Elizabeth Davis's Comments

Thanks, I'll leave a message.

Sorry, I meant subject music. You have math, reading, art, etc., but no music. I am a music teacher and would love to invite my music teacher friends, but I'm sure they would be able to blog easier if we had a music area to go to. Does that make more sense? Thanks for the quick responce.

Elizabeth, Can music be added as a subject area on the main page?

Hello Elizabeth, I spent many years near Watertown (in Newton and Boston) while I was an undergrad at Emerson in the Back Bay. Thank-you for your work and efforts as a host of this wonderful community of educators-technologists. Regards, Arnie

Thanks for your message. Yes I have a page over at Joyce Valenza's Ning...sadly don't get over there that much. For some reason this one seems more compelling to me at the moment! I am also busy with a couple of wikis related to work, my own wiki and also a blog, and some MySpace sites. Plus Twitter! I am really enjoying that! In the last few days I have had time to play around with the sites more than usual. Starting Monday it is back to office hours and work at my real job, not that all this is not job related! Thanks again for stopping by my new little place!

Hi! I just joined...looking for librarian friends! Mary Ann Bell

hello!! stumbled across your site first after i joined and found it interesting. Curious as to if your school allows your students to create Gmail accounts. Also we are also planning of starting a book review database and would love to hear how it is going.

Thanks for your quick response! You guys are the best! It speaks well that it was recognized as a possible problem and dealt with so quickly!

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I just joined and started an intro but I hit a return or tab and I guess posted the incomplete intro and now I cannot find the thing to finish it. Can you direct me to it or is it just that there is a delay in posting?
Thanks

Hi Elizabeth,

Welcome to my friends list :) I actually already thought that you were my friend. Maybe on another network :)

Dan

Thanks for the Twitter tips, Now I'll go see what is wrong with conferences....

Yes! I really want to collaborate. We could use google docs if you'd like, or any form of communication. Getting some Dweck lessons--or mindset lessons--or creative-passionate-risk-taking-learner lessons would be very meaningful. I'm open to anything; would really like to work with you.

Hi Elizabeth.
What a funny coincidence! Vermont certainly is a great and beautiful place.

Hi Elizabeth - on your FirstClass question: I teach online at Antioch University and they are looking to get rid of FirstClass just as soon as they can and move to a newer, full featured system. Even Microsoft Outlook would be an improvement. I used FirstClass as a base system for online teaching - it has a system that used "conferences" or containers with names for groups to submit mail messages. The owner of the conference can set privileges for anyone who wants to use the conference. Lots of menus and boxes to check....very clunky in my opinion and hard for users to add materials such as powerpoints and videos. That's my experience...

Hi Liz, I'm so glad you are enjoying "The Human Side ..." book. My copy has tiny post it notes and folder over pages - but your posting makes me go back to it now. It was recommended to me by a LS head who recommended it in response to my frustration at integrating tech.

Hi Elizabeth,

I work with folks in TeacherLine. PBS Teachers includes TeacherLine, Shop PBS for Teachers and the PBS Teachers Web site. My focus is on the site and working with producers to help them create high quality classroom resources associated with primetime programming.

Him Liz,
I too have seen the "When I Become a Teacher" video at recent workshops/trainings. I know what you mean about wondering how teachers will take it. As far as how's it's used when presented to teachers, I think Mark Benno, self proclaimed "Curriculum Evangelist" and Apple guru, used it best. After showing the video during a session he called “Teaching and Learning for Tomorrow and Today” he connected to moments in the video when the audience laughed. He said ( I took notes), “I can tell by your laughter that you probably recognize some of these teachers from neighboring counties.” and “I can also tell by your laughter that like me you taught with the teacher who taught for 1 year 25 times.” I thought he deflected and diffused well. The segue worked and I wondered what does our laughter show us? How can we use that when working with teachers to lighten tough discussions? Just thinking about it.

How interesting - p.d. on the basis of the book. Especially in our field of ed tech, mindset can be a stickler, can't it. So freeing that up - wow. Another old book I keep going back to, which isn't new but just makes sense, is "The Human Side of School Change - Reform, Resistance and the Real Life Problems of Innovation" by Robert Evans.

Thanks for the invitation, Liz, oh, and you recommended Mindset and I bought it and am enjoying it. Now have to add you to my Twitter list, too. -- Pamela