Monday, August 18, 2008

Re: Independent School Educators at ISTE and NECC Wiki

Peter, =0ADon't worry.=A0 Help is coming soon:=0Ahttp://www.readwriteweb.co=
m/archives/exclusive_first_look_at_genome_next_gen_social_network.php=0A=A0=
=0AOr may already be here:=0Ahttp://www.atomkeep.com/=0ADepending on your n=
eeds ;-) .=A0=A0 =0ABill,=0AI though Howard was pretty clear.=A0 Membership=
(in ISTE's=A0wiki)=A0and possibly participation, will help to make the cas=
e for establishing a SIG for independent schools with ISTE.=A0=A0Membership=
and participation in the wiki (based on volume of users)=A0seems to have a=
political dimension within ISTE that is equal or greater than its actual u=
tility as a Wiki.=A0 =0AHoward,=0AI believe the content on the sites mentio=
ned by Bill is CC and GFDL licenced allowing it to be easily encorporated i=
nto any wiki (with attribution) and prehaps reorganized along more ISTE cen=
tric lines.=0A_J____________________________=0AJason at jasonpj@yahoo.com =
=0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: Peter Gow <pgow@bcdschool.o=
rg>=0ATo: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=0ASent: Monday, August 18, 2008 7:17:05 A=
M=0ASubject: Re: Independent School Educators at ISTE and NECC Wiki=0A=0Adw=
fitzgerald@yahoo.com writes:=0A>Hello, all,=0A>=0A>At the risk of being blu=
nt, how is this different, or better, or=0A>preferable, to=0A>http://school=
computing.wikia.com/wiki/School_Computing_Home_Page=0A>=0A>This existing re=
source is already chock-full of valuable information. Why=0A>not combine wi=
th this existing, community-supported resource?=0A>=0A>Cheers,=0A>=0A>Bill=
=0A=0AI have to say I'm with Bill on this. Between the ISENing (a great thi=
ng!),=0Athe Wiki cited above (also wonderful!), and the various networks no=
w being=0Aestablished as de rigueur for every major conference, I'm beginni=
ng to=0Aspend more time managing my resources than actually focusing on the=
ir=0Acontent (which often overlaps). Hardly have time to keep up my Faceboo=
k...=0A=0ACheers--Peter Gow=0A=0APeter Gow, Director of College Counseling =
and Special Programs=0ABeaver Country Day School=0A791 Hammond Street=0AChe=
stnut Hill, MA 02467=0Awww.bcdschool.org=0ATel. 617-738-2755=0AFAX 617-738-=
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