Globally connected… Personally disconnected?

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Connecting globally can give you some disconnection too!

Now that my students are so connected globally – literally EVERY class has them collaborating with other kids on a daily basis — I spend so much time being the architect for their connections that my connections have somewhat frayed at the edges!

Is this how it will look in the future? The teacher is busy building the framework for things and has to struggle to stay connected themselves?

It isn’t about a huge stack of papers any more but a chock full RSS reader with student assignments and a full email of items to do. Timebridge reminders and Google calendars, wikis to update, and websites to create.

Between this and my new passion for making this body last a while longer (I LOVE RUNNING – anyone on Twitter has heard by now, probably) and handling my three children’s schedules it is quite hard to spend time here talking to you. I wish, by goodness, that I had time to do a weekly podcast or something to connect with you all, but this seems to be my time right now.

Just want to reflect that if this is about the students that this is OK. I may not be at the top of everyone’s RSS reader with my twice daily posts any more but if there are over 500 students each quarter connecting in these projects now, that is something.

It is OK to feel personally disconnected sometimes, particularly when that means you are creating rich, vibrant, deep learning experiences for students around the world.

Just keep perspective and don’t beat yourself up too much about how often you’ve blogged or tweeted. If you’ve got something to share, share it any way you can with the time you have and just don’t sweat it. (And if you’re wondering, you just got to hear what I’m saying to myself today!)

Have a great day and remember that teaching is a noble calling! Keep the faith!

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Vicki Davis

Vicki Davis has been an educator and IT director in Georgia since 2002. Today, she also works as an instructional technology coach, staying side-by-side with active teachers and students so her work stays grounded in real classrooms.

She's a mom of three, wife of one, and loves talking about the wise, transformational use of technology for teaching and doing good in the world.

She has blogged at the Cool Cat Teacher Blog since 2005 and hosts the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk (radio, public access TV, YouTube, and all major podcast platforms), interviewing remarkable educators around the world. Vicki focuses on what unites us — a quest for truly remarkable, life-changing teaching and learning. The goal of her work is to provide actionable, encouraging, relevant ideas for teachers, grounded in truth and shared with love.

If you talk to Vicki for long, she'll encourage you to "Relate to Educate," to "innovate like a turtle," or to be "a remarkable teacher." She loves homemade sourdough bread and cinnamon rolls and runs half marathons with her sisters. You can usually find her laughing with her students or digging into a book.

Thank you for reading, sharing, and telling your friends about the work we do here! - Vicki

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3 comments

SDintact December 5, 2009 - 1:24 am

Wow. Very nice post. Well done to you….

Spletne Strani December 5, 2009 - 10:19 am

Interesting reading, but can’t imagine having 3 kids and do all that. We’re having one and i barely read a post or two.

nassy December 17, 2009 - 9:09 am

Nice post, well done !

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