As a media and technology educator, I spend a lot of time online. We all do. I spend a lot of time online checking the myriad of emails I get each day, updating my online Moodle courses, updating my class websites, searching for solutions to technical issues, (to name a few reasons), but most importantly, I am often online to find inspiration for bettering my current projects and curriculum or to find inspiration in creating new ones.
I decided that this last reason for being online, this quest in seeking out other projects, educators and people in the digital technology arena, is often difficult. In turn, I have often had conversations with other educators, parents, or local technology people who have had the same issue, that of connecting with others, and it's not because there aren't resources, chat rooms, other blogs, online educational centers, etc. There are plenty out there. It's all about finding the right one that fosters creativity and new ideas and that can pertain to not only the local educational community but to the global educational community as well.
My vision is simply to create a "mediahood." And like a neighborhood, connections can be fostered within.
I will be outputting some of the successes I've had, and would like to start
a dialogue with my more local community around some of the digital media projects my students have worked on. I would like to see the opportunity to allow not only parents, other educators and media organizations to follow some of the fantastic displays of true 21st century skills and innovations, but to allow students to join in in celebrating their accomplishments and to share those accomplishments with their peers.
So I welcome you to join the Mediahood. I welcome your feedback, as will my students and those who begin to follow. Please share your own successes or insights in the digital media world as we celebrate together those who will be designing the world around us in years to come.
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