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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Ed Chat

Last nights Ed Chat was a fun experience for me. I decided to not only read, but also participate and I am glad I did. I find it interesting the others opinions and how different their schools can be. I find ed chat to also be a great way to meet educators that are willing to share and collaborate even though most of the discussion last night was about teachers that do not collaborate. Then I started to wonder how people are viewing my posts. I realized after I started to post, that these educators have no idea about my past experience of teaching, they are only focused on what I am saying. I think this is great because I am not worried that they are judging my comments because of my age or lack of years teaching. Once I came to this conclusion I felt more open to discussing my true opinions without worry about how I would be judged. I think I am going to really enjoy using ed chat to discuss teaching philosophy and reform. Can't wait for the next one!
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  1. CraigMarch 9, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    Amanda, I could not agree more with you! It is also fun to see your peers participating in the discussion as well.

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  2. LaurenMarch 9, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    I watched edchat last night, and occassionally retweeted something I liked, but I didn't have much to contribute. I did see you and Craig all over edchat though! I saw so many coming from you both and people commenting and retweeting your ideas - great to see.

    Also, I agree with you. As a student I do have opinions I feel could be valued, but like you said, Im not being judged for that.

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  3. mrpceducatorMarch 12, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Hi Amanda, Saw you on #edchat with just about everyone else from MESPA. Don't know how you are able to have a conversation with all the tweeting going on. If you have any tips on how to be able to find and follow people you are having a conversation with I would love to hear it. Maybe you and Craig are just faster at typing. I do find a lot of good information going on and find it useful to go back over the Tuesday evening session through the archives.

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  4. UnknownMarch 13, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    I'm glad to see you enjoying the online discussion in edchat.

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