Comments on: How I Welcome Newcomers to Online Teacher Professional Development (a/k/a the #MTBoS) and How You Can Too

By: How I MTBoS [Part 3] | Matt Vaudrey

How I MTBoS [Part 3] | Matt Vaudrey — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 07:45:01 +0000

[…] 2.) I added my name to Mattie’s list, so I’ll be welcoming newbies once a month. I also installed Dan’s Chrome extension that highlights new users. […]

By: I belong. You do, too. [Part 2] | Matt Vaudrey

I belong. You do, too. [Part 2] | Matt Vaudrey — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 06:12:36 +0000

[…] While I don’t share the tone, I kinda see the point. And Dan Meyer (arguably the most influential contributor to Math Teacher Twitter) points out we should be the #mtbos we want to see. […]

By: Let’s Retire #MTBoS – dy/dan

Let’s Retire #MTBoS – dy/dan — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 07:43:05 +0000

[…] Using a different hashtag won’t make everything great. Totally true. I think it’s a necessary step, and an important one since it’s our figurative front door, but it’s insufficient. How can we sufficiently welcome teachers to professional community online? I don’t know, but I’m enjoying that conversation also. […]

By: Carl Oliver

Carl Oliver — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 03:56:50 +0000

This looks really cool. Thanks for making it.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:38:29 +0000

Your post nails it… And I am reminded of my first tweet about a year ago. I was still pretty new on twitter and didn’t know exactly how hashtags worked. I tweeted with no followers so I figured it was low risk… but I was still terrified. And within the hour got a response from one of the presenters I had seen at NCTM the year before. I FREAKED out. It is surreal to get acknowledgment for a contribution. Ever since, I have been generous with commenting, likes, and sharing tweets and ideas because it can keep someone in a conversation they might otherwise leave or not participate in. It’s makes for a good community. Or like what Randy Nelson says in the video attached above, when you amplify and “plus” the work of another it allows for collaboration. Commenting and sharing is collaborative in nature because it amplifies and “plus”-es the work of another. Thanks as always.

By: Blog Post #3 – Every Day Im Calculating

Blog Post #3 – Every Day Im Calculating — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 06:27:16 +0000

[…] most recent post that I really enjoyed was regarding welcoming newcomers to online professional development. Dan […]

By: Diigo Links (weekly) | Mr. Gonzalez's Classroom

Diigo Links (weekly) | Mr. Gonzalez's Classroom — Sun, 28 May 2017 17:07:46 +0000

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By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 23 May 2017 20:14:11 +0000

In reply to Kathy. Nevermind :) Dragged and dropped it into extensions :)

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 23 May 2017 19:48:43 +0000

Can I ask a dumb question? How do I install the extension? Thanks :)

By: Michael Pershan

Michael Pershan — Tue, 23 May 2017 19:19:23 +0000

In reply to Robert Kaplinsky.

and I think it was well over a year before I got my first comment on a blog post

On the one hand, I want to say to anyone who is blogging: let me know! If you want a comment, ask and you shall receive. Literally anytime anyone has ever asked me what I think about a post I have commented, and tried to comment generously. But is this what people really want? The real joy, it seems to me, comes when you're noticed. It feels good to get attention for my writing, especially when I don't ask for it. That's part of the tension with the sort of community we're living with, it seems to me. Part of the fun is 'earning' attention. The rewards are lesser if you ask for it. (Not that they should be lesser. But I think this is experientially true.) I don't know if there are any implications to this observation, even if it's true. Michael's quote in his senior high school yearbook.

I just like thinking about this stuff.