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Permalink Reply by Brandy Wall on January 30, 2009 at 6:25am

Hi,
My name is Brandy Wall and I am a Professional Development Facilitator for Frisco ISD. Frisco is part of the Dallas Metroplex and is considered one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Because of this, our staff is growing fast. I am currently researching different ways of blending our professional development so that the sessions that we offer will work around the teacher's schedules. Some areas the we are looking at include wikis, blogs, online, and distance learning.

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Permalink Reply by Richard on February 3, 2009 at 7:51pm

Hi I'm Richard Lo. I'm an undergraduate at Stanford University and working with a group of 3 other students looking to create useful technological tools for teachers. I'm here to learn about the education system and possibly how technology might come into play. Any advice would be much appreciated!

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Permalink Reply by Ric Barline on February 3, 2009 at 9:04pm

Hi Richard. You've come to the right place, but where should we begin? I suggest that you create your own thread, and title it "Stanford University undergrads looking for advice" or something catchy like that... :~) Then tell us more about what you think might be useful technological tools for teachers, and then ask for feedback. My guess is that you will get some good, knowledgeable comments.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on February 3, 2009 at 9:23pm

Hi, Richard. For sure also visit http://www.classroom20.com/.

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Permalink Reply by maura thompson on February 4, 2009 at 9:38am

Hi everyone,

I work at the NYC PBS station in the education department. I specifically work on outreach for a children's animated math series, Cyberchase. Prior to working here I taught science both formally and informally in NJ.

I am also a graduate student in my final semester at NJIT, where I study Professional and Technical Communications. Most of my application of theory revolves around using technology in teaching and learning.

Glad to be here,
Maura

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Permalink Reply by Ed Allen on February 5, 2009 at 8:19am

Hi everyone,

I am the assistant principal for student affairs at Cardinal O'Hara High School.in Springfield PA. I also teach one class, vocal music, and direct the school's theatre program,, stage crew, choir, and renaissance program.

I am a fellow in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia PLP cohort, which has opened me up to the web 2.0 world including twitter, which is how I found this group!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on February 11, 2009 at 6:54am

Hi, Maura! I'm looking forward to the PBS/CR 2.0 show around Cyberchase. Glad to have you here.

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Dill on February 5, 2009 at 10:58am

I believe that it is time to reboot public education. There is so little of it that is driven by the world of knowledge we have today. Everything is out of synch with our world, from yearly calendars, to lack of accommodation for individual learning styles, to exorbitant costs for things that students never benefit from, to the fact that it stops at age 18! Why? Why doesn't public education start at conception and last throughout our lives until a few days after our transition when those who knew us can look back over the lessons learned by our life?

I have been asking this question of thinking people: If you could start public education over again from scratch with no preconceived ideas of who, what, why or how - what would it look like? The results have been coming together at http://www.allnewpubliceducation.com where I would ask all of you to add your answers to that question.

Stephen Dill
All New Public Education
@srdill

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on February 11, 2009 at 6:58am

Stephen: looks fascinating. Keep us alerted to new and good content there.

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Permalink Reply by Heidi on February 10, 2009 at 7:22pm

Hi All,

I teach fifth grade near Milwaukee in Wisconsin. I am experimenting for the first time with using technology in the classroom. We have started to blog, use a wiki and voicethread. I am always looking for new ways to widen the classroom with my students. The skills my students are developing will serve them well now and in their futures.

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Permalink Reply by David Kampmann on February 10, 2009 at 8:22pm

Hi, I am high school social studies teacher in Nebraska. Although I will be moving to Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the next school year. I love using technology in my classroom and I am always looking for new ways to integrate it.

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Permalink Reply by Alicia Anderson on February 11, 2009 at 6:17pm

Hello! My name is Alicia and I am from Boston. I have diligently managed the development of online tutorial and assessment content for a textbook publishing company, and am now working on finding new ways to connect with our customers. Having studied to be a teacher, my main enjoyment in this position is to create content that is useful for both the teachers and the students.

My personal goal (why I am here) is to get more actively involved online, connecting with educators like you to see how best we can reach students via technology. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this.

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