Comments on: Participatory Media

By: The Power of the Internet in promoting parent involvement — Parents as Partners

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:57:07 +0000

[...] This morning I received an email from a parent who was starting her own blog and wanted to connect but was not sure what was the proper etiquette in linking blogs. Let me tell you first how excited I was to find a fellow blogger – I called her a kindred spirit – interested in finding and connecting parents using blogs. Second that she found me on the web through her own personal network and searching on the net. Third that she blogged about the Parents as Partners webcasts and this web site. Fourth she had tried to complete the Parent Survey and identified for me a glitch that I had not foreseen and consequently I was able to improve the survey. WOW talk about the power of the Internet and how full circle blogging proves what Jeannine St. Amand writes about in her post Participatory Media. [...]

By: The Power of the Internet in promoting parent involvement — Parents as Partners

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:42:01 +0000

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By: Kimberly Brown

Kimberly Brown — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:06:53 +0000

I’m a middle years teacher in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. I was told about your blog on Twitter by Jeff Whipple. To my surprise I “know” three of the four people who commented to your blog post. I listened to David Warlick speak at the National Council for Advisors in Educational Technology this morning on UStream. Jeff, David and murcha are part of my Twitter network. I’m embarking on a collaborative project with Jeff and murcha. Because I’m connected as an educator I’m able to provide my students with the ability to connect with other students around the globe.

By: Kevin H.

Kevin H. — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:34:09 +0000

Hi
This is Kevin, from Massachusetts.
I like that I am following Anne, as she and I and our students have begun some work around podcasting and blogging through a blog site called YouthRadio, and that is one of the powers of this new world: connections and community.
The idea of exposing my students to the world beyond the relatively closed town in which they live (mostly white, mostly middle class) is so powerful to me as an educator.
And it opens up a vast new range of audience for them as writers, too.
Peace,
Kevin

By: murcha

murcha — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:54:03 +0000

Hi, I am Anne MIrtschin a teacher from a small country school in Australia. A partnership with parents in the use of this web2.0 technology is so important (important without it as well) The benefits of these connections and with others outside our local area is nothing short of amazing and will have a huge impact on education and communities in coming years. Now, my relative isolation means that I no longer am ‘alone’ but connected to many wonderful people around the globe who will share with me. Wonderful to see you blogging! Continue on….

By: David Warlick

David Warlick — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:48:03 +0000

Jeannine,

What I like about Rheingold, beyond his message, is that he’s my age. He’s an example of someone who grew up with digital technology who gets it and is help us all to get it.

Welcome to the blogosphere

David Warlick

By: Jeff Whipple

Jeff Whipple — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:38:55 +0000

Jeannine…

Let me be the first to trod on your blog…I am excited to see you join the conversations here. You have much to add from the perspective of a parent and activist.

You are right. In this new global community success will be about making connections with people and information. As parents and educators, the best thing we can do for our students is to join them as learners and model 21st century citizenship.

You are definitely joining my netvibes!

(^_^)

Jeff