Learn about MaineLearning.net, an online collaboration platform for Maine educators.

1. ONLINE COLLABORATION PLATFORM
For the Maine Department of Education
MAINE LEARNING .NET
Jay Collier/The Compass LLC
February 25, 2012
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2. 1. Goals
2. Features
3. Precedents
4. Next steps
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3. 1. Goals • COLLABORATION PLATFORM
1. Goals
Build a professional learning community
platform to help educators engage in
conversation, share innovative ideas,
discover and curate useful resources,
document successful practices, and apply
them in their own classrooms and schools.
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4. 1. Goals • COLLABORATION PLATFORM
Support and sustain continuity between in-
person meetings and professional
development opportunities.
Help new constituents get up to speed and
become valuable, active partners in learning
communities.
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5. 1. Goals • COLLABORATION PLATFORM
Model an interdisciplinary, continuous
learning community approach that can
be implemented at schools and districts
across the state.
Use staff and budget wisely.
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6. 1. Goals • PRINCIPLES FOR ENGAGEMENT
Be dependable – Anywhere, any time, any device
Be intuitive – Simple publishing, searching, finding
Be helpful – Helpful information and instructions
Be interesting – Appealing, personal, immersive
Be welcoming – Online spaces for collaboration
Be personalizable – Up to date feeds by interest
Be meaningful – Insight into what matters to you
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7. 2. Features
COMMUNITY DASHBOARD
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8. 2. Features
MEMBER DIRECTORY
MEMBERS DIRECTORY

9. 2. Features
MEMBERMEMBER PROFILES
PROFILES

10. 2. Features
GROUPS DIRECTORY

11. 2. Features
GROUPGROUP DASHBOARD
DASHBOARD

12. 2. Features
GROUP ACTIVITY

13. 2. Features
GROUP EVENTS

14. 2. Features
SHARED GROUP FILES

15. 2. Features
GROUP WIKI PAGES

16. 2. Features
GROUP FORUMS

17. 2. Features
GROUP BLOGS

18. 2. Features
MODERATED PUBLIC COMMENTS

19. 2. Features
E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS

20. 2. Features
SEARCH RESOURCES BY CATEGORIES

21. 2. Features
SUBMIT RESOURCES

22. 2. Features
EASILY INSERT MULTIMEDIA

23. 3. Precedents
3. Precedents
US GSA Citizen Apps
Interoperation and exchange of knowledge
ABOUT learning resources.
DOD - PBS - SMITHSONIAN
citizen.apps.gov

24. 3. Precedents
3. Precedents
US DOE - Connected Educators
connectededucators.org

25. 3. Precedents
3. Precedents
US DOE - Learning Registry
learningregistry.org

26. Check out the beta site at
mainelearning.net
Read the full discovery report at:
jaycollier.net/strategy/collaboration/discovery/