Yeah, I know. Sometimes I forget to take it off unavailable, but I have been travelling round a bit at the moment. I always keep Thursdays free. I will see if I can catch you sometime this week.

I agree with what you have to say on collaboration. We are going to make a big push next year and I have a number of ideas to present to the principals.

I think Hans (eLearning co-ordinator there) quite likes MyClasses, although he thinks it’s a bit clunky. The staff seem to be warming to it, but they are like any staff so there is major variation in use. I think Hans likes it more than Moodle. I have used it and it’s fine. I like the format, but it’s functionality is a bit limited. Happy to hook you up if you want. I keep out of the MyClasses side of things there.

Everytime I’m online, you don’t seem to be available to skype. With my visit schedule, evenings are best for me. Been jaded though, as I am working to get collaboration working, and wanting to get principals to value what we do as a cluster and not just for the money they can get. I am finding new curriculum issues is another good hook for collaboration, and standard alignment. I am looking to set up special interest VC’s next year, to arrange at least contact between people in the cluster. Out cluster Jumbo days seem to be popular, as long as we have good food and good workshops. The first step is getting teachers to have contact and form some sort of relationship. This takes time.

Finally, what are RLF’s views on myclasses? I would like to make contact with them and see how they are using the tool.