Parents as Partners Webcast Episode #6 April 14, 2008
This show focused on using Web 2.0 tools to connect parentsto the classroom. The beginnings of the development of a platform to demonstrate how these tools and social networking tools can be used with parents and by parents in supporting student success.
Lorna Costantini, educationial consultant in St. CatharinesON CA http://ourschool.ca. Matt Montagne.teacher University School of Milwaukee, Milwuakee Wisconsin http://middleschoolblog.blogspot.com/ Rhoda Cipparone, Faux Real Niagara Falls ON Cindy Zautcke, Maquion Wisconsin resident parent http:livingontheline.wordpress.com welcomed guest Steve Hargadon, from Classroom 2.0 http://classroom20.com
Steve shared his insights on how to use Web 2.0 tools.
Chat Log
2008-04-14 20:48:13 [Message]SteveHargadon -> -EdTechTalk: Is this working for everyone?
2008-04-14 20:55:32 [Message]czautcke -> -EdTechTalk: Testing
2008-04-14 20:56:58 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: Hey everyone...we'll get rolling in a fewminutes
2008-04-14 20:58:10 [Message]Lorna -> -EdTechTalk: ty Durf
2008-04-14 20:59:13 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: $5
2008-04-14 21:03:01 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: welcome Jeannine, penross and loria!
2008-04-14 21:03:11 [Message]loria -> -EdTechTalk: hi
2008-04-14 21:03:30 [Message]jeannine -> -EdTechTalk: hello from NB
2008-04-14 21:03:32 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi loria
2008-04-14 21:03:38 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi jeannine
2008-04-14 21:03:41 [Message]loria -> -EdTechTalk: I"m in IL
2008-04-14 21:03:49 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: I need to change that from penross to Penny
2008-04-14 21:03:52 [Message]loria -> -EdTechTalk: hi Durf
2008-04-14 21:04:01 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi julia
2008-04-14 21:04:15 [Message]Julia Tebbets -> -EdTechTalk: Hello!
2008-04-14 21:04:19 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi mtaft
2008-04-14 21:04:28 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi montgorp
2008-04-14 21:04:28 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: hey folks
2008-04-14 21:04:30 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: Hi everyone
2008-04-14 21:04:38 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi maureen
2008-04-14 21:04:42 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi tony
2008-04-14 21:04:55 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: Hi everyone
2008-04-14 21:05:09 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi harold
2008-04-14 21:05:14 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi derrall
2008-04-14 21:05:21 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: Hi from Maine
2008-04-14 21:05:22 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: hi durff
2008-04-14 21:05:24 [Message]loria -> -EdTechTalk: you know me as fsinfo on twitter
2008-04-14 21:05:26 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: :)
2008-04-14 21:05:28 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: hi from alberta
2008-04-14 21:05:37 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: yes loria i do
2008-04-14 21:05:42 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: hi derall
2008-04-14 21:05:44 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: hi from alberta too!
2008-04-14 21:05:50 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: jakes is in the house!
2008-04-14 21:05:57 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: hi durf
2008-04-14 21:05:59 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: he mtaft
2008-04-14 21:06:00 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: salute!!
2008-04-14 21:06:01 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: go flames
2008-04-14 21:06:07 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: welcome chuck T
2008-04-14 21:06:12 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: yo matt
2008-04-14 21:06:15 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi peggy
2008-04-14 21:06:17 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: sorry abtf
2008-04-14 21:06:17 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: go red wing
2008-04-14 21:06:20 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: hi montgorp
2008-04-14 21:06:23 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: red wings, that is
2008-04-14 21:06:26 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: should I have audio yet?
2008-04-14 21:06:29 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: "any but the flames"
2008-04-14 21:06:30 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: yes
2008-04-14 21:06:31 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: @everyone-Chuck is our awsome 8th gradehistory teacher at the school I work at
2008-04-14 21:06:35 [Message]czautcke -> -EdTechTalk: HiMtaft--glad to have you join us!
2008-04-14 21:06:39 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: go Red Wings!
2008-04-14 21:06:41 [Message]loria -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes - heard you were at an Apple store
2008-04-14 21:06:46 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: Hi Cindy
2008-04-14 21:06:51 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Hi from Chicago suburbs!
2008-04-14 21:06:52 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: Hey djakes
2008-04-14 21:07:02 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: Apple Schmapple
2008-04-14 21:07:14 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Does ustream have sound or should we just use audiostream?
2008-04-14 21:07:14 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: Hey Matt, in Milwaukee
2008-04-14 21:07:25 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: Couldn't figure out the right time to join. Came anhour ago. :-)
2008-04-14 21:07:26 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: no ustrea
2008-04-14 21:07:31 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes...we're going to be happy when you getyour macbook air
2008-04-14 21:07:35 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes Sorry they were not nice to you at theApple store today...
2008-04-14 21:07:36 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: i use iTunes - first audio button
2008-04-14 21:07:45 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi shaun
2008-04-14 21:07:49 [Message]shaun fletcher -> -EdTechTalk: hi
2008-04-14 21:07:52 [Message]loria -> -EdTechTalk: i listen using real player
2008-04-14 21:07:58 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes Can't believe you're deserting me and other right clickers.
2008-04-14 21:08:01 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: Hi shaun
2008-04-14 21:08:10 [Message]shaun fletcher -> -EdTechTalk: hi russell
2008-04-14 21:08:12 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: djakes is fickle
2008-04-14 21:08:17 [Message]loria -> -EdTechTalk: hi Steve
2008-04-14 21:08:18 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: I've got audio using itunes
2008-04-14 21:08:18 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: @lparisi-not
2008-04-14 21:08:20 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: @lisap you're next
2008-04-14 21:08:23 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: hello steve
2008-04-14 21:08:32 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: @derrallg Next laptop
2008-04-14 21:08:43 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: maybe
2008-04-14 21:08:52 [Message]loria -> -EdTechTalk: need java
2008-04-14 21:08:55 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: refresh
2008-04-14 21:08:59 [Message]loria -> -EdTechTalk: try safari
2008-04-14 21:09:03 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: true
2008-04-14 21:09:10 [Message]loria -> -EdTechTalk: sometimes firefox on mac doesn't like chat
2008-04-14 21:09:13 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: hey derralg...you are supposed to be on vacation
2008-04-14 21:09:22 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: Always great to collaborate with Steve! :-)
2008-04-14 21:09:31 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: he isn't it would seen
2008-04-14 21:09:34 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: seem
2008-04-14 21:09:35 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: vista doesn't like chat much either - untillatest update
2008-04-14 21:09:38 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: I'm on a Macbook Pro using firefox for chat anditunes for audio
2008-04-14 21:09:42 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: @matt I know I followed twitter and here I am :)
2008-04-14 21:09:46 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: working fine
2008-04-14 21:10:05 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: @cindseibel vista works really well for me haven'thad any probs - lucky
2008-04-14 21:10:07 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Yay Classroom 2.0
2008-04-14 21:10:11 [Message]loria -> -EdTechTalk: I;m using firefox too, but I had to update java andset a rosetta pref
2008-04-14 21:10:32 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: now I'm on my mac
2008-04-14 21:10:33 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: using Flock
2008-04-14 21:11:38 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: echo
2008-04-14 21:11:42 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: I'm always surprised when excellent teachers say"what's web 2.0?" We have a lot of work to do still. :-)
2008-04-14 21:11:57 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: echo
2008-04-14 21:11:58 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Thought that echo was ME! WHew!
2008-04-14 21:12:01 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: @PeggyG I don't even ask the question
2008-04-14 21:12:09 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: hello montgorp and harold...thanks for joiningin!
2008-04-14 21:12:20 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: Hi Matt
2008-04-14 21:12:33 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: everyone go invite a parent here now
2008-04-14 21:12:36 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: i did
2008-04-14 21:12:41 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: I don't ask the question but when I keep talkingabout it they ask me. :-)
2008-04-14 21:12:50 [Message]jaybennett -> -EdTechTalk: i did a little web 2.0 with my daughters schooltoday, no idea what i was talking about
2008-04-14 21:12:55 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: I'm glad to hear the rationale for Classroom 2.0
2008-04-14 21:13:00 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi sylvia
2008-04-14 21:13:01 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: I am a parent and a Classroom 2.0 user. Others?
2008-04-14 21:13:07 [Message]jaybennett -> -EdTechTalk: here teachers were baffled
2008-04-14 21:13:18 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: yea classroom 2.0
2008-04-14 21:13:19 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: I'd not heard that rationale, either, until now.
2008-04-14 21:13:30 [Message]czautcke -> -EdTechTalk: I am--I'm the "resident parent" on theprogram.
2008-04-14 21:13:33 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: ok kmulford - now go invite another parent
2008-04-14 21:13:40 [Message]sylvia -> -EdTechTalk: hi durff
2008-04-14 21:13:48 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: @durff. I'm on holidays. No access to parents :(
2008-04-14 21:13:52 [Message]jaybennett -> -EdTechTalk: parent, teacher, web 2.o user
2008-04-14 21:13:53 [Message]shaun fletcher -> -EdTechTalk: Parent, teacher and cL2.0 user
2008-04-14 21:14:04 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: cope out montgorp
2008-04-14 21:14:08 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: @russell what time is it for you?
2008-04-14 21:14:09 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi bob
2008-04-14 21:14:12 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: I'm at home with 2 sick kids... sorry. Maybe via Twitter...
2008-04-14 21:14:14 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: parent, technologist, web 2.0user
2008-04-14 21:14:20 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: :)
2008-04-14 21:14:24 [Message]bob -> -EdTechTalk: hi Durff, first time parent here
2008-04-14 21:14:24 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: yea twitter
2008-04-14 21:14:26 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: Excellent background explanation!
2008-04-14 21:14:34 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Hi Linda
2008-04-14 21:14:40 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: parent advocate web 2.0 user
2008-04-14 21:14:42 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: ok bob you're off the hook
2008-04-14 21:14:55 [Message]jeannine -> -EdTechTalk: parent, ed council chair, web 2.0 user
2008-04-14 21:14:57 [Message]bob -> -EdTechTalk: oh no, hooks for a first time user, my goodness :)
2008-04-14 21:14:59 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: ok... give me a solid reason to go chase a parent:)
2008-04-14 21:15:07 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: HI
2008-04-14 21:15:08 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: no one wants to be on durff's hook
2008-04-14 21:15:19 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: harold grandparent, special ed teacher web2.0 newbie(6 mos)
2008-04-14 21:15:23 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: and hey, I'm a parent too
2008-04-14 21:15:41 [Message]bob -> -EdTechTalk: txs all, b back when more time - sorry for butting in -bye
2008-04-14 21:15:48 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: I thought she had a laser pointer..hook too?!!
2008-04-14 21:16:07 [Message] kmulford-> -EdTechTalk: OK, shouted out to my Twitter verse. Good?
2008-04-14 21:16:21 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Durff, who are you on Twitter?
2008-04-14 21:16:22 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: Yes most people seem to be comfortable with email.
2008-04-14 21:16:31 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: Yeah, derall, its a sharp hook :o
2008-04-14 21:16:40 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Here Comes Everybody is a GREAT book!
2008-04-14 21:16:58 [Message]jaybennett -> -EdTechTalk: waiting for it to arrive from my local library
2008-04-14 21:17:05 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: yes kmulford 0 talking 3with studernr noe
2008-04-14 21:17:06 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: email given up by kids, but still good for usadults
2008-04-14 21:17:10 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: who here is primarily a parent (not a teacher)
2008-04-14 21:17:16 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: "Everybody has e-mail." Not all theparents in MY district!
2008-04-14 21:17:20 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: @peggy -- but there is so much junk -- how do yousift through?
2008-04-14 21:17:33 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: I'm ALWAYS a parent FIRST, teacher second...
2008-04-14 21:17:38 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: I think people are more comfortable with a moreprivate communication.
2008-04-14 21:18:11 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: matt... you can;t take off you edtech hat
2008-04-14 21:18:14 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: It's the openness of a bog or social community thatcan be scary to parents.
2008-04-14 21:18:26 [Message]jaybennett -> -EdTechTalk: bogs are wet
2008-04-14 21:18:30 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: Not bog--blog :-(
2008-04-14 21:18:38 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: and scarrrrrry
2008-04-14 21:18:45 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: I can see that when it is specific about a student
2008-04-14 21:18:52 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: i want to say that my parents love getting regularemail updates from me
2008-04-14 21:18:56 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: but so much better for announcements
2008-04-14 21:19:06 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: hard to get back to the email
2008-04-14 21:19:13 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: when you can't remember
2008-04-14 21:19:20 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: and ai use a blog to keep parents up to date
2008-04-14 21:19:21 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: email is so slow :)
2008-04-14 21:19:44 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: Email doesn't require a response though
2008-04-14 21:19:47 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: I've recently seen ajust a very FEW admins(principals) using blogs effectively...
2008-04-14 21:20:13 [Message]jaybennett -> -EdTechTalk: exposed to what?
2008-04-14 21:20:20 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: A blog doesn' "require" a response....
2008-04-14 21:20:23 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: Blogging is interactive with a community whilejournaling is a personal reflection without any other audience
2008-04-14 21:21:02 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: my parents blog at http://heymrmont.edublogs.org
2008-04-14 21:21:08 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: support blogging: http://supportblogging.com/
2008-04-14 21:21:15 [Message]kwhobbes -> -EdTechTalk: @kmulford, what do you mean by"effectively"
2008-04-14 21:21:20 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: too often we are placing our ideas on"privacy" and "value" and not the next generations values
2008-04-14 21:21:33 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: @kmulford-that is so true but there is an expectationof 2-way communication on a blog--even though it's fine to just read it
2008-04-14 21:21:39 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: @kwhobbes was wondering if you were going torespond :)
2008-04-14 21:21:54 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: Blogging enables us to learn from one another.
2008-04-14 21:22:12 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: blogging connects with an authentic audience
2008-04-14 21:22:26 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: Blogging is getting other perspectives and ideas thatare different than "we speak"
2008-04-14 21:22:40 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: 7th grader telling me what i ought to be doing
2008-04-14 21:22:43 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Blogging also, very simply, makes writing practicemore enticing, therefore children are more willing to do it.
2008-04-14 21:22:51 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: welcome lisa harrison!
2008-04-14 21:22:53 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: WOW. Your PARENTS blog? How COOL are you? Obviouslyyou are from UK or AU or NZ... "Maths" was a giveaway
2008-04-14 21:22:57 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: as a middle school maths teacher it is hard to finda pretext for blogging
2008-04-14 21:23:00 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: i have created a monster
2008-04-14 21:23:11 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: blogging with my students that is
2008-04-14 21:23:18 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: But it's a friendly monster :-)
2008-04-14 21:23:19 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: I'm being a little of a devil's advocate here becauseI am so totally committed to all forms of web 2.0 communication but there arestill a lot of people/parents/teachers sho don't understand or see the value.That's our job--to help them learn and understand.
2008-04-14 21:23:23 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: hi Doug
2008-04-14 21:23:24 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: @montgorp There are great math blogs out there.
2008-04-14 21:23:28 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: parent bloggers...drop your blog links in thewindow
2008-04-14 21:23:33 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: so I am currently looking for an easy way for kidsto do maths on a blog
2008-04-14 21:23:41 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi doug
2008-04-14 21:23:57 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: hi derallg and Durff, and all
2008-04-14 21:23:59 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: Voicethread is a great way to get started with mathcommunication.
2008-04-14 21:24:03 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: They can only "understand" if they haveexperienced. And that requires CREATING a positive experience.
2008-04-14 21:24:03 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: NY Times article:http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/assessing-the-dangers-of-the-i...
2008-04-14 21:24:12 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: Knowing that a real person- beyond a teacherwill read your ideas is a powerfullly motivating factor for student writing.
2008-04-14 21:24:33 [Message]kwhobbes -> -EdTechTalk: @kmulford - waht do you mean with administratorswho are "experienced"?
2008-04-14 21:24:49 [Message]sylvia -> -EdTechTalk: math is a bit harder because of the symbols - but youcan use it to have students talk about math.
2008-04-14 21:24:50 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: @kmulford--yes! just a single positive experience canmake a tremendous difference!
2008-04-14 21:24:50 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: @Linda very true
2008-04-14 21:25:20 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: hey dougsy...gettng fired up forearthcast08??!!
2008-04-14 21:25:22 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: but a negative experience scares the bejessums outtoo many and gets a lot more press than a 1,000 good experience
2008-04-14 21:25:24 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi colettec
2008-04-14 21:25:40 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: I'm hearing you guys withmaths blogs and voicethread... but I have not seen anything that is not merely literacy in maths. Iam looking to develop numeracy
2008-04-14 21:25:42 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: @matt I am
2008-04-14 21:25:46 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: http://web20parents.blogspot.com
2008-04-14 21:25:56 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: That single experience can significantly impact,for life!
2008-04-14 21:26:15 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: yep one time can be life changing
2008-04-14 21:26:21 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: my attempt at parent blogging
2008-04-14 21:26:28 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: What's that buzz on the audio? Someone's cell onvibrate?
2008-04-14 21:26:29 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: @montgorp Can you explain what you mean?
2008-04-14 21:26:34 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: Hello all : )
2008-04-14 21:26:36 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: steve's phone
2008-04-14 21:26:41 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: @montgorp-have you seen the math247 mathcasts usingvoicethread?
2008-04-14 21:26:45 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: Hi Kevin
2008-04-14 21:26:48 [Message]sylvia -> -EdTechTalk: @montgorp the programming language scratch has someembeded community tools
2008-04-14 21:27:00 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: Encourage parents to join the Parents asPartners Facebook Group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13136746541
2008-04-14 21:27:04 [Message]SteveHargadon -> -EdTechTalk: Now turned off. :)
2008-04-14 21:27:11 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: :)
2008-04-14 21:27:16 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: TechMom, thanks! Subscribed...
2008-04-14 21:27:19 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: Hello Wascart and Julia Tebbets...welcome toPAP
2008-04-14 21:27:38 [Message]wascart -> -EdTechTalk: Hello
2008-04-14 21:27:58 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: Thanks shaun
2008-04-14 21:28:02 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: The big hook for us will be a calendar
2008-04-14 21:28:10 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: it's value added for the parent
2008-04-14 21:28:14 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: something they want
2008-04-14 21:28:18 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: @Steve You ARE a very popular guy, we know. Loveya.
2008-04-14 21:28:32 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: is it more important to get email from teacheror from district? think I know theanswer but
2008-04-14 21:28:50 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: teacher
2008-04-14 21:28:51 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: OMG the TEACHER!
2008-04-14 21:28:54 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Hear that all the time
2008-04-14 21:29:02 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: Go from email to wikis where they can see theirchildren's work in school. Then get them to engage in adding ideas to the wiki.It works!
2008-04-14 21:29:12 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: good question Lorna - Rhoda commented earlierabout quick response?
2008-04-14 21:29:16 [Message]shaun fletcher -> -EdTechTalk: @montgrop you're welcome
2008-04-14 21:29:36 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: That makes a lot of sense to move from email towikis! baby steps
2008-04-14 21:29:38 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: I use email with parents... I do mail merge
2008-04-14 21:29:39 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: we partner with parents
2008-04-14 21:29:50 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: that teacher is...!!...mtaft!!!
2008-04-14 21:29:51 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: 'casts -- video and audio/pod can be good --this show as a good example
2008-04-14 21:29:53 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: District is big and impersonal. Teacher is MYcontact, connected to MY kid, feedback is relevant!!!
2008-04-14 21:29:59 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: parents are teacher's customers and we need to useany means necessary to enhance our relationships with them.
2008-04-14 21:30:13 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: I use both... blog and email.
2008-04-14 21:30:24 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Yes, but you are the exception....
2008-04-14 21:30:33 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: I have used bulk sms as well to communicate parents
2008-04-14 21:30:57 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: How cool would it be if we could get a marginalpercentage each year to try to use both?
2008-04-14 21:31:05 [Message]shaun fletcher -> -EdTechTalk: @montgorp are they all connected or justmost?
2008-04-14 21:31:16 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: @harold agreed but I see it more as communitybuilding
2008-04-14 21:31:25 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: can augment their experince in really powerfulways...gr8 point Cindy!!
2008-04-14 21:31:40 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: shaun... about 98%
2008-04-14 21:31:41 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: @montgorp - here are some of Lisa Parisi's mathvoicethreads that give you a good idea of how you can use VT -http://tinyurl.com/3clo7x
2008-04-14 21:31:45 [Message]shaun fletcher -> -EdTechTalk: wow
2008-04-14 21:31:55 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: I have every email address except one
2008-04-14 21:32:07 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Then again, equity gets in the way. In manydistricts, there are not computers in each home... and as mentioned before,using computers @ work can be dodgy for some parents.
2008-04-14 21:32:07 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: got bounced good to be back
2008-04-14 21:32:14 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: mr 5 here brb
2008-04-14 21:32:16 [Message]sylvia -> -EdTechTalk: @peggyg that's still just talking about math.powerful, but incomplete
2008-04-14 21:32:54 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: That's because @montgorp asked about how tocommunicate about math in a blog
2008-04-14 21:33:11 [Message]jeannine -> -EdTechTalk: yes!!! - Districts will come up with $$ if parentssee value in the tools
2008-04-14 21:33:24 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: but how do you get parents in to learn??
2008-04-14 21:33:26 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: @lindan I've tried to switch to wiki's for parentsbut I failed because I was given no time to help parents understand how and whyto use it
2008-04-14 21:33:30 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: So @kmulford we need to engage business inbeing our partners and in engaging their employees as parents who are helping tfoster future citizens
2008-04-14 21:33:33 [Message]sylvia -> -EdTechTalk: @peggyg i know. but talking about math is not math
2008-04-14 21:33:40 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: Take 2 min at back-to-school night to teach how tosuscribe w/ Google reader to class blog - worth the time!
2008-04-14 21:33:55 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: yes sylvia... that just it
2008-04-14 21:34:01 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: yes, many teachers don't know how to use thetools or to engage parents.
2008-04-14 21:34:05 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: My schools tend to expect parent education is aboutwhich text book is being used
2008-04-14 21:34:07 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: and subscribe to their kids' blog
2008-04-14 21:34:09 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: Regardless of whether you use wikis, blogs you needto provide tutorials and help so they can learn to use it. Steve is exactlyright!
2008-04-14 21:34:15 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi Maria
2008-04-14 21:34:16 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: @LindaNitsche Ooooh. Tell me more.
2008-04-14 21:34:16 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: yeah moodle!!!
2008-04-14 21:34:22 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: so it's a chicken and egg -- do you educate teachersfirst or parents first
2008-04-14 21:34:35 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: do parents need to create the demand to bring theteachers along
2008-04-14 21:34:42 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: educate the kids first
2008-04-14 21:34:49 [Message]MariaD -> -EdTechTalk: Hello! My first time, be gentle.
2008-04-14 21:34:52 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: so true
2008-04-14 21:34:58 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: kids first
2008-04-14 21:34:59 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: @derrallg I continue to use email, newsletters,moodle, nings- multiple means of informing and engaging parents in what ishappening in the classroom- the wikis were the first way that i asked theparents to give something back
2008-04-14 21:35:02 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: hi Maria
2008-04-14 21:35:06 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: @penross. Only effective way to initiate change
2008-04-14 21:35:08 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: but after the kids...
2008-04-14 21:35:10 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: i AM being gentle Maria - ask anyone
2008-04-14 21:35:13 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: @Durff YES!~ Kids first. They'll drag everyone elsein with them.
2008-04-14 21:35:20 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: in my case... I am the disruptive innovator.. Iprovide a service to parents and parents then put pressure back on the schoolto take up the things that I do
2008-04-14 21:35:34 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: I don't know moodle
2008-04-14 21:35:42 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: @kmulford. How is that? Teacherscontrol the classroom
2008-04-14 21:35:49 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: to much set up for my situation
2008-04-14 21:35:54 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: djakes - what?
2008-04-14 21:35:56 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: How is that working for us so far?
2008-04-14 21:35:59 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: None of us can know ALL of the tools. Wecollectively learn...
2008-04-14 21:36:01 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: tell my learners that
2008-04-14 21:36:04 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: mr 5 here again brb
2008-04-14 21:36:06 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: use the platform that you are most comfortable with- it doesn't matter
2008-04-14 21:36:14 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: Moodle is a classroom management system - sortof like blackboard.
2008-04-14 21:36:35 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: I don't believe in the students first to the extentthat my parents don't trust their children to be productive on their computers
2008-04-14 21:36:40 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: It appears that the teachers that use their classblogs to showcase what the kids are learning/experiencing in school are a greatway for parents to become familiar with blogs. They love to see their ownchild's work online.
2008-04-14 21:36:42 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: mr 5 coming and going
2008-04-14 21:36:43 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: this was the point in my blog post - teachersneed support
2008-04-14 21:36:44 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: exactly make it personal and relevant to parents first
2008-04-14 21:36:47 [Message]sylvia -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes right on, right on
2008-04-14 21:36:50 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: sneak the school stuff after
2008-04-14 21:37:00 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Well, if the kids are exposed... through a greatTech Coord, Library MEdia, etc... they carry the enthusiasm. It's OUR job toget the teachers to try it with us...
2008-04-14 21:37:06 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: Its about a collective shared vision, supported bythe school community, teachers, admins, parents
2008-04-14 21:37:19 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: establish that and then support it
2008-04-14 21:37:28 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: thats the key to SYSTEMIC change
2008-04-14 21:37:40 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: http://blog.tech4learning.ca "Schools Engaging Parents -Research Says..."
2008-04-14 21:38:23 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: I'm not interested in isolated classrooms in aschool....
2008-04-14 21:38:43 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: What is the age minimum for Ning? can I use it with11-13 year olds?
2008-04-14 21:38:47 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: a blog is easier to read than participating in Ning- a wiki might be easier
2008-04-14 21:38:51 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes...agreed...I want to see it go broaderand deeper
2008-04-14 21:38:57 [Message]sylvia -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes it takes a LOT of consistency. lots ofschools do 3 email newsletters and give up
2008-04-14 21:38:58 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes - what do you mean?
2008-04-14 21:39:03 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: Ning is for 13 years and up
2008-04-14 21:39:04 [Message]MariaD -> -EdTechTalk: Montgorp - it depends on the ammount of support
2008-04-14 21:39:15 [Message]MariaD -> -EdTechTalk: younger kids will need more support
2008-04-14 21:39:25 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: @Djakes In districts that invest in the collectivevison, yes. If you are unfortunate enough to work where there is NOT one, youcannot ignore the need for engagement of the learners in the meantime.
2008-04-14 21:39:31 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: @montgorp Ning can be completely private- I amusing it with fourth and fifth graders.
2008-04-14 21:39:49 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: @peggy. So that stops me from using Ning. I teach11-13 yr olds
2008-04-14 21:39:53 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: welcome conrad...thanks for joining PAP!
2008-04-14 21:39:54 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi conrad
2008-04-14 21:39:55 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: I'm interested in an entire school going in adirection, we've had innovative classrooms for years, but thats not enoughnow. It leads to a non-equitableexperience for students
2008-04-14 21:40:04 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes - catching up on chat now ... it happens at all levels - there'sdifferent objectives with diff engagements
2008-04-14 21:40:09 [Message]conrad -> -EdTechTalk: hello everyone
2008-04-14 21:40:18 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: everyone on board is that it jakes?
2008-04-14 21:40:20 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: Hello
2008-04-14 21:40:25 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: hi kevin
2008-04-14 21:40:30 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: @Linda Do your parents have access to your Ning?
2008-04-14 21:40:38 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes Yah, well, I saw your job posting... I'mapplying!
2008-04-14 21:40:39 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: : )
2008-04-14 21:40:49 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: good for you
2008-04-14 21:40:53 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: brownies! i used to do brownies
2008-04-14 21:41:04 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: I find so many people very reluctant to add/edit awiki, even some who are tech leaders. They need a lot of support and hand-holdingto take that first step.
2008-04-14 21:41:05 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes -- I hear that -- my daughter is going intoan innovative class next year(grade 3 ) but grade 4 is a technophobe -- howfair is that to the kids??
2008-04-14 21:41:18 [Message]MariaD -> -EdTechTalk: Noob question - the EdTech Talk A, is it in realtime, or is it recorded?
2008-04-14 21:41:30 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Real time..with slight delay
2008-04-14 21:41:33 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: @Maria Real time
2008-04-14 21:41:33 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: @maria 30 seconds delayed
2008-04-14 21:41:34 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: it is live
2008-04-14 21:41:36 [Message]MariaD -> -EdTechTalk: thanks
2008-04-14 21:41:38 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: It's real time but will be recorded and archived
2008-04-14 21:41:40 [Message]jeannine -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes - getting the whole school requires theprincipal on board...they seem bogged with everything!
2008-04-14 21:41:45 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: @penross, So all that momentum is lost, as opposed to a school scope and sequencethat builds skills throughout the school experience
2008-04-14 21:41:55 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: @montgorp Yes, none have requested personalmembership, they view it through their child's login.
2008-04-14 21:42:01 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: @jeannine - i agree
2008-04-14 21:42:07 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes how do you bring an entire schoolalong with your vision without adequate leadership who share your vision?
2008-04-14 21:42:11 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: so does it take one parent like me to push with eachgrade the whole way through
2008-04-14 21:42:11 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: @jeannine. yes, it does
2008-04-14 21:42:23 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: one class that demands the bar be raised
2008-04-14 21:42:28 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: @Linda. You got all the parent permissions etcbefore hand?
2008-04-14 21:42:29 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes-as a former principal I definitely agree withyour school-wide focus and the principals need to be on board!
2008-04-14 21:42:33 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Blended model of teachers and parents? Asynchronous?Hm.
2008-04-14 21:42:44 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: @mtaft...talk about how you have used sometools to engage parents...
2008-04-14 21:42:45 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: volunteer to teach the teachers and hold their hand
2008-04-14 21:43:05 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: Tech Border Collies to keep herd safe
2008-04-14 21:43:13 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: real time
2008-04-14 21:43:15 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Open PD, podcasting that allows parents... COOL!
2008-04-14 21:43:16 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: C'mon Steeve
2008-04-14 21:43:40 [Message]jeannine -> -EdTechTalk: thinking we need to work on principals - as aschool council chair I need to "push" district to make sure allprincipals are comfortable with these tools so they can get the"vision"
2008-04-14 21:43:51 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: @montgorp Yes got permission...I needed to setup student email accounts (sub gmail accounts) and wanted to make it clear howthe process would work.
2008-04-14 21:43:57 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: When I was head of EC at my school I had awebsite for all the classes- trianing parents to check for info, etc. Gotta start them young!
2008-04-14 21:43:59 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: profile for parents - but will profile alonehelp for teachers?
2008-04-14 21:44:02 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: synchronous communication can be a key tobuilding relationships, esp. "outreach"
2008-04-14 21:44:03 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: That's a neat idea--to profileschools/parents/teachers using web 2.0
2008-04-14 21:44:07 [Message]jaybennett -> -EdTechTalk: principals, superintendents, school board members
2008-04-14 21:44:20 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: Tim Lauer - principal at Lewis Elementary SChool inPortland has his entire school website set up w/ RSS and all teachers at hisschool blog
2008-04-14 21:44:22 [Message]jaybennett -> -EdTechTalk: tech directors
2008-04-14 21:44:27 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: Steve, I have been asked to do that for somereseachers here in Oz. Time is the problem
2008-04-14 21:44:28 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: the assignment is a great idea - expand the classroomto the home
2008-04-14 21:44:36 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: Getting administrators onboard and workingactively with the technology is essential.
2008-04-14 21:44:45 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: one problem - you present a new level of expectations!
2008-04-14 21:44:46 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: We invited parents in in Nov and had kids sit atcomputer with parent and show podcasts, wikis, blogs, etc
2008-04-14 21:44:46 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: what about the parents with no computer/internet?
2008-04-14 21:44:49 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Wow. Assign parents to open a FB account? Highschool....
2008-04-14 21:45:03 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: show and tell on computers
2008-04-14 21:45:05 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: @mtaft exactly! creating classrooms without walls
2008-04-14 21:45:08 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: @jeannine-that is so true! principals seem to be toobusy to even take the time to learn about it. But they can see the power ifthey have teachers who are using it effectively.
2008-04-14 21:45:09 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: Direct relationship between administrativeexpectations and use and classroom use
2008-04-14 21:45:10 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: @penross YES! The equity issue rears its head toexclude some!
2008-04-14 21:45:12 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: @mtaft The world is setting up a new level ofexpectation.
2008-04-14 21:45:12 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: or just to comment on their (student's) blog
2008-04-14 21:45:18 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: @penross indeed
2008-04-14 21:45:23 [Message]MariaD -> -EdTechTalk: It would probably be nice to have particular uses fora FB though, rather than just "open an account for no particularpurpose"
2008-04-14 21:45:35 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: doug's favorite word is 'indeed
2008-04-14 21:45:46 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: OK, commenting on their student's blog is morereasonable. But still exclusionary.
2008-04-14 21:45:50 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: @Durff-- you slay me ;)
2008-04-14 21:45:51 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: For me, even with tech savvy parents- withno admin support- just doesn't fly. I also have parents who are into the waldorf model- no tech in theirlives at all
2008-04-14 21:45:54 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: The equity issue is a red herring!
2008-04-14 21:45:56 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: It sounds like some of us have schoolwide supportbut then there are many of us that are still isolated
2008-04-14 21:46:05 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: i do nothing of the sort
2008-04-14 21:46:10 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: agree you need to have multiple strategies atmultiple levels
2008-04-14 21:46:15 [Message]jeannine -> -EdTechTalk: I've seen a teacher interact with students thru FBon issue of stress - if their parents only knew what the middle schoolers felt!
2008-04-14 21:46:18 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: have to go look up "waldorff model"...just a sec...
2008-04-14 21:46:18 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: I would think that the conversation with parentswould focus on learning first, with an explanation of how the tools couldsupport that.
2008-04-14 21:46:32 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: for homework - my students had to show parents theirshared Google powerpoint projects that were embedded on a class wiki
2008-04-14 21:46:32 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: I do not have admin suport. I barely have adminlicense
2008-04-14 21:46:33 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: I wouldnt start with the tools
2008-04-14 21:46:35 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: I thought that was a fruit salad.
2008-04-14 21:46:46 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: food?
2008-04-14 21:46:51 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: i want some
2008-04-14 21:47:09 [Message]sylvia -> -EdTechTalk: waldorf is against tv, stuff like that
2008-04-14 21:47:11 [Message]MariaD -> -EdTechTalk: some people take Walforf to mean more cultish thingsthan other people >_>
2008-04-14 21:47:12 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: @djakes Parents don't necessarily want to come tosee these tools in the classroom
2008-04-14 21:47:13 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: tools, tools tools
2008-04-14 21:47:15 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: fear is a factor ... as is time
2008-04-14 21:47:18 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: They didn't have experience...kids showed them
2008-04-14 21:47:22 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: devil's advocate -- as a parent -- tired at the endof the day -- now you want me to learn something new -- I graduated high schoolalready -- why do I have to go back?
2008-04-14 21:47:23 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: @lparisi You got front and center!
2008-04-14 21:47:41 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: i lack that fear
2008-04-14 21:47:41 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Then kids go home and work on blogs and wikis andpodcasts for homework
2008-04-14 21:47:49 [Message]MariaD -> -EdTechTalk: "Getting a good education for your child is nota spectator sport"
2008-04-14 21:47:49 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: I lack intelligence
2008-04-14 21:47:50 [Message]djakes -> -EdTechTalk: talk about connecting, creating, collaborating,
2008-04-14 21:47:52 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: maybe it is common sense i lack
2008-04-14 21:47:54 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: penross - I wouldn't make it mandatory - it would begreat for enrichment
2008-04-14 21:47:55 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: My parents still are comfortable with text book andworksheets they are paper trained like the students
2008-04-14 21:47:56 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: Yeah- for me it's a negative- waldorf- seentoo many kids who did not have their academic needs met in a waldorf system
2008-04-14 21:47:57 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: @penross = good point. we need to understand why parents would want to - WIIRM?
2008-04-14 21:48:05 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: oops WIIFM?
2008-04-14 21:48:15 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: ??
2008-04-14 21:48:15 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: Yes, my parents are completely amazed at whattheir children can do. So I ask the students to show their parents how itworks.
2008-04-14 21:48:16 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: oh i;m with you kevin - i lack intelligence too
2008-04-14 21:48:24 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Why does it have to be one or the other?
2008-04-14 21:48:28 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: no wouldn't agree Lorna
2008-04-14 21:48:31 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: putting yourself out there that is scary...it took a longtime for me to start doing this stuff, just think of a parent that wants betterfor their child and isn't computer literate
2008-04-14 21:48:35 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: what about the kids teaching the parents athome?
2008-04-14 21:48:42 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Bring it in the school but also at home.
2008-04-14 21:48:43 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: Educate the parents - show them how thecommunication helps - but le them choose whether they want to use the tools ornot
2008-04-14 21:48:43 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Parents with computers... less of a problem thanthose without. How can we fix this elitism?
2008-04-14 21:48:43 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: then parents don't have to come to school
2008-04-14 21:48:46 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: ure... I have expereinced Al's problem as well
2008-04-14 21:48:49 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: slow down- can't read this fast and listentoo!
2008-04-14 21:49:00 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: We started by blogging homework. Parents understood homework.
2008-04-14 21:49:09 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: or homework help?
2008-04-14 21:49:14 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Here is a writing assignment...instead of doing iton paper, blog it.
2008-04-14 21:49:14 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: Steve's response tot the Al Upton issue needs adminsupport.
2008-04-14 21:49:18 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: half an hour one night
2008-04-14 21:49:18 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: Many of our parents don't speak English and theteachers don't speak Spanish--that is always a challenge and kids are often thetranslators for their parents.
2008-04-14 21:49:20 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: if a parent can't email/blog/wiki how can we getthem online to learn in a method like this??
2008-04-14 21:49:21 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: @lparisi good point
2008-04-14 21:49:22 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: What is you don;t have it
2008-04-14 21:49:33 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: @Maureen It may be specific to your Waldorfexperience. School near me - not necessarily so.
2008-04-14 21:49:35 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Then we moved into commenting and asked parents,when they visited, to comment
2008-04-14 21:49:38 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: Right
2008-04-14 21:49:43 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Ooooh. Love the idea of blogging homework. Did youprovide the hardware?
2008-04-14 21:50:03 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: also read about an after-school club
2008-04-14 21:50:03 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: no...kids all have computers
2008-04-14 21:50:05 [Message]jeannine -> -EdTechTalk: Steve is a real draw!!!!!!!!
2008-04-14 21:50:07 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: @penross they have to want to be involved in theirchild's life
2008-04-14 21:50:09 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: sorry lorna!
2008-04-14 21:50:11 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: Show the parents how web tools can be used toorganize--sports teams, clubs, etc. in answer to "what's in it forme"?
2008-04-14 21:50:12 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: My model is, occassional bad things appen inschool but we don't close them.
2008-04-14 21:50:23 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: go lorna go matt
2008-04-14 21:50:25 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: the chat is flying
2008-04-14 21:50:29 [Message]MariaD -> -EdTechTalk: Some common denominator has to be assumed anyway. Ifnot "everybody has a computer" then - what?
2008-04-14 21:50:42 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: lorna is following the chat again
2008-04-14 21:50:51 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: @doug -- exactly -- we have to find that hook WIIFM-- then you'll get them
2008-04-14 21:51:03 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: back to the article I read about theafter-school club for kids that drew parents in - those that didn't havecomputers
2008-04-14 21:51:07 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: bottom line - you can only do what you can - not fulltechnology, the full parent involvement isn't possible
2008-04-14 21:51:10 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: I think more and more parents are becoming aware ofweb 2.0 through work, Time Magazine, word of mouth, etc..
2008-04-14 21:51:19 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: sorry- what's WIIFM??
2008-04-14 21:51:21 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: blended approach makes so much sense
2008-04-14 21:51:23 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: Oprah
2008-04-14 21:51:25 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: @Maria - then they use the public library's computer
2008-04-14 21:51:26 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: what's in it for me
2008-04-14 21:51:26 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: whats in it for them
2008-04-14 21:51:26 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: @MariaD community access for computers> libraries
2008-04-14 21:51:33 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: or me
2008-04-14 21:51:41 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: thanks
2008-04-14 21:51:45 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: access/lack thereof is a HUGE issue
2008-04-14 21:51:52 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: I have some good positive parent partnershipson my ning network. Not all but some.
2008-04-14 21:51:52 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: that convention wasn't very publicized, either
2008-04-14 21:51:55 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: my fault
2008-04-14 21:52:03 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: but it worked well
2008-04-14 21:52:04 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: PA democratic debates will have a live chatfeature this week.
2008-04-14 21:52:09 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: I think "computer access" isapproaching a "basic human right"
2008-04-14 21:52:11 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: You were ustreaming your class!?!
2008-04-14 21:52:17 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Public LIBRARY? You obviously don't have kids. WAYtoo much time to wait in line.
2008-04-14 21:52:18 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: @doug agree
2008-04-14 21:52:20 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: Wow!
2008-04-14 21:52:26 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: It is becoming a regular part of everyday life
2008-04-14 21:52:38 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: but doug there IS the library, panera, starbucks,& McDonald's
2008-04-14 21:52:38 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: I ustream my class every so often
2008-04-14 21:52:43 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: how about schools moving computers out to homes
2008-04-14 21:52:56 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Everyday life in SOME homes at SOME income levels!
2008-04-14 21:52:57 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: That's a really good point--when parents view thingsonline, even if they aren't interacting online, they may have a greatconversation with their child about it. That's a great kind of parentinvolvement!
2008-04-14 21:52:58 [Message]jaybennett -> -EdTechTalk: rural access is still slow or not available
2008-04-14 21:52:59 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: where there is a will there is a way
2008-04-14 21:53:01 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: @cindy support is the problem
2008-04-14 21:53:02 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: but if now internet -- computers are useless inthehome
2008-04-14 21:53:08 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: a blog is just like a weekly newsletter
2008-04-14 21:53:14 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Panera STarbucks etc require that you have thehardware first!
2008-04-14 21:53:29 [Message]jeannine -> -EdTechTalk: We have to get parents to understand that blogs,etc mean 2 way communication - it gives them a voice they might not have been comfortableusing before
2008-04-14 21:53:31 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: so buy it on time
2008-04-14 21:53:35 [Message]jaybennett -> -EdTechTalk: poor may not even have a computer, let aloneaccess
2008-04-14 21:53:37 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: We have to help them imagine it so theyunderstand what their children are doing
2008-04-14 21:53:44 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: best to have kids teach the parents
2008-04-14 21:53:52 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: I think unfortunately in my pushing blogging andwikis it has increased my students stress in their relationships with theirparents
2008-04-14 21:53:53 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: oh...
2008-04-14 21:53:55 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: where there is a will there is a way
2008-04-14 21:53:55 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: I tell my parents that their children can help them.
2008-04-14 21:54:05 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Cause the parents keep coming to me
2008-04-14 21:54:08 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: so what about a parent mentor in each class
2008-04-14 21:54:12 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: it's ok to not know - its called LEARNING - modellearning!
2008-04-14 21:54:13 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: Some people won't learn in front of kids, someteachers won't
2008-04-14 21:54:15 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: schools could absolutely do that"safe" space for parents
2008-04-14 21:54:16 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: we need to instill the wanting the way
2008-04-14 21:54:18 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: Building the comfort level is such an importantpoint!
2008-04-14 21:54:21 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: can a teacher identify one parent that can spread
2008-04-14 21:54:21 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: @lparisi I'm the same- the kids help theparents
2008-04-14 21:54:23 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: We need XO's for poor families
2008-04-14 21:54:26 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: the ideas around
2008-04-14 21:54:30 [Message]jeannine -> -EdTechTalk: I like the parent mentor idea!
2008-04-14 21:54:34 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: not everyone has to blog or wiki - parents LOVE anonline meeting, where they don't need to go to school - it gives them a briefidea about the possibilities
2008-04-14 21:54:45 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: lorna stop looking at the chat
2008-04-14 21:54:45 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: @montgorp STRONGLY disagree re XO
2008-04-14 21:54:50 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: @mtaft -- if they know computers
2008-04-14 21:54:53 [Message]MariaD -> -EdTechTalk: What are XO's?
2008-04-14 21:55:01 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: one laptop per child
2008-04-14 21:55:01 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: computers
2008-04-14 21:55:04 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: == xo
2008-04-14 21:55:04 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: @doug ok... why?
2008-04-14 21:55:08 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: they just need to go to one ustream site
2008-04-14 21:55:08 [Message]Julia Tebbets -> -EdTechTalk: @mtaft What service do you use for your onlinemeetings?
2008-04-14 21:55:10 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: most browsers has RSS built right into them now -don't need special software
2008-04-14 21:55:14 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: ghettoization
2008-04-14 21:55:15 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: Even an archived meeting that parents can viewas their schedule allows is
2008-04-14 21:55:30 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: I used usteram due to a snow cancellation - threw ittogether in a few minutes - it was ideal
2008-04-14 21:55:33 [Message]czautcke -> -EdTechTalk: I really like the online meeting idea. It's so valuable. I live less than a mile away andsometimes I just can't get there.
2008-04-14 21:55:35 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Have to head out. Will catch the end from archive.
2008-04-14 21:55:35 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: strongly disagree with XO idea, doesn't work as wellas advertised have one sitting in desk
2008-04-14 21:55:38 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: Love the idea of a streamed meeting that is archivedfor later viewing
2008-04-14 21:55:41 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: Thanks for conversation.
2008-04-14 21:55:42 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: for instance no skype capabilities on xo
2008-04-14 21:55:48 [Message]sylvia -> -EdTechTalk: i think you have to work on two problems at once.what to do today AND what to do someday
2008-04-14 21:55:49 [Message]jaybennett -> -EdTechTalk: scrabulous baby!
2008-04-14 21:55:51 [Message]lparisi -> -EdTechTalk: @durff Thanks for twit getting me in here.
2008-04-14 21:55:57 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: for me eeepc is better --tho not ideal--solution
2008-04-14 21:55:59 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: bye parisi
2008-04-14 21:56:04 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: @linda -- the parents I know don't even know this ispossible (live meeting) let alone archived presentation
2008-04-14 21:56:11 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: jose!
2008-04-14 21:56:24 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: jose in the house!
2008-04-14 21:56:27 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: great convention Lorna - congrats!
2008-04-14 21:56:37 [Message]Julia Tebbets -> -EdTechTalk: @mtaft Great idea! Did you invite parents via email?
2008-04-14 21:56:38 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: @penross We have to show them. Once they seeit- they will be hooked.
2008-04-14 21:56:50 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: i don't Jose in the chat
2008-04-14 21:57:18 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: We do need cheap hardwqare for parents... itdoesn't have to have Skype, just internet...
2008-04-14 21:57:32 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: Skype is free
2008-04-14 21:57:33 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: jose isn't in the chat, but he is in thehouse!
2008-04-14 21:57:36 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: Skype is free
2008-04-14 21:57:45 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: Even "rich" parents don't knowabout tech- they may be CEOs- but other than their blackberries- they don'thave to deal with the details of how to use it all for learning, communication.
2008-04-14 21:57:49 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: he must be at school
2008-04-14 21:57:49 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: hello
2008-04-14 21:57:51 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: hi Jose
2008-04-14 21:57:51 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: @Durff You're FAST!
2008-04-14 21:57:53 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: @linda -- I agree -- it's to get them there first --this is a great platform for a meeting too www.wiziq.com
2008-04-14 21:58:04 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: no really slow lindqa
2008-04-14 21:58:08 [Message]rhoda -> -EdTechTalk: light bulb moment...i can have a business meeting online??? why didn't i ever think of that. yay edtech!!
2008-04-14 21:58:18 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: Hey Jose
2008-04-14 21:58:19 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: yup
2008-04-14 21:58:19 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: where is jose from?
2008-04-14 21:58:31 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: jose is in CA
2008-04-14 21:58:49 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: he can't get into chat at school
2008-04-14 21:58:59 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: it's blocked i think
2008-04-14 21:59:08 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: brb
2008-04-14 21:59:22 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: @julia via email, with the link and a chat
2008-04-14 21:59:26 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: he teaches ESL at night
2008-04-14 21:59:32 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: two computers - one to stream, one to monitor the chat
2008-04-14 21:59:34 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Yes, Skype is free. But many use it primarily withcams...
2008-04-14 21:59:46 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: $40
2008-04-14 21:59:48 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: Anyone use MSN with parents?
2008-04-14 21:59:51 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: we've done lots on ustream
2008-04-14 21:59:55 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: think that ustream is helping with the notionof 'casting--getting the word out
2008-04-14 21:59:56 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: for a webcam
2008-04-14 22:00:19 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: webcasting is just beginning to catch on but thereare still lots of people who don't want to be on camera
2008-04-14 22:00:24 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: at least with those already online, that is
2008-04-14 22:00:29 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: $40 in a household where free lunch feeds the kids2 meals?
2008-04-14 22:00:52 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: @julia - here's the cast
2008-04-14 22:00:55 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: I started a blog about Web 2.0 for parents -- and acouple teachers wanted to follow but can't access blogs from school -- how canwe get administration to open that web portal a bit bigger?
2008-04-14 22:01:00 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: and they go out to eat for $40 each week
2008-04-14 22:01:19 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: @peggy - is that because they don't know how ordon't want to be recorded?
2008-04-14 22:01:27 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk:http://www.ustream.tv/http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/MWLjxbG4Gh5n5yE3.gc...
2008-04-14 22:01:37 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Oh. There's a little edge to your bias.
2008-04-14 22:01:37 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: sorry for the length
2008-04-14 22:01:38 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: @penross--access to these tools so they aren'tblocked is a really big challenge in many districts--sadly!
2008-04-14 22:01:45 [Message]Julia Tebbets -> -EdTechTalk: @mtaft Thank you! I am inspired to try.
2008-04-14 22:01:48 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: chucuck past that once again...I think itdoubled
2008-04-14 22:01:54 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/MWLjxbG4Gh5n5yE3.gcTWwUyBKjIDFx4
2008-04-14 22:02:10 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: @cindyseibel--not because they don't know how(thought that is true) but because they don't want to be recorded.
2008-04-14 22:02:23 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: anyone count how many in the chatroom?
2008-04-14 22:02:28 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: Ustreamers- did you have to have portsunblocked at school? I tried today- but got nowhere.
2008-04-14 22:02:35 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: no
2008-04-14 22:02:45 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: so much value in everyone's questions being pooled-- great idea
2008-04-14 22:03:08 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: @Maureen make sure you have latest flash reustreaming
2008-04-14 22:03:10 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: @maureen - the stream usually works but oftenthe chat is blocked
2008-04-14 22:03:39 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: thanks chuck
2008-04-14 22:04:01 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: @ MAureen - the stream isn't blocked, but I block thechat when kids use it for review
2008-04-14 22:04:06 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: I have latest flash- the stream was just ablack box- no audio/video... I plan to raid the sonic wall tomorrow
2008-04-14 22:04:27 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: parents are not unlike students -- they want thework to have real value not just an excersise
2008-04-14 22:04:46 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: Great idea, cindyz
2008-04-14 22:04:54 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: My PTA invited me to speak at one of their meetings- let's educate our parnts
2008-04-14 22:05:05 [Message]czautcke -> -EdTechTalk: I'll bring it up with my PA representative :)
2008-04-14 22:05:07 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: storming the walls are you maureen - go for it!
2008-04-14 22:05:47 [Message]mtaft -> -EdTechTalk: take a parent survey early in the year - who hasaccess to what, and have them test different platforms and tool
2008-04-14 22:05:48 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: I don't have a tech person- but I do havethe password to the sonicwall- not afraid to poke around in there
2008-04-14 22:06:19 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: like i said - maureen in storming the walls!
2008-04-14 22:06:28 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: I am listening to audio but too distracted here towatch chat :(
2008-04-14 22:06:35 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: watch out here she comes!
2008-04-14 22:07:07 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: that's okay - we are free to talk about you then @montgorp
2008-04-14 22:07:49 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: Re parent communications- does anyone haveproblems with parents who use the tools- blogs, etc... to talk about teachers,other kids etc? Or do they actually engage in useful conversations about schooland what the kids are doing?
2008-04-14 22:08:06 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: Pockets of possibility..
2008-04-14 22:08:07 [Message]jeannine -> -EdTechTalk: we have small pockets in each sector and PasP helpsus to bring some of those together - THANKS!!
2008-04-14 22:08:08 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: i count 27 in chatroom
2008-04-14 22:08:12 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: @durff go for it :)
2008-04-14 22:08:14 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: I have loved the "play to learn" sessionsI've been able to join in with to see how some of these tools work.
2008-04-14 22:08:22 [Message]czautcke -> -EdTechTalk: I have not seen it used that way--I'd be interestedin knowing others expereinces so I will ask around.
2008-04-14 22:08:44 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: steve please post all your new ideas!!!
2008-04-14 22:08:55 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: Yeah earthcast08!
2008-04-14 22:09:00 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: Debbie is awesome!
2008-04-14 22:09:07 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: kicking steve out!
2008-04-14 22:09:14 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: Back when blogs first started out- I wasworried that it would just turn into a complaint session online- much like ourcarline at drop off time
2008-04-14 22:09:21 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: history in the making
2008-04-14 22:09:24 [Message]czautcke -> -EdTechTalk: By "that way" I mean that I haven't seenany teachers or parents use the blog to be critical of other teachers.
2008-04-14 22:09:33 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: sign up for her new website http://debbiepushor.com
2008-04-14 22:10:03 [Message]jeannine -> -EdTechTalk: @cindyseible did that today...any idea of date?
2008-04-14 22:10:03 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: see some of Debbie's work athttp://parent20.wikispaces.com
2008-04-14 22:10:22 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: yeah!!
2008-04-14 22:10:24 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: I don't blog myself- since I don't keep atight enough rein on my tactlessness and it will get me in trouble
2008-04-14 22:10:29 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: go Earth Day webastathon
2008-04-14 22:10:37 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: @jeannine - hopefully soon - was waiting for endof term (now) to really get it moving
2008-04-14 22:10:45 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: blunt and tactless = look for new job :(
2008-04-14 22:10:49 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: @Maureen Use an avatar
2008-04-14 22:11:07 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: http://enviroscims.wikispaces.com/Earth+Day
2008-04-14 22:11:25 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: I know been there and done that :(
2008-04-14 22:11:39 [Message]LindaNitsche -> -EdTechTalk: Thanks for the link Durff
2008-04-14 22:11:47 [Message]cindyseibel -> -EdTechTalk: great show everybody - thanks very much
2008-04-14 22:11:48 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: @Harold- no, just don't put it in writingand spend a lot of time biting tongue
2008-04-14 22:11:53 [Message]lisa harrison -> -EdTechTalk: thanks! This has been great! Looking forward to more of thesediscussions.
2008-04-14 22:11:54 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: Thank you all : )
2008-04-14 22:11:57 [Message]MariaD -> -EdTechTalk: Thanks everybody
2008-04-14 22:12:13 [Message]MariaD -> -EdTechTalk: My plan for the next time is to figure out how totalk ^_^
2008-04-14 22:12:15 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: easy way to show parents a cool tool - VoiceThread
2008-04-14 22:12:17 [Message]montgorp -> -EdTechTalk: Tahnkyou all. cya l8r
2008-04-14 22:12:23 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: @Maureen/bcdtech - not good at that, so I get introuble a lot :) self inflicted
2008-04-14 22:12:24 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: http://edtechtalk.com/earthcast08
2008-04-14 22:12:26 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: and parents drawing other parents in to web 2.0
2008-04-14 22:12:26 [Message]colettec -> -EdTechTalk: ask them to leave a comment
2008-04-14 22:12:33 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: it's not all up to the teachers!!!
2008-04-14 22:13:11 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: playbook to introduce new communication tools-gratidea!
2008-04-14 22:13:14 [Message]Tony -> -EdTechTalk: Thanks all.
2008-04-14 22:13:33 [Message]dougsymington -> -EdTechTalk: thanks for a wonderful conversation--greatstuff. Take care all.
2008-04-14 22:13:36 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: thanks ton y
2008-04-14 22:13:36 [Message]kevinessdack -> -EdTechTalk: : )
2008-04-14 22:13:36 [Message]jeannine -> -EdTechTalk: TY - g'night
2008-04-14 22:13:37 [Message]kmulford -> -EdTechTalk: Thanks, Steve!
2008-04-14 22:13:39 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: We need to continue to allow for lots of alternativesfor parent involvement
2008-04-14 22:13:46 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: nite jeannine
2008-04-14 22:13:47 [Message]PeggyG -> -EdTechTalk: Thanks all! Great conversation!
2008-04-14 22:13:48 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: Thanks everyone
2008-04-14 22:13:52 [Message]matt montagne -> -EdTechTalk: thanks everyone..really enjoyed the chat!
2008-04-14 22:13:57 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: bye derrall
2008-04-14 22:13:58 [Message]Harold -> -EdTechTalk: good night and have fun
2008-04-14 22:13:59 [Message]SteveHargadon -> -EdTechTalk: Thanks, everyone.
2008-04-14 22:14:01 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: bye durff
2008-04-14 22:14:04 [Message]Durff -> -EdTechTalk: thanks matt
2008-04-14 22:14:12 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: thanks for posing my question lorna -- look forwardto the answer!!
2008-04-14 22:14:15 [Message]Maureen/bcdtech -> -EdTechTalk: Good night- thank you!
2008-04-14 22:14:20 [Message]penross -> -EdTechTalk: good nite!
2008-04-14 22:14:22 [Message]derrallg -> -EdTechTalk: thanks Steve looking forward to that Classroom 2.0parent show
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