Why, ain’t that work?_

Building online learning networks

Simon BrownStonemasonry teacher, SkillsTech Australia

The Tom Sawyer principle:

The Tom Sawyer principle:Why do all the work yourself when

others will help you?

Building learning networks

• Engaging learners

• Collaborating with colleagues

• Communicating with industry

Google

• Gmail is the key to a wide range of free web products from Google

Twitter

• Instant messaging, publicly viewed

Collaboration

Flickr

• Flickr photo sharing is more than just sharing photos

Del.icio.us

• Social bookmarking

Tag bundles

Tags

Ning

• Social networks

Slide

• Slide.com enables images to be embedded in a blog or other website

Wikispaces

• Online “spaces” that can be edited by group members