12-14-09+Team+Building2

1. Purpose of online community > lesson ideas - what can we do with these tools > how education is changing - teaching in general - sneak peek into what was coming down the road engagement with purpose
 * share ideas
 * learn from each other
 * philosophy
 * compare thoughts/experiences
 * more
 * wish for elementary presence within the NING

- darkside divas - absolutely! - other Swasey group - yes Lurker - they value participation online - some people just like to talk, means to say what they want to say engagement on the NING is difficult because we are not sure who they are or what grade level we teach other educators are struggling wth the same changes we are experiencing

2. Content in online community more elementary conversations/use of technology relevant to younger students tools - more specifics about how educators are using in their content areas what are the benefits to using an online tool instead in traditionally not going to hook parents/teachers with philosophy philisophical to practical how do we get parents/community involved - besides a night presentation whole SAU? - Who helps move this forward? Small steps to going global use Moodle as a first step then out to web Did we turn into having to be protected from being totally open online?