always learning » friends http://mscofino.edublogs.org teaching technology abroad Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:30:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Embrace the Power of the Web http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2009/05/03/embrace-the-power-of-the-web/ http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2009/05/03/embrace-the-power-of-the-web/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 09:01:54 +0000 Kim Cofino http://mscofino.edublogs.org/?p=355 It’s all about connections. Links in the virtual sense, being able to go from here to here. But also in the physical sense, traveling here, thanks to friends you made here. Making friends there, that you can easily bring back here.

Here’s what some of my connections look like:

Twitter:

Twitter Map

Twitter Flock

Facebook:

Facebook Friend Wheel

Skype:

Elliette on Skype

If you don’t understand the power of these connections, you’ll be falling farther and farther behind. Probably without even knowing it….

The New Digital Divide

Because, really, even if you all work here, sometimes you don’t have time to meet there, so you can just as easily meet here:

Unit Planning, 21st Century Style

So, what I’m really trying to say is: embrace the power of the web and find your connections! You never know where they might take you!

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