Having now learned about RSS and begun your own blog, how is your own definition of literacy changing? How do you see using these interactive web tools with your students?
I feel like I should have known a lot of this already (especially since I attempted to set up a blog last school year, but I never used it). Having learned so much today I realize how blindly a lot of teachers are probably navigating the blogosphere, if at all. I still think that literacy has an ever changing definition, its about being literate in the moment, trying to keep up with technology (at least the stuff you can use). These tools could be invaluable to my students, but I think in the near future it will only be a “once in a while” type of thing. If, in the future, students all have some sort of PDA or laptop at school then I think teachers will be able to make things more interactive by using these tools, as is they can only be used in computer labs or at home. Although, even with one student computer in the classroom you could find a way to use this, maybe have weekly posts and require students to post sometime during the week.
It seems to me that technology is evolving faster than schools can accomodate it for affective use, but that doesn’t mean we sholdn’t still try to incorporate it as much as possible.
Tell me what you think!
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// Aug 14, 2006 at 2:57 pm
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Karen McComas
// Aug 14, 2006 at 5:17 pm
Welcome! I thought you observation about “should have known” was an interesting one. Often, I think, teachers tend to beat themselves up for not knowing something as though they were sitting in the driveway, sipping on a tall drink with fruit floating on top, and watching the UPS truck drive around the neighborhood! I’ve been blogging for a while now, but interestingly enough, it was just about a year from when I made my first blog (and had a half dozen or so half-hearted attempts at doing something with it) before I actually began using it – and I haven’t stopped since! Instead of thinking that you didn’t do anything with blogs, I would argue that you made a blog and then you started thinking about what to do with a blog – and thoughtful use of technology is a Good Thing!
Send my regards to Troy – you are in great hands!
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