Web 2.0 Adventure

Vicki the Cool Cat Teacher’s enthusiasm for her wiki wiki teaching was hard to miss; hard to believe that all of that grew out of a simple assignment to define some terms in a computer science class.  Definitely, the organization of the wiki is key, so it would be important for the teacher to structure [...]

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Overwhelmed is the word that popped out from the assignment directions because that is how I have felt at times with this assignment.  I truly do want to read everything — afraid that I might miss something really good by skimming.  But skim, I will.  And hopefully, I will get better at it.
I always enjoy [...]

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First of all, I do like RSS Feeds.  I have “played” with iGoogle a little, and also set up a MySite on our school SharePoint site, and I included RSS feeds on both.  But, to be honest, I found the Reader on my Google account a bit overwhelming — too busy, or something.  I cannot [...]

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or, my thoughts on the blogs I read tonight:  While I read the “required” five blogs from the assignment, and loved some of the thoughts expressed in the ones I read (in particular, Why Can’t We Do This? and the very valid concerns of an Atlanta-area student about the water crisis), I really identified with [...]

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On a personal level, my initial thoughts center around the ten-hour class I took with Sandi, our Project Specialist, this summer and how totally fun the class was, so my thoughts are definitely positive!   Additionally, I think how lucky I am (and our students are) to be in a school system where there is such [...]

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of a lifelong learner.   My very first thoughts are that the 1/2 habit should be changed to a full habit, or more.  Having fun is an integral part of encouraging anyone to become a lifelong learner.   And I say this as a parent of children who are just reaching adulthood, hoping that their dad and [...]

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