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What role does Social Media play in education? web20classroom 9/22/2009 6:57 PM #edchat starts in 5 minutes: What role does Social Media play in Education? web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:01 PM I want to thank everyone for joining us tonight #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:01 PM #edchat is begining...our topic: What role should Social Media play in Education? web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:02 PM Our tonight is What role does/should social media play in education? #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:03 PM Social media needs to become an integral part of how we do the business of school. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:03 PM Lets start with a good definition of social media...what is it as it applies to education? #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:04 PM We need to regard it as a work skill that needs to be practiced and learned.#edchat Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:04 PM There are many roles for social media in education. #edchat cybraryman1 9/22/2009 7:04 PM To keep educators, students and parents aware of the latest educational news and happenings. #edchat StrataLogica 9/22/2009 7:04 PM RT @web20classroom #edchat is begining...our topic: What role should Social Media play in Education? Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:04 PM One role of Social Media is for professional development of teachers and Staff like #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:05 PM RT @StrataLogica: RT @web20classroom #edchat is begining...our topic: What role should Social Media play in Education? blairteach 9/22/2009 7:05 PM @Digin4ed Absolutely. There is real power in using social media to participate in professional development. #edchat leytonrhys 9/22/2009 7:05 PM RT @web20classroom: Lets start with a good definition of social media...what is it as it applies to education? #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:05 PM RT @blairteach: We need to regard it as a work skill that needs to be practiced and learned.#edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:05 PM PLN my next tweets for the hr are dedicated to #edchat Join the conversation doriedance 9/22/2009 7:05 PM RT @web20classroom: Lets start with a good definition of social media...what is it as it applies to education? #edchat thadhaines 9/22/2009 7:06 PM It is essential to building connections with our students from school to personal to enhance their continous learning #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:06 PM Perhaps there are 2 different angles here...social media in the classroom and social media use for professional development #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:06 PM Definitely! RT @Parentella: Social media is important for bringing diverse people together and starting a conversation. #Edchat rjwassink 9/22/2009 7:06 PM Social media is such a broad term - it currently effects nearly every classroom, student, and teacher in some way #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:06 PM I agree! RT @Digin4ed: One role of Social Media is for professional development of teachers and Staff like #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:06 PM What role does/should social media play in education? #edchat Please, join in Parentella 9/22/2009 7:06 PM Social media is important for bringing diverse people together and starting a conversation. #Edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:06 PM Social Media is the toolbox for the real time web. The most effective way to communicate and interact. #Edchat gameclassroom 9/22/2009 7:07 PM @Parentella This, in fact, is a great example. #Edchat mrarakaki 9/22/2009 7:07 PM could some1 give examples of social media forms? RT @tonnet: What role does/should social media play in education? #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:07 PM #edchat social media is a way for people all over the world to better share ideas and understand each other Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:07 PM Social Media is the use of digital technologies to collaborate or share information, here applied in education. #edchat Re_SearchingEd 9/22/2009 7:07 PM One role of Social Media is for professional development of teachers and Staff like #edchat (via @Digin4ed) Agreed! tomwhitby 9/22/2009 7:07 PM I just got here. I know a whole bunch of stuff supporting SM social Media in Education . Has anyone started? #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:07 PM @KirstenWinkler I like that...real time communication..I think that is important... #Edchat mrsbrowndog 9/22/2009 7:07 PM @web20classroom et al in #edchat I want to thank you all of you for making time for this each week. I LOVE IT! web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:07 PM RT @KirstenWinkler: Social Media is the toolbox for the real time web. The most effective way to communicate and interact. #Edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:07 PM RT @Parentella: Social media is important for bringing diverse people together and starting a conversation. #Edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:08 PM For me social media is the great equalizer....students no longer are stuck behind the walls of their classroom....#edchat eduinnovation 9/22/2009 7:08 PM Social media is a link out of schools/PLCs 2 educational expertise around the globe. It moves us from a community a collaborative #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:08 PM @thadhaines Exactly! We may as well teach them how to build a PLN every career requires one these days #edchat gameclassroom 9/22/2009 7:08 PM @rjwassink What falls under the umbrella of "Social Media" in this context? #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:08 PM For the moment...lets look at social media in the classroom...what role does it play? #edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:08 PM Don't think that there are different angles. Otherwise there would be different angles for speech and communication, too #Edchat mrsbrowndog 9/22/2009 7:08 PM #edchat I agree that there needs to be a framework developed for social media in your own district based on tchr & student need & potential rjwassink 9/22/2009 7:08 PM @KirstenWinkler but it also includes collaboration in the definition - so even not real-time, but wikis and google docs can be SM #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:09 PM RT @web20classroom: For me social media is the great equalizer....stdts no longer are stuck behind the walls of their classroom....#edchat Re_SearchingEd 9/22/2009 7:09 PM How many district tech plans and tech standards explicitly discuss SM?#edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:09 PM @rjwassink I agree...collaboration has a part also... #edchat Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:09 PM Another role Social Media can play in education is educating others (skills, resources, demos,conferencing) #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:09 PM @thadhaines We should also show stdts how to use soc media responsibly bcuz they already integrate it into their daily lives #edchat mrsbrowndog 9/22/2009 7:09 PM RT @web20classroom: Perhaps there are 2 different angles here...social media in the classroom & use for professional development #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:09 PM They can get out and explore the rest of the world, meet people, connect, communicate....#edchat tomwhitby 9/22/2009 7:09 PM @Teddi14 go to #edchat first and then off to bed tonnet 9/22/2009 7:10 PM Social media is dedicated to the democratization of knowledge and information. It needs the internet vehicle to accomplish its goal #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:10 PM @thadhaines @ShellTerrell That is a good point....we need to use it to teach responsibility...#edchat Parentella 9/22/2009 7:10 PM RT @Digin4ed: Another role Social Media can play in education is educating others (skills, resources, demos,conferencing) #edchat mritzius 9/22/2009 7:10 PM social media has the ability to empower even the most marginal #edchat classroomtools 9/22/2009 7:10 PM I think too often social media becomes too much the center of attention. It should be a means to ed goals not an end in itself. #edchat eduinnovation 9/22/2009 7:10 PM Social media in the classroom allows teachers and students to reach out side of the wall to K.W.O.K, Know What Others Know. #edchat danamhuff 9/22/2009 7:10 PM Tom, just had a chat today about Facebook that prompted a blog post. Your thoughts on that? #edchat mrsbrowndog 9/22/2009 7:10 PM RT @web20classroom For me social media is the great equalizer; students no longer are stuck behind walls of their classroom #edchat AGREED denabud 9/22/2009 7:10 PM Social Media makes students learning relevant and meaningful. #Edchat JMarcHopkins 9/22/2009 7:10 PM #edchat Define SOCIAL MEDIA in this context. Technically, any online interaction (Including Angel/Blackboard/Moodle) is "Social Media" web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:11 PM RT @tonnet: Social media is dedicated 2 the democratization of knowledge & information. #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:11 PM On the professional development side it is on the most time efficient ways to access quality information #Edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:11 PM @web20classroom A better question may be, "What role do we think social media SHOULD play in the clsrm since limited accessibility #edchat mrarakaki 9/22/2009 7:11 PM How might this be done? RT @ShellTerrell: @thadhaines We should also show stdts how to use soc media responsibly #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:11 PM Soc media offers stdts a way to work on global teams to prob solve. An invaluable experience companies crave yet rarely taught #edchat wmchamberlain 9/22/2009 7:11 PM Social media is a label we use to legitimize hours upon hours of typing on a keyboard while our wives(husbands)give us the stink eye.#edchat danamhuff 9/22/2009 7:11 PM Sorry, that last post was @tomwhitby, but feel free to chime if if you want to. #edchat Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:11 PM In the classroom, Social Media can be used to bring experts, peers, etc into the classroom from anywhere in the world. #edchat jarrodmartin1 9/22/2009 7:12 PM In fact, I would say most of our learning happens within the context of relationships, not alone with a book. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:12 PM RT@ShellTerrell:Soc media offers stdts a way 2 work on global teams 2 prob solve.An invaluable exp companies crave yet rarely taught #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:12 PM And that too RT @mritzius social media has the ability to empower even the most marginal #edchat thadhaines 9/22/2009 7:12 PM @web20classroom at the moment no e in my school - banned. My wife uses it at her school as a communication tool with her students #edchat jarrodmartin1 9/22/2009 7:12 PM Learning has always been social -- it's odd that educators aren't embracing this new innovation of education more quickly. #edchat Re_SearchingEd 9/22/2009 7:12 PM @classroomtools Right! We should be asking how they can enhance learning and engagement, not just using it for the sake of using it #edchat StrataLogica 9/22/2009 7:12 PM Agree - the obvious use for SM in the classroom is for students to appreciate and recognize other cultures through sharing #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:12 PM @blairteach Ah...so we are saying there is an access issue...I agree... #edchat rjwassink 9/22/2009 7:12 PM My students love helping each other out using SM techniques rather than raising a hand and asking me. privately #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:12 PM #edchat my preservice tchr and I just started using g docs today, and soon my kids will be building own wikis mrsbrowndog 9/22/2009 7:12 PM #edchat For me, social media is the GREAT MOTIVATOR. In a world where education has become mundane & boring, it helps kids connect to world. cybraryman1 9/22/2009 7:12 PM Thinking and collaborating outside the classroom. I always stressed that learning takes place everywhere. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:13 PM Is it because of a lack of knowledge, a misunderstanding or ignorance to their use in ed? #edchat rjwassink 9/22/2009 7:13 PM Many people feel more comfortable sharing via SM than they do in real life, I believe. You get more participation and better quality #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:13 PM @MrArakaki We could have them study cases of cyberbullying & neg impacts & how it could've been prevented #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:13 PM I keep hearing over and over that there is a problem with access to tools....#edchat mrsbrowndog 9/22/2009 7:13 PM Join #edchat ! Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:13 PM @ShellTerrell: Yes, very important in 21st century for bus and other causes #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:13 PM #edchat on the Twitter PLN, it plays the role of helping us share ideas/resources that we can use in our classrooms aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:13 PM RT @web20classroom: 2 different angles ... in the classroom and for professional development #edchat raventech 9/22/2009 7:13 PM RT @tonnet: What role does/should social media play in education? #edchat Please, join in ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:13 PM @mrarakaki We use soc media in class. Have stdts brainstorm what guidelines help collaboration & what behaviors would detract #edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:13 PM Social Media is the biggest revolution since the printed book. Clay Shirky #Edchat classroomtools 9/22/2009 7:13 PM @web20classroom Class time does not have to be a prison. Used properly it can be used to accomplish things not possible elsewhere #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:14 PM @Digin4ed Plus stdts should experience cultural differences, learn to live outside their microcosm #edchat cybraryman1 9/22/2009 7:14 PM The key question is how do we spread the word about the benefits of using Social Media for educational purposes? #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:14 PM RT @jkdham: #edchat on the Twitter PLN, it plays the role of helping us share ideas/resources that we can use in our classrooms KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:14 PM I think the big problem is not that educators don't embrace Social Media, it's that they are held back to use it by "deciders" #Edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:14 PM Social Media in the classroom: underlying technology to support writing, speaking, listening, reading, thinking, collaborating #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:14 PM @rjwassink I would agree with there...there is a level of safety... #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:14 PM Yes! RT @jarrodmartin1: In fact, I'd say most of our learning happens within the context of relationships, not alone with a book. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:14 PM RT @tonnet: And that too RT @mritzius social media has the ability to empower even the most marginal #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:14 PM RT @jarrodmartin1: In fact, I would say most of our learning happens within the context of relationships, not alone with a book. #edchat mrsbrowndog 9/22/2009 7:15 PM RT @web20classroom I keep hearing that there is a prob. with sites blocked. SO TRUE! How do we fix? #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:15 PM Social Media allows for multiple simultaneous speakers, multiple simultaneous listeners, multiple simultaneous collaborators #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:15 PM @classroomtools I keep hearing over and over that there is a problem with access to tools.#edchat that is why we need our admins in our PLN mrarakaki 9/22/2009 7:15 PM @ShellTerrell @jkdham i would love it if my kids would learn responsibility on something like twitter, but also use it for learning #edchat raventech 9/22/2009 7:15 PM @tonnet Lots of good resources on edsocialmedia.com w/ more to come. I believe it can b very pwrful in a class environment #edchat doriedance 9/22/2009 7:15 PM @mrarakaki #edchat wikipediaSocial media includ. Internet forums, weblogs, social blogs, wikis, podcasts, pics, vid, rating and bookmrking. KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:16 PM @cybraryman1 I think you cannot stop it anyway. The next generations are growing up with it, the nay sayers will die out eventually #Edchat Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:16 PM @tonnet: @mritzius And social media can empower those with interests different from classmates. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:16 PM RT @cybraryman1: The key question is how do we spread the word about the benefits of using Social Media for educational purposes? #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:16 PM The question still remains....if social media has its benefits why the lack of access? #edchat? rjwassink 9/22/2009 7:16 PM RT @jarrodmartin1:Learning has always been social--it's odd that educators aren't embracing this new innovation of educ more quickly #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:16 PM Gr8 pt! RT @cybraryman1: key ? is how do we spread the word about the benefits of using Social Media for educational purposes? #edchat teckdiva 9/22/2009 7:16 PM #edchat we need to use social media responsibility and through example. If you do it right, they will come! blairteach 9/22/2009 7:16 PM Safety is an issue EVERYWHERE! Why is there such disproportionate fear of social media? #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:16 PM @KirstenWinkler Once again its not that teachers don't want to use but they are not allowed to... #Edchat doriedance 9/22/2009 7:16 PM @rjwassink #edchat I agree. tonnet 9/22/2009 7:16 PM Most of our learning happens within the context of relationships... #edchat via @jarrodmartin1 web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:17 PM @mrsbrowndog Thats the question...we need to show the benefits and positive uses, like this to the powers that be #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:17 PM re: edsocialmedia.com @raventech I will give it a try #edchat. Keep the sources coming :D jarrodmartin1 9/22/2009 7:17 PM @web20classroom ignorance he reason we don't see more access to these SM tools right now. We're fighting a lack of vision... #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:17 PM @blairteach Gr8 pt! Plus safety is only issue bcuz stdts arent taught to use it properly & responsibly #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:17 PM #edchat @mrsbrowndog it's circular though, we use it for pd which we bring 2 our students, who inspire us to get more pd... aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:17 PM WRT blocking @mrsbrowndog @web20classroom What about "internal" installations of socMed tech for younger learners? #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:17 PM @cybraryman1 how do we spread the benefits of using Social Media for ed purposes? #edchat- we need to share our knowledge with others Parentella 9/22/2009 7:18 PM @KirstenWinkler I agree with you on that. We are surrounded by ways to connect with each other. #edchat tomwhitby 9/22/2009 7:18 PM The control issue is what frightens many educators. Or would that be lack of control? #edchat mrarakaki 9/22/2009 7:18 PM SHARE! RT @denabud: @cybraryman1 how do we spread the benefits of SM for ed purposes? #edchat- we need to share our knowledge with others eduinnovation 9/22/2009 7:18 PM techrs working together increasing student learning + achvmnt while sharing physical space, virtual space, or both simultaneously. #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:18 PM #edchat SM is like any other tool we teach our kids. Help them learn appropriate uses both socially and professionally. teckdiva 9/22/2009 7:18 PM #edchat you need to get the peole in charge on board web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:18 PM @mrarakaki We need more teachers who are willing to do that... #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:18 PM Traditional learning models and tech inform our experience as teachers @rjwassink @jarrodmartin1 #edchat jarrodmartin1 9/22/2009 7:18 PM Visionary teachers are going to have to prove to admins/tchrs that these tools are a viable vehicle for education. #edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:18 PM Use it.. then when people ask... show them! #edchat leytonrhys 9/22/2009 7:18 PM SHARE! RT @denabud: @cybraryman1 how do we spread the benefits of SM for ed purposes? #edchat- we need to share our knowledge with others nancydevine 9/22/2009 7:18 PM #edchat admin. need to participate here. feel the power of connecting w/others around learning. how do we get more here? blairteach 9/22/2009 7:18 PM @web20classroom Does it go back to the lack of use (and understanding) of the people so often in charge? #edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:18 PM @web20classroom That's what it is always about. Stop innovation from above, if deciders don't understand / fear it #Edchat doriedance 9/22/2009 7:18 PM @web20classroom #edchat because of the possibility of CIPA violation (Children's Internet Protection Act) StrataLogica 9/22/2009 7:18 PM The lack of access is due to money and fear. SM by nature is an open discussion, and a few bad apples can ruin a very powerful tool #edchat gameclassroom 9/22/2009 7:18 PM @mrarakaki @ShellTerrell @jkdham What do you think are the most productive ways for students to use Twitter? #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:19 PM WRT decisions on tech use -- how significant is the the amount of teacher/Admin discussion? #edchat Parentella 9/22/2009 7:19 PM @tomwhitby Also insecurity I feel. Not knowing how to use and fear of not knowing enough #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:19 PM Teaching appropriate use & common sense safety procedures--just as we teach children not to touch a hot stove--is what we need. #edchat mrsbrowndog 9/22/2009 7:19 PM @jkdham AGREED! I'm a PD-er! I SO get it! But my district is behind times; just went full email 2 yrs ago! = ( #edchat eduinnovation 9/22/2009 7:19 PM Social media = Virtual participation = presence = collaboration = results #edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:19 PM @tomwhitby definitely lack of #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:19 PM WRT decisions on tech use -- how significant is the divide between teacher/Admin perception? #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:19 PM @web20classroom Read post tchr didnt want 2 b responsible 4 not alerting admin of behavior seen in soc med so didnt connect w/ stdts #edchat Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:19 PM @blairteach I believe much of the fear of Social Media is not understanding it and not being in control of information #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:19 PM @cybraryman1 Beyond spreading word I think we have to encourage teachers to join #edchat and get familiar w/ ITC's blairteach 9/22/2009 7:19 PM I was WAY more worried about my daughter driving alone at night than anything she might encounter online. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:20 PM RT @jkdham: #edchat SM is like any other tool we teach our kids. Help them learn appropriate uses both socially and professionally. web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:20 PM RT @teckdiva: #edchat you need to get the peole in charge on board----I agree with that....a change in leadership classroomtools 9/22/2009 7:20 PM @Re_SearchingEd So very true. Are you aware of any efforts to train teachers to use it within a disciplinary context? #edchat Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:20 PM @web20classroom Lack of Access is because gate keepers don't want to risk liability from social media. #edchat mritzius 9/22/2009 7:20 PM Retweet @web20classroom @rjwassink I would agree with there...there is a level of safety... #edchat (quiet kids have a voice) mrarakaki 9/22/2009 7:20 PM @GameClassroom effectively communicating to a global/local audience? i'm not sure on this. #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:20 PM @web20classroom Then maybe tchrs less afraid. Tchrs need their roles defined as well #edchat Re_SearchingEd 9/22/2009 7:20 PM @web20classroom How to motivate veteran teachers who are comfortable with their current practices who may not see incentive to learn #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:20 PM When I met up w/a Twitter friend f2f, my 23 yr old daughter gave me a safety lecture first. :) #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:20 PM Hands on & practical RT @GiftedTeechur Use it.. then when people ask... show them! #edchat #socialmedia ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:20 PM @web20classroom We'll face these issues of witnessing stdt behavior & admin should put guidelines of our responsibility w/ this #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:20 PM RT @classroomtools: I think 2 often social media b/c 2 much center of attention. should be a means to ed goals not an end in itself. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:20 PM @doriedance Which is silly....there are levels of protection that can be offered... #edchat rjwassink 9/22/2009 7:20 PM Trouble lurks with screwdrivers and bandsaws, too. All technologies need to be managed if you want total safety. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:21 PM @KirstenWinkler @ParentellaAnd we need to show our students the world out side of their own! #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:21 PM Gr8 idea! RT @denabud: We need to present at school board meetings and demo the effectiveness of these great tools! #Edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:21 PM RT @ShellTerrell: Soc media offers stdts way 2 work on global teams 2 probsolve. invaluable exp. companies crave yet rarely taught #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:21 PM RT @tomwhitby: The control issue is what frightens many educators. Or would that be lack of control? #edchat Lack of control.... ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:21 PM RT @blairteach: Teaching appropriate use & common sense safety procedures as we teach children not to touch hot stove is needed. #edchat sharon_elin 9/22/2009 7:21 PM Soc. Net. negatives & fears I've heard: distractions, inappropriate content, shallow presentation & fragmented exploration, security #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:21 PM @ShellTerrell Agreed...the role has a lack of def.... #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:21 PM @Digin4ed I agree. The sad part is that so many are not interested in increasing their understanding to see what is available. #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:21 PM We need to present at school board meetings and demo the effectiveness of these great tools! #Edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:21 PM @rjwassink those pencils are a lot sharper than the computer mouse ... #edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:21 PM @tomwhitby Watch the video in my blog post from Clay Shirky. Perfect explanation to your question at the end http://bit.ly/dXyod #Edchat doriedance 9/22/2009 7:22 PM @web20classroom #edchat sometimes sites offer protection and sometimes sites don't. Just last week had to analyze sites for masters class. Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:22 PM To open up Social Media access, it needs to be a liability to gatekeepers if they don't allow it. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:22 PM @mritzius Exactly....SM give everyone a voice...an opportunity to be heard! #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:22 PM @tonnet I'm modeling & sharing constantly; colleagues ooo & ahhh but won't join in. Very frustrating #edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:22 PM I did have a parent ground their child from Edmodo because she was not doing her homework.- but that's understandable #edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:22 PM @Parentella And this is just the beginning! Imagine one year from now! #Edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:22 PM RT @jkdham @classroomtools: social media should be a means to ed goals, not an end in itself. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:22 PM RT @tonnet: @cybraryman1 Beyond spreading word I think we have to encourage teachers to join #edchat and get familiar w/ ITC's aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:23 PM Social media aside (for the moment), how is the general uptake of tech among your peers? @web20classroom @tonnet @cybraryman1 #edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:23 PM @web20classroom Absolutely. Think outside of the box, get out of the comfort zone, find answers to your questions alone. #Edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:23 PM @GameClassroom To connect w/ authors, SME's, ? questions, get answers, communicate w/ other stdts around world, build PLN #edchat ErnieEaster 9/22/2009 7:23 PM RT @ShellTerrell: Gr8 idea! via @denabud: We need to present at school board meetings and demo effectiveness of these great tools! #Edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:23 PM @mbteach We are discussing the role of Social Media in education.... #edchat mrarakaki 9/22/2009 7:23 PM RT @ShellTerrell @blairteach: tchng appropriate use & common sense sfty procedures as we tch chldrn not 2 touch hot stove. #edchat nancydevine 9/22/2009 7:23 PM RT @blairteach @tonnet I'm modeling & sharing constantly; colleagues ooo & ahhh but won't join in. Very frustrating #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:23 PM @sharon_elin Well the fragmented exploration is up to who is doing the exploring...not much of a reason if you ask me... #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:23 PM RT @mrsbrowndog: #edchat for some kids it is the difference between indifference and motivated mbteach 9/22/2009 7:23 PM late for #edchat can someone fill me in? Thanks! GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:24 PM RT @lbott: Presenting impressive project results created by students could convince parents of worthiness #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:24 PM If we demo to our communities-we can educate those that "fear" sm and typically argue against with no true knowledge of the resource #edchat nancydevine 9/22/2009 7:24 PM @sharon_elin twitter as broadcast tool is a start. #edchat classroomtools 9/22/2009 7:24 PM @Re_SearchingEd We need good in-service that engages teachers in disciplinary projects that will re-ignite their love of learning. #edchat lbott 9/22/2009 7:24 PM My students are benefitting from the exchange of ideas; learning from everyone, not just the teacher #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:24 PM @mbteach What role does Social Media play in Education? #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:24 PM @blairteach That sounds interesting. Would they join if we offer them a easy way to communicate with students? #edchat rjwassink 9/22/2009 7:24 PM Limited Access social networks of all types could easily be managed within districts #edchat cybraryman1 9/22/2009 7:24 PM Schools of Education have to do what Tom Whitby and others are doing with their preservice teachers. #edchat sharon_elin 9/22/2009 7:24 PM @ShellTerrell My dist. super. uses twitter & dist. has a twitter profile, but used as a broadcast for announcements, not dialogue #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:24 PM @doriedance I think its part of tchr job to always check sites b4 we share them #edchat tomwhitby 9/22/2009 7:24 PM @mbteach Nothing much yet. you are now filled in. #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:24 PM @GiftedTeechur part of teaching with social media is teaching stdnts how to use it responsibly #edchat Parentella 9/22/2009 7:24 PM Information flow from schools needs to become a conversation not a 1 way street. Transparency and communication=honest relationships #edchat lbott 9/22/2009 7:24 PM Presenting impressive project results created by students could convince parents of worthiness #edchat barbaraday 9/22/2009 7:24 PM Do you think there is a certain age range that works better for kids using social media? #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:25 PM I do think we sometimes blame admins for lack of access/use of social media, but I see many teachers VERY resistant to change. #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:25 PM RT @StrataLogica: obvious use 4 SM in c/r is 4 sts 2 appreciate/recognize other cultures thru sharing #edchat would stop a lot of conflict web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:25 PM RT @lbott: My students are benefitting from the exchange of ideas; learning from everyone, not just the teacher #edchat jarrodmartin1 9/22/2009 7:25 PM RT @Parentella: Info flow from schls needs 2 become a convo not a 1 wy street. Transparency & communication=honest relationships #edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:25 PM Same story 400 years ago. The church wanted to ban books to keep the "control". History repeats itself. We / they should know better #Edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:25 PM @denabud I agree, the community at large needs to be educated #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:25 PM @mbteach What role does/should social media play in education? #edchat' tonight topic GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:25 PM @lbott EXACTLY! I use it.. and teachers/parents ask about it.. I show them! #edchat doriedance 9/22/2009 7:25 PM @ShellTerrell #edchat I totally agree. kmadolf 9/22/2009 7:25 PM @sharon_elin One could make same criticism of poorly constructed lessons which lack SM. #edchat Re_SearchingEd 9/22/2009 7:25 PM @classroomtools Mainly grassroots efforts by admins who see benefits and offer PDs around it or offer salary points #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:25 PM @barbaraday I think there are certain tools that work better for various ages than others but every age benefits fr social media #edchat mrarakaki 9/22/2009 7:25 PM it wld b gr8t 2 hold an #Edchat during schl hrs to present during a stff mtg 1 day 2 show the impact it has on PD Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:25 PM @tomwhitby You don't hear about safety at the bookstore, do we? #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:25 PM @aforgrave In my district several are using, most know they need to..I have very few who are resistant... #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:26 PM WRT "bookstore" (or school library, say) Are books "reviewed" ?@Digin4ed: @tomwhitby #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:26 PM @classroomtools those inservices have to include teachers using sm for a purpose #edchat rjwassink 9/22/2009 7:26 PM Social Media = most important method of learning for our kids *already*, whether we model it or not. Lifelong Learning starts here. #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:26 PM RT @web20classroom: I keep hearing over and over that there is a problem with access to tools....#edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:26 PM RT @Parentella: Information flow from schools needs to become a conversation not a 1 way street. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:26 PM @sharon_elin And see....they are missing out on a huge opportunity.... #edchat esmith1126 9/22/2009 7:26 PM the fear of the majority outweighs the wishes & knowledge of the minority #edchat nancydevine 9/22/2009 7:26 PM i luv this RT @mrarakaki it wld b gr8t 2 hold an #Edchat during schl hrs to present during a stff mtg 1 day 2 show the impact it has on PD aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:26 PM @web20classroom What kind of support/PD/projects are promoted in your district? #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:26 PM @barbaraday I've used w/ 4 yr olds VoiceThread w/ other schools across world to create a digital story or learn about culture #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:26 PM RT @cybraryman1: Schools of Education have to do what Tom Whitby and others are doing with their preservice teachers. #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:27 PM @cybraryman1 agreed. New teachers need to be 'fluent' in social media/web 2.0 #edchat celfoster 9/22/2009 7:27 PM RT @jarrodmartin1: In fact, I would say most of our learning happens within the context of relationships, not alone with a book. #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:27 PM @barbaraday Also used w/ high school & adults to get them to practice Eng, connect, build PLN, teach them research #edchat Parentella 9/22/2009 7:27 PM @sharon_elin I agree. THis is why information needs to be democratic and equal for all. #edchat SM allows that and that alone is a gr8 thing KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:27 PM I mean 600 years, time really flies ;) #Edchat As long as deciders fear change, every revolution has a hard time. StrataLogica 9/22/2009 7:27 PM @barbaraday SM is powerful when students are old enough to understand the concept of being able to use SM as a collaboration tool #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:27 PM @tonnet Don't know. I've personally helped half-dzn ppl get started on Twitter (incldng some ppl), but then they go no further. #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:27 PM RT @barbaraday Do you think there is a certain age range that works better for kids using social media? #edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:27 PM We went thru procedures.. set up expectations.. and they run with it! #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:27 PM @KirstenWinkler But yet we continue to make the same mistakes....why #Edchat TNschatz 9/22/2009 7:27 PM RT @ShellTerrell: Yes! RT @jarrodmartin1: In fact, Id say most R learning happens w/in context of relationships, not alone w/a book. #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:27 PM @sharon_elin Still a start! #edchat Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:27 PM One of most effective ways to open access is get groundswell support in a district from parents and businesses #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:27 PM @barbaraday I think there needs to be differentiation in using social media across grade levels #edchat nancydevine 9/22/2009 7:27 PM @blairteach i also see teachers resist change. #edchat Re_SearchingEd 9/22/2009 7:27 PM @classroomtools The pressure for nonadopting tchrs can come from parents too- "Why isn't my kid getting x y z like Tyler is?" #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:28 PM Many social media sites understand that they need to create kid-friendly versions to remain relevant & usable in the classroom #edchat classroomtools 9/22/2009 7:28 PM @denabud In history, show them http://bit.ly/180EOh and maybe have them re-enact another event while in the session. #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:28 PM @nancydevine The resistance to change extends beyond adoption of social media, too. #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:28 PM WHY do teachers resist change? @nancydevine @blairteach #edchat Parentella 9/22/2009 7:28 PM @StrataLogica I think that it starts with parents understanding what SM is and helping kids navigate effectively. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:28 PM @mbteach @mbteach @cybraryman1 It should be a required Pre-Serivce teacher course! #edchat mrsbrowndog 9/22/2009 7:28 PM RT @jkdham For some kids SM is the difference between indiffernce and being motivated. #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:28 PM @tonnet I meant including adding some people for them to follow. #edchat nancydevine 9/22/2009 7:28 PM minority is comprised of admin. & teachers RT @esmith1126 the fear of the majority outweighs the wishes & knowledge of the minority #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:28 PM @nancydevine it wld b gr8t 2 hold an #Edchat during schl hrs to present during a stff mtg 2 show the impact it has on PD-my school does this web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:28 PM @aforgrave Since I do all of it...I have a wide range from my 23 Things project to integration techniques when I work 1 on 1 #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:29 PM @jkdham I can understand that but really all is needed is a computer, projector and a dream and vision to learn #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:29 PM RT @denabud: @nancydevine it 'd b gr8 2 hold an #Edchat during schl hrs to present in stff mtg 2 show impact on PD-my school does this nancydevine 9/22/2009 7:29 PM @blairteach exactly. resistance to change persists. (don't completely understand it...getting sick of trying) #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:29 PM The horse needs to be thirsty. @blairteach: @tonnet #edchat sharon_elin 9/22/2009 7:29 PM @blairteach Are teachers resistant to change because they're lazy? Too busy? Afraid? Skeptical? What do you see as their reasons? #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:29 PM @sharon_elin that's a start! There are maybe 1 or 2 of our district Inst. Tech Specialists who are even on Twitter, forget admins! #edchat classroomtools 9/22/2009 7:29 PM @Re_SearchingEd I've dealt with such pressures before, but usually from A students uncomfortable with new methods. #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:29 PM @aforgrave Fear of unknown; lack of TIME to learn is most frequent excuse for not adopting new practices. #edchat Parentella 9/22/2009 7:29 PM @blairteach perhaps having a new ed tweeters night would help? #edchat perhaps #newed hashtag? denabud 9/22/2009 7:29 PM Our assit. Super is requiring all LMS to have blogs for all subject areas that share sm sites and integration ideas #Edchat Re_SearchingEd 9/22/2009 7:29 PM @nancydevine it wld b gr8t 2 hold an #Edchat during schl hrs to present during a stff mtg 2 show the impact it has on PD(via @denabud) Def! GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:29 PM There are so many things that I share with colleagues and pass them along saying I got it from my PLN on Twitter #edchat cecilianobre 9/22/2009 7:29 PM I have a feeling some schools arent aware or willing to accept benefits of Social media in learning due to prejudice or scepticism #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:29 PM RT @cybraryman1: The key ? is how do we spread word about benefits of using SM 4 educational purposes? #edchat have fairly good start here CotterHUE 9/22/2009 7:29 PM RT @blairteach: I do think we sometimes blame admins for lack of access/use of SMedia but I see many Ts VERY resistant to change. #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:30 PM @ShellTerrell Would have to use screen shots since you likely can't access social media at the board meeting. #edchat jarrodmartin1 9/22/2009 7:30 PM @aforgrave tchrs resist bcoz they realy don't see the value. For change to happen, the vision and steps to that vision mst b clear. #edchat dlourcey 9/22/2009 7:30 PM #edchat Fear has to be overcome & ed. & awareness can do that--so that leaders can see the value-add of such tools. It's more than a tool. mrsbrowndog 9/22/2009 7:30 PM WOW, so many great questions arising from tonight's #edchat RE social media in schools lbott 9/22/2009 7:30 PM I'm searching for #edchat live on TweetGrid Search - http://tweetgrid.com/search?q=%23edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:30 PM @mbteach So maybe educators need to put pressure on the SM websites to create that content.. #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:30 PM @cecilianobre I think you're right that the skepticism is what prevents acceptance #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:30 PM @GiftedTeechur There r so many things that I share with colleagues & pass them along saying I got it from my PLN on Twitter #edchat me too! cecilianobre 9/22/2009 7:30 PM @mbteach Agreed! kid-friendly versions should be addressed #edchat stevejmoore 9/22/2009 7:30 PM Sad I can't join the #edchat tonight, gotta watch my freshman play some football! BrandonFrame 9/22/2009 7:31 PM RT @mbteach: @cybraryman1 agreed. New teachers need to be 'fluent' in social media/web 2.0 #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:31 PM @web20classroom we need to work together. I've been wrking w/Glogster 4 a month now. #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:31 PM Amen, amen--tools. RT @aforgrave: RT @jkdham @classroomtools: social media should be a means to ed goals, not an end in itself. #edchat kmadolf 9/22/2009 7:31 PM @blairteach Interesting that kids find the TIME to learn SM. #edchat Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:31 PM Perhaps education needs to refocus on teaching students to live in the world they are inheriting. #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:31 PM RT @blairteach: Teaching appropriate use & common sense safety -just as we teach kids not to touch a hot stove--is what we need. #edchat barbaraday 9/22/2009 7:31 PM I'm pretty new to all the technology stuff, but I know my 4th graders are very excited about the things I am doing. We are blogging. #edchat nancydevine 9/22/2009 7:31 PM RT @web20classroom @mbteach So maybe educators need to put pressure on the SM websites to create that content.. #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:31 PM @aforgrave aforgrave The horse needs to be thirsty. @blairteach: @tonnet #edchat in some cases really thirsty. tomwhitby 9/22/2009 7:31 PM If schls put effort in other health & safety issues as they do in banning SM maybe obesity and drug abuse might be addressed instead #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:31 PM @rrmurry If I am being too generous, then why we all at #edchat are gathering? Sometimes change comes from the bottom (teachers). mbteach 9/22/2009 7:31 PM @mrarakaki Last week, @rjwassink projected #edchat to his parents/staff! Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:32 PM @blairteach Yes, there is more than 1 group that resists. Some teachers don't want to have to learn new things. #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:32 PM @aforgrave There is plenty of "water" in the old ways, so they don't GET thirsty; they get complacent. #edchat jarrodmartin1 9/22/2009 7:32 PM @aforgrave We spnd time communicatng a vision 2 the ppl who hav alrdy bought in. How much do we spend tryng 2 comm. w/ the othrs? #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:32 PM @mbteach I know you are struggling but we have to keep fighting...we have to show the benefits.. #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:32 PM Social media at schools has to demolish the filtering barrier in the first place #edchat sharon_elin 9/22/2009 7:32 PM Pandora's box. That's what many teachers & admins & parents see when they think of social media. #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:32 PM @blairteach LOL! You have a point there! #edchat cecilianobre 9/22/2009 7:32 PM @sharon_elin some teachers are skeptical, some not just interested or not technology-oriented #edchat rjwassink 9/22/2009 7:32 PM @mbteach @mrarakaki It was running during my open house - didn't really "present it" too much. Did raise a lot of questions #edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:32 PM @web20classroom It is in Canada because I'm mentoring some pre-serv. teachers at the Univ of Regina #edchat CotterHUE 9/22/2009 7:32 PM #edchat Many Ts aware of benefits but dont know where/how to begin. They need help, guidance, ideas to start. web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:32 PM @dlourcey Exactly! We have to overcome the fear... #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:32 PM RT @mbteach: @mrarakaki Last week, @rjwassink projected #edchat to his parents/staff! How'd it go? Was it well recieved? BrandonFrame 9/22/2009 7:33 PM #edchat is great 2night. This a topic that needs to be addressed. Many schools districts are like big companies. Their risk-averse to SM philhart 9/22/2009 7:33 PM @sharon_elin Do people forget what was at the bottom of Pandora's box? #edchat CotterHUE 9/22/2009 7:33 PM #edchat Sales often has a psychological motivator (price/deadline) to motivate people to buy. Ed only HOPES Ts to pick up new ideas. web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:33 PM RT @sharon_elin: Pandora's box. That's what many teachers & admins & parents see when they think of social media. #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:33 PM @rjwassink still...very cool. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:33 PM RT @tonnet: Social media at schools has to demolish the filtering barrier in the first place #edchat ----Agreed! StrataLogica 9/22/2009 7:33 PM @Parentella Agree - if parents take time to understand SM, then they won't fear it and can teach children to use it responsibly #edchat dianadell 9/22/2009 7:33 PM @GameClassroom Thanks! Planned to participate. #edchat Lost track of time! mbteach 9/22/2009 7:33 PM I may be mistaken, but I believe a NETS*S standard is collaboration & creativity--->SM anyone? #edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:33 PM We need an education system for the new century. That has to include Social Media. As books were part of the old one #Edchat Re_SearchingEd 9/22/2009 7:33 PM What if more curriculum (texts and teacher guides) came built-in with SM components for hesitant tchrs? #edchat Instd of qstns end of chaptr doctorjeff 9/22/2009 7:33 PM There's another side of the coin. Orgs like mine, non-profits want to use SM to reach out and engage the Ed community at all levels. #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:33 PM @rjwassink What kind of ?s good ones I hope! #edchat Parentella 9/22/2009 7:33 PM I didn't know that SM is banned in schools. #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:34 PM RT @ShellTerrell: @doriedance I think its part of tchr job to always check sites b4 we share them #edchat CotterHUE 9/22/2009 7:34 PM #edchat absence of psychological motivatirs means Ts need help at start, like @tomwhitby and his Ss. KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:34 PM How can a country ban Social Media in schools if it basically elected its president with Social Media? #Edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:34 PM RT @mbteach: I may be mistaken, but I believe a NETS*S standard is collaboration & creativity--->SM anyone? #edchat Yep! Good Point! GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:34 PM RT @sharon_elin: Are teachers resistant 2 change because they're lazy? 2 busy? Afraid? Skeptical? What do you see as their reasons? #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:34 PM @jarrodmartin1 A lot of time? #edchat Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:34 PM @aforgrave yes, someone often reviews books, but criteria varies alot. Barnes & Noble offerings would scare some. #edchat celfoster 9/22/2009 7:34 PM RT @Digin4ed: Perhaps education needs to refocus on teaching students to live in the world they are inheriting. #edchat schickbob 9/22/2009 7:34 PM #edchat Conference topic: What Are the Dangers (of the 'Net) & How Do We Address Them? My comment: what a miserable approach lbott 9/22/2009 7:34 PM Think it takes too much of a shift in methodology for some teachers, and an openness to ideas from others #edchat meheinz 9/22/2009 7:34 PM RT @tomwhitby: If schls put effort in other health & safety issues as in banning SM maybe obesity/drug abuse might be addressed #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:34 PM @rjwassink But see how awesome is that...a perfect chance to talk about the benefits! #edchat Parentella 9/22/2009 7:34 PM @sharon_elin I think many don't know how to use it. #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:34 PM @lbott Need access to complete projects. Ooops, still blocked. #edchat cecilianobre 9/22/2009 7:34 PM @Parentella most of SM sites are blocked in my school...Twitter in on the way too =( #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:34 PM Social media should be a means to ed goals, not an end in itself. #edchat via @blairteach @aforgrave @jkdham @classroomtools denabud 9/22/2009 7:34 PM @blairteach @aforgrave There is plenty of "water" in the old ways, so they don't GET thirsty; they get complacent. #edchat TTWWADI rjwassink 9/22/2009 7:34 PM @ShellTerrell I plan to soon start a Tuesday Night "Tech Night" in my room where I help others on tech stuff and show #edchat weekly. blairteach 9/22/2009 7:35 PM @cybraryman1 Yet too few are actively preparing pre-service teachers to work in a world of social media. (Kudos @tomwhitby) #edchat Parentella 9/22/2009 7:35 PM @lbott You are perhaps correct. #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:35 PM Maybe ppl don't want 2 spend the extra time it takes 2 tch internet safety-I do it 4 a month b4 we even get email accts/blog, etc... #edchat Parentella 9/22/2009 7:35 PM @cecilianobre Why? What is the rationale? #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:35 PM RT @KirstenWinkler: How can a country ban Social Media in schools if it basically elected its president with Social Media? #Edchat schickbob 9/22/2009 7:35 PM #edchat So, what can I bring to such a conference? Would you infiltrate? Subvert? or ignore/boycott? doctorjeff 9/22/2009 7:35 PM So the interface between formal ed, pre-service ed, the public AND INFORMAL ed is a broader landscape for SM. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:36 PM @mbteach But thats funny because now every district is required to teach it! If they take e-rate money, which most do... #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:36 PM @denabud Since much of the "fear" is irrational, it will be hard to overcome with a demo. #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:36 PM @cecilianobre So really admin only successfully blocks tchrs #edchat Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:36 PM Social Media users and the impact is growing exponentially, Eventually, it will be too powerful to stop. #edchat rjwassink 9/22/2009 7:36 PM If everyone used #edchat and Twitter, would it drown out too many voices and bring us back to where we were? Too much SM could be bad... aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:36 PM WRT Blocking/Filtering --- can folks see WHY the initial reaction to block/filter is rational -- we're dealing w/kids? #edchat lbott 9/22/2009 7:36 PM @schickbob: #edchat Conference topic: Maybe What are the benefits of social media, and how we use them? #edchat nancydevine 9/22/2009 7:36 PM @philhart was it hope at the bottom of pandora's box? (just googled) #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:36 PM @cecilianobre I find it funny they block this yet I catch most kids on Myspace & IM during class hrs bcuz they hacked it #edchat thadhaines 9/22/2009 7:37 PM Someone once said better for our students to learn about SM in school than by themselves in a dark bedroom #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:37 PM @rjwassink I think we'd cause ripple in our communities! In essence we are collaborating on change right now & gaining support #edchat doctorjeff 9/22/2009 7:37 PM The live Twitter coverage of the MESSENGER spacecraft flyby of Mercury is a great example of what we're trying to do with Web2.0. #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:37 PM @blairteach @tonnet I have successfully gotten one of my colleagues on Twitter & he has never stopped thanking me. #edchat debrasanborn 9/22/2009 7:37 PM RT @KirstenWinkler How can a country ban Social Media in schools if it basically elected its president with Social Media? #Edchat Teddi14 9/22/2009 7:37 PM Teacher Student Loan Cancellation http://tinyurl.com/8tc834 Has anyone got this Teacher Loan Forgiveness? #edchat kmadolf 9/22/2009 7:37 PM RT @KirstenWinkler: How can a country ban Social Media in schools if it basically elected its president with Social Media? #Edchat cytochromec 9/22/2009 7:37 PM Our school allows twitter/ning. We block facebook/myspace. We also provide Moodle for supervised SM #edchat . Kids need a lot of guidance. dianadell 9/22/2009 7:37 PM RT @web20classroom @KirstenWinkler: How can a country ban Soc Medi. in schools if it basically elected its president with Soc. Med.? #Edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:37 PM @ErnieEaster Absolutely. And don't forget trains. They drive so fast, you will get mad if you use them instead of horses! :) #Edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:37 PM @rjwassink SocMed has the incredible potential to change the flow/lines of communication/power #edchat cecilianobre 9/22/2009 7:37 PM @blairteach true, it should be part of training or a module on getting a teaching degree #edchat classroomtools 9/22/2009 7:37 PM @aforgrave Kids can stab each other with pens and pencils too, but we don't ban those. #edchat meheinz 9/22/2009 7:37 PM PLEASE! RT @tonnet: Social media at schools has to demolish the filtering barrier in the first place #edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:37 PM @blairteach the only thing-if it's a beta site it can change (like the stop motion one I tweeted about) #edchat CotterHUE 9/22/2009 7:37 PM RT @GiftedTeechur: RT @sharon_elin: why are teachers resistant? - all of the above. #edchat jaimebarclay 9/22/2009 7:38 PM RT @Digin4ed: Perhaps education needs to refocus on teaching students to live in the world they are inheriting. #edchat tomwhitby 9/22/2009 7:38 PM If we analize what mst fear frm the intenet it might be more undesirable than unsafe. What make adults uncomfortable is not unsafe. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:38 PM RT @thadhaines: Someone once said better for our students to learn about SM in school than by themselves in a dark bedroom #edchat Agreed dianadell 9/22/2009 7:38 PM RT @classroomtools Kids can stab each other with pens and pencils too, but we don't ban those. #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:38 PM @web20classroom only lab teachers/media specialists teach it (if you have one), and not all of the lab tchrs do, I'm sure #edchat BrandonFrame 9/22/2009 7:38 PM #edsocialmediasummit I hope to see you all there. #edchat http://tinyurl.com/lmyfv5 tonnet 9/22/2009 7:38 PM @blairteach Then the question might be how to retain those colleagues how already get in touch with social media tools #edchat nancydevine 9/22/2009 7:38 PM RT @classroomtools @aforgrave Kids can stab each other with pens and pencils too, but we don't ban those. #edchat cecilianobre 9/22/2009 7:38 PM @Parentella "bad for kids" or too much bandwith - same old rubbish #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:38 PM Books were once an innovation, too. @Digin4ed: Social Media: Eventually, it will be too powerful to stop. #edchat BrandonFrame 9/22/2009 7:39 PM RT @thadhaines: Someone once said better for our students to learn about SM in school than by themselves in a dark bedroom #edchat Agreed ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:39 PM @rjwassink Thats a great idea! A Tech Nite! #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:39 PM Is SocMed being "banned" -- or just held back while folks figure it out? @debrasanborn @kmadolf @KirstenWinkler #edchat lbott 9/22/2009 7:39 PM All tools can have a downside, but students are educated on their use and benefits #edchat doctorjeff 9/22/2009 7:39 PM Gotta jump in and stand up for teachers - they are not resistant to change, humans are resistant to change. Not a teacher thing. #edchat Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:39 PM @KirstenWinkler: country doesn't ban Social Media, local school board or supers do. #edchat kmadolf 9/22/2009 7:39 PM @ShellTerrell Good point. They are the ones who don't know how to deal with proxy servers. #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:39 PM @esmith1126 Why is that majority/minority thing true with social media when it isn't true in so many other situations? #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:39 PM @mbteach I bet that is the way it is most places...but every teacher is responsible....NETS for Teachers.... #edchat cecilianobre 9/22/2009 7:39 PM @ShellTerrell yeah. Even utube is blocked...we need to get an authorization to use the videos, after that they block it again #edchat tearoof 9/22/2009 7:39 PM just joining the chat- learning is a social activity, embracing SM is natural extension #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:40 PM @ErnieEaster If we all did it then its a gr8 impact I think! #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:40 PM @lbott All tools can have a downside, but students are educated on their use and benefits #edchat- we can say the same for print tools too! mbteach 9/22/2009 7:40 PM @web20classroom I wonder what admins in Philly have even heard of NETS*T #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:40 PM @rjwassink I don't know...maybe the conversation would get watered down... #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:40 PM @aforgrave Next week is "Banned Book Week" so I guess there are access problems in all types of media. #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:40 PM @mbteach Gr8t. Problem is some ppl still think these tools are for adolescents only. They think of themselves to be to old for this #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:40 PM @kmadolf exactly I had to learn fr stdts how to do this so I could show them educ videos #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:40 PM @aforgrave tchrs resist change because they are exposed to new initiatives every few years, so change =bad #edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:40 PM @tomwhitby but there are things that I don't have problems with~but I answer to the parents #edchat thadhaines 9/22/2009 7:40 PM Better to co-op students SM sites than create new ones for ed only-creates a greater personal connection 4 students #edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:41 PM @Digin4ed Effect is the same, unfortunately. Over here in France Social Media it is not even known, they discovered email last week #Edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:41 PM @mbteach I wonder if many administrators any where have? #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:41 PM @blairteach Every once in a while I encounter a student who "isn't yet ready" for a pen -- I require pencil only ... #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:41 PM @cecilianobre many schools/teachers still think of social media in terms of 'To Catch a Predator.' #edchat dianadell 9/22/2009 7:41 PM @Digin4ed So how do we engage supers and schoolboards in conversation about Social Media and its implications for education? #edchat lbott 9/22/2009 7:41 PM Like the tech night idea; like a science fair or art festival, great projects can be displayed #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:41 PM RT @mbteach: @blairteach @tonnet I have successfully gotten one of my colleagues on Twitter & he has never stopped thanking me. #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:42 PM RT @GiftedTeechur: Most of my students don't like twitter~they prefer Facebook and now Edmodo #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:42 PM @tonnet my 55 yr old mom has a FB addiction. It's all about how you use it #edchat PeaceNicole 9/22/2009 7:42 PM RT @web20classroom RT @KirstenWinkler How can country ban Social Media in schools if basically elected president w- Social Media? #Edchat kmadolf 9/22/2009 7:42 PM @ShellTerrell And that's what our classrooms should look like! Are teachers afraid to give up role of expert? #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:42 PM @aforgrave Problem is those ppl "figuring it out" aren't trying to figure it out. It's the ignore it & it'll go away syndrome. #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:42 PM @dianadell how do we engage supers and sb in conversation about Social Media and its implications for education? #edchat model for them ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:42 PM G8 ?! RT @dianadell: @Digin4ed So how do we engage supers & schoolbrds in convo about Soc Media & implications for edu? #edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:42 PM Most of my students don't like twitter~they prefer Facebook and now Edmodo #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:42 PM [Teachers] are not resistant to change, humans are resistant to change. Not a teacher thing. #edchat via @doctorjeff True! nancydevine 9/22/2009 7:43 PM maybe the resistors don't realize how fun sm is. #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:43 PM Students are our biggest advocates of SM. I have Indep study kids teach teachers how to integrate sm tools- it can b very powerful. #Edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:43 PM RT aforgrave: Our "mission," as with other media, is to encourage, enlighten, enskill, empower ... #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:43 PM @CotterHUE teens especially need to have good safety/netiquette instruction #edchat CotterHUE 9/22/2009 7:43 PM RT @doctorjeff: Gotta jump in & stand up for Ts - they rnt resistant to change, humans r resistant to change. Not a teacher thing. #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:43 PM @GiftedTeechur Good point! My stdts use FB & Myspace daily. I think FB safest of those 2 #edchat cecilianobre 9/22/2009 7:43 PM @mbteach unfortunately, yes. They don´t see it as a formal- reliable way of learning.They may think learning just happens thr books #edchat Worldclass52 9/22/2009 7:43 PM #edchat is anyone out there doing it - integrating all the technologies Inc SM are the results success enough to generate interest?? PeaceNicole 9/22/2009 7:43 PM RT @web20classroom: RT @sharon_elin: Pandora's box: what many teachers, admins + parents see when they think of social media. #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:43 PM @web20classroom I keep plugging along. I'm sure there is a tipping point when they will finally "get it." #edchat tomwhitby 9/22/2009 7:43 PM @GiftedTeechur The very parents who do not filter their or their neighbors or kids' friends' computers #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:43 PM Our "mission," as with other media, is to encourage, enlighten, enskill, empower ... #edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:43 PM @aforgrave Practice makes perfect. As @garyvee says "you don't want to wait until the wave breaks your face, you want to ride it." #Edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:44 PM @tomwhitby believe me~you're preaching 2 the choir~but since I'm "raising them" 7 hr/day~I'm responsible for filtering/character ed #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:44 PM @kmadolf Needless to say I often walk on glass in school & am hush hush sometimes w/ ways we use tech #edchat Digin4ed 9/22/2009 7:44 PM @dianadell 1) show value proposition 2) show need (scores, proactive parent & bus supt) 3) show downside risk of not doing #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:44 PM @kmadolf Its good they teach me but 1 tchr told me I'm encouraging them to hack school system #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:44 PM RT @mbteach: @CotterHUE teens especially need to have good safety/netiquette instruction #edchat tearoof 9/22/2009 7:44 PM is your district's goal to educate or to pass stnd tests? that often impacts stand on SM #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:44 PM @blairteach Soon it will get to a point where they have no choice...then they are going to feel behind.... #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:44 PM @blairteach I think "ignore and it will go away" is the initial reaction -- time/influence will lead to better response .. #edchat tomwhitby 9/22/2009 7:45 PM Why do ppl insist on tching kids for what we have done in our last decade.These kids will live in future decades We need more vision #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:45 PM @patpack I have 200 student accts waiting 2 B used but having firewall issues. How I've used Glogster: #edchat http://bit.ly/3mPPH2 web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:45 PM @tearoof Most districts would answer testing...because funding is tied to those tests.... #edchat Parentella 9/22/2009 7:45 PM @nancydevine SM is indeed fun and insightful, and educational. #edchat JoHart 9/22/2009 7:45 PM @aforgrave just logged in so late response - imho it isn't just teachers that resist change is across all population #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:45 PM I wonder how many adults today refer to books as opposed to 'Net for information? @cecilianobre @mbteach #edchat doctorjeff 9/22/2009 7:45 PM What 21st century education in the US needs is someone who can push Social Media from a bully pulpit. You need Obama. Why not? #edchat cecilianobre 9/22/2009 7:45 PM They are trying to avoid the unavoidable #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:45 PM @CotterHUE Point taken. Doesn't fix the problem of resistance, though. Do to time constraints, I think tchrs are more resistant #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:45 PM @Worldclass52 I know there are lots of examples out there....but will the resistors listen? #edchat celfoster 9/22/2009 7:46 PM @tearoof Unfortunately I think that is what will do it - systems who use SM - scores up - info gets out there - others follow #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:46 PM @thadhaines But among all administrators...you are rare....#edchat CotterHUE 9/22/2009 7:46 PM RT @web20classroom: @blairteach Soon they are going to feel behind... - & then they become Ts kids hate and learn 0 from #edchat rdelorenzo 9/22/2009 7:46 PM @aforgrave Keep in mind that this divide in perception can go both ways. #edchat nancydevine 9/22/2009 7:46 PM what got each of us here? would what got us here work with others? #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:46 PM @ShellTerrell -@kmadolf Needless to say I often walk on glass in school & am hush hush sometimes w/ ways we use tech #edchat that is sad! blairteach 9/22/2009 7:46 PM @tearoof Testing is what I see. Every lesson is couched in terms of how it prepares students for the TEST. #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:46 PM Po -- social media as a learning tool may not be for all learners, or all educators ... #edchat PeaceNicole 9/22/2009 7:46 PM RT @web20classroom: RT @mbteach: @CotterHUE teens especially need to have good safety/netiquette instruction #edchat rjwassink 9/22/2009 7:46 PM @web20classroom @mbteach I just finished my admin degree and had never heard of them until I found ISTE on my own #edchat curtis_dutiel 9/22/2009 7:46 PM RT @tonnet: Social media should be a means to ed goals, not an end in itself. #edchat via @blairteach @aforgrave @jkdham @classroomtools web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:46 PM RT @Parentella: @nancydevine SM is indeed fun and insightful, and educational. #edchat billkimball 9/22/2009 7:47 PM RT @web20classroom @thadhaines ...better for students to learn about SocMedia in school than by themselves in a dark bedroom #edchat Agreed! blairteach 9/22/2009 7:47 PM @aforgrave True of any tool. You do, however, have more options for differentiation when using social media. #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:47 PM How many careers can we think of that all need stdts to know how to collaborate effectively in teams? ALL #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:47 PM @rjwassink See there is just something wrong with that.... #edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:47 PM Don't forget Brainpop is free until the end of September for Digital Citizenship http://bit.ly/GFQQk #edchat tearoof 9/22/2009 7:47 PM @web20classroom: agreed, which doesn't bode well at all for SM- many districts just don't see it as a priority #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:47 PM @thadhaines you mean the NETS? Our district luckily references them in the "Tech Connections" curriculum #edchat tomwhitby 9/22/2009 7:47 PM @Parentella Students and teachers are banned from SM in many schools. #edchat cecilianobre 9/22/2009 7:47 PM @aforgrave lots, I bet! #edchat cristama 9/22/2009 7:47 PM Bummed I have to miss #edchat AGAIN...headed to Lyssie's soccer practice. Have a great conversation! web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:48 PM RT @GiftedTeechur: Don't forget Brainpop is free until the end of September for Digital Citizenship http://bit.ly/GFQQk #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:48 PM @denabud #edchat I am doing that mrore and more too web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:48 PM @ShellTerrell Um...most....its rare for there not to be.... #edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:48 PM @ShellTerrell and my Edmodo is even safer because there is an ADMIN # for registering #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:48 PM @rjwassink so we're back to last week's topic: what pre-service educators need! #edchat classroomtools 9/22/2009 7:48 PM @tomwhitby It is what they are comfortable with. We have raised too many memorizers that have become teachers. #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:48 PM RT @cecilianobre: @mbteach Agreed! kid-friendly versions should be addressed #edchat kmadolf 9/22/2009 7:48 PM @ShellTerrell Frustrating to have to 'hide' learning / teaching methods that prepare students for world. #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:48 PM @techgirlangie That is a problem....we still have to teach responsible use at the same time keeping kids safe..#edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:48 PM @aforgrave I would say few. "Google" is now a verb! #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:48 PM RT @GiftedTeechur: Don't forget Brainpop is free until the end of September for Digital Citizenship http://bit.ly/GFQQk #edchat KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:48 PM Awesome #Edchat guys. Unfortunately 1:45AM in France and teaching starts at 9AM ;) Catch up with the Chat later! aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:48 PM @rdelorenzo Hi Rob -- clarify "both ways" ? #edchat lbott 9/22/2009 7:49 PM @ShellTerrell Engineers, Research scientists, architects, city planners, all collaborate in teams #edchat zbpipe 9/22/2009 7:49 PM I'm getting real-time search results at TweetGrid http://tweetgrid.com/ #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:49 PM #edchat perhaps a kid friendly site like webkinz, but you don't have to buy more "stuffies" first PeaceNicole 9/22/2009 7:49 PM RT @tonnet: [Teachers] are not resistant to change, humans are resistant to change. Not a teacher thing. #edchat via @doctorjeff True! mbteach 9/22/2009 7:49 PM RT @CotterHUE: #edchat Many Ts aware of benefits but dont know where/how to begin. They need help, guidance, ideas to start. JoHart 9/22/2009 7:49 PM 'twas ever thus - gain acceptance for the new one step at a time there will always be those who don't adopt until concept not new #edchat denabud 9/22/2009 7:49 PM @blairteach@tearoof Testing is what I see. Every lesson is couched in terms of how it prepares students for the TEST #edchat -not everywhere tomwhitby 9/22/2009 7:49 PM @philhart Was that Hope? or was it a tootsie roll? #edchat CotterHUE 9/22/2009 7:49 PM #edchat My conversation school thinks it's 1990. No web presence at all, no use of SM for learning, nothing. Very sad, very frustrating. KirstenWinkler 9/22/2009 7:49 PM If you like, read my #Edchat blog post on today's topic http://bit.ly/dXyod Would love to see some comments ;) Good night and take care! ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:49 PM @kmadolf It is! At new institute after 2 yrs they are embracing how I integrate tech in class! Its exciting! #edchat nancydevine 9/22/2009 7:49 PM RT @kmadolf @ShellTerrell Frustrating to have to 'hide' learning / teaching methods that prepare students for world. #edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:49 PM OH plus if you sign up for eCybermission you get Brainpop for FREE #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:49 PM RT @Digin4ed: Perhaps education needs to refocus on teaching students to live in the world they are inheriting. #edchat blairteach 9/22/2009 7:50 PM @tomwhitby "If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow." John Dewey #edchat zbpipe 9/22/2009 7:50 PM I am joining edchat late - what is the topic? an update? #edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:50 PM @rjwassink it's not new?? I just learned about all this stuff this summer!!! LOL!! #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:50 PM RT @CotterHUE: #edchat Many Ts aware of benefits but dont know where/how to begin. They need help, guidance, ideas to start. anotherschwab 9/22/2009 7:50 PM Great, got my #edchat and #educhat mixed up again aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:50 PM RT @KirstenWinkler Practice makes perfect. "You don't want to wait until the wave breaks your face, you want to ride it." - @garyvee #edchat tonnet 9/22/2009 7:50 PM @mbteach A person 84 yrs old, helps w/ a site's edition from Australia. But this do not solve the retention of ppl into SM #edchat GiftedTeechur 9/22/2009 7:51 PM I've been helping two of our Spanish teachers~working on Nat. Boards with Twitter and other Web 2.0 to help with that process #edchat cecilianobre 9/22/2009 7:51 PM @CotterHUE how do you cope with that? #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:51 PM @zbpipe What role does Social Media play in Education? #edchat jkdham 9/22/2009 7:51 PM RT @philhart: @sharon_elin Do people forget what was at the bottom of Pandora's box? #edchat I hope that they do ;) rjwassink 9/22/2009 7:51 PM #edchat visionaries from 1999 still look at SM and "web 2.0" as "new" 21st century skills. A vision of tomorrow changes when tomorrow comes. PeaceNicole 9/22/2009 7:51 PM RT @web20classroom @GiftedTeechur: ... Brainpop is free until the end of September for Digital Citizenship http://bit.ly/GFQQk #edchat tearoof 9/22/2009 7:51 PM we r data-driven- show a relationship between web2.0 immersion and improved test scores, and SM will be golden #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:51 PM @zbpipe Importance of Soc Med w/ stdts right now! #edchat philhart 9/22/2009 7:51 PM @nancydevine @tomwhitby It was indeed Hope at the bottom of Pandora's box! #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:51 PM @rjwassink are you getting EC (overtime) for that ? #edchat :) mtrump 9/22/2009 7:51 PM RT: blairteach: @tomwhitby "If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow." John Dewey #edchat Worldclass52 9/22/2009 7:51 PM @web20classroom we need to share thosestorirs show the podcasts at faculty meetings and keep the discussions going. #edchat ShellTerrell 9/22/2009 7:51 PM @lbott They also must continuously collaborate w/ others in different cities, sts, & countries yet stdts not taught this #edchat lbott 9/22/2009 7:51 PM RT @blairteach @tomwhitby "If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow." John Dewey #edchat aforgrave 9/22/2009 7:51 PM @CotterHUE Just imagine how your Conversation School will be down the road once things change ... #edchat Worldclass52 9/22/2009 7:52 PM What and how is Microsofts school of the future dealing with this issue? #edchat web20classroom 9/22/2009 7:52 PM @Worldclass52 I agree...we have to start somewhere... #edchat LeesaWatego 9/22/2009 7:52 PM 'logging' into JoHart 9/22/2009 7:52 PM imho Admin/IT blocking easily circumvented by students - all comes back to responsible dig citizenship - taught young #edchat mbteach 9/22/2009 7:52 PM RT @blairteach: RT @ShellTerrell: @doriedance I think its part of tchr job to always check sites b4 we share them #edchat