Introductions

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

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Permalink Reply by Jean Kennedy-Hubler on February 15, 2012 at 10:52am

Hi, I am Jean Kennedy-Hubler a librarian and teacher at Valley View Middle school in Snohomish, WA. I am so glad to be able to connect with PBS and all of you hard working caring people.

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Permalink Reply by John Hogan on February 18, 2012 at 12:48pm

Dia daoibh frm Ireland. My name is John Hogan and I am a Primary School teacher in Tipperary. I love ICT and I love that children love it to. I joined to learn more so I can help them more.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Lou Carroll on February 18, 2012 at 6:37pm

I am a Latin teacher at Deep Creek High School and Great Bridge Middle School in the public school system in Chesapeake, Virginia. In my prior position in North Carolina I underwent intensive training under the Schlechty Center for Leadership in School Reform (http://www.schlechtycenter.org/). I have a strong interest in using technology to engage students and to reach diverse learners, and I look forward to learning from this group.

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Permalink Reply by Najafova Shukufa on February 19, 2012 at 3:50am

Hello, I am from Ismailli, Azerbaijan. I teach English at secondary school #1 named after Israil Hasanov. My name is Shukufa. I participate together my students in worldwide projects and I am a facilitator of 2 projects in IEARN. I am also TEA alumna. I must say that I like to participate in Classroom2.0 It is interesting for me to exchange and colloborate with the globe.

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Permalink Reply by Clarita Thomas on February 23, 2012 at 5:10pm

I am Clarita Thomas, a Home Economics teacher from the island of Antigua in the West Indies. My island has 365 white sandy beaches. It is a pleasure to be here.

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Permalink Reply by Bryan Baker Jr. on February 24, 2012 at 1:31pm

Hey everyone. I am Bryan Baker. New to Classroom 2.0. I am interested in technology, education, and specifically higher education. I think this is a great place to collaborate and share information about modern day education.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Duff on February 29, 2012 at 2:02pm

Hi Brian

Looking to find useful links and real world applications of web 2.0 in HE

Ajjan,H & Hartshorne, R (2008) Investigating faculty decisions to adopt Web 2.0 Technologies: Theory and Empirical tests [Online] Available at http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac43949/PDFs/Faculty%20Decisions%20Web%2...

[Accesed Feb 29, 20120]

Battelle, J & O’Reilly, T, (2009) Web Squared:Web 2.0 Five Years On [Online] Available at http://assets.en.oreilly.com/1/event/28/web2009_websquared-whitepap... [Accessed Feb 25,2012]

Benkler, Y (2006) The Wealth of Networks [Online] Available at http://www.benkler.org/Benkler_Wealth_Of_Networks.pdf [Accessed February 27, 2012]

Conole, G & Culver, J (2011) The Design of Cloudworks: Applying Social Networking Practice To Foster the Exchange of Learning and Teaching, Ideas and Designs [Online] Available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S036013150900253X [Accessed Feb 23, 2012]

Conole, G. and Oliver, M. (Eds) (2007), ‘Contemporary perspectives in e-learning research: themes, methods and impact on practice’, part of the Open and Distance Learning Series, F. Lockwood, (ed), RoutledgeFalmer: London

EDUCAUSE (2012) Advancing Higher Education by Promoting the Intelligent Use of Information Technology [Online] Available at: http://www.educause.edu/ [Accessed on Feb 27,2012]

Grosseck, D & Danciua,E (2011) Social Aspects of Web 2.0 Technologies: Teaching or Teachers’ Challenges? [Online] Available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042811009177 [Accessed Feb 23, 2012]

ebizMBA (2012) Most Popular Social Networking Sites [Online] Available at http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-networking-websites [Accessed Feb, 22,2012]

Economist ( 2011) Social Media in the 16th Century. How Luther went viral? [Online] Available at http://www.economist.com/node/21541719 [Accessed on February, 22, 2012]

Kozinets, RV. (2002), The Field Behind the Screen: Using Netnography for Marketing Research in Online Communities Journal of Marketing Research, 39 (February), 61-72.

Lefever L, (2012) Social Networking in Plain English [Online] Available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc [Accessed Feb 22, 2012]

Lenartz, J (2012), Chapter 16 ‘Establishing Guidelines for the Use of Social Media in Higher Education’, in Wankel,L & Wankel, C (ed.) Misbehavior Online in Higher Education (Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education, Volume 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.333-353

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McLoughlin, C., & Lee, M. J. W. (2008). Future learning landscapes: Transforming

Pedagogy Through Social Software. Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 4(5)

Opdenakke, R (2006) Advantages and Disadvantages of Four Interview Techniques in Qualitative Research [Online] Available at http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/175/391 [Accessed on Feb, 20,2012]

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Tapscott,D & Williams, A (2007) Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Atlantic Books.

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Wankel, L (2012) Misbehaviour Online in Higher Education Emerald Group Publishing, Jan 2012

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Permalink Reply by David L Watson on February 25, 2012 at 11:07am

Hi fellow Teachers,

I'm at the older end of the teaching spectrum (in my 44th classroom year) and interested in new possibilities that communication capabilities and capacity will/might offer.

Since 'retiring' from the full-time classroom, I now enjoy my classroom time with preservice teacher candidates, specifically working with Mathematics education.

Regards,

Dave

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Permalink Reply by Samantha Anth on February 28, 2012 at 7:28pm

Hello! My name is Samantha and I am a gifted education specialist in St. Louis, MO. I have worked in education for 9 years and taught everything from regular education in the urban education enviornment to gifted education in the suburban enviornment. I am continuously striving to help prepare my students to become globally competitive citizens and continous life-long learners. I love learning, sharing, and creating with my students and with other professionals!

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Permalink Reply by Tom Duff on February 29, 2012 at 8:45am

Hi Everyone

I am a Lecturer in a Scottish University looking at the area of adoption of web 2.0 tools in University teaching. I am looking for practicl examples for each web 2.0 tool that can build into courses and also areas where staff concerns over control of the medium can be allayed.

Regards#

Tom

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Permalink Reply by Meghan Fitzgerald on February 29, 2012 at 9:22am

Hi Everyone! I am Meghan Fitzgerald and I teach "Literacy and Media Technology' at William Davies Middle School, in Mays Landing New Jersey. I am currently looking for PBL ideas to help integrate Web 2.0 tools into my class, as well as to provide my students will a sound understanding of 'Media Literacy.' It's great to be here, with all this fantastic information. If anyone has any suggestions for PBL units, does not really matter what subject area, I would love the input! Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Ian R. Morris on February 29, 2012 at 1:23pm

Hi all, I'm Ian. I'm a high school English teacher and reading specialist in Chicago. I have a lot to read here on the message boards, but I'm especially interested in iOS apps for educators.