Commitment Phobe

I just attended a great panel discussion on Social Networking in Education at NECC and what stuck to me was a statement made that you have to make a commitment to participating a little each day to actively engage in a network. I know this is true, how can I even see what the possibilities are if I have never even tried it? Think about the teachers or students who have been given a tool and end up creating something that you would have never envisioned! We are really just scratching the surface on using Web 2.0 in education. Myself and others still get hung on the technology and functions of the tool. Fuhget about it!! It really just is about letting it be a creative expression of your thoughts and ideas, a mirror for your mind. I guess with everything that seems to call at my attention in a given day, email, phone calls, meetings, marriage, family, working out... the thought of committing to one more thing freaks me out. But you know what, this is really exciting and it creates a state of constant growth, which feels great, so I am gonna do it. Look out man, handynerd is coming to a network near you!

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