After RBD, I’ve had the pleasure of engaging in meaningful and unexpected conversations with some unique local bloggers (new friends?) . I guess I’ve just become aware of the fact that I’m an English-speaking blogger in Spanish-speaking city, but that does not seem to be a problem when it comes to sharing concepts and ideas in the blogosphere. Since this is an officially bilingual blog (like me), I’ll share this brand-new video about RBD with all of you. Check sec -1.15 and -0.35. Guess who’s there!

PS. Mate and blogs? I’m in!  More photos-ON24

I’m taking part in the first Rosario BlogDay, a conference in which professionals from different areas are discussing the latest trends in Communication Technologies. The second part on ICT in Education is about to start. More soon…

Later…

Here I am after a blogorific day, dazzled by the variety of stories, experiences and compelling concepts we shared at the first official Blog Day in Rosario.

The day started with a fantastic presentation by Pablo Mancini in which he talked about emerging social networks and their key role in the distribution of knowledge. He stressed the fact that the focus has shifted from publishing information to designing contexts that help us learn.

Other interesting presentations included those of Guillermo Lutzky on School 2.0, Marta Repupilli on Prevenblogs and Marcelo de la Torre, member of Dialógica, who discussed the challenge of integrating social technologies into our traditional institutions, which are so resistant to change. Federico Picone, Pablo Bullrich and Leonardo Penotti, one of the founders of Argentonia, introduced us to the remarkable facts and possibilites of Second Life. (See Rosario Blog Day in Argentonia)

Some tools that were mentioned: Feevy, USTream.tv, JumpCut

Projects that are being carried out with Twitter: Rayuela Project, 20Palabras

As a committed edublogger who takes part in some of the largest online communities in ELT, I had already heard about most of the tools and trends that were mentioned. However, what really inspired me was the exchange of ideas with intellectuals who are ready to analyze the Web 2.0 in its due complexity and who are not afraid to pose provocative questions. The THEORY behind it is what I always crave for, going beyond the bells and whistles and getting deeper into the web of meanings that is shaping our society. What it all means…

Experimenting with the imac at the Mac Store.