Introductions

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

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Balmoral School on March 30, 2008 at 12:10am

Thanks Anne,

It would be great if we could hook up some links between our children. Share ideas and help each other explore the ever expanding Web 2.0 horizons. You are certainly teaching a wide range of ages there.

Drop by to our site and leave a link.

Andrew

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Permalink Reply by Helen Otway on March 30, 2008 at 12:31am

Hello Ben,
Welcome to Classroom 2.0. I think you might find some good people to collaborate with here. If you look at the right sidebar you will notice a link to English as a Second Language where you can find discussions, and there are also Groups you can join that have a focus on 'collaboration'.
Enjoy exploring,
Helen

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Permalink Reply by Mary Jo Schreiber on March 29, 2008 at 4:02pm

Hi, I am Mary Jo Schreiber. I am the computer teacher at a Catholic school in Pasadena, MD and have taught there for the past 3 years. Looking forward to getting web 2.0 info and how to use it in my school.

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Permalink Reply by Helen Otway on March 30, 2008 at 12:28am

Hi Mary Jo,
I started here back in October 2007 and have found this network to be a great place to learn about Web2.0. Take the time to explore or even start your own discussion.
Helen

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Permalink Reply by kolson on March 31, 2008 at 7:22pm

Welcome! I'm a keyboarding/computer teacher (technically business education) as well - what grades do you teach? I currently teach 4th and 6th grades. There is plenty for you to explore here, I hope you're able to find many things to use!

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Permalink Reply by Adina Sullivan on April 1, 2008 at 11:42am

Welcome to CR2.0 Mary Jo. Take a look at the forum discussions or the tag list to the right of the screen and I think you'll find a lot of tips and ideas, Looking forward to your ideas too!

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Permalink Reply by Jo Fothergill on April 1, 2008 at 2:44am

Kia Ora all - I'm Jo - a primary school teacher in the lower North Island of New Zealand teaching a class of 27 children ranging in age from 7 - 8.10.

I'm an old hand at technology, and ICT lead teacher for my school, the ICT Curriculum leader ... and still learning!

I've been blogging for years - personally and professionally; I also have a wikispace (educational) but I'm still learning - lol - that's really my theme in life - i believe that when i stop being a learner i stop being a teacher.

I'm hoping to get some ideas about blogging/wikis in the classroom - possibly become involved in some collaborative projects etc.

Pleased to be here.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on April 1, 2008 at 8:24am

Great to have you here, Jo. Love the attitude! You might want to take a look at our web conversations--I think you'd enjoy them, and you can help us schedule some at a time that works for the folks down under. http://www.classroom20wiki.com/LIVE+Conversations.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Epstein on April 1, 2008 at 7:19am

Hello everyone, my name is Jason and I am just getting into the NING community. Steve, I am quite amazed at what you have done and would like to follow in that vein. Glad to be a part of this.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on April 1, 2008 at 8:25am

And we're glad to have you part of this! Hope you have fun exploring!

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Permalink Reply by Shelley Krause on April 1, 2008 at 11:52am

Hey, y'all, I'm Shelley, and I am a storyteller and a matchmaker, both by inclination and profession. At this point in my life, that means that I work as a college counselor in an independent school in New Jersey's Delaware Valley (USA). I spend my autumns coaching essay-writing, my winters modeling and preaching patience and perspective, my springs getting to know a new group of students as I help them get to know themselves, and my summers falling in serial platonic crush with each of my rising seniors as I write letters in support of their candidacy for university admission. I sometimes blog about my work at http://relaxnoreally.blogspot.com. At home, I am happily partnered and the mother of an inspiringly curious 6 year-old. Those hijinks are chronicled at http://butwait.blogspot.com and a list of my current fave e-learning ~~toys~~ tools is here: http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/shelleykrause.html