Here is my folder of favorite resources on online communities of practice. Go ahead and explore.
http://goo.gl/F9kIE2
Author: Ben Wilkoff
He owns a typewriter and collects Laserdiscs. He loves his three children quite a bit (aged 11, 16 and 18). He is passionate about authentic learning, technology with purpose, and creating at least one new thing every day. In short, he teaches, and learns. A lot.
