Toodles to 2009...

In his blog "2¢ Worth," David Warlick poses a critical question:

"Will we, as a larger defining education community, come to accept social learning techniques and integrate them, or will we continue to fear and block these opportunities?" (Warlick, 2009)

As we reflect on the year 2009 and set goals for 2010, it's imperative to consider the environment in which our children are growing up. Let's take a closer look at the past year through the digital lens and the lens of social learning.

This YouTube video offers a retrospective of 2009 from a digital perspective.

The Year of 2009 in Technology:



The Top Ten Most Important tweets in 2009. This is from the
buzzmarketing daily site.


This is a mash-up of the Top 25 Billboard Hits in 2009.



The most fascinating aspect of this journey is where I stumbled upon these valuable resources. Can you take a guess?

Twitter for teachers?

"How can you squander even one more day not taking advantage of the greatest shifts of our generation? " (Godin in Larkin).




"Why waste another day without seizing the greatest shifts of our generation?" (Godin in Larkin). 

This video offers a quick glimpse into how individuals utilize Twitter. Twitter serves as a swift avenue to connect with others. I've been pondering how Twitter can enhance my professional endeavors, prompting me to delve into its functionalities and even send out a few tweets. (A tweet, essentially, is a message to the world... or at least your followers.) I've initiated the process of building my network by identifying educators already active on Twitter and integrating their connections into my own. Gradually, I'm expanding my network, aiming to amass a sufficient number of individuals with whom to collaborate and share teaching resources. Well, time to tweet away... Toodles!