Thing 4

I enjoyed reading other people's blogs. I was a little apprehensive after reading the bit about the 9 things you should strive for when commenting on blogs.I did feel I was resorting to pats on the back and agreeing with the blogger in my comments. Mostly, these initial blogs were musings or comments on the idea of blogging. I can see the potential once the discussions becomes more varied and hits on relevant topics. I have not received any comments yet and am feeling like a social reject!

Thing Three

The first blog that caught my eye was how to prevent another Leonardo or how to kill creativity in schools. http://wanderingink.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/how-to-prevent-another-leonardo-da-vinci/Right Right up my alley, I found myself nodding in agreement and then thinking I know exactly what he is talking about. I thought the format with Italian sub-titles and the What-for facts followed by the verdict of murder was clever and to the point. Good Read... Duck Diaries- very cute-http://duckdiaries.edublogs.org/2006/04/20/2nd-graders-write-about-our-missing-duck/-Second graders- I can't believe they are talking about boyfriends and the mall! I am noticing that different blogs serve different purposes and the chance to connect with others and get feedback is really interesting, ie. the Hudson River plane crash .storyhttp://areallydifferentplace.org/node/1460.When I read "The Time is Now"http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=349/,  I found the article interesting and the idea of tech being intrinsic rather than integral a legitimate observation. I have to admit I was more intrigued by the way this author set up his blog space- he had all sorts of interesting links and pics and video clips not to mention info about himself.The last article I read "Spies Like Us''-http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2007/01/spies-like-us.htmlthe  the possibilities as we go forward are unreal.....I could be on Youtube and not even realize it!

Interesting possibilities

I think it is the possibilities that make Web 2.0 both exciting and interesting to me. The global connection is amazing especially in terms of teaching, I have been using some of the formats(youtube-flicker) but I am loooking forward to learning about and using Twitter, LinkedIn ,etc. The connections apppear to be limitless and the types of data you can transfer and share goes beyond e-mail and atttachments which so far has been the only type of social interchange I have experienced.(oops-forgot about Moodle!) I am curious to see what's"out there" but have some reservations about how much time per day I will be staring at my computer!

Intro 23 things

I thought this program would open up many new ways of communicating. Also, I am always interested in learning new ways of doing something. Right now it all sounds a little confusing and possibly overwhelming...but I am willing to give it a try!