One of the awesome parts of having such an #interACTIVE audience is the ability to learn and share from one another. We love learning from those around us and trying new things, and we also like reciprocating this with our PLN. This week we want to introduce you to a new and upcoming platform that just launched….EdSpace.
Learning happens when we go beyond ourselves and connect with those around us. The EdSpace platform is geared and designed to be a social learning network for those in the world of education. EdSpace is a place where educators, administrators, bloggers, authors, podcasters—really anyone interested or involved in education—can come together to exchange ideas and communicate with one another. They state their mission as such, “Since the beginning, our mission has been to help educators find and connect with their people — the ones who have the answers and inspiration they need, the ones next door and the ones across the country.”
EdSpace can be used in so many different ways. Maybe you are looking for feedback on a lesson idea or on a new learning tool. Perhaps you want to crowdsource new ideas out to others or create a buzz about something you’ve been working on. Ideas are shared in the form of videos which must be 3 minutes or less. You can reply and/or comment to posts your connect with thus creating discussions and connections with fellow educators. EdSpace will filter and display ideas based on a the amount of interaction they receive. The more interaction a video gets, the longer it stays up for people to watch. Videos will less interaction will disappear after 72 hours of inactivity. This unique formula creates a stream of videos where you are constantly interacting with content that is current and relevant.
When you log in to EdSpace you live in your LiveGuide. This is where your personalized feed lives. You can choose and order the channels that make up your LiveGuide as you see fit and you have the ability to add or take them away as you go. You can use the search feature to look for various people, channels, (#interACTIVEclass) or videos for faster finding. The Post feature is where you go to add or upload any video content yourself. When adding your vides you get the chance to give your post a title and caption explaining more about your post’s content. Video posts can be added to up to 5 different channels making it easier to spread your messages and ideas to more people in various groups.
If you are looking for more information on EdSpace head over to Twitter and follow @EdSpaceLive, @mjcraw and the hashtags #sharemore and #edspace.