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Ning as a Professional Development Platform

Ning as a Professional Development Platform

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When it comes to providing an on-line component for professional development in my district we have been using Moodle and wikispaces and Google groups. Depending on the length of the professional development or proficiency of users these tools have served us well. But I have been taking a look at Ning as an option. As we develop more professional learning communities, could Ning be a more appropriate tool? Would creating a social network for each group foster a deeper level…

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Discovery Education in SecondLife

Discovery Education in SecondLife

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The Discovery Educator Network (DEN) is setting up shop in SecondLife. The DEN is about teachers connecting with teachers to collaborate and share best practices. Much of this takes place through the web and the wonderful real life events held by Discovery educators through out the country. Secondlife is another venue to promote teacher to teacher sharing. Please take a look at the DEN in Secondlife blog to keep up to date on up coming events. If you have not…

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The Unsung Heros

The Unsung Heros

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Jennifer Wagner from Thougths From a Technospud and Women of Web 2.0, recently asked her readers to share some of their favorite lesser know blogs from their blogrolls. I was honored to be included on her list. I think this is a great idea, many of us have a core group that we all read. But I believe the more voices that are heard the greater depth of knowledge that develops. I would like to share two of my favorite…

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Great event at WOW2

Great event at WOW2

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Last night was a great show at WOW2 (Women of Web). Last night’s show as hosted by Vicki Davis, Cheryl Oaks, Jennifer Wagner and the guest list included Scott McCloud, Pete Reilly, Doug Johnson, and Miguel Guhlin (sp corrected). The show takes place every Tuesday 9pm at EdTechTalk. In the past I have only been able to listen to the podcasts but recently I have been able to listen live, this means I can participate in the chat – it…

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To Beginning Bloggers

To Beginning Bloggers

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I have been virtual lurker these past few days, reading blogs from their beginning to the present. This came about after a discussion with a new blogger in my district. She was feeling inadequate, thinking she had nothing new to say, she felt she was trying to catch up, she was not a writer after all. I am not a writer and that certainly hasn’t stopped me. We all enter the blogoshere at different points along our learning path. We…

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Spheres of Influence

Spheres of Influence

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It has been a busy couple of weeks as it always is before a school vacation, there are many loose ends to tie up and holiday celebrations to attend. We complete our first round of the blogging workshops with a grand total of 27 participants. Everyone now has a bloglines and edublogs account. Their current assignment is to read, reflect and write. I am looking forward to what happens next, it is a great group of teachers and administrators and…

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The Flat World

The Flat World

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Back in 2005, it seems so long ago. I was a MS science teacher, and I read The World is Flat by Thomas L Friedman. I had also just spent 10 years of my life working and living overseas as a global nomad and became the parent of third culture kids. I read the book with a different perspective then I would today. Now I have left the classroom to become a technology integration specialist, I can hear David Warlick…

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