Alec posted this link and while I haven’t fully digested it, there were a few key quotes that stood out,
Here’s an idea: put a sticky note on your desk that says, “What do you want to share today?” I’m not kidding. Then, if anything interesting comes your way: Share It! The easiest way to both start and keep sharing is by using different kinds of social software applications. Your first meme you want to share may be small, but you can amplify it with new technologies.
This is one reason twitter is so popular. Within a short period of time, you can build a network and reach an audience. By the way, if you’re still not using twitter, check out this link, courtesy Matthew Tabor.
…Sharism is not Communism, nor Socialism. As for those die- hard Communists we know, they have often abused people’s sharing nature and forced them to give up their rights, and their property. Socialism, that tender Communism, in our experience also lacked respect for these rights. Under these systems, the state owns all property. Under Sharism, you can keep ownership, if you want. But I like to share. And this is how I choose to spread ideas, and prosperity.
I’d never heard of Sharism but I’m sure Shareski is a derivative of it that is protected under the use of Creative Commons, or something like that. The cavaet? The less you share the less power you have.
Image:Sharing
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I agree that sharing is the best way of increasing our knowledge base, informing our practice and forming new social networks.
My question is: “How do we get teachers to share best practices, resources, ideas and strategies freely?”
There is sometimes a building culture where sharing these things is looked at as grandstanding, which causes teachers to refrain from sharing?
Any ideas?
Dean,
Thank you for this reminder. Under “related” you could also have added your slideshare Lesson #1: Share, which beautifully expands on the idea of shariism, though you didn’t call it that at the time.
@ Joe, it’s the perennial problem. My observation is that those who share successfully (meaning there is up-take of ideas) do it humbly, with a bit of courage, and one colleague at a time–and boy, that’s hard work.
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Joe,
It’s culture. I’ve been on staffs where sharing and being together is the norm. In other districts, schools, it is seen as grandstanding. In my own district, I try to share for others, it’s not always the best but it does help others see the value. I’ve been in charge of our district website for the past 6 years. About 5 years ago, I began using the front page to post successes, stories of various schools. Sometimes I’d do the write up myself but once it began to get popular, people started sending me stuff to share. They felt safe that they weren’t grandstanding. Today, in our 35 schools, I get around 3 submissions everyday for “frontpage” worthy stories. What we’ve decided is that unless they share it on their own websites, we won’t post it to the front page. This is a small step in building a culture of sharing. At this point, the focus is on PR, which isn’t the worst thing but it’s still basically publishing. Sharing involves more of a remix culture. We aren’t there yet but this might be a start.
Jan,
the related post is a WP plugin. I have no idea how it works but yeah, that seems awfully closely related.
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