Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Web 2.0 class
I agree! I have to say I am a little overwhelmed with all of this new technology. I hope to go through the book at a slower pace this summer and actually absorb what we are learning. You will have to help me this fall when I want to really use it with a class!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Chapter 2 Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, ...
I am learning that blogs can be used in a variety of ways in a school setting. I will have to start brainstorming how I can use it in the library. I am finding there are blogs for all curricular areas. The book mentions some great examples such as:
AP calculus http://apcalc07.blogspot.com/
Writing http://itc.blogs.com/thewriteweblog/
Biology http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/
The book also gives a long list of classroom uses of blogs.
Examples:
reflective, journal-type blog
class blogs to post information, prompts for writing, provide online readings, create an online book club, showcase student work, link to another class somewhere else in the world.
There are many more examples. I will need to use this list to generate how I will use blogs next year at FMS.
AP calculus http://apcalc07.blogspot.com/
Writing http://itc.blogs.com/thewriteweblog/
Biology http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/
The book also gives a long list of classroom uses of blogs.
Examples:
reflective, journal-type blog
class blogs to post information, prompts for writing, provide online readings, create an online book club, showcase student work, link to another class somewhere else in the world.
There are many more examples. I will need to use this list to generate how I will use blogs next year at FMS.
The Read/Write Web and Blogs
Well, I am overwhelmed at this moment! I have learned that there are weblogs (blogs), wikis, RSS feeds, aggregators, social bookmarking and podcasting! Of course, there is much more such as twitter that we are not even addressing yet.
Chapter 1 of our textbook, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, explains the Read/Write Web.
I believe there are going to be multiple ways that we (teachers in our school) can use these different tools. The trick is to "go slow, to go fast" as a former administrator used to say. Since I am starting out as a toddler, I will try not to stumble too many times but I realize that will be part of the learning.
I just looked up Will Richardson's blog site.
http://weblogg-ed.com/
I believe I will learn a lot by spending a few minutes browsing his site.
Chapter 1 of our textbook, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, explains the Read/Write Web.
I believe there are going to be multiple ways that we (teachers in our school) can use these different tools. The trick is to "go slow, to go fast" as a former administrator used to say. Since I am starting out as a toddler, I will try not to stumble too many times but I realize that will be part of the learning.
I just looked up Will Richardson's blog site.
http://weblogg-ed.com/
I believe I will learn a lot by spending a few minutes browsing his site.
Monday, November 17, 2008
What new titles can you suggest?
I am always on the hunt for great books to add to the FMS Library. If you have a book that you would like to see added to our collection, please add your suggestion to this blog.
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