Social networks are being embraced by educators as a powerful learning tool. The easiest way to understand them is to remember the grand-daddy of social networks –> people getting together in real time. We meet monthly with the technology educators in our locale which is a social network in and of itself. So to continue our communication and provide a venue to learn how social networking can impact the classroom we’ve created a Ning for this group. Now in addition to our real time meetings we have virtual contact with each other. The network is purposed as a place to share best practices as well as network to share resources, ideas, and teaching strategies.
Wanna see? http://computerliaisons.ning.com
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Lisa Nielsen // May 20, 2008 at 6:04 pm
I think it’s great that you are connecting your liaisons through a social network. I took a peak and it looks like a lively bunch with a lot connections and conversations being made. Networks are terrific to enable folks to continue conversations and start new ones as they come up. I regularly participate in Classroom 2.0 (http://www.classroom20.com) which brings together teachers interested in using Web 2.0 to enhance education and Ning in Education (http://education.ning.com) brings together educators interested in using social networks to enhance education. I have two posts on my blog-The Innovative Educator (influenced by you) that may be of interest to your readers in this area as well. http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2008/05/importance-of-teaching-social.html
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2008/05/30-day-guide-to-losing-your-digital-as.html
Lisa Nielsen – The Innovative Educator
http://TheInnovativeEducator.blogspot.com
Jim McDermott // May 20, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Thanks for sharing Lisa and for showing me Google keywords — it really works — and no, I didn’t know it before you showed me.
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