Comments for Sue Waters Blog http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:11:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Baiting the Digital Hook to Build A Professional Learning Community! by Sue Waters http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2009/06/21/baiting-the-digital-hook-to-build-a-professional-learning-community/#comment-3047 Sue Waters Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:15:39 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1126#comment-3047 Hi Theresa, no problem re-sharing however this presentation was for an Australian event. The only events I did for NECC where in the NECC unplugged area and I was bad in terms of not attending any sessions at NECC. I was there to meet people so spent most the time talking to others and hanging out in the bloggers cafe however now plan to go through and read what I missed. Would you like me to share the links? Facebook is an interesting one in your situation. There are differing opinions regarding use with school students. I believe it is discouraged in some school districts? Hi Theresa, no problem re-sharing however this presentation was for an Australian event. The only events I did for NECC where in the NECC unplugged area and I was bad in terms of not attending any sessions at NECC. I was there to meet people so spent most the time talking to others and hanging out in the bloggers cafe however now plan to go through and read what I missed. Would you like me to share the links?

Facebook is an interesting one in your situation. There are differing opinions regarding use with school students. I believe it is discouraged in some school districts?

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]]> Comment on Need WordPress MU Support? Here’s Where You’ll Find it! by Kate Quinn http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2009/06/09/need-wordpress-mu-support-heres-where-youll-find-it/#comment-3044 Kate Quinn Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:57:11 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1124#comment-3044 Hey Sue, great work! I'm planning on using WPMU on a site I'm building, and the last time I used it (3+ years ago) the documentation was really unclear. Your work will come in very handy! Thanks so much :) Hey Sue, great work! I’m planning on using WPMU on a site I’m building, and the last time I used it (3+ years ago) the documentation was really unclear. Your work will come in very handy! Thanks so much :)

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]]> Comment on Baiting the Digital Hook to Build A Professional Learning Community! by treagan http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2009/06/21/baiting-the-digital-hook-to-build-a-professional-learning-community/#comment-3042 treagan Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:17:00 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1126#comment-3042 Sue, Many thanks for sharing your presentation for those of us who cannot be at NECC 09! You are the person who is responsible for nudging me into growing my PLN. I opened an edublog account in November '08, and since then I have 30 staff members with linked blogs, three wiki's, a twitter account, and have participated in 3 eluminate sessions. I have been energized by the connections I have made--and the support I receive via twitter in particular. It was interesting for me to read your evaluation of facebook use. I have a facebook account and several of my elementary students have "friended" me. They will say hello, ask about pictures that I have posted, etc. In addition, many of their parents are also on facebook. Because my facebook is a simply a more casual version of my professional self (nice and boring), the students and families see essentially the same side of me that they see at school. What is interesting is how many more of them will communicate with me via facebook rather than email, etc. Finally, your thought about letting go of everyone joining---this is so true. I have found it ironic that the people who have teased me most about my tech obsessions also ask me the most questions about how and why I do this! When they ask I tell, otherwise I happily connect with my PLN while they tease away! Thanks for all you do to energize my brain and grow me so I can grow others. Theresa Sue,
Many thanks for sharing your presentation for those of us who cannot be at NECC 09!

You are the person who is responsible for nudging me into growing my PLN. I opened an edublog account in November ‘08, and since then I have 30 staff members with linked blogs, three wiki’s, a twitter account, and have participated in 3 eluminate sessions.

I have been energized by the connections I have made–and the support I receive via twitter in particular.

It was interesting for me to read your evaluation of facebook use. I have a facebook account and several of my elementary students have “friended” me. They will say hello, ask about pictures that I have posted, etc. In addition, many of their parents are also on facebook. Because my facebook is a simply a more casual version of my professional self (nice and boring), the students and families see essentially the same side of me that they see at school. What is interesting is how many more of them will communicate with me via facebook rather than email, etc.

Finally, your thought about letting go of everyone joining—this is so true. I have found it ironic that the people who have teased me most about my tech obsessions also ask me the most questions about how and why I do this! When they ask I tell, otherwise I happily connect with my PLN while they tease away!

Thanks for all you do to energize my brain and grow me so I can grow others.

Theresa

]]> Comment on Baiting the Digital Hook to Build A Professional Learning Community! by Sue Waters http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2009/06/21/baiting-the-digital-hook-to-build-a-professional-learning-community/#comment-3041 Sue Waters Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:04:06 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1126#comment-3041 Hi Nancy definitely so many of the tools when it comes to building your PLN are about time and patience. It won't happen instantly but eventually you will develop connections with others that then work together with you. Twitter is very important in Australia for developing connections with each other so it is good to hear also the case in Canada. Hi Nancy definitely so many of the tools when it comes to building your PLN are about time and patience. It won’t happen instantly but eventually you will develop connections with others that then work together with you.

Twitter is very important in Australia for developing connections with each other so it is good to hear also the case in Canada.

]]> Comment on Baiting the Digital Hook to Build A Professional Learning Community! by Sue Waters http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2009/06/21/baiting-the-digital-hook-to-build-a-professional-learning-community/#comment-3040 Sue Waters Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:01:28 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1126#comment-3040 Hi Betty, that is amazing reading the difference between the three conferences. Is that because Northern Voices has a larger number of techy type people attend. Most the conferences I attend there are a small number of people using twitter so it can be a good way to get to know others. My friend at the latest conference monitored the hashtag for the conference and added any one to their account that was using that search term. Hi Betty, that is amazing reading the difference between the three conferences. Is that because Northern Voices has a larger number of techy type people attend.

Most the conferences I attend there are a small number of people using twitter so it can be a good way to get to know others. My friend at the latest conference monitored the hashtag for the conference and added any one to their account that was using that search term.

]]> Comment on Baiting the Digital Hook to Build A Professional Learning Community! by Sue Waters http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2009/06/21/baiting-the-digital-hook-to-build-a-professional-learning-community/#comment-3039 Sue Waters Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:57:56 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1126#comment-3039 Hi Marnie, I'm interested to hear that you are using twitter. Can I ask who you are connecting with on twitter and how you find it? I also dropped past your blog. Your post on YouTube is really good. Before I leave a comment I was wanting to know how is your school able to restrict your viewing of YouTube from home? Hi Marnie, I’m interested to hear that you are using twitter. Can I ask who you are connecting with on twitter and how you find it?

I also dropped past your blog. Your post on YouTube is really good. Before I leave a comment I was wanting to know how is your school able to restrict your viewing of YouTube from home?

]]> Comment on Baiting the Digital Hook to Build A Professional Learning Community! by Nancy Stuewe http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2009/06/21/baiting-the-digital-hook-to-build-a-professional-learning-community/#comment-3038 Nancy Stuewe Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:45:36 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1126#comment-3038 Thank you for this. This is exactly what I am trying to do. I have joined face book and it is fun to keep in touch with my kids and friends from high school but is not really helping me professionally. Haven't used Ning I'm from Canada. To my surprise however twiter is building a community a like minded people in ed tech (after I blog the weirdos). And yes I have to be patient there is not yet a group of diverse thinkers commenting on my blog. As you say I will give it time. Nancy Stuewe Thank you for this. This is exactly what I am trying to do. I have joined face book and it is fun to keep in touch with my kids and friends from high school but is not really helping me professionally. Haven’t used Ning I’m from Canada. To my surprise however twiter is building a community a like minded people in ed tech (after I blog the weirdos). And yes I have to be patient there is not yet a group of diverse thinkers commenting on my blog. As you say I will give it time.
Nancy Stuewe

]]> Comment on Latest Statistics Say My Blogs Are……? by PostRank’s Ten “Most Engaged” Education Blogs | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2009/05/27/latest-statistics-say-my-blogs-are/#comment-3037 PostRank’s Ten “Most Engaged” Education Blogs | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:24:44 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1119#comment-3037 [...] It sparked a lot of discussion, including from PostRank, which stated they didn’t like to use the word “popular.”  You can see many comments in that first post about PostRank, and you can also see additional thoughts on the PostRank process at Sue Waters’ blog post Latest Statistics Say My Blogs Are……? [...] [...] It sparked a lot of discussion, including from PostRank, which stated they didn’t like to use the word “popular.”  You can see many comments in that first post about PostRank, and you can also see additional thoughts on the PostRank process at Sue Waters’ blog post Latest Statistics Say My Blogs Are……? [...]

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