EDU 533 Collaboration

This blog posting is in response to the question "What do we have to gain from collaboration?"
In my opinion we have much to gain from collaboration. Considering what it was like in the field of education as little as 10 years, ago the amount of information that is being shared all over the world is mind boggling. The world has indeed become flat as Mr. Thomas Friedman addresses in his book "The World is Flat." I will be blogging about Mr. Friedman in my next post. We as an educational community have much to gain but it goes well beyond education. We as a country and we as members of planet earth have much to gain by working together in intellectual endeavors to make the world a better place. More specifically we can gain knowledge about energy and the environment. By sharing valuable information and implementing policies we can extend the life of our planet. Energy use and the environment are two of the most important topics I believe should be addressed. In the field of education by collaborating we can help each other be better educators and in turn give our students more opportunities to succeed in the world. Some day I hope to be able to collaborate with other history teachers and somehow set up a video conference with a curator of a famous museum for my students. That is an example of my collaboration through technology dream. That's all for this blog.