Introductions

Please introduce yourself, let us know a little bit about you, and where you are from.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on March 27, 2008 at 10:25am

*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 kolson on March 27, 2008 at 10:29am

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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Permalink Reply by kolson on March 28, 2008 at 8:30am

Thanks - just added you on Twitter and added your blog to Google reader - looking forward to learning from you :-)

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

I teach in a small remorte rural school, and the most important outcome for me, which cr2.0 gave me was a social network - someone I can turn to for advice, share ideas with, connect with and give me global projects that my students can work on. The benefit to my students has been nothing short of amazing. Welcome to this great classroom!

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Permalink Reply by briana on March 27, 2008 at 12:41pm

Hello! I am from Indianapolis, Indiana and I am logging on to CR 2.0 for the first time ever! I am looking for ways to use technology in my classroom. My high school is undergoing a redesign and one part of that process is rolling out a New Tech High. I'm eager to learn all I can about how to use students' ease with technology and networking and collaborating to our advantage. I can't wait to learn more!

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on March 27, 2008 at 12:49pm

You'll find it here, welcome aboard!

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Permalink Reply by Anne Mirtschin on March 27, 2008 at 3:18pm

Hi Briana, welcome to this wonderful classroom where we all learn and share so many emerging technologies and web2.0 tools. I have learnt so much in the short time that I have been here.

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Permalink Reply by Debra Baker on March 27, 2008 at 7:30pm

Hi. I'm Debra and I have been teaching 8th grade Language Arts at a middle school in St. Louis for the past 11 years. I also serve as the building's Language Arts Department Chair. I am the mom of a kindergarten student and of a second grader. I joined this network because I am looking for collaborative writing projects and for ideas on how other teachers use 2.0 tools to increase engagement in the Language Arts classroom.

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Permalink Reply by Helen Otway on March 28, 2008 at 2:04am

Hi Debra,
Welcome to Classroom 2.0. There many great ideas that people have shared here. In the right hand sidebar you'll find some links to 'subjects' that mat take you directly to places of interest. Enjoy!
Helen

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Permalink Reply by Kimberlee Sia on March 28, 2008 at 8:50am

I am Kimberlee Sia. I am the Director of Professional Development for Lighthouse Academies, Inc. I am located in Chicago, but we have schools in the Midwest and on the East Coast. I am looking to use technology to connect our teachers around the country. This looks like a great place to start!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on March 28, 2008 at 9:34am

Hi, Kimberlee. Welcome.

It will be fun to see which Web 2.0 technologies "grab" you for this task. I can immediately think of ways that you could use blogs or wikis to do some fun things. Maybe you are already.

You might also want to check out http://education.ning.com. I suspect you'll find the Ning platform might be a good one for connecting teachers!

Steve

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Permalink Reply by Anne Mirtschin on April 2, 2008 at 5:16pm

Hi Kimberlee, this is indeed a great place to start. I teach in Australia and have made some wonderful connections with teachers around the globe. My students have also been connected by this means. Join some of the wonderful groups that are part of this classroom and if you are interested in connecting to other countries, check out the distance collaborations group