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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Connectivism through Social Networking


·      When I don’t know something, I have a network of colleagues that I can put out my ignorance to…it’s important to stay connected to people who are smarter than us…

·      It’s a little bit intimidating when you have to start off as almost a novice again, but it’s also exciting as you learn and discover. {Levine talking about trying something new in technology}

            Alan Levine 2:40 YouTube video

An example of a valuable site for teacher networking…

Teacher 2.0is an independent community for educators to explore their interests and passions, and to build a network of support for educators at all levels.  Through this community, with online events, interviews, and workshops, the goal is to have educators help each other become re-energized in their careers and in their contributions to the world.” There is a category set up for labs, ideas, members, groups, books, and more.

I chose this networking site, among many others, mostly because you have to register and be approved to join the network in order to avoid spammers. I some other social networks, like NYSCATE for example, I noticed many spammers that flooded the forums with hairstyling tips.

Upon investigating this site further, I found a book entitled Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform EducationDescription: http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=technologyr04-20&l=as2&o=1&a=193554327X&camp=217145&creative=399373 by Will Richardson, the author of this LAI590 course’s text.
I also found a plethora of blogs that would be beneficial to follow, something of which I had difficulty finding in earlier mods for this course.


1 comment:

  1. I hope that you add the rss feeds for some of these good blogs to your Google Reader.

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