Oddly, I'm reminded of Dr. Seuss right now . . . . I digress.
I am a fan of blogging, and I really hope my students will become interested in it as well. While they may take some time to warm to the idea of plastering their thoughts and feelings on the web (as it did with me) I think they'll like the anonymity of being able to get in touch with their emotions and being able to see what their friends are doing. And all from the comfort of their sofas at home.
Blogs in the classroom can be a really good thing seeing as the students can write either from their perspective, or from the viewpoint of another character. While it will take some time to teach students how to blog successfully (and feel like they're technologically gifted) I think they'll take to it and really get into my assignments.
RSS, on the other hand, seems like a bit of a nightmare to me. I have my routine of seeing different sites for new info, and it'll take time to break the habit. Not to mention the issue of not logging into the RSS for awhile and then being inundated with new information . . . scary! The idea of the potential of information overload, I think, can really have the problem with being overwhelming and may turn people off. I may need time to warm up to RSS, even though it is supposedly "really simple subscriptions."
At this point, the scorecard reads the following: Blogs, 1. RSS feeds, 0.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Great Expectations
The First Post . . .
Growing up, my family was very afraid of technology. Funny that as an adult, I want to learn as much as possible about technology, how to do things (post a YouTube clip, create a snazzy website, anything!), and how to use technology to my advantage and my students' advantages in the classroom. Who would have thought a girl growing up in a house where the Internet was viewed as a place for child molesters would grow to love it and want to include it as much as possible in my life? (not the molesters, though)
I'm hoping that this experience will teach me more about technology and how to use more of it in my classroom with my students. I want the Alt. School students to get the same, if not more knowledge, that the mainstream students receive in their nifty classes.
In the words of one of my great teachers from back in the day . . . here we go!
Growing up, my family was very afraid of technology. Funny that as an adult, I want to learn as much as possible about technology, how to do things (post a YouTube clip, create a snazzy website, anything!), and how to use technology to my advantage and my students' advantages in the classroom. Who would have thought a girl growing up in a house where the Internet was viewed as a place for child molesters would grow to love it and want to include it as much as possible in my life? (not the molesters, though)
I'm hoping that this experience will teach me more about technology and how to use more of it in my classroom with my students. I want the Alt. School students to get the same, if not more knowledge, that the mainstream students receive in their nifty classes.
In the words of one of my great teachers from back in the day . . . here we go!
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