{"id":2677,"date":"2016-01-14T09:15:48","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T14:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2019-07-12T11:06:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T15:06:01","slug":"connecting-educators-worldwide-voxer-messaging-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/connecting-educators-worldwide-voxer-messaging-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Educators Worldwide – Voxer Messaging App"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"connectingI was just starting to get the feel for Twitter when I received a tweet from Justin Schleider (@SchleiderJustin<\/a>) asking me to join him on Voxer. I had no idea what Voxer was and for the most part was not interested. Within a few hours, I received another tweet from Jenny Wamsley (@JennyWamsley<\/a>). Two tweets in a few hours about an app called Voxer, where you could actually talk and hear a person’s voice. They both touted the benefit of sharing more info than the 140 characters available via Twitter. They also explained how it supersedes Twitter in collaborative efforts. I decided to tweet them both back and said sign me up. What could I lose? I could always delete the app if I didn’t like it.<\/p>\n

My life as a connected educator was quickly about to be revolutionized! I downloaded the app, signed up, signed in and saw my name in the general PE chat group. I read a few texts and listened to a few voice messages, and decided it looked like a worthwhile app.<\/p>\n

I checked back in the morning, and Voxer was rocking! I signed back in a beheld the fleury of nonstop conversation that was taking place on a topic (I can’t remember what is was). I decide to chime in and say hi and was given a royal welcome to Voxer by everyone who was chatting.<\/p>\n

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Voxer has really blown open the doors for me on many levels. \u00a0First, it gave me a \"apptremendous window into a lot of great teaching that is taking place around the country. Second, I had access to these teachers and the ability to share and ask questions. Finally, it has given me the opportunity to develop relationships with a core group of PE teachers within Voxer.<\/p>\n

There is nothing better than having colleagues that are just as fired up and motivated as you are. \u00a0Unfortunately, that is not always available to us within our schools, district, or county. \u00a0There\u2019s an energy on Voxer that can\u2019t be found in a conference or one day professional development opportunity. Voxer has given me the ability to have contact with passionate colleagues who challenge me and help me raise the bar on a daily basis. \u00a0I\u2019ve been able to step up my game in PE in respect to content knowledge, assessment, technology, and teaching strategies. \u00a0That in itself has been amazing. \u00a0I can now surround myself with some of the best in the business and to tap into that greatness.<\/p>\n

Greater than that has been the ability to go deeper than just PE stuff. \u00a0These people have become my friends. \u00a0If it wasn\u2019t for distance I\u2019d be hanging out with them on the weekends. \u00a0We talk about our kids, passions, struggles, books we read, podcasts we listen to and much more. \u00a0Voxer has gone beyond just PE. One of the cool things about Voxer is that you can \u201cside Vox\u201d as many of us refer to it. \u00a0You have your main chat groups you are a part of but then there are the small groups or just one on one chats. \u00a0This is where the real magic happens as you get to know people.<\/p>\n

The following list contains a small group of the people that I connect the most with on Voxer: Mike Graham (mikegraham), Kevin Tiller (physedreview), Nick Spencer (spencernick44), Lynn Burrows (lburro461), Jorge Rodriguez(jrod1371), Dave Carney (dcarne681), Tony Alexander (aalexa3573), Nick Endlich (endli8613), Justin Schleider (SchleiderJustin) Spencer Barfuss (spencerb) and Ben Pirillo (bpiril593). \u00a0There are many, many other great people out there that I\u2019m getting to know along the way.<\/p>\n

This January 6th will mark one year of being on Voxer. After being on Voxer for a whole year I can tell you that if you get involved, allow yourself to be vulnerable, ask lots of questions, and share your experience, your life will be changed for the better.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in joining the PE Voxer community, download the app, and then go to voxerpe.com. \u00a0There you will find a list of all the main chat groups that you can participate in, how-to videos, #voxerpe, and links to the Voxcast.<\/p>\n

You can find me on Voxer at emyer6972, and on Twitter @erik_myer<\/a><\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong>: Erik Myer\u00a0is an elementary PE teacher at Warnsdorfer Elementary School in East Brunswick, NJ. He\u2019s been teaching PE for 18 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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