On 22 November 2011 14:34, Sridhar Dhanapalan <srid...@laptop.org.au> wrote: > On 19 November 2011 00:10, Walter Bender <walter.ben...@gmail.com> wrote: >> (1) In Australia, the teachers use a social-networking site called >> Yammer. Developers know to go to Yammer to communicate directly with >> the teachers. Is there a social-networking site in your country where >> the teachers gather? If so, we could hang out with them there. (I've >> asked this question many times in the past and never gotten an answer. >> Perhaps you or Carlos could investigate?) > > Yammer is working out really well for us, and we are tying it into our > programme more tightly. > > We're currently putting together a certification programme for > teachers. One of these certifications, the XO-cert [1], is a > pre-requisite for a teacher to receive XOs for their class. In ways > like this, we ensure that teachers are properly prepared on how they > can use Sugar in their classroom before they can commence. > > Joining our Yammer network [2] is mandatory for teachers taking part > in the courses [3]. Just as Sugar promotes collaboration amongst > children, we want to do the same with Yammer for teachers. We provide > rewards to teachers who are prolific posters on Yammer. > > Sridhar > > > [1] http://edu.laptop.org.au/laptop/xo-cert-course > [2] https://www.yammer.com/australianxoteachers/ > [3] http://laptop.moodle.com.au/
If you are interested in joining our Yammer network (link [2] above), please let me know and I can send you an invitation to join. Please respect that we are trying to keep the discussion focused on user Sugar/XOs in an Australian educational context. Regards, Sridhar Sridhar Dhanapalan Engineering Manager One Laptop per Child Australia _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep