I did it and I’m glad I’m done it. Developed a handful of new vices (oops, I meant skills) and have a lot to ponder for the future. Have a lot of technical skills to learn now, and will implement at least two new things I learned into my curriculum this year.
Do people propose doing a podcast because it is less complicated than creating a video? Every podcast I’ve heard so far would be improved by video footage. I heard one little boy describing how to draw his own face in generally anatomically correct proportions. This just seems silly to me, except for the stuff which [...]
I now get it. Blogs allow everyone to publish their writing. And Youtube allows everyone to be a filmmaker.
After amusing myself with a lot of trash, I searched “Burma” and got Jim Carrey advocating and then watched a response video to his speech. The upside is that both were compelling and short. The downside is [...]
This post out of order since things 21 and 20 were blocked here at school. So now did Audio books and Ebooks. Very useful – have passed on some info to Special Ed and English teachers. Don’t own an iPOD and can’t stand to be read to – the words don’t come fast enough, and [...]
This is a test. Written on Zoho as an exercise.
OK, so I think I have a lurker. Funny, I didn’t figure anyone was even reading this blog anyway. I hope you are not a heckler, if not a fan.
Yep. I sure was surprised to find that someone had posted a handful of titles about Luddism for my perusal [...]
I think a buffet approach is in order here. This week is “sandbox” in the wiki – not much different than last week’s. I looked at some areas we had already covered and checked out some curriculum ideas. I think I need the whole picture before I start to implement anything. Looking forward to getting [...]
Wikis. I think they are not easy to navigate, and much prefer a blog format. More control with a blog. So far I am not too convinced that wikis are going to be useful for me, but I could see a possible function at some time for a class project. Will keep an eye on [...]
Library Thing. I love it. I realize this post is out of order, but I got into Library Thing early on and frittered away a lot of time this weekend putting in some of my books (a lot of manual cataloging, as I have some weird stuff). It just appeals to the librarian in me, [...]
Technorati. A useful tool for finding things in blogs. I tested it out by trying a search on something I blogged about. I used advanced search and four terms from my last post. Nada. This is an indexing question: How often does Technorati troll for new posts? Keyword should have worked, but didn’t. Do I [...]
I’ve often joked about being a Luddite, but now have to stop, being at risk for losing all professional credibility. And yet… and yet…
The assignment is to read up on Web 2.0 and Library 2.0. Social computing. There it is in a nutshell. I often used to wonder how Big Brother will accomplish his mission, [...]
