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Second day of etmooc was more a day of observing the dynamics of the course ,time to set calendars and fuses,getting to know many interesting people through the introduction videos and the circles of the community . Time to choose routes ,the amount of content is huge … The orientation week goes on with a lot of material to read , the first orientation session which is available here was very interesting because they were using blackboard and I had never used this LMS before , it was a really important learning experience since I could learn something new and useful professionally speaking . This experience was so rich , educators around the world interacting ,giving ideas and talking about their expectations , and their willingness to thrive . This event wouldn’t be possible without technology ,It is about what we talk all the time at schools ,technology is available for us to do something meaningful and not possible without it.When I was creating this blog I was thinking about the subtitle and I chose this one ” far-reaching consequences for education ” not only because it’s directly linked to the title and my admiration for everything Greek but because the experience of participating in a c- mooc is not only rewarding but life-changing . I could help other educators as well ,sharing a post about tips of how to use googgle docs . I believe it’s one of the nicest features of a mooc, the collaborative work never stops and you are free to express your doubts since there are experts in everything and begginers in everything and people are very willing to help you in your development and growth .Generosity is the word to express my very first impression about etmooc .In Brazil there’s a writer called Gil Giardelli who says in his book called ” We are what we share “ that we’re not in the era of information anymore but now we ‘re living in the era of participation and generosity ,and I agree with his thoughts ,the results we can reach through collaborative work are amazing .We’re using technology to improve ourselves as educators and as human beings,become better in many aspects of our humanity and I can’t wait to learn more and more .It’s pure epiphany !