Serendipity is…
Looking for one thing and finding a gold mine along the way…
Following up on Learning2.0 and the themes that piqued my interest – with Twitter! I started following some Learning2.0 presenters, then checking out who they were following – and have come across these;
Simon Power – the Swivel Chair – great postings on Blogging, Google Apps, Social Networking – more to catch up on – and The Swivel Chair led me to;
Judy O’Connell – Heyjude: Learning in an online world – Second Life to “Write a Book in a Day” to Wiimote – Wow! – and HeyJude cashed in with Judy’s list of Lib Bloggers, which is worth a look in itself
And then there was my discussion with my MS colleague Ida (who keeps me honest regarding useful technologies!), who showed me David Navis’s really insightful it’s iNavis…the teacher technologist
It may be that these are well known to the blogging world (I note some awards here) but they’re still new to me, so may be to others. Passing along the gold…
Doug Johnson commented on my Learning Two Point OH! post to ask if I was hanging up my “Devil’s Advocate” trident, and my response is “No Way!” I’m open to applicable technologies that promise (for me, at least) a way to stay in touch with where my patrons (kids from age 13-18 and teachers from 25-65!) while staying grounde in reality…
My latest “think-piece” was forwarded to me by Jeff Harper, one of our HS Counsellors, who is also a Dr., and like Candace Aiani, is still one of the smartest people I know:)
the Title says it all: “Online Literacy is a Lesser Kind“. Provocotive? You bet. Thought provoking? Absolutely. I’m marshalling my thoughts on this one as we speak.
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