=Footprints on the Digital Sands of Time=
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**What it means to be an educator in the 21st century**

As an educator in the 21st century do you follow digital footprints? Do you leave your own digital footprint? How important is it to have an online presence, a personal learning environment and a virtual network of colleagues? This session will look at starting with baby steps and show how easily these can become confident strides on the digital sands of learning using connectivity and collaboration tools as the keys to success.

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=Twitter=
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=Social Bookmarking=
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[[http://delicious.com|Delicious]] is a tool that will change the way you locate and store online resources. It is also a collaborative tool with excellent following and sharing facilities. Connect with other educators and like-minded people around the world through your bookmarks!

Here is a great starting point, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x66lV7GOcNU|video on social bookmarking]] from Common Craft.

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=Educational Networking=
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One good way to network with other education professionals is to join educational networks. Online, free opportunities to share discussions, blogs posts, multimedia etc across the world are available in many curriculum areas.
Here are some examples using the Ning platform:
* [[http://elearning4life.ning.com/|E-Learning for Life Ning]] at QA
* [[http://education.ning.com/|Ning in Education]]
* [[http://iste-members.ning.com/|ISTE Community]]
* [[http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/|Teacher-Librarian network]]
* [[http://flatclassrooms.ning.com/|Flat Classrooms]] (for educators)
* [[http://classroom20.ning.com/|Classroom 2.0]]
* [[http://learning2cn.ning.com/|Learning 2.008 Shanghai]]
* [[http://globaleducation.ning.com/|The Global Education Collaborative]]
* [[http://technolanguages.ning.com/|TechnoLanguages]]
* [[http://comingofage.ning.com/|Coming of Age]] (Web 2.0)
* [[http://stopcyberbullying.ning.com/|Stop Cyberbullying]]
* [[http://digitalcitizenship.ning.com/|Digital Citizenship]]