Baby Steps

So today, after another conversation with my prof, I think I may, just may, have a grasp on what I'm to do. As you can tell, if you've read my earlier posts, I'm feeling like there's too much information out there and it's overwhelming. I don't like doing anything halfway, and thought that I needed to incorporate everything that was "out there" into my teaching practice. But tonight, some thoughts emerged...
1. baby steps... don't try to find everything out there on my topic of interest, in this case technology coordinator leadership. Rather, I need to take small steps and only do as much as I can handle. So maybe I start with just following and contributing to one or two blogs of people I enjoy following, such as my small group of fellow students or one or two tech teachers' blogs. Okay, I can do that...I am doing that. Really, that's okay?? And he said "Yes." Whew! I don't have to be super tech teacher...yet!
2. Relationships...Building a netvibes page and following blogs is not all about what I can learn about technology or education; rather it's developing relationships with people from around the world. This, in itself, is transformational. It's not about me, it's about us.
3. Community...Tom mentioned the gulf oil spill. As individuals, there's nothing we can do, but as a collective community, we can make a difference. I want to be part of that community, so I will build the relationships, take baby steps, and see what we as a community of people can do to change our world. I can't change everything, but if enough of us start reducing our dependence on oil, maybe we can slow down the advance of oil exploration in sensitive habitats... And in teaching, together we as educators, can influence our students, our politicians, our world, to make it a kinder, gentler nation.