How did you get that time taken from the HS students’ schedule? Was this a priority that also came from the counseling office or did HS admin feel the need, or did you convince them of the importance of it? Or was there an incident that led to the need for this talk?

That must have been really rewarding.

It’s also a great example of why it’s helpful for us as educators to be familiar with the tools our students are using so we can be good guides for them.

A teacher emailed me today who has recently started a Facebook account and is really enjoying it, but she has questions about how to manage students/friends/professionals all in one space.

I can see her trying to sort out how to have relationships with students over a tool like this, and how to manage that, while still holding that professional line.

It’s interesting when our personal and professional spaces start converging, and trying to manage that does pose some interesting questions.

Wondering if you have any thoughts on her question?

Have you ever thought of applying for one of the many openings at Concordia? There will be a Technology Director opening next year as well as 2-3 technology coordinator positions being created.

Tired of Concordia being top dog with tech? Ready to jumP

First of all, congratulations on not only making a difficult presentation to a group that has the immediate potential to shut you out, but also on being able to see it come to fruition online.

There is such a fear among educators that our students “know more” than them in regards to technology, and therefore have nothing to learn from us in regards to its use. Your post points clearly to the contrary. I will be sharing this with a workshop tomorrow morning.

Thanks.

in the comments.

Thank you,
Miguel Guhlin

I just wrote a blog that I’ll be posting later this morning as part of my “Finer Points of Web 2.0″ workshop. The last line of that post reads, “How do we get students to invest themselves into what they are learning?”

I think that this is a key to 21st century learning, that if you are willing to invest yourself in the learning, you’ll succeed. Our students’ use of social networks involves investing their time, thought, and skills. When we model not just appropriate information environments, but also valuable information environments, and they’ve invested in those environments, then it becomes there learned mission to protect it.

Thats what I read in your post.

Great job!

PS! What made you think that you had to wear jeans to look like one of them?

Later, bro!

– dave –