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 * Task 12: Share What You Have Learned**

In case you haven't noticed, much of Web 2.0 involves collaboration. During the last several weeks, you have been moving from the role of novice to expert. As an expert, you can share what you have learned with your colleagues.
 * Introduction**

Read the following excerpt from Alan November's __Empowering Students With Technology__: In the traditional classroom setting, teachers often find themselves isolated from their colleagues and the community during the school day. In many ways, teaching is a solitary job. While there is a tremendous amount of knowledge and wisdom in the profession, it can sometimes be very hard to access. Quite often, teachers in the same building are not aware of the unique skills and insights of one another. The circumstances that have enforced this isolation are beginning to change because of the pressure and potential brought about by the digital world. Beyond school, the newly connected knowledge society increasingly requires a more flexible role for for workers across many professions. Having knowledge is not enough anymore. Collaboration and sharing knowledge are the highly prized skills. This expectation of collaboration will eventually reach the teaching profession. Teachers will be valued for their ability to share their knowledge and solve problems about teaching and learning that an individual teacher could not solve alone.
 * Discovery Exercise**

It's time to learn by teaching... Find a way to share what you have learned during Pi 2.0 with at least 2 other teachers. Some examples of what you could do:
 * Task**
 * Show the teachers in your department how to set up a wiki and how they could use it in their classroom.
 * During a faculty meeting, spend 5 minutes showing off a blog you created or talking about your experience with Pi 2.0 in general.
 * Show others in your department how to use delicious and help them set up accounts so they can access your bookmarks.
 * Ask others "Do you know what RSS is?" If they don't, explain how it works and show them your google reader.

Write about how you shared (or plan to share) what you learned. Don't forget to include what and when you shared, who you shared it with, and their response to what you showed them. Don't forget to label this entry as "Task 12."