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document.write( "            Spinning a Learning Web: " );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(Diane Hammond):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Well Kate, I wouldn\'t agree that you &quot;sound&quot; like a know-it-all. I think you have a very conversational and welcoming tone, and I have to say that I thought that even before I watched your video posts.<br><br>I came across your blog through the Comment Challenge, but rather than just click-through I\'ve stayed and added it to my RSS Reader. One of the reasons for doing so is because you are an academic. <br><br>I need to hear a variety of voices - academics, young teachers, experienced teachers, administrators, consultants... I expect different things from each group. There are times when I want posts that may sound more like lectures than reflections. I don\'t necessarily want you to draw me into the conversation by asking questions about the role of technology in the creative arts. I want to hear your expert opinions on the subject. I\'m not shy; if I have a question or comment I\'ll jump in. If I just read, know that I\'ve still benefited.<br><br>There is value to this comment self-audit, yet I\'m not sure any of us should rush to make changes based solely on the list of questions we were given." );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(Kevin):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Until this month, I, too, found it rare to get more than 10 comments (unless it was my Day in a Sentence feature, which can generate a good 15 to 20 comments from folks).<br>I don\'t find your blog-voice too preachy, to be honest. Informative .... much better word.<br>:)<br>I have no good advice, I am sorry to say.<br>Take care<br>Kevin" );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(July 30th 2007 at):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Ditto with the above comments. I love RSS and all the information it brings to me. My frustration as a principal is that I can’t get others to buy into the RSS world. I would much rather use my blog for school news and for discussing school-related issues, but parents and teachers are not going there enough for it to be successful. I am still writing an old-fashioned newsletter to parents because if I relied solely on my blog, most of the parents would not receive important school news and information. In addition to the newsletter, I write in my blog, and often I write similar about topics which is more work for me, and wastes valuable time. The blog should be my main vehicle for communication, but if parents won’t use RSS, they will miss a lot and then complain that I do not communicate well with them!I think the mass-usage of RSS is still a few years away, even though it is such a great application. 5 have tried to teach and persuade parents to use RSS, but most still don’t. I can’t even convince my wife! Why are people so resistant to this, especially now that most everyone has accepted email as an effective means of communication?<br>Dave" );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(Diane Hammond):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> I had this discussion (yet again) this weekend as I showed the friends and relatives of my daughter-in-law, (who\'s headed off to work in an orphanage in Ecuador), her new blog. Most people seem to be afraid of the &quot;volume&quot; of information they might pull in. They don\'t seem to be aware that your RSS reader can be almost dynamic, adding and dropping feeds as your interests change. New reading skills need to be taught, so people can learn how to manage the information flow by skimming, tagging, editing feeds." );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(July 30th 2007 at):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Dean–My sentiments exactly!! I had always considered myself a person in the know. As a school library media specialist (teacher-librarian!), I feel it is my job to be up on newest trends in education. By reading my RSS daily, I have grown knowledge wise by leaps and bounds. So what do we do? Continue to share the wealth of information. Just today i added my blog address to my signature file in hopes of getting interest. Maybe I should also add a link to a reader?? Since many of my contacts love email, I can subliminally get them to read blogs, and perhaps subscribe to a few! Great post. I’m 100% in agreement with you." );
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document.write( "            Ashley’s Weblog: " );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(Diane Hammond):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Thanks for pointing to Rodd\'s post. The issue of online presence and by extension professional conduct is looming large on the horizon for teachers\' federations. It is a critical issue they are going to have to tackle. I like Rodd\'s proactive approach. What\'s your feeling about &quot;living&quot; your personal life on the Internet? How do you feel about students and parents being able to find the social networks you belong to, the art you like, the books you read, the hobbies you engage in...?" );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(I really enjoyed your post Ashley! From someone who has also &8220;googled&8217; themselves I can totally understand your worry of what might be out there. I will read the article you suggested now th):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> I really enjoyed your post, Ashley! From someone who has also “googled’ themselves, I can totally understand your worry of what might be out there. I will read the article you suggested now, thanks:)" );
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document.write( "            The Mobile Learner: " );
document.write( "            <a href=\"http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/leading-learning-2008-pre-conference-reflections/\" class=\"article\" title=\"External link to article\">Leading Learning 2008: Pre-Conference Reflections</a>" );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(Diane Hammond):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Sounds great! Wish I was joining you - it\'s been a couple of years since I attended Leading Learning. Any chance you\'re going to UStream any of it?" );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(Rob De Lorenzo):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> The thought had crossed my mind but I am not sure what the Internet connectivity will be like. If I can get someone to record the presentation, then I’ll place it in UStream." );
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document.write( "            Educational Discourse: " );
document.write( "            <a href=\"http://kwhobbes.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/talking-with-administrators/\" class=\"article\" title=\"External link to article\">Talking with Administrators</a>" );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(&8220;I long to hear my older girls come home excited about what they are doing at school &8230;&8221;I feel lucky because right now my daughter does come home excited about what she is doing in scho):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> “I long to hear my older girls come home excited about what they are doing at school …”I feel lucky because right now my daughter (Grade 2) does come home excited about what she is doing in school. I worry (that’s a parent’s job, isnt it?) that there will come a time when she loses that sense of joy in learning. Looking at the students in my school (9-12), I see that most of them have lost that sense of wonder and curiousity about what is happening in class or, perhaps even more alarming, they are feigning disinterest because being interested in school and in learning is “not cool.” I can write some of that off as a change in priorities once the raging hormones of puberty kick in, but that’s only a minor part. Somewhere between Grade 2 and Grade 9 we lose them. When does that happen, and how can I keep my daughter (and son, once he enters school) from losing too much of her feelings of awe and wonder?" );
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document.write( "                <a class=\"author\" href=\"http://www.cocomment.com/comments/dhammond\">dhammond</a>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(Diane Hammond):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Kelly, I think you need to place your last point first. You only have 45 minutes and in that time you\'ll no doubt want some interaction with your audience. That leaves you even less time to touch upon more than one or two key issues. I think you need to have the group leave you on a high note - with a glimpse of what can be done, something they can see themselves doing. <br><br>If I were you, I\'d profile one or two success you\'ve had with changing learning culture and opening up communication, e.g. your work with wikis and Ning; then I\'d move on to your current issue. <br><br>Where are you going with your students after you pull them together to discuss behaviours and expectations? How will you keep the dialogue going and facilitate the organization needed to come up with action plans? &quot;Knowing&quot; you, I suspect you\'ll use Web 2.0 tools. Discuss this situation with the group. Tell them how you\'re planning to proceed. Ask the group what their issues are and lead them to a place where they can see that using technology could become part of the solution.<br><br>I just looked at the conference page. I wish I was going to be in Saskatchewan - looks like a good conference! Good luck with your session and let us know what you decide to do!." );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(As a new administrator I have wondered what the best approach is to bringing people (teachers parents and students)):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> As a new administrator, I have wondered what the best approach is to bringing people (teachers, parents, and students) on board with technology. I have taught for several years and have seen the transformation of no computer anywhere in the building to every teacher having a computer and labs full of computers for student access. The early days of just getting the teachers to use the computers for email and storage of files was a big step. Then the newness of the “evil” Internet scared several folks. Now, we are at a new barrier – helping people see technology as a tool for learning (more than power point presentations and research). I like your ideas about approaching the students to help come up with the remedy to your various issues in the school and would like to hear how your conversations with the students went as well as the follow through, esp. with what role technology will play in the process." );
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