Blogs Wikis, Podcasts ~ Thoughts

As I reviewed the posts to our discussion about Will Richardson's book and look forward to our Skype session with him on Wed. I thought I'd review your posts and begin a list of questions and thoughts that your posts elicited.
~ How does blogging work with very young students? Ideas for getting young students to blog would be helpful.
~ Class Recorder - Could the notes be a form of blogging? A daily class posting of big ideas?
~ Quality over quantity for blogging - start small - but start and continue till you feel comfortable using the tool daily.
~ Updating all online content ~ It is only as good as the last post. People will return and look for new materials. If none are found ~ you will lose your audience.
~ If more of us posted and uploaded content as teachers ~ Don't you think parents and concerned guardians would be more likely to get involved? We must advertise our work and find ways of propagating what our students are doing!
~ RSS - To me is one of the most underused tools out there. BE creative, BE innovative, BE authentic and find ways to use RSS to gain back the one thing many claim technology takes away! (TIME!) *Would this work for your class: Have all the students blog about the big idea of the day and then you (the teacher) RSS all of there blogs so you can look in one place for all the responses.
~ Twitter: For me, this is the KILLER app that is least used (appropriately) - What more can I say than: Personal Learning Network: Follow the good ones, block inappropriate ones, and friends that post, "it's time to walk the dog" -- well, you decide. Use this in moderation -- it is like a drug of amazing stuff that you have to use as your schedule permits. On a personal note: I see Twitter more as a teacher resource than a student one. Could someone respond with ideas for appropriate instructional use?
~ DIIGO is the social web's most under used resource that could impact instruction and learning. How will you use it in your classroom?
~ Flicker and other image storing sites will become more accessible as tech directors become comfortable with how teachers use them with the instructional delivery of curriculum. We have to show them why and what we can do with these types of sites and in good faith, how could they continue to block them. Imagery as an instructional tool is vital.
~ Edmodo - Google+ - Ning - Facebook - Most important lesson I feel we are missing here is ethics and appropriate use of the tools. How do we get students to use them correctly if we don't model? What you post is ALWAYS going to be there - There are no ultimate DELETE buttons to remove it once you post it! How about a Parents BootCamp on Social Networking for every parent?

To sum up our learning: I have to agree with all the great posts and ideas!! Always keep in mind, what is good instruction, how do I best get students engaged, am I tying my instruction to the standards, using the best pedagogy and what I'm doing, does it have instructional value while engaging students and bringing them into a global learning environment prepared for life?

I felt your understanding of the book was right on the mark. Your posts reflect your understanding of Will's ideas and our conversation on Wed. should be enlightening.