Comments on: Groups and ed tech folks http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/ Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: always learning » Developing the Global Student http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/comment-page-1/#comment-20500 always learning » Developing the Global Student Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:51:40 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/#comment-20500 [...] my blog will always be my hub, and maybe as adults, these networks (or groups or whatever) are not quite as important, but what about students that don’t have [...] [...] my blog will always be my hub, and maybe as adults, these networks (or groups or whatever) are not quite as important, but what about students that don’t have [...]

]]> By: Vicki Davis http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/comment-page-1/#comment-18261 Vicki Davis Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:44:21 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/#comment-18261 By far the most useful ning to me has been the private horizon project ning where we've worked to hammer out issues. I do think that blogs are evolving into more social networking type forums around a common interest and it remains to be seen what will end up. The nice thing about ning is that you can go and post and it will notify you if anyone replies. However, I continue to think that it revolves around PURPOSE> What is the purpose for the ning? IS there something we're planning, doing, discussing. I think another one of my favorites is stop cyberbullying b/c we have a purpose. As for the others, I'm only a member of school2 and that is about it. You don't have to join everything you get invited to and I would surely make sure that there is a purpose for what you do join! By far the most useful ning to me has been the private horizon project ning where we’ve worked to hammer out issues. I do think that blogs are evolving into more social networking type forums around a common interest and it remains to be seen what will end up. The nice thing about ning is that you can go and post and it will notify you if anyone replies.

However, I continue to think that it revolves around PURPOSE> What is the purpose for the ning? IS there something we’re planning, doing, discussing. I think another one of my favorites is stop cyberbullying b/c we have a purpose.

As for the others, I’m only a member of school2 and that is about it. You don’t have to join everything you get invited to and I would surely make sure that there is a purpose for what you do join!

]]> By: Jose Rodriguez http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/comment-page-1/#comment-18202 Jose Rodriguez Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:26:45 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/#comment-18202 Very interesting conversation going on regarding social networks! I got a link for classroom 2.0 a weeks ago. I thought I would check it out. Several of the "top" tech coordinators in my district belong to it. It really didn't impress me. As a classroom teacher I am conservative on how I use my edublog energies. There wasn't a lot of "content" I didn't already have access through my rss. I didn't feel the sites foster "real" conversations. The chatterwall isn't much of a networking tool compared to applications such as twitter. I really do find the value of edublogging social networks but our time and efforts are better spent elsewhere. Any suggestions? Very interesting conversation going on regarding social networks! I got a link for classroom 2.0 a weeks ago. I thought I would check it out. Several of the “top” tech coordinators in my district belong to it. It really didn’t impress me. As a classroom teacher I am conservative on how I use my edublog energies. There wasn’t a lot of “content” I didn’t already have access through my rss. I didn’t feel the sites foster “real” conversations. The chatterwall isn’t much of a networking tool compared to applications such as twitter. I really do find the value of edublogging social networks but our time and efforts are better spent elsewhere. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Teaching Generation Z » Blog Archive » The Global Audience http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/comment-page-1/#comment-18100 Teaching Generation Z » Blog Archive » The Global Audience Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:35:28 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/#comment-18100 [...] and is burning brightly (but hopefully not out of control). Example one - I left a comment on Chris Craft’s blog about my lack of engagement with the new social networking site ning. Miguel Guhlin picked this [...] [...] and is burning brightly (but hopefully not out of control). Example one – I left a comment on Chris Craft’s blog about my lack of engagement with the new social networking site ning. Miguel Guhlin picked this [...]

]]> By: Miguel Guhlin http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/comment-page-1/#comment-17674 Miguel Guhlin Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:02:34 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/#comment-17674 Funny, I just wrote about this, too. I'm most in line with what Graham has to say above. Ditto. Funny, I just wrote about this, too. I’m most in line with what Graham has to say above. Ditto.

]]> By: Graham Wegner http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/comment-page-1/#comment-17417 Graham Wegner Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:44:27 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/#comment-17417 I must confess I thought I was missing something about the ning thing. I've been invited to a couple of nings, got the obligatory "I want to be your friend" automated emails but I rarely find time in my busy schedule to visit yet another site and contribute. I love the centrality of my own blog, will contribute to a forum (rarely) when I have something to contribute but I don't want to recreate my online identity every time I get involved in a collaborative project. Maybe RSS capability would make things more attractive because I've been spoilt - I want my information to come to me. A blog might not be the pub but it has a nice big welcome mat at the front door. I must confess I thought I was missing something about the ning thing. I’ve been invited to a couple of nings, got the obligatory “I want to be your friend” automated emails but I rarely find time in my busy schedule to visit yet another site and contribute. I love the centrality of my own blog, will contribute to a forum (rarely) when I have something to contribute but I don’t want to recreate my online identity every time I get involved in a collaborative project. Maybe RSS capability would make things more attractive because I’ve been spoilt – I want my information to come to me. A blog might not be the pub but it has a nice big welcome mat at the front door.

]]> By: Ben http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/comment-page-1/#comment-17328 Ben Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:20:34 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/#comment-17328 I hear you on the Ning craze Chris. I've joined two Ning networks and already I have a small collection of friends, invites to other Ning groups, and most recently discovered that one of my new "friends" was really an attempt to get me to a pornographic Ning group, blech! I agree that a well-visited and thoughtful forum is probably the best place to disseminate ideas, but there's a danger (or rather a risk) when a forum becomes too large. I'm a strong believer in the power of small groups and establishing a tone for any discussion (which is what a forum really is, just one long discussion). When a forum reaches a certain size it can be difficult to maintain that tone and follow all of the discussion. Then again, fragmenting those discussions by setting up different sites doesn't necessarily improve the situation either. I hear you on the Ning craze Chris. I’ve joined two Ning networks and already I have a small collection of friends, invites to other Ning groups, and most recently discovered that one of my new “friends” was really an attempt to get me to a pornographic Ning group, blech!

I agree that a well-visited and thoughtful forum is probably the best place to disseminate ideas, but there’s a danger (or rather a risk) when a forum becomes too large. I’m a strong believer in the power of small groups and establishing a tone for any discussion (which is what a forum really is, just one long discussion). When a forum reaches a certain size it can be difficult to maintain that tone and follow all of the discussion. Then again, fragmenting those discussions by setting up different sites doesn’t necessarily improve the situation either.

]]> By: Steve Hargadon http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/comment-page-1/#comment-17300 Steve Hargadon Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:41:52 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/04/19/groups-and-ed-tech-folks/#comment-17300 I guess my only feedback would be that there is something to social networking which seems to draw "regular" folks in--in a way that the other tools don't. My whole goal for the Ning Classroom 2.0 site wasn't to duplicate the other discussion forums, but to create a place where those who haven't been participating can find a voice and get the benefits of feedback. :) I guess my only feedback would be that there is something to social networking which seems to draw “regular” folks in–in a way that the other tools don’t. My whole goal for the Ning Classroom 2.0 site wasn’t to duplicate the other discussion forums, but to create a place where those who haven’t been participating can find a voice and get the benefits of feedback.

:)

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