Comments on: “I Asked My Readers”

By: Connecting Around Global Causes « In Service

Connecting Around Global Causes « In Service — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:36:10 +0000

[...] I’m grateful for other connections that I’ve made this week as well. Thanks to Will, Jenny Luca and her students were able to reach out to my daughter, Laura this week. We’ll be [...]

By: Randy Rodgers

Randy Rodgers — Tue, 27 May 2008 06:05:34 +0000

“Thank YOU Mr. Richardson, for doing work that helps my mom and dad feel okay about me blogging like I do. You ROCK!”

What a very important insight you just provided, Laura! As if the power of your blog wasn’t enough, you just nailed a vital element of promoting the use of blogs with our students–education of their parents! Not only are they vital in terms of supporting what we do in the classroom, but they can and should provide educated guidance and inspiration to our students. Thank you for the reminder of the work that still needs to be done in my own district!

By: Adding links to your blog posts… | Beware the Jabberwock

Adding links to your blog posts… | Beware the Jabberwock — Sun, 25 May 2008 16:04:26 +0000

[...] Will Richardson revisits Twenty Five Days To Make a Difference… [...]

By: Laura Stockman

Laura Stockman — Sun, 25 May 2008 14:58:51 +0000

Thank YOU Mr. Richardson, for doing work that helps my mom and dad feel okay about me blogging like I do. You ROCK! And also thank you for supporting me in so many ways. I am feeling a little famous today! Wow! I am on Mr. Richardson’s blog!!!!!!!!

By: Thank You Kelly Genet! « Twenty Five Days to Make a Difference

Thank You Kelly Genet! « Twenty Five Days to Make a Difference — Sun, 25 May 2008 14:25:21 +0000

[...] who made the most difference this month, and I’ll talk about the WNY PLP presentation that Mr. Will Richardson and Ms. Sheryl Nussbaum Beach invited me to do, which was [...]

By: Twenty Five Minutes That Made a Difference « In Service

Twenty Five Minutes That Made a Difference « In Service — Sat, 24 May 2008 01:11:57 +0000

[...] Sheryl Nussbaum Beach and Will Richardson invited my daughter Laura to present at our WNY-PLP celebration. Offering Laura the opportunity to [...]

By: Robert Rowe

Robert Rowe — Sat, 24 May 2008 00:19:57 +0000

I’m am becoming more and more amazed at the minds of our students. We had 4 students, 3 teachers (myself included), and 2 principals present in our recent cellphone policy committee. Guess who came up with the fairest, strictest policy that will not only *work*, but will be easily enforced by teachers? (Plus, they added a “peer component” that all caused all the adults in the room to go, “Wow! Why didn’t we think of that?”)

By: pligg.com

pligg.com — Fri, 23 May 2008 22:36:03 +0000

Will Richardson’s Blog…

Will Richardson, the author of Wikis, Blogs and Podcasts, has a great blog for educators interested in technology….

By: Mike Maloy

Mike Maloy — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:18:22 +0000

I’ve hand the good fortune of participating in the PLP project mentioned by Will.

I’ve written on the group’s Ning and in comments on various blogs about how my learning has been completely transformed. I’ve written on my own blog about how inspiring and “human” the web can be. I’ve been awed by Jill Bolte’s “My Stroke of Insight” and Randy Pausch’s “Last Lecture”.

I can honestly say that Laura’s presentation was one of the coolest, most enlightening experiences of all my years in education. Since her presentation I’ve been wondering…If Laura can do what she is doing as a fifth grader, what will she be able to do in the future? If Laura can do what she is doing as a fifth grader, why the heck can’t I be doing more? Will my daughter be inspired do something so special?

I wish I had a more powerful presence in the blogosphere so I could steer more people to Laura’s blog and her work. To borrow from Scott McLeod, Laura’s blog “deserves a bigger audience”.