A big thanks goes out to Rhea Borja of Education Week in Washington, D.C. for mentioning my literature class’ blog in her articles entitled: “‘Blogs Catching On as Tool for Instruction” , and “Blog Basics”.
And a teacher at a private school in Vancouver, British Columbia, has [...]
Entries from December 2005
December 15, 2005
The Lit. Blog Gets Some Press…
December 10, 2005
Purposeful Blogging…
I have been doing a lot of thinking around the area of ‘purposeful blogging’ lately, that is, blogging that has a purpose. The importance of purpose really strikes me here. Purpose is vital for success in any venture, blogging included. Blogging (in the context of ed. blogging or blogging fo r an audience) should not [...]
December 6, 2005
BLOGTALK NOTES: A Practical Introduction Into the World of Ed-Blogging (DRAFT).
the single biggest problem facing education today is that our Digital Immigrant instructors, who speak an outdated language (that of the pre-digital age), are struggling to teach a population that speaks an entirely new language
(Prensky, “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants,� 2).
The Tip of the Iceberg:
This is meant to be a very brief and practical [...]
December 2, 2005
The Artifact of a Digital Native
The Artifact of a Digital Native
Originally uploaded by choctango.
The other day I was working on my iBook and pulled the old F9…this is the result. I couldn’t help but grab my camera and take a screen shot to help illlustrate what it means to be a ‘Digital Native.’
11 items running in parallel, inclulding online chat.
Pretty [...]
