Tag archive: PLN

The Power of People: An RSCON Reflection

Something I often read as a hindrance to culture change in public schools is the isolation of the public school teacher. The idea that schools are filled with disconnected, independent contractors, working alone is a pervasive one. Some of this is self-imposed… continue reading »

The Best Thing I’ve Done Online, Wanna See?

On July 28th at 10:00 am the second iteration of the best thing I have done online will begin. The Reform Symposium began as an offhand comment on Twitter, evolved into a conversation on Google Wave (remember Wave?), then turned… continue reading »

Invite a Skeptic to the Reform Symposium

All of this social networking is starting to pay off for everyone! For the past month I have been working with some really amazing educators to put together a free summer conference. I have never met any of these amazing… continue reading »

Two Very Useful Twitter Tools for Educators

Topify and ReadTwit are two very useful Twitter tools for teachers. continue reading

Playing With the Cool Kids: My Teaching Twenaissance

Twitter has reenergized my career by introducing me to a group of great people. continue reading

Fear Mongering, Social Media & You

Fears about children’s safety hinder discussions about relaxing internet filtering. continue reading