The Story of my

(Connected) Life

Ben Wildeboer /name/

@WillyB /twitter/

blog.benwildeboer.com /blog/

Fitch High School /school/

Groton, CT /city/

9th grade Integrated Science Teacher /career/

http://bit.ly/connectedlife /presentation resources/

NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center.

NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center.

Image source: http://www.horizon-engineering.com/hea_site/portfolio/k_12/whitmore_lake_high/images/big_00.jpg

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Image courtesy of Danny McDonald

Rule #1.

Learn.

Image: Lappy cart, day 52, a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike (2.0) image from manchesterlibrary's photostream

RSS

RSSRule #4.

Figure it out as you go.

Rule #6.

You don’t need to read it all.

Image Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Rule #3.

Jump in. Play around.

http://blog.twitter.com/2010/02/measuring-tweets.html

Made using: http://sxoop.com/twitter/mosaic.pl

Made using: http://sxoop.com/twitter/mosaic.pl

Rule #9.

Follow people of interest.

“¡Imbecil!”, a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivative-Works (2.0) image

“¡Imbecil!”, a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivative-Works (2.0) image

Rule #7.

Be patient

“¡Imbecil!”, a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivative-Works (2.0) image

“coffee talk” a Creative Commons Attribution (2.0) image

Rule #5.

Share.Don’t be shy.

Smart People

Me

Twitter Blogs email Communities Flickr

Diagram by D’Arcy Norman:http://edtechpost.wikispaces.com/PLE+Diagrams#norman

http://aliceproject.wordpress.com/

Project

Climate

Map & data provided by: http://www.clustrmaps.com/

1,028 visitsas of October 13, 2010

Map & data provided by: http://www.clustrmaps.com/

58 countriesas of October 13, 2010

Map & data provided by: http://www.clustrmaps.com/

“I have a question” from The U.S. Army’s Flickr stream

Rule #8.

Reply. Converse.

“I have a question” from The U.S. Army’s Flickr stream

Rule #4.

Figure it out as you go.

Rule #4.

Figure it out as you go.

Rule #6.

You don’t needto read it all.

“In mesh,” a Creative Commons Attribution (2.0) image from elsie's photostream

Screenshot from: http://ideasandthoughts.org/2010/05/07/its-personal/

Screenshot from: http://ideasandthoughts.org/2010/05/07/its-personal/

Rule #8.

Reply. Converse.

Rule #3.

Jump in. Play around.

Rule #10.

You don’t have to do it all.

From: http://blog.benwildeboer.com/2008/social-networking-sites-pose-dangers-for-educators/

From: http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/18/ohio-education-association-gives-bad-advice-on-social-networking/

From: http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/18/ohio-education-association-gives-bad-advice-on-social-networking/

Rule #5.

Share. Don’t be shy.

-Deborah Meier

As quoted by Dina Strasser. Source: http://theline.edublogs.org/2009/05/12/words-of-wisdom/

We need to belong to some

“community” –

to be part of a shared effort

– [...] a source of comfort,

excitement, even pleasure!

We need to belong to some

“community” –

to be part of a shared effort

– [...] a source of comfort,

excitement, even pleasure!

-Deborah Meier

As quoted by Dina Strasser. Source: http://theline.edublogs.org/2009/05/12/words-of-wisdom/

We need to belong to some

“community” –

to be part of a shared effort

– [...] a source of comfort,

excitement, even pleasure!

-Deborah Meier

As quoted by Dina Strasser. Source: http://theline.edublogs.org/2009/05/12/words-of-wisdom/

http://101studiostree.com/wordpress/

http://blog.benwildeboer.com/2010/citations-tracked-classes-sbg-questions/

Rule #8.

Reply. Converse.

“coffee talk” a Creative Commons Attribution (2.0) image

“coffee talk” a Creative Commons Attribution (2.0) image

Rule #2.

It’s about relationships.

The Story of my

(Connected) Life

Ben Wildeboer /name/

@WillyB /twitter/

blog.benwildeboer.com /blog/

Fitch High School /school/

Groton, CT /city/

9th grade Integrated Science Teacher /career/

http://bit.ly/connectedlife /presentation resources/

The Story of my

(Connected) Life

Ben Wildeboer /name/

@WillyB /twitter/

blog.benwildeboer.com /blog/

Fitch High School /school/

Groton, CT /city/

9th grade Integrated Science Teacher /career/

http://bit.ly/connectedlife /presentation resources/

Rule #11.

There are no rules.

The Story of my

(Connected) Life

Ben Wildeboer /name/

@WillyB /twitter/

blog.benwildeboer.com /blog/

Fitch High School /school/

Groton, CT /city/

9th grade Integrated Science Teacher /career/

http://bit.ly/connectedlife /presentation resources/