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By: Gerald

Gerald — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:43:34 +0000

@Kelly Thanks for your comment, and please forgive me for not giving credit where it was due. It was our conversation back in February that crystallized many of these thoughts and allowed me to assemble them into this post. It’s also a perfect example of how the network and the relationships built there are essential to our growth as professionals. Ideas don’t and can’t develop in a vacuum.

@Jon I think this is also a good argument for getting teachers to use the tools themselves for their own learning before they try to use them for instruction. Too much of our technology “integration” is focused on learning how to use the technology rather than learning to use the technology for learning.

By: Jon Mott

Jon Mott — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:54:20 +0000

Good insight. This is a good reminder that whenever we employ “new” social networks we should strive to achieve all that’s been good about social networking in the past–extending the learning space beyond the classroom, building a community of learners, creating a sense of belonging and commitment to the learning, etc.

There are also opportunities to dramatically extend the “hallway” using new technologies and build communities in ways we never thought possible. The hallway metaphor is a helpful reminder that in all of our technology implementations, the fundamental goal should be connecting people who are engaged in learning.

By: Kelly Hines

Kelly Hines — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:47:12 +0000

I think that you’ve done a great job of capturing the essence of schools here. Schools require social networking, and they always have. Am looking forward to sharing this with others!