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Day 2 Back Channeling at NCETC

This is the Knitter back channeling for the Personal Learning Networks and the Second Life sessions at day to of the North Carolina Educational Technology Conference.

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David Warlick (NC) • 2008-12-04 08:22:56
I look forward to reading your conversation.

John Patota (NC) • 2008-12-04 08:25:46
David is a good role model for us

I try to be, but I have a long way to go. My students/audiences are changing pretty dramatically, becoming far more divers in abilities and understanding than they were a year or two years ago. It demands new strategies.

John Patota (NC) • 2008-12-04 08:27:34
If you would like to form a Personal Development Network contact me - jpatota@mcs.k12,nc.us

John Patota (NC) • 2008-12-04 08:31:41
This is my first year

Carolyn (NC) • 2008-12-04 08:45:02
feeling excited about doing professional blogging, not just personal

It's about joining the professional conversation, extending the conversation to your readers and coloring it with your perspectives.

kevin h (NC) • 2008-12-04 08:54:34
My teachers' eyes glaze over when I tell them about blogs, twits, wikis, and all those "techie" things. They think it's too much.

It's about responsibility. Our profession is situated in a time where it's context is changing dramatically. The future we are preparing our children for has changed. The children have changed. The information environment within which we are working has changed. We can close our eyes and try to believe that if we keep doing the same things, it will all be fine. Or we can engage in the conversation about adapting. It's not about those things you mention. It's about the conversation. Blogs, twits, and wikis are just the new medium. We don't need to get them tweeting. We need to get them conversing, learning, sharing, engaging. "My 2¢ worth! ;-)

Teach4mh (US) • 2008-12-04 08:55:13
Using and abusing social network conversation was helpful!

Joan W (NC) • 2008-12-04 08:55:43
It helps to start small. Send a teacher a link to one blog for them to read that would have info that would help them.

I can't tell you how to do this, but you have to find something that helps them do their jobs, that solves a problem for them. They integrate what solves a problem.

John Patota (NC) • 2008-12-04 08:57:17
Just like when computers first came into the classroom- it takes time for teachers to understand the power of Blogs/Wikis/Web 2.0

Yes! this is very true. It's our nature to want to ease ourselves slowly into a water that not at our comfortable temperature. However, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME!

kevin h (NC) • 2008-12-04 08:58:10
It's the starting that is difficult. I need something small, easy, convenient, and effective that they can use to get started.

It's all easy -- blogs, wikis, twitter, etc. Maybe, find something for them to talk about, professionally, and then give them a blog to do it with. Just don't call it a blog ;-)

John Patota (NC) • 2008-12-04 08:59:31
Posting a comment to someone eles Blog is a small first step

''Commenting is a fantastic way to become part of the conversation. It's a good way to see blogging as conversation.

But for a lot of teachers, there is a real fear of putting their ideas out there. It's like public speaking. Studies indicate that most people would rather die than get up in front of an audience and speak. It's the same with writing -- and I think it's more than just confidence. We have to think of ourselves as master-learners and as responsible to our profession.''

Joan W (NC) • 2008-12-04 09:01:19
I got started when someone showed me how to subscribe to a blog through my email account and suggested some good blogs to read.

Joan W (NC) • 2008-12-04 09:07:51
I'm hoping someone else will post to push my accidental posts down off the screen!

Done! ;-)

kevin h (NC) • 2008-12-04 09:08:43
I think repetition is key. If I show teachers something once, they comply but don't necessarily get anything out of it. It's about regular use.

Again, it's got to solve a problem for them.

Beging of Second Life Session

Eric (NC) • 2008-12-04 09:36:12
2nd Life session

Eric (NC) • 2008-12-04 09:36:30
I'm Rain Gage in 2nd Life

David Warlick (NC) • 2008-12-04 09:36:36
I look forward to reading your conversation.

Camella Herrin (US) • 2008-12-04 09:39:39
I've wondered around on the learning island as a new character for awhile, and I just don't get it:)

There's a lot about it that I don't get either, obviously. But we have to try to understand it, because 13,000,000 people do some to get something.

Eric (NC) • 2008-12-04 09:40:39
I finally got off of it but struggle for places to go now.

I see that I haven't completely fleshed out the concept map. There will be a listing there of other virtual worlds.

Carl Lashley (US) • 2008-12-04 09:41:20
glad to hear that yhe session is meant for the skeptical and nervous. That's me.

Joyce Camp (US) • 2008-12-04 09:44:42
How do you get Delicious tags to show up automatically in your web page?

I use a piece of code developed by Alan Levine (CogDogBlog). I can't seem to get his site up right now, but I run a satellite version from the front page of Landmarks for Schools. Just go to http://landmark-project.com/ and click "Build a Feed." You fill in the form with the RSS feed of your delicious tag, and it generates a piece of Java script. Paste that in your web page, and lwa la!

Eric (NC) • 2008-12-04 09:48:58
Where is his Island?

You can get to my office at http://davidwarlick/sl/

Joyce Camp (US) • 2008-12-04 09:51:07
And once you know where it is, how do you get there?

Eric (NC) • 2008-12-04 10:02:40
Can we have the coordinates of the Island.

I think that if you search for "CAVE" it will take you to the building where my office is.

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