Comments on: How I Connect To People Online http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/11/07/how-i-connect-to-people-online/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: FutureTeacher http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/11/07/how-i-connect-to-people-online/comment-page-1/#comment-14380 FutureTeacher Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:41:54 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=829#comment-14380 Graham, I have enjoyed reading your blog and have to confess that I have done it to fulfill a technology assignment for my K-8 certificate program. I have been introduced to blogging and the technology world during this program, which has been really intriguing. I've enjoyed the numerous topics of blogs as they have made me think a little more in depth on the topic, a plus to education. As I finish up the program, I have high hopes of continuing my blog and reaching out to other educators. How did you stick to it though? What advice would you give to a first year teacher and how they should use blogging to enrich their teaching and continual education? -futureteacher in Seattle, WA Graham,
I have enjoyed reading your blog and have to confess that I have done it to fulfill a technology assignment for my K-8 certificate program. I have been introduced to blogging and the technology world during this program, which has been really intriguing. I’ve enjoyed the numerous topics of blogs as they have made me think a little more in depth on the topic, a plus to education. As I finish up the program, I have high hopes of continuing my blog and reaching out to other educators. How did you stick to it though? What advice would you give to a first year teacher and how they should use blogging to enrich their teaching and continual education?

-futureteacher in Seattle, WA

]]> By: leighblackall http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/11/07/how-i-connect-to-people-online/comment-page-1/#comment-14370 leighblackall Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:08:55 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=829#comment-14370 And btw, I clicked your link to free ranging, curious to see what it was! Id forgotten about that! Great to are again. Tx And btw, I clicked your link to free ranging, curious to see what it was! Id forgotten about that! Great to are again. Tx

]]> By: leighblackall http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/11/07/how-i-connect-to-people-online/comment-page-1/#comment-14369 leighblackall Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:40:46 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=829#comment-14369 Thumbs up G you're true blue. Over the years ive noticed weakenings. I saw it most clearly when I moved to nz. It felt as if my connection with ozzy edubloggers broke for some reason. Recently I went to Vancouver thinking it would strengthen my connection those Yanks and Mounties but the opposite seemed to happen! Perhaps the initial burst of international connection has faded in significance as we yern for relocalsation? Or perhaps old connections fade like memories and friends.. Thumbs up G you’re true blue.

Over the years ive noticed weakenings. I saw it most clearly when I moved to nz. It felt as if my connection with ozzy edubloggers broke for some reason. Recently I went to Vancouver thinking it would strengthen my connection those Yanks and Mounties but the opposite seemed to happen!

Perhaps the initial burst of international connection has faded in significance as we yern for relocalsation? Or perhaps old connections fade like memories and friends..

]]> By: Graham Wegner http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/11/07/how-i-connect-to-people-online/comment-page-1/#comment-14362 Graham Wegner Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:06:42 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=829#comment-14362 @Michael Thanks! @Allanah Yes, Twitter has the potential to be quite an overwhelming tool. The trick is to work out the point where you still control its use rather than the reverse. I still think that educators have a unique take on how to subvert Twitter for learning purposes that the mainstream doesn't quite get. @Doug It's always good to hear from you, too. I hadn't really thought about managing interesting Twitter feeds via a RSS feed so that is a new angle for me. I can understand the dis-connection perspective as well although I think that my experience during much of 2009 has been better described as less-connection. Maybe it's just my workload, my wife Joanne heading back to the classroom part time for the first time for a few years or just needing to sink more time into the family. Anyway, I don't feel the need to fully immersed in social media all of the time to be aware of the potential for learning. @Michael Thanks!

@Allanah Yes, Twitter has the potential to be quite an overwhelming tool. The trick is to work out the point where you still control its use rather than the reverse. I still think that educators have a unique take on how to subvert Twitter for learning purposes that the mainstream doesn’t quite get.

@Doug It’s always good to hear from you, too. I hadn’t really thought about managing interesting Twitter feeds via a RSS feed so that is a new angle for me. I can understand the dis-connection perspective as well although I think that my experience during much of 2009 has been better described as less-connection. Maybe it’s just my workload, my wife Joanne heading back to the classroom part time for the first time for a few years or just needing to sink more time into the family. Anyway, I don’t feel the need to fully immersed in social media all of the time to be aware of the potential for learning.

]]> By: Doug Noon http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/11/07/how-i-connect-to-people-online/comment-page-1/#comment-14360 Doug Noon Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:34:32 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=829#comment-14360 I agree with you about the blog being the main thing. But unlike you, I decided to make it the <em>only</em> thing - for simplicity's sake, mostly. I nuked my Twitter account after trying it for about 6 months and realizing that I was no good at it and would never get good at it. And then there's the fact that it's blocked at work.... I follow a couple of people now by subscribing to their Twitter feeds in the Google Reader, and that's about all the Twitter I can manage. For various reasons, I feel more dis-connected now than a couple of years back. A lot of people seem to have gone elsewhere, which is completely understandable. I've backed off the blog a little, myself, choosing to put more energy into my personal life. I'm still in contact with a few people who I met online several years ago, though, and that's nice. It's always good to hear from you, Graham. I agree with you about the blog being the main thing. But unlike you, I decided to make it the only thing – for simplicity’s sake, mostly. I nuked my Twitter account after trying it for about 6 months and realizing that I was no good at it and would never get good at it. And then there’s the fact that it’s blocked at work…. I follow a couple of people now by subscribing to their Twitter feeds in the Google Reader, and that’s about all the Twitter I can manage.

For various reasons, I feel more dis-connected now than a couple of years back. A lot of people seem to have gone elsewhere, which is completely understandable. I’ve backed off the blog a little, myself, choosing to put more energy into my personal life. I’m still in contact with a few people who I met online several years ago, though, and that’s nice. It’s always good to hear from you, Graham.

]]> By: Allanah King http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/11/07/how-i-connect-to-people-online/comment-page-1/#comment-14358 Allanah King Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:04:13 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=829#comment-14358 When I first started blogging I was overjoyed when someone left a comment, any comment, on anything. That feeling still remains. It is proof that someone, somewhere is reading. And like you I followed them right back. But now I don't feel bad sometimes marking 'all as read' in my RSS and not reading everything. I remember when I first started with Twitter- I would read back until I ad caught up on every single tweet- impossible now so I make sure I read my @allanahk tweets and I follow anyone who does @ me. People follow me who have never engaged with me so I every now and again do a bit of a cull to keep the whole thing manageable. When I first started blogging I was overjoyed when someone left a comment, any comment, on anything. That feeling still remains. It is proof that someone, somewhere is reading. And like you I followed them right back. But now I don’t feel bad sometimes marking ‘all as read’ in my RSS and not reading everything.

I remember when I first started with Twitter- I would read back until I ad caught up on every single tweet- impossible now so I make sure I read my @allanahk tweets and I follow anyone who does @ me. People follow me who have never engaged with me so I every now and again do a bit of a cull to keep the whole thing manageable.

]]> By: Michael Coghlan http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/11/07/how-i-connect-to-people-online/comment-page-1/#comment-14357 Michael Coghlan Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:04:12 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=829#comment-14357 Beautifully written Graham. Your self-deprecating manner is always a breath of fresh air. Beautifully written Graham. Your self-deprecating manner is always a breath of fresh air.

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