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Permalink Reply by kolson on March 26, 2008 at 7:02pm

Welcome to CR2.0, Brenda! What kind of technology classes do you currently teach? I'd be interested in hearing about that - I teach keyboarding/computer classes at the middle/elementary level, but would like to be at the high school level at some point in the future. Again, welcome, there's a ton to learn here!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Whalen on March 26, 2008 at 10:52pm

Howdy classroom2.0 members :) My name is Michael Whalen. I am a website developer in Honolulu Hawaii, and I helped build the website SchoolRack.com. SchoolRack is a website where teachers can create websites, share files with parents and students, and a whole lot more.

We've been working on it for a long time and really love the project, and love the community that we're creating. Thought I would drop by here sine not many of our teachers are "web2.0" savvy, although our website is certainly web2.0.

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Permalink Reply by Helen Otway on March 27, 2008 at 2:24am

Hello Michael,
Great to see you here. Sounds like you are doing some really cool things that support teaching and learning. Hope to hear more from you.
Helen

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Permalink Reply by kolson on March 27, 2008 at 9:33am

Welcome, Michael! Do you work directly with any schools? I'm curious at the adoption of your site by teachers you work with. Looking forward to hearing more from you!

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Permalink Reply by Antwon Lincoln on March 26, 2008 at 11:21pm

Greetings Community,

I am a technology coordinator in San Diego. I stumbled across this web site by "trolling" the internet for resources for technology leaders. WOW! I hope to contribute more than I take away. This is a great resource.

Antwon

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Permalink Reply by Helen Otway on March 27, 2008 at 2:27am

Hi Antwon,
I thought exactly the same thing when I joined Classroom 2.0 - WOW! I lost myself in it for quite a few days. There was so much to learn and try. Look forward to your contributions.

Helen

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Permalink Reply by Anne Mirtschin on March 27, 2008 at 3:01am

Hi Anton, Agreed! This is a great resource and welcome to this wonderful classroom. This started me off on a great ejourney approximately 8 months ago and I am still on this wonderful journey. Look forward to hearing more from you.

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Permalink Reply by kolson on March 27, 2008 at 9:31am

Antwon - so happy you stumbled your way here! There's so much here to learn, but the connections you make with other people is probably the most valuable part. I've formed some great relationships and started projects with many educators I first met on Classroom 2.0. I looking forward to hearing more from you!

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Stewart on March 27, 2008 at 8:17am

Hi all,

I work for a national advisory service in the UK - JISC infoNet and am very interested in the impact social software and web 2.0 technologies are having on the education sector. I'm not just interested in how they are being developed with regards to students though, I'm also interested in their use with regards to staff especially the work/life balance. Looking forward to answering any questions, taking part in discussions and sharing knowledge.

Cheers

Andy

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on March 27, 2008 at 9:25am

*Shocking* photo. :)

I love the angle of your interest. I would imagine that CR 2.0 falls largely in the category of educators doing on their own time outside of their compensated work life--and I've thought a lot about that. Those who participate actively must feel they are getting something personally that is worth the investment of their time. Many, I think, are just motivated and passionate about education, and so maybe don't create too much separation between work/life when here... ?

Would love to hear more about what you discover.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Stewart on March 28, 2008 at 2:19am

Ha, typical night out in Newcastle, England.

I think the whole subject area is awesome and am very excited about the impact this stuff is going to have on our future, especially with the advances we have in technology. Improving communication, collaboration, promoting an open and honest culture, improving key skills (literacy, computing, social albeit online) etc. The whole work/life balance area is extremely interesting and on a personal level I completely agree with the statements you've provided. I look forward to sharing any findings and contributing to the discussions taking place.

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Permalink Reply by kolson on March 27, 2008 at 9:29am

Andy - this is something I'm extremely interested in as well. I've been doing some informal research and blogging about social media/networking/technologies and would love to learn from you. Are you on twitter?

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