Light-Years Away

My feelings about learning Web 2.0 Tools.

I feel that we teachers, teachers in the Jordan Valley (there are 5 schools in the area) are light-years away from what is going on out there with teachers in the cyber world. I have participated in many courses to further my knowledge in technology and am also currently taking part a course with Dr Baker . But watching the Elluminate Webinar  was a totally different experience. Not because I was baffled by everyone being online at the same time  (have see and done that before) but rather by the savvy participants and the quick pace of the conversation. Just to copy the new adresses for suggested site caused me to watch the session twice (90 min x 2) I wonder how people conquer the new technologies that are out there. Are they all autodidacts and learn step by step watching the "How to videos" (like me) or is there a flood of courses which teachers in the US  took a long time a go? Here in Israel most teacher learn 2 or 3 new tools and still feel quite uncomfortable to try them out in the class because the devil is always in the details. You just forget one little thing and the technology doesn't work. Straight away you feel completely incompetent. Though I always tell my colleagues the answer is only 1 click away. This video best describes the situation we are in now. In addition, I feel that in order to be up-to-date you actually have to spend your life in front of the computer. Is that what people are doing? @Barbara92052531