Mark,

I just finished reading "Don't Bother Me Mom..." and what an excellent read. It's great to see someone put into writing what I've been thinking for the past ten years as both a gamer and an educator. Video games have largely served as a bridge between me and my students allowing me to not only have a common ground for discussion but also providing an opportunity for me to connect with them both in and out of the classroom (many of my students and former students are in the guild I lead). Thank you for forging ahead in this "new" arena for education.

-Lucas

Hi Marc,
I really agree with you about the fact that teachers don't really share good practice. That even happens where I teach. However, I try to share a bit and would like to point out to you a great web tool that I am just starting to use http://voicethread.com
I learned about this from a class teacher in New Zealand who saw my class blog (I'm an Australian living in Indonesia). He and I now collaborate with our Grade 5 classes through blogging. Check out my class blog at http://mrsjane5.blogspot.com
Thanks for your great articles. I will be doing a presentation tomorrow in Jakarta for school principals using your Digital Natives 1&2 articles as well as your recent one "Turning on the Light". I'll be speaking in Indonesian my second language. I plan to show the Frontline videos of "Growing Up Online" as well as they really connect with what you have said.
Thanks for your inspirational work.
Jane

I quite agree that its hard for teachers to share experiences both within a school and beyond. I see this time and time again as I deal with 1,000's of schools in the UK. Our organisation (non-profit making) is trying to help teachers do just that, but going one step further. We pay teachers who find or own great resources and make them avaiable in a fun and interactive way (with games as rewards) for the children, but also for other teachers by adding assessments, reports and super search element which link to learning objectives but is specific to the topic & subject they wish to teach. Our problem is similar to teachers...spreading the word!