We tend to be big fans of just-in-time learning when it comes to
technology; very much in concert with Chris Lehmann's approach.
That's why I recommend getting your teachers to join ISEnet, where they
can immediately start using a Ning for personally meaningful and relevant
purposes. The ning skills they develop in doing that can quickly be put
into play on your school's ning site should the need ever arise.
We are not pushing our school ning now that we're back meeting
face-to-face. We're not going to close it, but instead just monitor it and
see what happens. I'll provide an update in a few weeks.
Fred
PS Thanks for the blog post shout out!
PPS Nancy, good point about the age restriction on Ning.
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Fred - This is a great story of turning adversity into a learning
>opportunity. I have a Ning set up for our school, but haven't yet pushed
>it
>out. It has a few members, but no real content. I have several teachers
>who
>have created Nings for their classrooms and they love it. Your Ning had a
>true pedogogical purpose and thus it thrived. I think that is the key to
>most technology successes. As Chris Lehmann
><http://www.practicaltheory.org/serendipity/> says, Effective technology
>is
>like oxygen, ubiquitous, necessary and invisible. I will be interested to
>learn how the ning continues to function now that your school is back in
>session.
>-Liz
>
>Liz B Davis
>Director of Academic Technology
>Belmont Hill School
>Belmont, MA
>http://www.belmonthill.org
>http://www.edtechpower.com
>
>
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