I believe you are on the right track with the use of the technology. Whether it is the political culture you work in or the educational culture I work in, its not about the technology–its about the conversations, the collaborations, the learning, the bridging of all cultures–and yes, the transparency. I believe the transparency goes both ways as I wrote in a recent blog post where I encourage educators to follow policy makers and vice versa–we all have a lot to learn from each other. In the end, for all of us, its about working toward preparing our children for their (and our) future.

In an increasingly networked world, we can no longer afford to keep our heads in the sand when it comes to how we communicate. The knowing-doing gap is huge and I appreciate your willingness as well as the others in politics to forge new ways to communicate and invite the conversation thru blogs and tweets.