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30.8 (KS) Hi ya, nice to be back chatting and I am preparing for the email war again next week!! Hey that is fine with me, happy to help another team, and as you say nice to be asked and nice to be acknowledged. 29.8 (DF)Hey guys, are you happy to give Chris the thumbs up for using some of our seminar words....see Problems and issues thread in our seminar forum and share your thoughts when you have a minute, - i personally am in two minds, but I can understand his point too, -not to reinvent the wheel. Hope you're enjoying the 'break' ... Melz (Gb): I don't mind if it's referenced? Suggest we say "hey Chris thats a big compliment thanks. Feel free to use anything you find useful, it's all about knowledge sharing. We'd love it if you reference us, cheers group 1" :-) Hey Melz I think task 3 is okay (same people sending subtle comments really). And having re-read the reading i can see why there were a range of responses, they relate to what is discussed in reading (phots, sex...) so I think its okay. I have just attempted to change angle a bit- hope its okay guys its quite specific to my context... wondered if it might helpful to hear some specifics from the group (DF) - great to hear your reassurance Kath, now we'll push our take on it a bit more maybe to show how it relates to Task 3 in the way we hopped it would. We can do this in our responses.... Thanks. 19/8 (KS) Hi Melz thanks for this, just chedked into the recent acitivty and I will have a closer look at task 3. I noticed subtle comments about choice of readings, lenght of readings (mostly by one person) etc coming through in some posts don't you think. (DF) - yes and yes again..;) Don't get me wrong I think you are amazing, and you're pregnant (!!) so I still don't know how you do it, you must be very organised and no preggy brain for you. I will try to step up the ref back to our chosen readings. The extra research and materials people have added has been huge and informing. I guess I am kind of hoping for a few more raw thoughts straight from the person in these postings (and I think we are getting them), and I love it when participants ask questions. I expected that in an essay or assignment one might add this level of sythesis but thought forums were more personal and reflective, I guess we have both and a very high calibra of 'groupies'. Do you think the standard of positngs might have put anyone off, or slowed them down perhaps. I wonder if we should seek out participants who have not yet particiapted. I will do a count up.( DF) -okay cool, that will be interesting to know.) I like your pics. hey I let the whole summary thing go right over my head so will go into STREAM and have another look - woops K Hi guys I've just returned and feel really bad that I haven't been able to contribute as anticipated. I went on once or twice and was amazed and overwhelmed (with 180 emails). Melz I don't know how you do it you have responded to nearly every post even the ones Gab has done AND you have added new material, research, quotes- I'm worried I can't keep up with your standard- it has played out differently than I thought, but very positive engagement from them (don't you think?). Anyway I felt very disconnected (an interesting social network experience for me!) and feel I need to contribute more this week. Melz, Gab do you want me to take over a bit now in task 3 & 4??? 19/8 (DF) Hi kath and Gab, As you have prob read some people have commented that task 3 reading is not that useful for the task..... therfore I think it needs a bit of tweaking if we can, to tie it in with the strategies - twist the angle of the reading a little. maybe we shoiuld have reviewed this one more, anyway moving forward I suggest 'making it fit.' Sorry Kath if I make you feel you can't keep up - I honestly feel like I aam not doing that much compare with my last seminar, and I try to do my best...for me and the group, because each of our posts reflects on us as a group. I try to reinforce this with adding the tem pic - i got it from google images and saved as a pic and then just added it in from there. I think you can copy and paste too if you want to keep this a common pic to message across our posts are representing our team/group. I just started doing this in weekend to enforce our group.

And a few suggestions: I'll catch up tonight and tomorrow and work towards a summary - maybe? (KS 17/8) (DF) yeah i get emails, but check all day, so not a biggy, I can understand what you mean about the seminar group discussions coming through, somtimes I have a quick glance, and delete, but i have picked up on some great info and tips too. ;) I'm not 100% sure if we are supposed to be reading these, but they probably read ours too. hence an outside site is good or privacy on ideas - eg. wiki. one more thing guys I am more than happy to take reduced grades for my contribution to seminar as I have missed 5 days (KS) (GB): no way Kath, not after all the work in planning. I feel we've all given more than our own 100%. (DF) yeah get real! ;) seriously though its a combined effort Kath.
 * I wonder do you want me to do a brief overall summary of week 1? (Gb) dont know where my response went, but I htink we've already decided to share this load. Melz is doing task 1, You're on task 2, and I'm on task 3 (but we can swap if you like :-) (DF) its in SUMMARY.
 * a question, has everyone in the group participated? (df) i don't think so....some are still beginning, eg. Maria!!
 * Also should we aim to share the posting to reponses so we don't double up and so we appear united as a team (so only one of us post our reply, if at all, I'm not sure we should reply to all (just my thoughts, happy to hear yours here)? (Gb) Agree...feel responses might be a bit overwhelming? (df) -sure but I would like to see more reference to our 'compulsory' texts that we need to be discussing. AS it is turning out - Task 3 reading is deeming a little off topic....oops. Lets try and swing this view a little, see what you can do.
 * We can always discuss our ideas on here first- I think that was the orginal plan, otherwise it might get out of control- are you guys getting heaps of emails?

(17/8 ) GB Hi guys, any objections to me copying the facebook discussions to stream? Figure it's a good way to share the learning we made there with the rest of the group :-) ( KS 17/8) yes I was going to suggest it- think we on here at the same time! df - looks great pleased this happened for the integration of both groups.

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11/8 Hi guys, I feel we need to have a discussion about our role in the forums. I feel we are there to facilitate, and encourage, but not to take over. one of the response posts last night was 780 words, citing multi references. I seriously don't know how you do it Melz- and you say you are at the begin of your Masters study- you are a start student We need to allow space for the students to comment on each other, agreed (KS )and bring to the discussion what they feel is important, and not steal their thunder. I am concerned that we'll be seen to be taking over, and our role is different for the next two weeks (facilitation, as opposed to participation). I feel this is an urgent point to make,sorry Ive only just got to this Gab (KS) and hope you'll take it in the spirit in which it's intended, I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Woops just read this, think I may share these views Gab, lets wiki chat about this guys!! :-)

Don't mind either way here Melz =8/8 (DF): hi guys re; Task 4 do you want me to open up a Task 4 Reflection' discussion thread to allow for people to nseparate this response from the option A or B? It is easy to do and it is Task 4 so i'm sure it won't interrupt anyones organisation or planning. I can also add the appropriate instruction to the task guidelines. What are your thoughts.= (GB): Sure thing, if it's not too much trouble. Been a wild ride! nighty-night miss-night-owl....I'm off now before I dop! Finally got my other seminar live. Thanks for the huge effort, you guys absolutely amaze me.

(DF) - well done on a great team effort guys, here's hoping our hard worki in planning succeeds in just what we set out to do through this seminar. Hope the week goes well. ;) By the way any urgent matters with the seminar or wix, please feel free to use my mobile and text if the need ever arises. +61 4189 132 09. I check email regularly too on my iphone - will check more often these next two weeks. ;)

KS....do you want me to something with the Sharples quote? easy either way at the time it made sense now I am getting myself confused. ps...delete stuff as you go if you know it's done :-)

Sharples, M., Graber, R., Harrison, c., & Logan, K (2008). // E-safety and web 2.0 for children aged 11-16. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 25, p 70-84. // Retrieved from [] ** (THIS IS LISTED ON WIX FOR TASK 3, JUST CHECKING THAT THIS IS CORRECT PLEASE, AS WAS DUPLICATED IN REFERENCES TO TASK 2 AS WELL) **** (DF): for task three. ;) (looks like this is done. Cool. **
 * I think the **web safety reading** needs to be here as this is where we talk about risks/impact for young children- sorry just saw the discussion about this in the ref page I have copied it onto here

"The quesitons on everyone's lips are how long will it last and what will kill it"- []**do we want this for task 4? Happy either way (KS) NOT DONE** **8/8 (DF): hi KS this resource is used in Task one, as a 'supportive resource' but it may be better for task 4. Were you thinking as a resource or as a quote. I am happy to insert tom (monday) into task 4 for you tomorrow.**
 * Task 4- over to you G**AB

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