http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/03/27/what-technology-does-for-me/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/03/27/what-technology-does-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-11734 Learning as a Way of Teaching » It takes me a minute… Thu, 10 May 2007 18:53:17 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/03/27/what-technology-does-for-me/#comment-11734 [...] Graham helped put things into perspective for me.  What this post revealed to me was why I should be exercising my 2.0 muscles.  At first, blogs and wikis were cool.  They looked slick and I liked the way wikis made it easy to share content.  But I lose focus when the newness wears off and I realize that blogging for blogging’s sake leaves me feeling empty.  I want to see what others are doing in the classroom.  In fact, I do it without 2.0 tools.  I visit other schools and other classrooms to see what they are doing.  I want to get feedback on my ideas.  I do that without 2.0 tools.  I send e-mails, write paper, set up conference times, visit over the lunch table in the teacher’s lounge.  I have teachers in my building who share my interests and can give me advice. [...] [...] Graham helped put things into perspective for me.  What this post revealed to me was why I should be exercising my 2.0 muscles.  At first, blogs and wikis were cool.  They looked slick and I liked the way wikis made it easy to share content.  But I lose focus when the newness wears off and I realize that blogging for blogging’s sake leaves me feeling empty.  I want to see what others are doing in the classroom.  In fact, I do it without 2.0 tools.  I visit other schools and other classrooms to see what they are doing.  I want to get feedback on my ideas.  I do that without 2.0 tools.  I send e-mails, write paper, set up conference times, visit over the lunch table in the teacher’s lounge.  I have teachers in my building who share my interests and can give me advice. [...]

]]> http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/03/27/what-technology-does-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-10337 Graham Wegner Sun, 01 Apr 2007 10:52:41 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/03/27/what-technology-does-for-me/#comment-10337 Jody, thanks very much for your additions. I think that they are definitely ones I'd want to include and maybe the other big bonus is that blogging is a form of publication for educators who may never have ever been published before. Jody, thanks very much for your additions. I think that they are definitely ones I’d want to include and maybe the other big bonus is that blogging is a form of publication for educators who may never have ever been published before.

]]> http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/03/27/what-technology-does-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-10334 Jody Hayes Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:15:28 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/03/27/what-technology-does-for-me/#comment-10334 I would also include ... * not locked into a time frame - can access PD and conversations at a time that suits you, not just what time staff meeting happens to be * frank discussions of ideas without constraints * current, not having to go through the oftne long process to get to publication - and seeing what people think about it rather than just your own response - worldwide not just your own neighbourhood or country I would also include …
* not locked into a time frame – can access PD and conversations at a time that suits you, not just what time staff meeting happens to be
* frank discussions of ideas without constraints
* current, not having to go through the oftne long process to get to publication – and seeing what people think about it rather than just your own response – worldwide not just your own neighbourhood or country

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