The mapping project and elgg are getting my students really fired up. We have settled in and gotten all our usernames for our moodle, quia, student accounts at school, and now -- finally they get to start their elgg and communitywalk's - Personal Learning Map - Entry Points!

It is interesting to see the list of interests being added to profiles in elgg. One student wanted to be sure others would find him with the following interests... fish, fishing, fisherman, fiy fishing, surf fishing...As the class noticed his interest list the question came up as to how effective that type of repetition would prove to be. Frankly, I do not know. Yet! 

I am working on getting things unblocked at school..especially the broadcasting port so we can start a webcast for all the elgg and Entry Points students. We called it Spacecast last year and it was wonderful to hear how the student hosts handled the interview process. I will edit the recordings from last year and post them again to share with all of you. 

So our year begins and I am just as anxious to learn the nuances of the apps I am using this year as my students are to get involved in their new 21st century connections!