Being a Teacher 2.0 is all about being interested, wanting and believing in that what you do is something that is positive, both for you and your students.
"Based on Guy Claxton's statement that "schools should become communities of practice where … the 'elders' of the community are themselves exemplary learners" (Claxton, 2002), this presentation explores the importance of Classroom-Based Teacher Development and Reflective Practice as essential professional development practices for the 21st century. "
Technology is not the enemy and ignorance is not bliss. If we don’t show students how to use social media and technology, then we cannot complain when they use this in unhealthy ways.
I love my personal learning network. I love reading and commenting on their blogs, interacting with them through Twitter, Skyping with their principals, collaborating through nings, attending conferences with them on Second Life and on e-learning platforms! If I never participated in social media, then I would not be the educator I am today! Now, it is time for me to begin to spread the word.
Make a goal to introduce the value of a personal learning network to at least one educator. I find most educators actually enjoy the value they receive when introduced to blogs.
Chris Dede, a professor of learning technology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is a leading authority on online teacher professional development