My Blog Stats for 2007It all began at the Building Learning Communities Conference in the summer of 2006. Tim Tyson, Alan November and Will Richardson opened my eyes to Read/Write Web. I came back to school that year pumped up and ready to participate. I set up a del.icio.us account and a feed reader in August, 2006 and I was on my way. I returned to school in the fall ready to start a podcasting project. I posted my first Book Review Podcasts in December of 2006. I presented on the project at my first conference in March of 2007.
I posted my first blog post on March 31st 2007. That began a new explosion of learning for me. Writing regularly for a global audience is an inspiring and daunting task. It took me a while to find my voice and figure out what I have to say. On April 10th, 2007 I joined Classroom 2.0 on ning. That is where my network truly started to expand. The conversations there were global. I found people who understood the intellectual transformation I was going through. Thanks so much to Steve Hargadon - one of my Web 2.0 heroes and a really nice person.
In the June of 2007 I attended NECC for the first time. It was Edubloggercon (thanks again to Steve Hargadon) and the blogger cafe that set me off on my next journey. I met people face to face that I had only "seen" Online. I actually spoke to Joyce Valenza, Chris Lehmann and Will Richardson. The conversations I had there were inspiring. That is also where I learned about Twitter.
I know some of you are rolling your eyes right now. I've written about Twitter before, so I won't say much in this post. I will say that Twitter is the most powerful new tool I've encountered this year. I've discovered a network of amazing, interesting and helpful people. The collective Edtech twitter mind has helped me when I was stuck, alerted me to interesting blog posts and online learning opportunities, introduced me to many useful tools and just made me laugh.
I can't imagine what 2008 will bring (hopefully a democrat in the white house - I digress), but 2007 is a hard act to follow.
-Liz
4 comments:
Liz,
The planets must have been in a unique alignment in 2007 - a lot of us began blogging that year.
I took an online course that began in October 2006, set up an RSS feed and blog in June 2007, began twittering a few months ago... and can't imagine life without connectedness now.
The fact that an older learner like me can interact with amateur and experienced technologists on a daily basis is exciting and has added immeasurably to my personal and professional growth.
Who knows what gifts 2008 will bring!
diane
Liz:
I often find great ideas and get inspiration from your quests. Isn't it wonderful that everyone's take on teched has its own unique perspective? The Feedjit feed is superb, so I think I will try it...now that I have seen it in action. Good work!
Hi!
I am a mathematics teacher in Delhi, India. I came to know about this blog when I was reading about Twitter on Classroom 2.0. Its really very appreciative to see your contribution in the field of education. You seem to be a passionate teacher. I am also trying/exploring various web strategies to teach mathematics. I have created many blogs/podcast house etc. I would love to learn/share/interact in this regard. Keep up the Good Work!
Reading your blog has been a learning experience for me. I have learned so much from you. I have not experience Twitter and everyone has a Twitter account. I want to know what I am missing. Please point me in a direction.
Bill
www.bloggingonthebay.org
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