Finally back on Utterli, and wanted to say something funny. Hee! Yup! That's it! That is probably as funny as it gets.
Mobile post sent by n2teaching using Utterli.
Replies.When I began my serious pursuit of professional development in technology education, I was lucky enough to be guided by a remarkable colleague, Jennifer Jones. She was one of the first people to friend me on Twitter, and she was not just looking for more followers or trying to check out the competition. Jennifer truly believes in the power of collaboration and learning through technology education. She is a remarkable technology educator, and she has a wonderful family who share in her passion for learning and having fun.
Twitter was the first microblogging site I joined, so in the fall of 2007 when Jennifer said she was checking out a microblogging site with video and audio capabilities, I decided that I needed to check it out. That is when I joined UTTERZ. Also, I joined Susan Tsairi another wonderful online colleague, and we began to use Utterz. Also, I put the really cool UTTERLI widget at the bottom of this blog.
This was also about the time that my teen began to see that I now had a significant online presence. I never really knew how that was perceived by my child, but I gathered the word "nerd" and "geek" were synonymously replacing my name whenever the teen and friends would discuss my move to online professional development. Well, no one can say I am not a thorough student.
I was very excited about the possibilities of using UTTERZ, but even dedicated students such as myself can succumb to family relational pressure. I stopped sharing my online professional development experience with the teen when I was asked if I would be using Twitter and Utterz, and it was sadi in such a way that I had to laugh at the interesting, yet nonsensical names of the various educational networks I joined.
Fortunately, UTTERZ changed their name to UTTERLI, and I greatly appreciate it. To utter on paper is so much different than to utter in conversation, and it began to wear on my traditionalist, farm country sensibilities. THANK YOU!
I love UTTERLI, and the people who make it all happen. They have added conferencing capabilities, cross-posting, desktop applications and many other cool services. Try it! This microblogging/podcasting services is UTTERLI fantastic.
Wow! totally surprised to see my name in your post. I'd like to thank you for being a great sport, willing to share and experiment with new tools, it makes such a difference when there is a friend to test things with.
ReplyDeleteIt seems as though Utterli has added some exciting features since my last visit - I'll definitely have to give it another whirl.
Funny how our kids see us as Geeks, and I guess in a way it's quite a compliment :)
Susan
Yes, I think it is a compliment that our children see us as Geeks. Thanks for commenting on this post. I have discovered that interactive teaching and learning online is quite accessible.
ReplyDeleteYou have been very instrumental for advancing my professional development in integrating technology in the teaching process. I think that I have progressed greatly in just one year.