Written by I was definitely the most excited about this F2F session; I think because I actually knew what to be excited about and I had a general background with all of the “new” tools introduced today (diigo, Twitter, WordPress, and Google Apps) –– in some way it was confirming to know how far I have come in this past year. And it is ridiculously overwhelming…by the time I had my last group come the Twitter session I was running, I could see some wider eyes and overloaded minds. The good news is that this eventually sorts itself out (we can say this, but I think people just have to experience that).
And, I mentioned this at the big table, but it’s so important that we put ourselves in situations of cognitive shock, so that we can remember what it is like for our students to learn so much in such a little amount of time. And isn’t this a big part of what 21st Century Learning is all about: allowing the teacher to be a learner as well?