Introductions

Please introduce yourself, let us know a little bit about you, and where you are from.

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Kutkey on December 10, 2008 at 2:24pm

Howdy, Patrick Kutkey, Computer applications teacher from Vancouver, Washington. That's Vancouver - not BC; Washington - not DC. Working on my program administrator internship.

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Permalink Reply by Magical Bill on December 10, 2008 at 5:02pm

Hello everyone,

My name is Bill Oldham and I am a sessional IT teacher for Year 11 and 12 students at Chisholm TAFE in Victoria, Australia.

During the last year I have made a start on using blogs and wikis in my classes. was told by students that my podcsts attempts were a great alternative to sleeping tablets. Cheeky sods! However, when I listened to my podcasts, I could only stay awake for five minutes. Then the eyelids closed and that was all she wrote.

May try to get my podcasts onto the ABC New Inventors show as a sleeping aid.

Otherwise, this is my first attempt to become part of the social network for others using web 2.0 tools in their teaching and learning.

I'm halfway through a M Ed (ICT) at the University of Melbourne

Please comment or link me up to your blogs. http://0woldham9schoolblogsin2009.blogspot.com/

Regards, Bill Oldham

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Cohen on December 11, 2008 at 4:16pm

Hi Bill,

Bruce Cohen is my name - I am a physiotherapist in Geelong working as part of a team which has developed notetaking and filing software that I think you (and your students) would find useful.

The Standard version is no charge.

Please visit www.enotefile.com - I'd love some feedback from the education IT sector.

Thanks and regards,

Bruce

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Permalink Reply by Erin Nickel on December 11, 2008 at 6:21am

Hi all,
Erin Nickel, Dance Teacher in Gaithersburg, MD. I'd love to discuss movement or technology and movement if your seriously interested.

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Permalink Reply by meL on December 11, 2008 at 11:31am

Hello all!
I am an "Instructional Technology Resource Teacher" on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. I spend my days helping teachers use various technologies in their classrooms. Sometimes I help, sometimes I push, sometimes I simply throw up my hands in despair.
I love Web 2.0, but I can't seem to get many teachers to jump in and try. I teach a class in our district on Web 2.0 tools, but I think most are afraid, especially at the middle school level.
I am a great fan of technology and am always looking for new ideas to pass along to my teachers.

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Permalink Reply by snail on December 11, 2008 at 4:58pm

Hello！
I am in Beijing, China.
欢迎你们到北京做客
Welcome

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Permalink Reply by Rhys Moult on December 12, 2008 at 2:41am

Hi Folks! Rhys Moult from Adelaide Australia. I am the E-learning Project Manager at BJ Network Consulting Australia on the Elearning Network Australasia Executive Committee (as of today) and I have my own growing Ning Network as an E-learning Jobs Board that I would like to invite you all to.

At BJ's we use Moodle for our E-learning (we are in the Vocational Education and Training VET Sector) and we also provide E-learning Consultancy Services to RTO's and Small businesses and now web2.0 and e-learning Professional Development for Teachers as well.

I hope to learn alot from you all here and certainly hope to see you around the discussion boards and forums.

Cheers,
Rhys
rhysatwork

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Permalink Reply by Ruth Howard on December 12, 2008 at 4:33am

Hi I'm uncertain how this Ning will function without Steve's direction having arrived via a message that he will no longer be consultant here? Anyway having arrived I am seeking examples of Web 2.0 practical solutions for educators in the K12 classroom. I am a new design technology teacher. I am a chef and textile designer, currently full time mother.However e-learning itself and education technologies/pedagogies really fascinate me!

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on December 12, 2008 at 6:45am

Rumors abound---Steve will still take care of Classroom 2.0. He's just not being paid by ning for a bigger job he was doing.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on December 12, 2008 at 4:34pm

Well, I am going to be around! But with Nancy here things would do just fine without me! :)

No, you're stuck with me!

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on December 12, 2008 at 5:22pm

I was never paid---I just like having an outlet for all my opinions!! I'm retiring soon so Steve you have to forge on!

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Permalink Reply by Emily Michie Birch on December 12, 2008 at 7:42am

I'm the Executive Editor of Math and Science at Heinemann Publishers, eager to meet up with those teaching math and science K-12 and to find out how you're using technology in your classrooms.