Over twitter today @kathleen_morris, @fionagrant and I tossed around the idea of having an edchat at a time convenient for teachers in the New Zealand/Australian timezones that I floated amongst participants at the Tai Tokerau ed camp today who thought it was a great idea.
To get the ball rolling I’ve put a poll suggesting a day of the week to hold the chat, I’m also asking for topics in the comments section. I’ll keep the poll open for a week (until July 9) and hopefully have the first chat the week after.
I also humbly suggest that we use the #DUedchat (downunder ed chat) for our hashtag.
Teaching the Teacher 
The OZ/NZ Educators group used to meet on a Sunday night via Flash Meeting. This way they could be recorded for those that couldn’t make them as well. Was great to catch up with people and hear what was going on. The ning we used to stay in touch was http://oznzeducators.ning.com/ but with the demise of the free ning’s it’s no longer available to view. It also meant that topics for the week were floated as well as people who would organise/run that week’s meeting.
Looking forward to seeing how this pans out! Amanda aka heymilly
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Hi amanda,
Like most things it will probably take a while to get going but might as well give it a go!
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Great that it’s moving already – well done! Not so sure about DU – seems a bit ‘Simpsons’ lol. Are we going to do it with questions/topics like #TTOT and #gtchat?
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Hi Robyn,
I agree about the name, but didn’t want to have to decide whether Australia or nz went first in other combinations so went for something neutral but recognizable. I think questions/topics are a great idea but will need some help coming up with some.
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Hi Stef,
Great initiative – I was going to vote but I’m pretty easy with any time. Maybe not Friday night or Saturday night (even though it is Saturday night now and look what I’m doing, haha).
I’ll spread the word!
Kath
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Hi Kathleen,
Thanks for your comment and your publicity, will need your help getting topics and stuff up and running as well!
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I voted while on my ipad this morning and I think it went through! Showed me the answers which is generally a sign. I am pretty easy about time, I followed the #elemchat this morning but didn’t join in, as ipad not best for that. But favourited heaps to follow up on. Was on portfolios and student led conferences. Thanks for being an initiator on this down under edchat.
Kathryn
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Hi Kathryn,
I’m hoping that the DUedchats will start getting teachers new to twitter hooked and then they’ll branch out and start seeking out new connections.
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#TTOT has a facebook page where people can make suggestions for questions then the group who run the chat choose the 6 to be tweeted. #gtchat has a poll where you can vote on the topic for the week’s chat. I quite like the idea of a topic or question/s otherwise it just becomes a bundle of maybe random tweets – mind you both of the other chats get pretty random at times 🙂
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Hi Robyn,
Are you on twitter at all so that I can follow you? I think that setting up topics to chat around is a a great idea and that there should be a facebook page/wiki to get the chats organized.
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I voted for Tuesday – only because it’s Greys Anatomy night – and I’m kicked out of the lounge.
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Any evening’s cool – if I can make it – I’ll be there.
Tim
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People still watch TV based on schedules? But see you there!
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Simple pleasures.
I retire to my machine, and watch streaming TV content that’s legal in the place that it’s streamed from…..
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I think this is a fantastic idea! I’m generally happy with any night, and as a relative newcomer to Twitter I hope that it will encourage me to be a bit more active! Thanks again.
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Hi Stefanie,
Thanks for stopping by, I think that #edchats are great ways for you to connect with people on twitter. Hope to see you at the inaugural #DUedchat!
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Great plan, whenever you have it I will contribute as I can 🙂 @MaryStGeorge
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Thanks for your support!
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Great to see Down Under friendly times – I would love to participate if I can
@jofrei
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yah! Thanks for your support!
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