Comments on: An Overview Of The Current State Of Play In The EdTech World

By: Graham Wegner

Graham Wegner — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:22:08 +0000

It’s weird that disconnecting can make me feel almost, um, guilty! I’m not going to my local edtech conference (started today) and part of me feels disloyal about it, as if I’m deliberately withholding my participation or practicing some form of conference snobbery. But going bowling and out to lunch with the family has blown away those thoughts.

Sort of.

Is blogging for five years a long time? Yes, I will keep at it, for sure. I can’t imagine giving it up now but sometimes straining for things to write is like wringing out a dry towel. So I am learning the art of patience, waiting for my blogging muse to come to me.

By: Susan Carter Morgan

Susan Carter Morgan — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:29:49 +0000

Hey Graham, I relate to what you are saying…
I guess part of my disconnect is that I’ve been teaching (and blogging) for a long time. I find value in people’s thoughts that are original and personal–not just out for themselves. Some days I want to turn it all off, and then I realize this open space will be what saves us. Your recent post about ISTE also resonates…for many reasons. I didn’t go this year, and although I missed seeing some people face to face, I also read the blogs and tweets I wanted to read.. all from a distance. So, I keep at it. And I hope you will too.

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By: Graham Wegner

Graham Wegner — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:27:21 +0000

@Matthew. Thanks for the encouragement, mate! I am always surprised (pleasantly) by the wide variety of people who read my blog and appreciate the pointers to reviving the blogging bug.
@David. I’m trying hard not to be duped – in the past, I’ve been as fallible as anyone with the mention of my blog in these lists being a bit of an ego massage. But I’m blogging looking for something more substantial than that and comments from other educators like Matthew or yourself are all the recognition that I actually need.

By: David Truss

David Truss — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:14:26 +0000

I was on a blogging high with 16 posts in 3 months then June came along! I can’t post for the sake of posting and have had difficulty finding the time to express some of the lengthy ideas in my blogging mind. It’s often hard to keep to the ‘worthwhile’ ideas.

Yesterday I commented here and the (hidden)anti-spam rejected my comment. Frustrating! But… that, along with your worthy post, inspired me to write a post I’ve had ruminating in me since April http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com/congratulations-on-being-duped/ Thanks for the inspiration! I have a rather negative perspective on some of the Top 100 Edublogs lists I’ve been seeing and have been invited to join.

I’m impressed with how many educators are sharing their laptop program ideas and resources and I will be busy this summer setting things up. I wish you the best of luck getting a laptop program up and running.
~Dave.

By: Matthew K. Tabor

Matthew K. Tabor — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:03:34 +0000

Glad to see you’re back in the saddle!

An interesting point about “worthwhile” blogging – when you do it, it’s worthwhile, and when you don’t, a lively discussion usually turns it into a worthwhile exercise.

I don’t know how many times I’ve written posts that were incomplete or lacking in some way – breadth of analysis, detail, etc. And whenever I do that, someone is there to say, “But what about ___?” or “When you consider…” – or any of a host of extensions.

I think it’s better when the poster/author does the heavy lifting – that frees up readers and the community to discuss the finer points of a piece. But when we don’t? The community seems to drag us into worthwhile territory anyway.