Ok…several things to share with everyone. Might call it bragging, might call it just well…I’m not sure what it can be called. But here goes anyways. Good news has shined it’s way on me over the last week. First I was notified by ISTE that this here blog will be among a cadre of heavyweight edubloggers in sharing my NECC experience with everyone. This will be my first NECC experience, and I’m greatly looking forward to it. Just remember if you are blogging yourself to use the tags necc, necc2007 or necc07.

As most of you that read me often know, I’m a member of Discovery’s Teacher Community, Discovery Educator Network. I’ve been a member for a little under a year and a half now. I’ve been blessed by meeting and networking with a great group of people, fellow educators. Some of these I’m very proud to call more than colleagues, but friends. Danielle, Karen, Kay, Kim, and the entire DEN Leadership crew. So when I was asked by eSchool News to give an interview about my feelings about teacher communities, most notably the DEN, I was more than happy to oblige. You can read the article here and see for yourself.

I’m a firm believer in the ‘teacher communities’ that are out there. I troll the boards of nextgenteacher and classroom 2.0 on Ning. Occasionally post a reply, but haven’t really put my hand into posting there. (I need to get off my duff and get my blog added to classroom 2.0 though!) I think what I like the most about the teacher communities are the teachers in them. The sharing that takes place once that first networking connection is made is outstanding. I’ve an experience I’ll share with you tomorrow about that. It’s a true model of what we want/strive our students to do in collaborative projects.

Seeking the Wisdom of the Ages…

Tom.