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Despite the comparisons, however, there were a number of differences. Firstly, Weimar Republic Germany, like many other European countries, had to face a severe economic downturn in the opening years of the decade, due to the enormous debt caused by the war as well as the one-sided Treaty of Versailles. Such a crisis would culminate with a devaluation of the Mark in 1923, eventually leading to severe economic problems and the rise of the Nazis.

Like my good friend David Warlick, I’m pretty much sick of the whole martinlutherkingdotorg shtick. I’m particularly sick of it because the point seems to be that once you figure out that the people behind it are evil (and, I would add, they are evil), then Q.E.D., it is an unreliable source. While “don’t believe what evil people say about good people” is a nice, tidy rule, figuring out who is good and evil is a difficult trick to anyone living outside Middle Earth.

As one who has straddled both higher academia and the K-12 sector for the last several years as I finished a degree in Ed.Tech. WHILE full-time teaching in the high school classroom, I can say that there is a difference between these two domains, and hence, the edublogging that represents them. From what I have seen, those of us using these tools in the classroom often are experiencing isolation and a sense of marginalization from the rest of our colleagues who simply do not understand the power of social computing. To find a community of like-minded practitioners through the web is a lifeline that has been thrown to us as we are the early adopters, we are on the cutting edge trying our hardest to implement best-practice models for those who are watching on (often very skeptically). We need the opportunity to rub shoulders (or stand on shoulders) of those who have gone out before us blazing trails through difficult jungles of indifference and lack of understanding. We need to see models of how these tools can be implemented so we don't make unnecessary mistakes as we try out new approaches.

As a presenter for this conference, I have spent many hours on the presentation - many more than I would have for a f2f presentation because of the nature of online presentation. I freely share my materials and insights on behalf of my students - because I do believe that these approaches engage students in a learning process that is much more beneficial than the traditional, sit-at-a-desk-while-the-teacher-delivers-content style approach. I have witnessed so much excitement and interest as my students communicate and collaborate with other students around the world using such environments as nicenet, the moodle, wikis, and blogs. Believe me, designing instructional units using web 2.0 tools takes an initial investment of time and we k-12 teachers have to show our colleagues that it is well worth the effort.

The higher academic blogosphere, it seems to me, addresses the needs of the adult learner - a different learner - one who is the digital immigrant. It addresses the needs of the corporate world, often, which is the world which possesses greater resources ($$).

Those of us who work in the public school sector (and I admittedly work in a private school) face an entirely different reality of education. Classroom teachers are under-funded, misunderstood, lack relevant professional development opportunities, and have to deal with administrations and school boards who filter and block Internet access so much that one can barely navigate at all on the web. These are big hurdles to overcome.

Unfortunately, there is usually a disconnect between higher academia and the k-12 sector in terms of quality research opportunities. K-12 schools are reluctant to permit qualified researchers to come into the classroom to study the classroom practices and perform research on the learning process. However, without these studies, we will be unable to demonstrate that some approaches are better than others. We need an openness between these two sectors that will foster research in the classroom so that we can show our colleagues that there are best practice approaches.

For the moment, a conference such as this provides an opportunity for educators around the world to have access to resources and experienced teachers to which they may not have otherwise been exposed.

In this instance, perhaps it is the same-old, same-old crowd of edubloggers/educators....(if so, I am happy to be included in such company!!) but we are NOT an exclusive group. We very much welcome others with open arms with the hope we can learn from them too.

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The American Falls drop about 70 feet

he larger Horseshoe Falls are about 2,600 feet