tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822203173251640732.post5223151221965032120..comments2023-08-12T05:54:20.895-04:00Comments on Philly Teacher: OTG: Going "Off The Grid"mshertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02995665815087186953noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822203173251640732.post-25848570323449803162009-07-20T07:44:18.535-04:002009-07-20T07:44:18.535-04:00Lee,
Consider yourself lucky that you haven't...Lee,<br /><br />Consider yourself lucky that you haven't felt the need to consciously pull yourself away! I think you make a good distinction when you say 'higher priority.' I think the problem may be a lack of prioritizing that makes the balance difficult!<br /><br />Paula, <br /><br />I agree that I have found some amazing resources through Twitter that I may have never found on my own! I am also wondering how I will manage when I get back to the classroom and can't have TweetDeck running all day :) I'm sure many of our colleagues will be spending less time on Twitter, too.<br /><br />'Anonymous,'<br /><br />Wow! 2 weeks! That's a lot of OTG time! I hope you enjoyed it. I agree that Vicki kind of went OTG, but not completely. Twitter does become almost like a dependency, so I'm hoping to prevent that from happening!<br /><br />Thanks everyone for stopping by!mshertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995665815087186953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822203173251640732.post-57856462255466523842009-07-18T03:09:19.832-04:002009-07-18T03:09:19.832-04:00Mary Beth,
It took me a while to figure out what y...Mary Beth,<br />It took me a while to figure out what you meant when you "tweeted" out that you would be going OTG. Then I remember I had heard both Vicki Davis and Beth Still use that comment. Most of my friends find it unbelievable the amount of time I've spent online this summer. When I start feeling guilty about it, I just remind myself of all the professional development I've done. I attend a session almost every weekday for at least an hour, usually two or three. I read several blogs and add comments to many. I explore websites by the dozens. And how do I find all these great resources? I constantly have TweetDeck running and those "chirps" that resonate from my computer let me know that someone in my PLN has posted some new morsel on Twitter.<br /><br />Before I was connected to all these great people I did a lot of research online looking for the perfect website, lesson idea, or childen's novel to help teach a point. Now I feel like I'm in a room with everyone who is doing that same kind of research even though they are not physically present, and I'm not so lonely anymore. I also don't think I'm the only crazy educator on this planet who loves to check out everything. I have hundreds of friends just like me.<br /><br />I have decided not to feel guilty about my online time because I know it's coming to an end in three weeks when I return to school. I have never been able to as much as check my email once class starts each day. So come the second week in August I'll be pretty much OTG from Monday-Friday. Hope I don't suffer from withdrawals.PLNauglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17589718884625860829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822203173251640732.post-20248190908368512912009-07-17T22:36:02.532-04:002009-07-17T22:36:02.532-04:00I recently went OTG as well -- for almost 2 weeks....I recently went OTG as well -- for almost 2 weeks. <br /><br />It is important....not only to spend time with others, but to see how dependent (not always a good thing) you have gotten to Twitter. <br /><br />Though, I think it is interesting that VD has not truly gone OTG yet. <br /><br />And she does need to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822203173251640732.post-43900754282032347952009-07-17T22:29:17.106-04:002009-07-17T22:29:17.106-04:00Interesting post. Thanks for calling it to my atte...Interesting post. Thanks for calling it to my attention, ironically enough, on Twitter. :)<br /><br />That constant pull to check email, update Twitter, check FB, zero-out the RSS reader, etc. can become stressful in itself and quite a distraction when you find yourself unable to suddenly tend to these tasks.<br /><br />I find myself stepping away when something else, with higher priority, occupies my time. <br /><br />I haven't yet felt the need to consciously remove myself from the technology for a set time period, perhaps because it seems to happen naturally for me. That's not to say though, that there won't be a time soon when I need to. <br /><br />Your post is a good reminder that it is an easy thing to do and you also give some great reasons to take that much needed periodic rest. <br /><br />Thanks for giving me something to think about.Lee Kolberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710085354049378555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822203173251640732.post-37150143554615468142009-07-17T18:20:27.136-04:002009-07-17T18:20:27.136-04:00Thanks. I'm trying! I will be going OTG this...Thanks. I'm trying! I will be going OTG this weekend to go 'down the shore.' It really is about changing habits.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by the blog!<br /><br />Mary Bethmshertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995665815087186953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822203173251640732.post-26789722139036849362009-07-17T13:37:50.673-04:002009-07-17T13:37:50.673-04:00Good for you! It's hard to go OTG. We develop ...Good for you! It's hard to go OTG. We develop habits that tend to blind us to the reality of life.L. Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933135087850563001noreply@blogger.com