Comments on: Life on the cutting edge.

By: robins

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By: Spline Hobs

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By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:08:38 +0000

@Ken
Interesting, I may have to read that one. I don’t have an easy answer for ya (nor would you want one I think), but imho, being aware of different sites and applications is in some sense similar to being aware of algebraic equations. The more you learn what the rules are, the more you can do with them.

Being on Twitter and Plurk doesn’t do anything for you. Participating actively in them can raise your awareness of political issues, best practices, collaborative projects, and new techniques that other people are employing to improve the education they provide to their students. Can you do that without Twitter and Plurk? Absolutely. But having a broad understanding of what’s available and ‘out there’ CAN be indicative of a deeper understanding of how the tools can be used. No, there isn’t a direct corrolation, but there is a loose connection there.

What does it mean to you? It means you have paths available to you besides the sewing industry.

By: ken

ken — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:57:03 +0000

Okay, so ahead of the curve.

Now what?

What does the knowledge of, awareness of, ability to sign-up for, all mean to me?

Yeah, to me. Is that a self-serving, get-out-of-education position?

But I’m reading Outliers by M. Gladwell and he writes about immigrants who came to this country with an ability to sew. That ability turned them to the garment industry. And then, through pluck, moxie, and fortunate birth dates, they were able to forge successful careers.

So what does one do with knowing these tools? With being able to say, ‘yes, I know about Quark, Snark, Plurk, and Jurk’? I mean, more than sharing with other people?

Okay, so I’m ahead of the curve.

Now what?

ken´s most recent blog post.. OTC irony

By: diane

diane — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:37:07 +0000

I feel very much a latecomer when I read the posts on my Google Reader, or interact on Twitter or Plurk. Yet no other teachers in my district have a blog or participate in social networking (to my knowledge). My superintendent and principals "humor" me, our IT tries to accommodate my wishes but won't give me override privileges. In my little world, I am a leader, a mover and a shaker. But it isn't trickling down, and our students aren't reaping the benefits of my intense personal PD. I am learning and growing, but my school is not. How very sad for all concerned. diane´s most recent blog post.. Christmas Celebration 2008

By: Jeff Hamilton

Jeff Hamilton — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:24:50 +0000

I’d like to think that I’m skiing down a black diamond slope to the right with the wind in my smiling face. However, I think most teachers just don’t invest the time to explore the tools that you mention. Maybe it’s that fear of the unknown that holds them back. I don’t know. But, as a tech resource teacher, I find many classrooms with a wealth of technology gathering dust. That’s why I invest so much time telling others about Web 2.0 technologies and other OSS available via the web. Every chance I get, I use the mantra “Give me 30 seconds and I’ll show you something that will change your life.” Before long, I’m getting emails from a friend of a friend asking where they can find that cool link or application. At a Christmas party this week, I told a colleague about how I added ClustrMaps to my blog, and finding that I was averaging about 100 hits per month. While I thought this was next to nothing, he informed me that he was one of those few hundred . . . and to keep posting. After reading your post, I reflected on why I started my blog 1) to warehouse ideas I longed to explore myself when time allowed (which needless to say is hard with a one-year-old at home), and 2) to share with colleagues. His comments, and your post, inspire me to keep blogging.

By: Jean Tower

Jean Tower — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:25:41 +0000

I am snugly ensconced in the lower half of the upper third - my own silly way of saying I think I'm ahead of many and behind a bunch when it comes to the "cutting edge." What worries me is the significant number of educators who still seem to be oblivious to the R/W web & 21st century skills and are not in high gear trying to learn about it. Jean Tower´s most recent blog post.. The “Next Net Day”

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By: Koichi

Koichi — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:49:37 +0000

Wayy ahead of the curve

Saying that, I definitely still learn so many new things every day…there’s sooo much information out there it’s impossible to “keep up with all of it.”

I totally agree with you, just the fact that all of us here are reading this blog make us ahead of the curve. But… people are catching up. I know my 10 year old cousins know some things I don’t – it’s a whole new generation, and now I’m starting to feel old

By: Dave Sherman

Dave Sherman — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:12:28 +0000

As a web 2.0 focused principal, I would say that most of my colleagues would are clueless regarding the Read/Write web. They are they majority on your bus. Most do not blog, have wikis, or have a clue about Google Docs. That is why I continue to write posts like this one. It may be old news to those of us in the edu-blogosphere, however, I feel as if I still need to share the wealth of these wonderful teaching and learning tools.
http://blog109.org/communities/dsherman/archive/2008/12/14/38974.aspx

Dave Sherman´s most recent blog post.. Google Docs Rocks!

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:15:10 +0000

@Doug Hrrrm… That’s tricky. A new sort of digital divide. And my gut reaction is to agree in some sense. Considering, the people that ‘know’ are going to keep getting more knowledgeable while the others will be remain stagnant.

And what will close that gap? I can only thing of two things. 1) Retirement and 2) Peer/institutional pressure. That’s a doozy.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:58:05 +0000

@Erin Modesty can certainly look a lot like inferiority and that’s a much more half-full sort of perspective. I like that a lot and hope that it’s true. Entirely possible. Definitely a different spin to put on the experience. And clearly there are people who I consider to be experts who are rather humble about their own knowledge. I just hope that inside themselves they are able to pride in their own expertise and accomplishments.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:55:08 +0000

@Paul Very depressing, but I do appreciate the perspective you have on things. I know the feeling quite well, I was helping educators around the world get started podcasting and blogging and such… and never got permission to do any of it with my own teachers at the school I was working at.