Chapter 6 Guided Question
ED 408
Samantha Jackson

The little green light has saved me several times.  The little green light is the sign that someone else is out there.  The little green light is the "present" sign on most applications now i.e. Ning, Blackboard IM, Google.  However, we as teachers cannot be online and accessible at all times, so the little green light must go out.  The three Rs make up the rest of the teacher's visibility--receiving, reading, and responding.  For students that are in elementary to high school this means a turn around time within 12-24 hours.  The teacher can not be a lurker or a nonresponder.  The teacher must model contribution.  A teacher can do this be establishing their profile and presence within the project--the little green light.  A teacher is visible when they are prompt to respond or seek out the lurking/noncontributing student.  The teacher is academically visible when they ask a prompting question.  The teacher must be a "watcher" that is seen.