At 4:41pm on March 8, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… So much for Thing 1 and Thing 2, I've read the blog and have found out how the program will be working. I've made my contract, and what I am focusing on is how t overcome my lack of confidence with technology. Delete Comment At 4:43pm on March 8, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… I've completed Thing 3 and Thing 4. I've been bloging with others and have set up my first post. That was a long time ago, but now that I feel more comfortable with this technology I'll be blogging more. Takes an old dog a little longer to learn new tricks!
At 4:41pm on March 8, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… So much for Thing 1 and Thing 2, I've read the blog and have found out how the program will be working. I've made my contract, and what I am focusing on is how t overcome my lack of confidence with technology. Delete Comment At 4:43pm on March 8, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… I've completed Thing 3 and Thing 4. I've been bloging with others and have set up my first post. That was a long time ago, but now that I feel more comfortable with this technology I'll be blogging more. Takes an old dog a little longer to learn new tricks! Delete Comment At 4:47pm on March 8, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… Things 5, Thing 6, and Thing 7, are completed. I have fivisted flickr often and am feeling comfortable with that site. I have created a blog on technology, it was on the Britannica Blog about Moving toward Web 2.0 in K-12 Education. The first time I blogged about this I was uncertain on how it would benefit students with whom I work. However, now (after a little over a month) I realize this is going to be the way of education. My students already know much more than I do, so I'll have to do some catch-up work. I see using blogging as a useful way to stay in touch with my students and help them with assignments. I can also see them submitting assignments to over the web. Delete Comment At 4:54pm on March 8, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… Thing 8 and Thing 9 weren't so hard (after two weeks of trying to
At 11:27am on April 6, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… Thing 15: After reading Rick Anderson's "Away from the Ice Bergs'" I can realize that I (we) are on the verge of an information explosion. Learning how to access it all is difficult for me to process. I did agree that our libraries are remanants of bygone information, practices, and attitudes that no longer make sense. He listed three "ice bergs" that get in the way of accessing information. I, myself, have always realied on the "print" information; I felt compfortable and secure with my research. However, after reading his third "iceberg," I reallly connected to it. In the past it was difficulty to find the time to physically go to a library for research. It was a long and tedious task, and then if material was checked out, I couldn't gather the needed information. Today, with Web 2.0 that no longer is necessary. I now merely need to sit in front of a computer and do intensive reasearch. I can easily find documents needed with a click of a button. In his first "iceberg, I found that the whole concept of what a library is to be out-of-date. As information changes, so does the way we store and retrieve information. No longer will great halls need to be filled with print material. Now, we can store information on the Web and not take up great space doing so. Also, the old search engines are becoming obsolete. Information is quickly obtained just by going to various blogs. I believe that today's information makes the learner much more active in the thinking and anaylizing process of research.....Good article. Delete Comment
I believe "blogging" is a way to communicate with people from all over the world. Kind of scary for novices like myself.
ReplyDeleteAt 4:41pm on March 8, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… So much for Thing 1 and Thing 2, I've read the blog and have found out how the program will be working. I've made my contract, and what I am focusing on is how t overcome my lack of confidence with technology. Delete Comment At 4:43pm on March 8, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… I've completed Thing 3 and Thing 4. I've been bloging with others and have set up my first post. That was a long time ago, but now that I feel more comfortable with this technology I'll be blogging more. Takes an old dog a little longer to learn new tricks!
ReplyDeleteAt 4:41pm on March 8, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… So much for Thing 1 and Thing 2, I've read the blog and have found out how the program will be working. I've made my contract, and what I am focusing on is how t overcome my lack of confidence with technology. Delete Comment At 4:43pm on March 8, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… I've completed Thing 3 and Thing 4. I've been bloging with others and have set up my first post. That was a long time ago, but now that I feel more comfortable with this technology I'll be blogging more. Takes an old dog a little longer to learn new tricks! Delete Comment At 4:47pm on March 8, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… Things 5, Thing 6, and Thing 7, are completed. I have fivisted flickr often and am feeling comfortable with that site. I have created a blog on technology, it was on the Britannica Blog about Moving toward Web 2.0 in K-12 Education. The first time I blogged about this I was uncertain on how it would benefit students with whom I work. However, now (after a little over a month) I realize this is going to be the way of education. My students already know much more than I do, so I'll have to do some catch-up work. I see using blogging as a useful way to stay in touch with my students and help them with assignments. I can also see them submitting assignments to over the web. Delete Comment At 4:54pm on March 8, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… Thing 8 and Thing 9 weren't so hard (after two weeks of trying to
ReplyDeleteAt 11:27am on April 6, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said… Thing 15: After reading Rick Anderson's "Away from the Ice Bergs'" I can realize that I (we) are on the verge of an information explosion. Learning how to access it all is difficult for me to process. I did agree that our libraries are remanants of bygone information, practices, and attitudes that no longer make sense. He listed three "ice bergs" that get in the way of accessing information. I, myself, have always realied on the "print" information; I felt compfortable and secure with my research. However, after reading his third "iceberg," I reallly connected to it. In the past it was difficulty to find the time to physically go to a library for research. It was a long and tedious task, and then if material was checked out, I couldn't gather the needed information. Today, with Web 2.0 that no longer is necessary. I now merely need to sit in front of a computer and do intensive reasearch. I can easily find documents needed with a click of a button. In his first "iceberg, I found that the whole concept of what a library is to be out-of-date. As information changes, so does the way we store and retrieve information. No longer will great halls need to be filled with print material. Now, we can store information on the Web and not take up great space doing so. Also, the old search engines are becoming obsolete. Information is quickly obtained just by going to various blogs. I believe that today's information makes the learner much more active in the thinking and anaylizing process of research.....Good article. Delete Comment
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