Educators Social NetworkNING in Ohio: with Abby Thaker

7/20/2010

Our webshow was canceled tonight...Mike explains in our podcast. However, the guest was ready, so the show went on via skype and GarageBand. The topic for tonight was Social Networking in the State of Ohio. Abby created a Ning site called "Ohio Educational Technology Network" for teachers in Ohio to share ideas, lessons, podcasts, the list goes on and on. Tonight we discussed the future of this site and the possible directions the site will take. Please visit the site at www.oetn.org.

Abby Thaker's bio is below. Enjoy the podcast.

Abby Thaker manages Professional Development for Smart Solutions K-12 (www.ssik12.com) where she works with school districts throughout Ohio to support effective classroom technology integration. Prior to joining Smart Solutions Abby taught elementary school, first as a Teach for America corps
member in North Carolina, and later at a charter school in downtown Cleveland. Abby has served as an Ohio Education Policy Fellow through the Institute for Educational Leadership and Cleveland State University, and 21st Century Learning Fellow with the Powerful Learning Practice.

2 Comments

Debbie Hermann

7/20/2010 10:36:37 pm

I enjoyed "touring" the Abby's website. I found one of the links particularly interesting. The k-12 Technology Leadership link has an article about A Must Read for School Technology Leaders. The article talks about 64 things every geek should know. It defines the word "geek" and then proceeds to include many items that geeks should know. It includes how to bypass school or work website blocks! Another essential on the list is a link on how to hotwire your car! While this is not totally tech material, I thought it was quite amusing how they made the connection to get this item on the list. Not being up on most things technical, some of the items on the list were foreign to me, but I suppose with a little more research, it would be much clearer. Interesting list to say the least. It's a wonder how we as educators can stay ahead (if we even do) of our students when it comes to technology.

Amy Hollingsworth link

6/28/2011 06:47:17 am

I like the idea of using Ning so much better than the closed system at The University of Akron. We use Springboard, and if Springboard ever goes down on campus, or if I ever leave, I don't have access to my materials I have created and developed. I have extensively used Google products - but you always worry about putting all your fish in one Google basket. Ning is widely accepted in the education community, and would have user friendly features for students. I like the examples of how it is used here!

Educators Social NetworkNING in Ohio: with Abby Thaker

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