Comments on: I Will http://wecanworkitout.edublogs.org/2009/01/10/i-will/ using IT in primary education Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:53:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Colin Becker http://wecanworkitout.edublogs.org/2009/01/10/i-will/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Colin Becker Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:31:26 +0000 http://wecanworkitout.edublogs.org/?p=12#comment-117 Hi Lisa, Thanks for dropping by. I think it will be a huge challenge to get staff to use Yammer to communicate. I have two staff interested in working with a school in Memphis. I emailed them instructions on (1) how to create a wiki, (2) how to join Yammer - I have created a group within yammer for the project and a request to send me a message in Yammmer when they had done both of these. Haven't heard anything yet, so I imagine I will need t prompt and possibly rescue. Having them on my blog does make me feel like I need to be accountable, but on the other hand, I'm not sure that anyone at my school would know they were there. I'll hopefully keep updating progress with blog posts. Hi Lisa,
Thanks for dropping by. I think it will be a huge challenge to get staff to use Yammer to communicate. I have two staff interested in working with a school in Memphis. I emailed them instructions on (1) how to create a wiki, (2) how to join Yammer – I have created a group within yammer for the project and a request to send me a message in Yammmer when they had done both of these. Haven’t heard anything yet, so I imagine I will need t prompt and possibly rescue.
Having them on my blog does make me feel like I need to be accountable, but on the other hand, I’m not sure that anyone at my school would know they were there. I’ll hopefully keep updating progress with blog posts.

]]> By: ldumicich http://wecanworkitout.edublogs.org/2009/01/10/i-will/comment-page-1/#comment-102 ldumicich Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:19:22 +0000 http://wecanworkitout.edublogs.org/?p=12#comment-102 I am really interested to see how you go with your goals Colin, especially getting your staff to use an alternate form of communication. I still have trouble with some of my staff checking their emails regularly!!! Some of your goals have a similar bent to what I would like to do with my staff this year. I think it is a great idea that you have put them on your blog, it gives you some accountability in trying to achieve them! I am really interested to see how you go with your goals Colin, especially getting your staff to use an alternate form of communication. I still have trouble with some of my staff checking their emails regularly!!! Some of your goals have a similar bent to what I would like to do with my staff this year. I think it is a great idea that you have put them on your blog, it gives you some accountability in trying to achieve them!

]]> By: Colin Becker http://wecanworkitout.edublogs.org/2009/01/10/i-will/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Colin Becker Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:58:49 +0000 http://wecanworkitout.edublogs.org/?p=12#comment-8 Thanks again, Sue. This journey is going to be bigger (=longer) than I first conceived, for both myself and others I'd like to encourage. Reading through some of your blog (or was it the wiki) the notion that good blogging starts with commenting on other people's blogs, really grabbed me. I have commented on occasions on blogs (quite a few), and do see it as a valuable task. Something that I will be doing more of for a while (at least). Thanks again, Sue.
This journey is going to be bigger (=longer) than I first conceived, for both myself and others I’d like to encourage. Reading through some of your blog (or was it the wiki) the notion that good blogging starts with commenting on other people’s blogs, really grabbed me.
I have commented on occasions on blogs (quite a few), and do see it as a valuable task. Something that I will be doing more of for a while (at least).

]]> By: Sue Waters http://wecanworkitout.edublogs.org/2009/01/10/i-will/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Sue Waters Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:51:13 +0000 http://wecanworkitout.edublogs.org/?p=12#comment-7 There are lots of versions of the 23 Things program - suggest you check out the Murdoch University version. Here is <a href="http://delicious.com/dswaters/23Things" rel="nofollow">a link to all the different ones</a> I've saved in Delicious. People still find 23 Things intensive and I recommend including workshops with it. Kathryn who runs the one for Murdoch University has seen a gradual increase of skills after 3 years of running the program - so it is one of those things it takes time. There are lots of versions of the 23 Things program – suggest you check out the Murdoch University version. Here is a link to all the different ones I’ve saved in Delicious. People still find 23 Things intensive and I recommend including workshops with it. Kathryn who runs the one for Murdoch University has seen a gradual increase of skills after 3 years of running the program – so it is one of those things it takes time.

]]> By: Colin Becker http://wecanworkitout.edublogs.org/2009/01/10/i-will/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Colin Becker Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:48:44 +0000 http://wecanworkitout.edublogs.org/?p=12#comment-4 Hi Sue, Thank you for commenting - very much appreciated. I have a link in my delicious for this 23 things http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com/#23 - is it the same one? You may be right - less intense might be more supportive. Hi Sue,
Thank you for commenting – very much appreciated.
I have a link in my delicious for this 23 things http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com/#23 – is it the same one?
You may be right – less intense might be more supportive.

]]> By: Sue Waters http://wecanworkitout.edublogs.org/2009/01/10/i-will/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Sue Waters Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:08:08 +0000 http://wecanworkitout.edublogs.org/?p=12#comment-2 Hi Colin - welcome to the 31 Day Project. Thinking about your teachers I'm wondering if the 23 Things program might be the way to go with them. Slightly less intense than the 31 Day Project but also achieves your other aim of introducing them to a variety of web tools. Each week they have to learn about a new tool and write a post about what they learnt. Would you like me to give you a link to information on the 23 Things? Hi Colin – welcome to the 31 Day Project.

Thinking about your teachers I’m wondering if the 23 Things program might be the way to go with them. Slightly less intense than the 31 Day Project but also achieves your other aim of introducing them to a variety of web tools. Each week they have to learn about a new tool and write a post about what they learnt. Would you like me to give you a link to information on the 23 Things?

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