Lessons, student projects, committee minutes.
Teachers are producing massive amounts of educational and professional development material, and most of it is sitting in files in cabinets in their classes (if we’re lucky; I have a paper piles from August that I haven’t filed yet).
As professionals in education, teachers must take their products and package them for use in other classrooms, schools, states, and even countries.
With the development of free social networking and online collaboration tools, teachers have extremely powerful and flexible tools for distributing their educational products and implementation ideas.
Post the minutes of that tech committee meeting on a blog so I can join in the conversation. Take 15 minutes of your computer lab time and show your students how to put their science reports on a wiki. Video your lesson and put it up on teachertube so I can borrow from your style.
By posting products online, you give other teachers the ability edit, modify, remix and improve these products, leading to richer, more comprehensive experiences for students.
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