Comments on: Where are the Clearinghouses to Allow Teachers and Classrooms to Connect with One Another? http://vvrotny.org/2007/02/11/where-are-the-clearinghouses-to-allow-teachers-and-classrooms-to-connect-with-one-another/ Thoughts and Reflections from Vinnie Vrotny Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:53:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: vvrotny http://vvrotny.org/2007/02/11/where-are-the-clearinghouses-to-allow-teachers-and-classrooms-to-connect-with-one-another/comment-page-1/#comment-52 vvrotny Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:49:39 +0000 http://vvrotny.edublogs.org/2007/02/11/where-are-the-clearinghouses-to-allow-teachers-and-classrooms-to-connect-with-one-another/#comment-52 My issue, Clay, with the wiki solution is for the teacher who has not embraced Web 2.0, yet, and is looking to find partners. They are the ones who need easy to find clearinghouses, so that they don't have to search for all of the wikis that they may not know about. My issue, Clay, with the wiki solution is for the teacher who has not embraced Web 2.0, yet, and is looking to find partners. They are the ones who need easy to find clearinghouses, so that they don’t have to search for all of the wikis that they may not know about.

]]> By: clay http://vvrotny.org/2007/02/11/where-are-the-clearinghouses-to-allow-teachers-and-classrooms-to-connect-with-one-another/comment-page-1/#comment-49 clay Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:44:48 +0000 http://vvrotny.edublogs.org/2007/02/11/where-are-the-clearinghouses-to-allow-teachers-and-classrooms-to-connect-with-one-another/#comment-49 There are many wikis with partnering lists on them (it's almost a problem how many!). supportblogging.wikispaces.com is one, my 1001teachers.wikispaces.com (you belong to it, so you know this) is forming for collaborative world writing projects, etc. The problem is not so much making lists--they're there--the problem is coordinating between schools, getting in sync, working out routines for collaboration across timezones, etc. That's my experience after a month of doing, really doing, this. We don't need another list as much as we need new ways to "meet" as "worldwide teams." That's the challenge. There are many wikis with partnering lists on them (it’s almost a problem how many!). supportblogging.wikispaces.com is one, my 1001teachers.wikispaces.com (you belong to it, so you know this) is forming for collaborative world writing projects, etc.

The problem is not so much making lists–they’re there–the problem is coordinating between schools, getting in sync, working out routines for collaboration across timezones, etc.

That’s my experience after a month of doing, really doing, this. We don’t need another list as much as we need new ways to “meet” as “worldwide teams.” That’s the challenge.

]]> By: Jim Heynderickx http://vvrotny.org/2007/02/11/where-are-the-clearinghouses-to-allow-teachers-and-classrooms-to-connect-with-one-another/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Jim Heynderickx Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:47:10 +0000 http://vvrotny.edublogs.org/2007/02/11/where-are-the-clearinghouses-to-allow-teachers-and-classrooms-to-connect-with-one-another/#comment-48 Hi, I've been researching online clearing houses as well. I've posted my first search results at http://www.k12converge.com/?p=162 Thanks! Jim H Hi,

I’ve been researching online clearing houses as well. I’ve posted my first search results at

http://www.k12converge.com/?p=162

Thanks!

Jim H

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