Comments on: Overcoming Obstacles”No Teacher Left Behind – The Urgency Of Web 2.0″

By: lisa neubecker

lisa neubecker — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:31:55 +0000

Hi Graham. I am a teacher at St Helens District High School in Tasmania. 2 years ago, a couple of our teachers heard you speak at the National Literacy Conference in Adelaide. I was very interested in your Smart Board Maths Problem website that provides one Ma prob for every day of the year. Is this still available for general use?

Regards,
Lisa Neubecker

By: Teaching Generation Z » Blog Archive » Conference Appearances

Teaching Generation Z » Blog Archive » Conference Appearances — Mon, 28 May 2007 11:35:52 +0000

[…] I received a pleasant e-mail the other day from Anne Mason who’s the National Facilitator, Online communities from ICT PD Online who are organising the Time4 Online Conference over in New Zealand which started today! She wanted to check that a link from the Pre-Conference Preview area to my K12 Online Conference presentation from last year was fine with me. Just goes to show that you can be featured in a conference without doing anything extra – it’s extremely flattering. I mean I was amazed when I found my own words quoted back at me on a wiki created by Rachel Jeffares, so potentially being re-introduced to more Kiwi educators via a re-run of my presentation will be very cool. (Of course, just because it’s there on the page doesn’t mean anyone will click and view!) And the whole event is available for anyone connected to enrol and learn. I’ll certainly be checking it out. […]

By: You are Never Alone » Wikis in education (3)

You are Never Alone » Wikis in education (3) — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:32:24 +0000

[…] http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=63 […]

By: Teaching Generation Z » Innovation In Isolation

Teaching Generation Z » Innovation In Isolation — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:11:05 +0000

[…] The title of this post comes from my K12 Online Conference presentation, in a section where I talk about different teachers utilising Web 2.0 tools to improve learning for their students. I coined this short phrase “innovation in isolation” as a short simple set of words for part of my image stack – at the time, I thought that I’d concocted a clever little word twist which amused me, if no-one else. Interestingly, it seems to be the phrase that seems to be still resonating with a number of educators months after the files went live during the Overcoming Obstacles segment. […]

By: Wade Bosworth

Wade Bosworth — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:59:40 +0000

The presentation was simple and straight forward. I shared your presentation with many of my colleagues. Many of them are not engaged in Web 2.0. I agree that ALL teachers should be responsible for modeling appropriate and high level use. Most teachers I work with are hesitant because they feel they lack the skills to be confident — especially when interacting with their students.

Mark — very cool work you’re doing with 3rd graders. I checked out their blog/wiki entries and was impressed with their entries.

Rachel — I agree with the “I don’t have time” attitude as a big barrier to change. We are challenging culture right now in our district at certain levels. I think the teachers understand the importance of how web 2.0 engage students but fear the change because they are uncomfortable with the skills needed.

Greg — Thanks for your thoughts on Web 2.0. I have found students that are hesitant to participate in class are usually the ones that shine in the online environment.

Judy — Thanks for the reminder of who our students are and what they need from us as teachers.

Doug — Cool perspective on adults not understanding the world that is being created for our kids.

Jo –

Jedd –

Al — Teachers do need to be more responsible for learning web 2.0 tools and time is a huge barrier. Thanks for the reminder that not all teachers need to be passionate about technology — but they do need the skills.

Thanks for articulating the barriers involved in teachers getting comfortable with web 2.0 tools. Many of my colleagues see me as a flee — I cherish the opportunity to facilitate change.

By: Teaching Generation Z » My Excellent Skypecast Adventure

Teaching Generation Z » My Excellent Skypecast Adventure — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:01:44 +0000

[…] The “When Night Falls” concept was quite ambitious. Run a 24 hour Skype-a-thon with volunteer moderators all signing up from all around the globe into slots listed on the wiki. As the culminating event to the fortnight long K-12 Online Conference, it was an opportunity for anyone involved in the conference – organiser, presenter or participant to meet together in a virtual space and chat at a time convenient to them. There was a chat venue provided at Tapped In and each Skype call covered an hour before reconvening in the next Skypecast with the next moderator. I first checked in at about 1.30 pm via the chatroom where Jennifer Wagner was about to launch her hosted hour. The kids were requiring my attention so I didn’t don my headset and join in at that time. It was a very pleasant afternoon so we ended up taking the boys out to a playground and I didn’t go back online until 8.30 pm. I ended up staying on for about two and a half hours and crossed paths with some fabulous educators in that time. The first hour was capably moderated by Vinny Green, and I had the pleasure of talking to the enthused and energetic Glenn E. Malone. He seemed to epitomise the ultimate K-12 Conference participant as he described the various presentations he had viewed and his pride at being in the winning team for Vicki Davis’ wiki competition. Unfortunately for me, he assumed that because I’d produced a presentation on Overcoming Obstacles, that I’d have some words of wisdom worth sharing about spreading the word of online technology. I was less than eloquent in my response but it was excellent to make his acquaintance along with Chris Harbeck, a Maths teacher from Winnipeg, Canada who hosted the following hour. He got up at some unbelievable hour in the early Canadian morning to do this and his first ten minutes of Skype moderation was plagued by “human spam” – an unwelcome racist, Skypecast surfers looking to practice their English skills and an annoying Aussie who kept announcing, “Hey, I got a story to tell!” Once Chris cornered him, muted the non-participants and took a few minutes to get a well earned cup of coffee from his kitchen, there was some great conversation before the next hour started more quietly with Chris Betcher, Aussie teacher on exchange in Canada. Shortly, after a short time, it was time for me to say goodbye quietly via the chatroom as to not disturb the conversation unfolding and head to bed. […]

By: Learning with the Fang » Blog Archive » Podcast of Graham Wegner’s K-12 talk

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:00:50 +0000

[…] No teacher left behind: the Urgency of Web2.0 ” (video) podcast and wiki. […]

By: Al Upton

Al Upton — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:47:26 +0000

Hi Graham
It’s great to see you out there and spreading the word. Thanks for inviting me to contribute my bit amongst so many distinguished Australian and New Zealand educators who are passionate about the power of web2 apps in today’s learning. I really appreciate the succinct yet comprehensive way you introduce and summarise your own learning and (through audio/blog-screenshots) the thoughts and beliefs of 8 other bloggers. Brilliant use of easily read graphics. Even more, I love the way you point out that students already use this technology and that “they need ALL the teachers they have throughout their schooling to model appropriate, responsible and high level best practice” YET most of us currently act in isolation.
Well done creating an easily accessible reminder and extension of ideas for those of us already exploring web2. More importantly I believe you present issues and solutions for those just starting to ‘dip their toes in.’
*** I encourage all educators to have a look and listen … then a think ***
[Right-mouse-click either presentation link above and ‘Save target As …’]
Well done mate,
Cheers, Al

By: Graham Wegner

Graham Wegner — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:03:46 +0000

Thanks for your kind words, Glenn and Vonnie. The North American twangs sound exotic to us in the southern hemisphere – maybe my Aussie nasal drone can be a gimmick to get people to listen in!! Hopefully, my message was informative and you have just reminded me to go and post the link to Doug’s flea post on the wiki. Remember, even just influencing one person is a step in the right direction.

By: Vonnie

Vonnie — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:46:52 +0000

Hi Graham,
I agree with Kerrie and have promoted your presentation (loved the collaboration) widely as well as adding a quick comment on my blog.
Well done!