Wanted to do a #ShoutOut to @dougholton for his leadership and support in maintaining the #EduTooters list to get educators connected to each other. Thank you, Doug. #EduTooter #EduTooters @edutooters
A bit of reflection…
When I created the EduTooters Unite! (https://tinyurl.com/joinedutooters), my hope was to connect with more educators, and to set up a “lifeboat” for those trying to find their way on #Mastodon in the midst of crazy #TwitterMigration.
Doug wasn’t afraid to step up and help spread the word, both on Mastodon and Twitter. I’m’ also grateful to whomever suggested/originated the #EduTooter hashtag.
I should have paid more attention, but to be honest, I made the EduTooters group in a rush before running out the door to get breakfast with my wife. I would have paid more attention to calling the new group @edutooter than @edutooters which is the group that ended up with more people.
Oh well, live and learn. There’s still going to be a lot of folks coming over, and I hope all of us on #EduTooter and @edutooters can continue to help folx get connected.
I am now thinking of starting different groups that are focused on #EdTech #fREADdom #TxLibraries #GoogleEdu / #MicrosoftEDU, but that may be unnecessary. What do you think?
@mguhlin @dougholton @edutooters I would appreciate groups for different ages/levels of education in addition to more general or subject ones. Everything from preschool/kindergarten to university level. And also a group for educational theory and research. There is also a huge curiosity about policy and politics with in education in different places and countries (like what is it like over where you live).
Can it be constructed like a three? (Follow all/follow some)
@mguhlin @dougholton @edutooters As you can see on my website’s About (translateable) https://saraslistofedresources.wordpress.com, I’ve used the bird site for collecting for my links, keep up to date and more or less only followed people that share Ed content of interest or quality or are involved in the non profit researchED conferences here when helping out with the administration of the Scandinavian ones. I’ve also tried to RT or boost the work for Edu equity in Sweden …
@mguhlin @dougholton @edutooters I know I’m being very selfish here, but I miss a lot of my contacts here on @Mastodon … Some moved over quickly, but others not … I do appreciate this group though, but to close down and migrate completly is still hard.
@sarahjelm @dougholton @edutooters @Mastodon it is an adjustment, Sarah. But the alternative is staying in a hotel that is on fire, and the hotel manager is taking away the things that made the hotel worthwhile in the first place, as well as abusing people and encouraging bad things. I don’t know the way ahead for you, but I do like the truth of this assertion:
“The obstacles in your path define the path. What stands in the way becomes the way.” - Jaro Tapal
I am curious to see how you find the way.
