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Last night I was fortunate enough to participate in a podcast hosted by TeacherCast.  The air tingled with rich dialogue about technology, wikis, apps, 1:1 computing and social media in the classroom.  I was in the free space with educational leaders like Shira Leibowitz, Ron McAllister and Brett Clark.

I'm not kidding you...when we got off the air, it was electric.  Twitter was blowing up and it didn't stop until...wait it hasn't stopped!  We are still making connections.

One of those connections made is with Eric Clark.  First thing this morning he's hitting me up for connections with great educators.


That got me thinking...I mean I could go traditional and list all my educator network, which I did, and then I immediately thought about ALL my Twitter friends who've taught me...by actions, what they say, how they say it and by caring for me...my mind was racing.

I thought of Miki Markovich, who will write the great American novel, takes care of her grandmother and is a prolific writer.  Her company is poised to make private sector philanthropic connections that will light the world on fire.

Scott Lazerson, a man I affectionately call the 10xinfluencer.  He's the reason I'm here...talk about teaching by example, he loves people, loves to connect others and inspires them to reach well beyond their perceived capabilities.  Check for Scott's interview with Forbes magazine, but more than that he's an amazing friend, father, husband and humanitarian.

Then there's all the amazing friends at E3Imagine.  Todd, Nathan, Miki, Liz, Kristen.  The connections they are making cross political, religious, cultural and international boundaries.

So, Eric...here's the thing.  I could go on lighting up Twitter with my tweets about my tweeps. And it would/will change your learning as much as it's changed mine.

If you're not on Twitter - you're not paying attention and you're clearly missing out.  Follow me.  It's a principle of a principal.

My personal best,

Principal Sharp

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