I recently discovered the incredible power of connecting with like-minded people when I attended the ISTE (International Society of Technology in Education) conference in San Antonio last month. There were over 15,000 people there who have the same passion for using technology in their classrooms that I have. It was so great!

When I got back to Nebraska I continued participating in online discussion which were going on in various forums in the NECC Ning (www.necc2008.org) and Classroom 2.0  (www.classroom20.com). In one of those discussions a colleague mentioned that he would like to comment on my blog, but that since it was on Elgg then he could not do so.

I did not realize that only people who are registered users of Elgg on our server can leave comments. Doesn't that defeat the ENTIRE purpose of blogging? We blog to connect with like-minded people. We blog to expand our PLC. If we are ever going to truly network with individuals outside of western Nebraska then we have to get the heck out of the walled garden.

Come check out my new blog which I have decided to call Nebraska Change Agent.

Hope to decide to pay me a visit!