google_drive.jpeg width="176" height="138"]] || Google Drive || Google Drive allows you to store, search and use collaborative documents. Shared documents allow students to contribute individual results to tables of data, plan and complete projects together and ask and answer questions.
 * [[image:skype.jpg]] || Skype || Skype allows you and your students to connect with experts in the field and classrooms across the globe. You can link up with teachers to share projects, connect with a scientist for Science Week or students can access experts for project work. ||
 * [[image:The_Synapse_logo.jpg width="186" height="62"]] || The Synapse || A Ning for connecting Biology educators across the world. Once you register, you can contribute to discussions, share resources and connect with other biology teachers from different parts of the world. ||
 * [[image:twitter_logo.jpg width="185" height="66"]] || Twitter || Use Twitter to establish and develop your personal learning network. Find like-minded teachers, create lists of science educators and use at conferences. ||
 * [[image:wikispaces_logo.jpg width="176" height="60"]] || Wikispaces for teachers || Wikispaces is a great platform for collaborative work with classes in other schools and across the globe. Students can share the construction of the website, create pages, add content and comment on each others work. ||