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Parting thoughts about Social Media 101

I was introduced to Classroom 2.0 through the professional development course Social Media 101, which has just ended. I have to say this has been one of the most useful professional development courses I've taken for quite some time. I've enjoyed learning about using sites such as this one to connect with other educators who can point me in the right direction if I'm looking for answers, or with whom I can share information that I might have which they might find useful. The format is pretty… Continue

Added by Ellen Wilke on April 12, 2010 at 8:20pm — No Comments

Reading the book...

So I started reading the Shirky book this week - it's an easy read and I like it so far!

I think that one of the things that holds me back from being an active participant in social networking is the feeling of responsibility to continue to be engaged. For example, I almost didn't make this post because spring break is starting after 3 pm tomorrow (yes!). I know I won't be able to respond for the next week or so to any replies that are left here (my family will kill me if I'm too…

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Added by Ellen Wilke on March 10, 2010 at 9:20pm — 8 Comments

First Impressions of PLN

This seems to be a place chock full of information just waiting to be consumed. At first glance, I can see that it would be a great place to ask questions and get some quick feedback. PLNs look like a place to go when you don't know where to get an answer to a question...it looks like there a lot of people willing to help.

Added by Ellen Wilke on February 26, 2010 at 7:21pm — 1 Comment